The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-10-18
THE FLECTION IN OHIO.

in Ohio, Hoadley being elected COVER
nor by 10000 to 10000 majority and the
legislature having a majority of Is to
Is on joint ballot.
This is result which we anticipated |
and which we hoped for, frequently
expressing that hope in the ADVANCE
during the past few months. Our
articles on that subject were widely
copied into the liberal journals and |
heartily approved. We desired Demo
cratic success in Ohio because (1) the |
Republicans were responsible for the
infamous Russell law taxing mediums;
and (2) had shouidered prohibition and
were trying to carry it through
AS the campaign advanced we be-
came deeply interested in Hoadley's
success for another reason, viz: the
Cleaveland Leader and other papers
endeavored to excite the religious pre-
judices OF the people against him by
denouncing him as an "infidel' and as
4 stock holder in a liberal or intidel
journal. These papers appealed, in !
bitter and intlammatory terms, to the
church people not to allow religion, us
they called it, to be put in jeopardy by
the election of such Il dreadful man.
Well, this splendid liberal is triumph
antly elected in spite OF all the efforts
to defeat him On account of his liberal
views.
We have no doubt that thousands of
Liberal Republicans voted for him just
because the line was drawn on his re-
ligious belief and because of the in
famous Russell law, which dscrim-
mates against Il large class Of people
on account of their religious belief, or
rather lack of belief in the doctrines Of
the evangelical churches.
All honor to Ohio. undoubtedly the
best state, politically. in the Union.
The State government there changes
hands frequently and it is the best gov
erned State we know of, just because
the people stand ready to change,
| whenever the party in power goes
wrong.
The warning which the ADVANCE
has SO often sounded that the Repub-
lican party was going to pieces on the
rock of religious Blgotry and Fanat-
icism, receives an emphatic endorse
ment in this Ohio result Will the
| party heed 1t? Will it steer clear here
| after OF the COmstocks, Russells, pro-
| hibition fanatics, and those who are
working to connect Church and State
| Or haye the gods decided to destroy it
and made it mad to that end ?
| THE BIENNI.4L ELECTION AMEND
NEN1S.
The ADVANCE, in an article publish,
ed some time since, called attention to
the fact that IN amendment to the
State constitution providing for blen
nial elections would De submitted to
HE people this fall and if adopted all
county officers elected this year would
hold over one year thus making their
term three years.
In the ADVANCE Of September 18th
we published the full text of the three
separate amendments to be submitted,
all relating to this proposed change.
The Pioneer Press, in recent ar
ticle, says:
Under this amendment the first bi-
ennial election is to be held in 1854. If
adopted, there will be no general elec
ton in 1855 and the amendment, there
fore, necessarily provides that all otli-
GERS elected this fall, whose term is two
Years. hold over one year; OF III Other
words, all two year state ;lnd county
officers chosen ut this falls election,
Will h"ld for three years ius cad of two.
To further explain: The governor
elect, q this lal under the present con-
slllution would hold until Jan I. 1856,
ht t if this amendment is adopted i,t
will hold until he first Monday in JAN
uary, 1887. II the biennial system OF
elections is to be adopted in this state
either this course must be pursued or
else the terms Of all tWo-year officers
must be reduced to one year for the
first term after the adoption OF the bi.
ennial amendment, for the reason that
our legislative sessions are held in the
Odu-numbereu years. In the odd years
most OF our State officers are elected; in
T..
This explains why an extension or re-
ductlOn Of term was necessary, ana the
legislature chose the former course.
The SERIES Of am"ndlnen1s-for all must
! he. cnnsid red tpyrther-will, if ai0pt-
ed. extend the terms OF State auditor
and clerk OF the supreme court to four
y arS INSTEAD nt three: it will also.
| nI 'sEblN. have tilc fleet of cNntin,lin ing
!'e present i,'ru'nlnntS nt those. offices
| net Il Jan. l. 1887. jl,St';il uI to Jan. l.
l>~:1 is 1...-r, ~:nI.i ln. no rit','lIril in
1855. and u:td'l ,,.r cn,,>' itufiJ', 1''..y
! n',lu uutIl their successors arc uicrt"d
and luA'ti,d
1t will he un.lrrSlnnl I:A, tie '*i MS
of all cnlntz u!lrrS rlt'Atd 'SiHf fan
wnu;,l '"- aft crtsl in he 9,,ls.,' W,.i a.
those If state officials.
Fifteen Judges lose one year hy tt'nl,
being shortened from stvrn to six
years; one judge Berry, gains one yr'r:
| five judges remain unchanged, anH u'r
judge, recently appointed. not af-
tected.
All the State officers elected this year
would hold for three years. except State
Auditor and Clerk Of the Supreme
Court, who woulc; hold five years.
1t seems there is quite Il conflict Of
opinion among the lawyers us to how
these amendments, if adopted, will af
| feet the terms of certain officers.
| II the candidates for county offices in
| this county were sure that the amend
ments would be adopted, we should ex-
pect TO see them redoubling their efforts
as the length Of the term would be
| increased one third.
The newspapers in the Huron land
district are charging five dollars for
publishing final proof notices.
| That is what the papers in this dis
trct ought to do. now that the notices
| have to be published six weeks Who