Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-01-05

From the annual report OF the Supervisor OF
Public Printing, IL will be seen that the In
crease for the year Ia more than 20 per cont.
over former years. Notwithstanding this It
is matter also worthy of mention that instead
OF a corresponding increase OF cost OF printing
and paper, the year Just closed shows an actual
decrease OF over 20 per cent comparing like
periods. II
The suggestions OF the Supervisor in regard
to printing the executive documents In re-
gard to the hfth class OF printing, and his plan
for nsarihs better grade Of paper for the
and IL is be ieved their adoption will effect n
still further saving In the cost of printing and
paper without detriment to any interest OF the
The demands upon the State bindery have
increased In like proportion. During the year
of the average of former years, all being COM
pleted and ready for distribution by the 10Th
Some material changes, heretofore author
lied by the General Assembly, are In a fair way
OF completion, and with others suggested, the
facilities at the State bindery will enable II to
meet any demands likely to be made upon It,
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The attention of your honorable body is
again called to the Importance of devising, If
possible, some plan by which our rural COM
munities may more generally enjoy such
means of advanced instruction as are now
furnished to the centels of population, 1t is
claimed that with slight modification of the
present laws, relating to the subject, the high
er schools of many towns and villages may no
| made accessiblet to the more advanced pupils
| of the surrounding sub-districts. 1t Is claimed
that this method, so far from increasing the
expense of the educational system of the State
has, on local trial, been found to diminish such
| expense. III this is true 1t furnishes another
| Important reason for thorough discussion of
| the subject.
| The forthcoming report of the State School
| Commissioner will reveal the fact that several
% as improved % systen,S Of pupidinT mr. for and
| managing their schools, are educating their
youth at much less expense per pupil than
Without here venturing into the details of
| the subject, 1t may be generally remarked
that it is not necessarily. the most expensive
| system of education that is the best. The
| actual necessities of the age are making large
demands upon our various educational insti-
economically and effectively, is a matter of
| the first Importance.
STATE BOA ARD OF HEALTH.
The prOpriety of providing for a State Board
| of Health, is again suggested.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
The work of this Board, noticed heretofore,
| continues with uuabated energy. The bene-
fical results of its intelligent administra alton
are being felt in all the departments of agri.
this Board are considered among the best, and
1 recommend the continuance of the appro-
priation for the prompt collection of the valu-
| able crop statistics published by 1t.
| The inspection of fertilizers has been con.
Quoted under the law of March 10, 1881. and
has demonstrated its u ility and value to
| farmers and to honest manufacturers In the
| improved quality of the goods sold. This
work is being conducted without expense to
! tne STATE.
JUDICIARY.
| Your attention is called to the inadequacy of
| our judicial system to the business necessities
| and legal requirements of our people. Relief
| must soon be afforded, or valuable interests in
volved In litigation will become worthless.
The subject is important; the demand for re-
| lief is so imperative that do not hesitate to
urge the favorable consideration of the sub
| ject upon you. pc
GOVERNORS HOUSE.
Irepeat the recommendation so often made
m Gfr-. md u m IN 10
| dwelling house forthe Governor.
ADVISORY BOARD OF PARDoNs.
renew the recommendation heretofore
made, for the creation of an Advisory Board
| of Pardons.
TEMPERANCE.
The liquor traffic will bring to your attention
| q question that engages the thoughts of the
people more deeply and seriously than any
other subject that will come before you.
m inc ne, ehorm,ty m Oh tne evf rs aomitted ny aii,
and the magnitude of the burdens of taxation
imposed by 1t upon the people, through private
and public charities, was never as great as at
the present time.
When the present Constitution was adopted,
a clause was voted into 1t by the people under
the belief that through it would be secured a
greater restraint to the traffic than had pre-
viously existed. Experience has shown that,
instead of greater restraint we have practi-
cally free trade in liquor, not only six days in
the week hut on Sunday also. In fact, in many
localities, Sunday, instead of being, as the law
and well-being of society demands, a day of
rowdysm and carnival; instead of being the
most orderly 1t has become the most disorderly
day of the week. 1t is a humiliating fact that
we have in Ohio, to-day, more than 10000
places where this unrestrained traffic is carried
on, taking the hard-earned wages from many
thousands of our citizens, whose families need
the money thus worse than thrown away. This
entire traffic. the amount of which in round
numbers will probably exceed seventy mil
l ton of which is profit contributes but 1.-THE
Of the burden 1t imposes upon the public
through the crime and pauperism createibg it.
The laws upon our statute books. enacted by
both of the great political parties, for the
avowed purpose of limiting and restraining
the evil effects of this traffic. are, to all intents
and purposes, except, in a few localities, mop
erative.
tits earnestly hoped that practical measure
of restraint can be enacted, and through it the
evils of the traffic materially reduced.
have given the subject much thought and
careful study, and while 1t is not pretended
that. If the recommendations and suggestions
here made are enacted into statutes and put
| into successful operation, all of the good re-
suits desired by our people will be secured 1t
is nevertheless confidently believed that there.
by would be secured gratifying diminution
of the evils of intemperance.
am fully of the opinion that the principle
OF taxation; jud'ciously applied to this traffic,
the problem "how to deal with the liquor
traffic that is attainable. There seems to be
popular demand for the submission of a con-
stitutional amendment such as was proposed
by the Cleveland Convention, to evoted upon
I in October, 1888 The following is copy of the
resolution referred to:
"Resolsed, That the public interests require
that the General Assembly should submit to a
vote of the people such amendments to the
!. Constitution of the State relative to the manu-
facture, sale and use of intoxicating liquors as
shall leave the whole matter to legislation"
Such an anne. .dment ought to be submitted
to vote of the people. There will probably
be petitions, numerously signed, presented
to you, asking for the submission of a prohibi.
tory amendment to the Constitution. While
prefert the submission of the single proposition
above recommended, which, if adopted, will
enable the people 10 secure prohibitory stat
ute whenever public sentiment demands it.
vet 1t may be well to subpit such PROPOSE
ton, also.
There are certain enactments that are prac
ticable under the Constitution as it is, to which
your attention is invited.
l am clearly of the opinion that simple
law. taxing the traffic at uniform rate
throughout the State and making the prem
ises wherein or wh reupon the business Is con.
Quoted liable for the tax. is clearly constitu.
tiOnai, will be found popular with our people
practical, effective and satisfactory measure
of restraint, and therefore 1 recommend the
enactment of such a law.
| suggest for your consideration the repeal
of SO much of existing law as prohibits the
sale of Intoxicating liquors to be drank upon
the premises, and the substitution of the word
and for the word "or'' where penalties are
imposed.
lsuggest further the proprlety of restoring
what is generally known as the Adair act to
its original form, aud of reviving the provision
of the statutes in pursuance of which what is
known as the McConnelsville ordinap.e was
passed. SO that both may again exist IN .heiI
original force and vigor.
Sunday Laws-If statistics were a,sain.
able, bearing upon the relative damage to