The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-08-14
The Democratic Record in Favor Of
License.

""Ts 4 ~
"The Democratic party~is, as Il al
ways has been, opposed to sumptuarv
eei,latiun and nequsl taxation in any
form, and is IN favor OF the largest lih-
erty OF privs,e conduct consistent wi b
the public welfare and the rights OF
others. and Of regulating the liquor
traffic and providing against the evils
resulting thereirom, by . judicious and
properly graded license system"
The following record Is found In the
.Journsl OF the Senate and House of
Representatives for the session OF 1888 :
On Wednesday. April 4. 1883. SEN
ator Chapman, Republicszu from Cuya.
hoga County, offered the following SEP
ate joint resolution, No. 65:
.Resolved, Bv The General Assembly
OF the Site OF Ohio, That st the gen
eral election TO he held on, the second
Tuesday OF October. 1883, there shall
be submit,ed to the electors for their ap.
proval or rejection proposition to
amend the Constitution o, the State. as
|follows:
".The additional section in and with
section Is OF the schedule shall be re-
pealed, and there shall be. substituted
for 10 the following:
"' The General Assembly may pro.
vile by law for licensing she traffic 10
Intoxicating liquors ;"
The question being on the adoption
of said resolution. the yeas and nay'
we're taken, snd resulted-yeas 80, nays
l, rs follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Brigham
BrownelI, Chapman, D. xt.r. Dickinson
Eassn. Evans, Foreman. Godfrey. Hall
Hart.horu, Hollingsworth. H"rr. jaeger
Jones, Kinney. Kirby, Myers, Norton
Palmer, Pearson, Perkins, Reed, Ssyre
Strong, White, Wilson, WOlcutt AMI
Ysatman-30.
NA-Mr Pollard, Republican.
Democrats in italics.
So the resolution Was adopted.
Senate Join. resolution, No. 80, know
a. the Kinney resnldtion, was under con
liberation 10 the House Of Represents
ttives, on February %. 1888. when NJ
Alexander, Republican, proposed .
smendment which included the provis
lion to licepss the traits 10 intoxicaiin
liquors.
Mr.. Bnwersox. Republican. moved t.
strike out OF said amendment the licens
provision, on which motion the yes
and na,s we're demanded. ordered an
resulted-yess. 80: nays. 46; as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Beman, B'weI
soy. Conrad, Ellswor,b, Frame, Ges
Graham, Gr, liner, Hathaway, Hughel
Jones OF Delaware. Kurlz, Laird, Little
Locke. Love, McGsvran. Metcal', o.
den, Powers. Price, Pugsley, Ros
! Sheppard. Smith, SNYDER, Strong, Va
Dorm. Walker, We,more, Woodwori
-32 N.A go -,
:. NAYsLMessrs. Alexander, Beu Bre'
, aer, BrowaJleid, Brunner. Gard, Csrf.l
: Cochran, Cooper. Coryell, Cunningham
Decker, Dnnhsm, Frase. Greene
Cuyahnga, Green, OF Srelhv. Hau. HoY
kins, Jones OF jackson, Kahie. Knh
Kearney, K.ons, Licev. L nson, Maar
McCrory. Moore OF Pike, Moore I
. Washington. Negley. Patterson, Pee
:. Packria, Rarey, Rees Ra-sell, Sharp
Fairfield. s,snbery. Stevens. Sti;tsc.
Tayler, Warren, Wheeler, Yates, Spea
er-46.
Democrats in itoltc.
Not q single Democrat voted &
d striking out. Every Democrat vi
% voted is recorded 10 the negative
n favor oI retaining the license provisio
= On April s, 1888. Senator Chapman
'e Senat- j,int resolution, No. So, was |
J. ce 7td in the House OF Representative
r. Il is given In full above, and is COZ
i. plete and square license propositio
a The vote in the House on It's adop !
is thus recorded 10 the House Journ'
" YEAs-Mes.rs. Bargar. BcU, Blot
q Brady. Bren~ey. Brown field Gard. Coz
ran. Cory. Coryeu Cunningham. Deck
Duuham, Green OF Cuyahngs. Green
Mt Shelby. Hall. Holbrook Hopkia, HI
n ting,ou, Kahle. Kahlo Kithcart, Mdu
KcCrory. Mccullough, Moore OF Pl
:. Negley. Patterson. Pollock, Poor. Ps
~ rim, Rees, Russell, Sharp. OF Fairiie
I'D SNYDER, Still,ceU. Swayne, Thorp, Tvl
" VaRandigham. Warren, ErigM, Ya
m Spesker-45.
: NAr,-Messrs. Alexanderr Allen,
man.. Brooks, Carlisle, Conrad. Cool
10 Ellsworth. Gest. Graham, Hadley, Hi
y. lands, Hughes, jones OF Delaw,
O Kearnev. Koons, L,ird, L'cey, Lint
he Littler. Locke, 1--we, McG,vran, N
cali, Powers. P'ice, PugsleY, RAJ
u' Rphln.on, Ro.s. Scott, Sheppard.
u. vens, Strong, Van Doorn, Walker
20. Democrats IN italics Not sir
Democrat in the negative.
yey The resolution, not having recei
:. 1.-THE requisite constitutional major
was lost; and the vote. whereby it
es- lost was Immediately reconsbdered
cot question again recurring on the %
ted ftion OF said resolution {license prs
,se. sition) ,he yeas and nays we're ,ta
8, and resulted:
YEAs--Messrs. Bargar, Ben, Bl
re Brady. Bremen. Broom field. Card. C
ere. ran, Cory coryeH, Cunaisgkam, Dec
We Duuhan, Green of Cuyshogs. Greer
A., Shelby, Hall, Holbrook. Ropkins I
-. tington, Jones of Jackson. .Kahle. Kc
''e' Ki'hcart. Mauyy. AcCrory. Nc C,stlo
no Moore OF Pike, Moore OF Washing
E in Nsglsy. Patterson. Pollock, Poor. p
rim, Rees, Russell, Shoyp Of Fir
Sayder. Stiilpeu Thorn. 'Tvler, va
low. digham, Warren, Wrightss .Yates, SI
er-45. 80 sp
NAYS -Mtssrs. Alexander, Allen
de- man, Brooks, Carlisle, Conrad, CO.
Their Ellis worth, Ges,, Graham, Hadley, {
,uld away, Highlands, Hughes, Jones
,;,o Delaware. Kearnev, Koons, Laird. L
e Linton, Lit,ler, Locke, Love, Nc
Asa ran, Metc-n, Powers, P, ice, Pul
that Rarey, Robinson, Ross, Scott. s
! en- pard, Strong, Van Doom, Walker,
usly eel. Wetmore, Wood worth-39.
bo,, Democrats in italics, Not E
Democrat in the negative.
''o' The resolution again falling t
ldgs ceive the requisite constitutional
$ in jority was again lost. But the D
ia. cratic record in favor Of license Is
~ 1t piete 10 oosu o'an'"e' " 'ne
-. Assembly.