Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-01-16
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bly, by the not of April II, 1884 Isl o. l., 2Oil |
form, Il Will bo prudent to reenaot it. IN,
Scott law undertook TO amend sections BA
md 6pi4, and thus to make lawful tho sale o
Intoxicating liquors TO be drank on the prem
iscs, to punish moro severely sales to minor
mud Intoxicated persons, and to Delegate th
control of the sale OF beer and native win
on Sunday TO municipal corporations. fifth
whole Scott law be condemned rs unconsti
tuuonHl, then original sections 8941 and 8gi
nro In force. This should not be loft II
doubt and tho Scott and Pond laws, hayini
both been held unconstitutional, should b'
repealed, as unnecessarily cumbcrlng thu
statute books.
This large number of accidents suggest
the need OF further precautions and
greater care. ! commend to your careful
consideration the recommendations made b,
tho Chief Inspector for legislation.
also suggest the adoption of a system o
strict inspection of stationary boilers ant
for the examination and licensing of cngln
GERS. The United States do not allow steam
boat to run upon our navigable waters with
out such inspection, nor an engineer Il
handle It's throttle-valvo who has not beer
licensed. This is for the protection of tn,
lives OF passengers and the safety, of freight
The State of Ohio owes the same duty OF pro
tectiyc care to the Thousands of men wht
In mines, shops and factories and elsewhere
are exposed to risk from worn-out or i'm
perfect boilers and Incompetent handling.
The labors of the State Inspector of shop.
and Factories have already Justified the Gro
alton of this new office. Out OF 113 establish
ments in Cleveland, the Inspector found only
twenty.seven to comply with tho require
ments of the law. out of scventy.hve In Co
lumbus he found only ton In conformity with
law. ask your, attention TO his rccommen
dations, especially to that relating to the no
cessity, of limiting the age and hours of labor
of children. The Inspector reports that
many u,y Of the the shops in the Penitentiary, es;
the wire mill, are dllapidated and unsafe.
These defects need your attention, as with.
out appropriations the necessary repairs can
uh N int n mn
example in Its own shops, Mt least while II
imposes restrictions upon private establish.
ments
Since January 1, last, 235,723 barrels of
ut n cost of S12025.4a The Ohio standard has
been found safe and sufficient. No explosion
from the use @ of oil which had passed Ohio
present Inspector. During the past year,
however, two lives have been lost and s75,-
~ TS worth OF property DESTROYED by the for
10 secure the more rigid enforcement of the
law against the unauthorized use of gasoline,
the Inspector recommends that one-half tho
penalty recovered upon conviction shall go
to the informer.
In April last n disagreement rs to wages
arose between operators aud miners In the
valleys of tho Hooking and Its branches,
ending IN June, In general discharge of
the workmen and the temporary cessation of
labor, soon followed by the employment of
imported laborers at rates of pay refused by
resident miners. This lockout, or strike, as
II is commonly called, still continues. 1t has
been productive of suffering in tho valley
and damage to the best interests of other
parts of the State. i have been called on to
no take official notice of this strike by the
Sherif's demands founded on alleged neces.
sity for tho use of military force to keep tho
peace In Hooking County, and more recently
Mt Nelsonville, in Athens County. From
the outset, the operators undertook to guard
their property from injury Mt their own OK
pense. and have continued to do so, employ
ing large numbers of armed men for that
purpose. But IL has appeared to the Sheriff
or Hooking. County impossible to keep
force from other parts of the State. The great
body of the striking miners have been law
abiding, but comparatively, small number
of lawless and criminal men have seized oo-
casional opportunities for mischief. During
the course of this protracted controversy
two valuable mine hoppers. railway
burned, seven mines set on fire, at least two
armed attacks made on the guards employed
by operators, during one of which a citizen
was murdered while in the discharge of his
duty as such guard. In addition to this. there
have been, at times, petty pilfering and some
personal violence. to individuals. These
happened at intervals The sheriff of Hook
ing County, where most of the violence has
occurred has done his duty with courage and
at much risk. The history of these events
is communicated to you in detail by the
Chief Inspector of Mines in his annual re-
port. In my opinion 1t will be necessary to
tuG cOuuuCb VI III W tnlS
controversy 1t may be that legislation may
in some degree provide against the recur-
renee of like evils in future.
