The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-06
THE HIGHER Law IN LIQUOR.


The campaign OF brewers and liuuor
icalcrs. ont III Ohio. against two laws
iu>t passed by the Legislature of that
Ntate. opens w.th an interest quite out
-'''e of politics, although 2 'litic.l issues
ave alr,a}v been Il !e ird II, it. It
tbs no lhaf stringent p!rhiht..-
o.. laws ga ia, ~ et at l!QVpr dra'i.sg
Il 'nanu ;.ctur" VI l',. carii Il .uI y
Ia" A. Gh.' -rnt, u""t NJ thr .'pIy
= .Iiui- = ArII llirsu. L ,n ~ X ,r<I~.
pie !, as II J., With Hu4ll and ilt.u. st
'u'lttnic >rllis -. the lirg,. towns >Iill
.ida tiic totil prohibition Ltw> and this
v!th a Governor wh" is Il crusader on The
~nhi, ct. and with an intense feeling thai
dn 'uuts t. religious iervor among its
! leading citizens. The State of Neb-
rtSka is able to carry ont a license law
which reuEiIt$ in chartered towns 81 000
'pr each saloon. $500 Tor uniucnrp"ratrd
towns: the srcUrtil,S III each case imnSt
pe -, oJb aud - saloon can he "pcns Il tx
:
l'iArrs. wh' r,n "nl, >i-A nn.. prIiiinr..
. ia is ono - lit,. most f.vbrably sil-
Il ttvl States Ia Il .hiiny "ut the I;r, ne
~ i;trI on its merits and is 80 cnn>iGrl,d d
from every point OF view. There are
two distinct aud nearly h.lancing Gle
ucnis e. pofu'ltinE in Tat State the
tHir>y settlers .r"sa Ec.. England and
Western T.n:s. .trania. not inrlinrh 10
cong'N:at'i.: All .hr equally thIili, I,..t
gayPr t.,tnl"Gf, tiat .;sNe Cincinnati rs
c Iararter IL; i music loving city. and
who broadly consider the family pleas
ltre. the dance. and the beer mug as all
Tnimg together.
The Ohio Lngi>llture recently passed
two measures which are acting as fer
mentS already n the body polite. One
is known as the '' Putd - bill which I'M
poses a special tax of $500 On all saloon
keepers and dealers i'll Intoxicating liq-
uorS: the 0thcr the Smith bill, is u
Sunday closing law. which went intr cf-
feet last sunday. The Pond measure
WAS passed just on the eve Of spting
elections, and its immediate effect was TO
turn over the Republican majority in
Cincinnati to 4 majority of eight th"u-
md for the Democracy. will run through
the State on National oIit;cS.
Meanwhile. the brewers. liquor dealers
and saloon keepers. in addition to their
existing Protective Association have
applied 20 the Secretary of State to in
corporate " General Protective AsSoci-
alton. the object being "the protection
of the rights and interests of the mem
bprs against unjust and demonstrations
legislation" The Attorney General of
the State advises the refusal OF the char
t"r. on the ground that it would not do
- incorporate lobby to influence pend
in legislation. and that the only crnsti-
titinnal opposition tn existing law can
b had hy means OF the Courts. Into
the courts. then. both the Pond " and
Smith " c"nteattnts will go, as well us
into the next campaign. So that there
viii likely he considerable pnlitiC.l /
ii ting of the whole prnhibitnry and IL |
car>t question il the Backeyr State this f.
,..ar. Some "f III" cool heads in Ciucin- /
tfi consider the Pond bill AN in !
rrrprrate measure. hcCiusc it makes no |!
discrimination between the musical T.
beer Z arden aud the lowest grog.ery or
" "varlrtieS" den. There is now M IL |
c nsc law III Ohir, and discriminating |
License law is called ror, anrl will proha- /
ni' he the outcome of the i-.ht. Mean |
g liz. throughout The Stare. there was 4 .
very qltvt Sua.la', ia canSeq lauc o! the |
re-'!Htc bearing 81 the officials IL /
'incinnati, there was u hali-aud half re- |
.tanor; in Toledo the liquor interest !
f"'k the retailnrlre. and requested the
pot &c authorities I" enforce all the 9th
~ tlap,ctJ >nnt.av observance laws
Notices were served ou barber shops,
lab c$. milk men, sunday papers. and .
the street ear lines. including such trades
men [butcheTs blker,. ami .,rocers). As
appear IN that town to drive thriving
sunday trade. Eumerous arrests were
.lide, all going tn show that the Sunday
avs should bc made clear in the trsI
place as tc necessary business, or repeal
d 50 far. before even rirhtiul appicd.
ton of them against drinking places is
made Strlngcnt.-LC9gcr.