As citizen, I have felt at liberty to en-.
deavor to persuade the parties to submit to
an arbitration and amcable adjustment of
their controversy. Unfortunately these eff
forts have been fruitless. But, as Governor,
cept upon two occasions. A personal visit
to the valley. early in September, convinced
me that the use of small military
or much expense an apprehended col
lison. Accordingly; l sent to the val
ley three. companies, and afterward,
on the application of the officer in command
reinforced them by the addition of another
company. Quiet followed. and the dangers,
u there were any. passed away In a short
Adjutant General and the Chief, Inspector of
Mines satisfied them that the necessity
had passed, and, upon their written
naiy the the eep' @ss leaving @sFe sfaa the
valley, October Sd. The annual report
of the Adjutant General gives the
have not since. seen necessity, although
solicited. to send another detachment to the
valley. Upon the advice of the Chief In
spps,ttion , Iu d nj anu aItel M
Court of Common Pleas, and the Sheritfs OF
Athens, Hooking and Perry counties,
issued, on November IL, 1884, and caused to
be posted throughout the valley, a proola
nation calling good citizens as well as the
d sorderly aud lawless elements, to sense
of their duty.
felt that this step could work no harm, and
am assured that 1t, in fact did good
sufficient military force was also prepared
and has since been constantly ready TO move
to any point where its services might seem
necessary.
During this ongcontinued strife but little
has been done by the civil authorities other
than the. Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, in Hooking County, the Prosecuting
Attorney of the Same county and the Sher-
IFS of Hooking and Athens counties to detect
or punish these criminals. No reward has
been offered for their apprehension. The
situation has been, and continues to be, one
of anxiety and danger. l could have gar.
risoned Hooking County, and while the force
remained, quiet would have prevailed in its
immediate vicinity. But the employment OF
military force is itself an evil. Our system
of government does not contemplate its use
ns permanent or long-continued remedial
agency. 1t is the last resort, and should be
benefit, ard withdrawn as soon as the occa.
sion has passed. 1t has seemed to me better
to endeavor to awaken the civil authorities
to asense of the dangers of the situation and
their duties, than to supersede them with
militia. Upon these principles / shall con.
tinue to act until otherwise instructed by
law.
If the present stringency continue, other
strikes will follow. Indeed, this very dis
turbance may prove the prolific parent OF
others. If the rate of miners wages shall be
cents per ton, as now seems not unlikely in
the Hooking Valley, 1t may prove difficult to
continue successful work in other mining
districts without like reductions. While the
relations of capital and labor are delicate
and, as rule, had better be left untouched
by attempts at Legislative control, to adjust
themselves according to facts and the laws
of trade, 1t Is, at least, possible, without the
risk of harm. to make arbitration easy. This
has been attempted In Pennsylvania by an
act approved April 90 1883 session acts, 15)
which authorizes the courts to license tribu
nalst consider and settle disputes between
employers and employees In the iron, glass
textile fabric, and coal trades.
ln'endeavoring to control this lawlessness
without resort to military power, / have
found the principal difficulty to be the want
of an adequate police force outside the limits
of municipalities. Provisions should be
made by law for emergencies like this.
twice urged the Sheriff of Perry County tC
employ force of deputies to assist IL
keeping the peace, but was met by the sug
gestion that there were no available funds
out of which they might be paid. Tho mine
operators and railroad company were, be
lieye, willing 10 provide the means, but thi,
would not only have been unjust In itself
imposing an unfair burthen on the operators
and company, but would practically have
weakened the authority of the officers, giving
20 them the appearance of agents of one OF
the parties to controversy, rather than OF
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