Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-15

the last VeSCage OF GuDernat0rlal inter-
ference with local self-government in
Ohio will have disappeared.
awhile on the subject of cities I
might say that several bills pertaining
to the larger cities of the State were
passed securing more efficient Boards of
Equalization by taking their selection
practically out of politics, thus giving
the Taxpayers chance to regulate
their own affairs. In the smaller cities
the vexations attending registration
were largely elimated by providing
that a general registration should be
held there only In the years of Presi-
dental elections, and that in all other
years there should be merely registra-
ton of new voters coming of age and of
naturalizations and removals.
"At the outset of your remarks, Gov
ernor, understood you to say that
number of bills had been passed in the
interest of the farmers and laboring
classes. Can you name any of them?'
I'm hasty conversation / can men
tion several, and I have no doubt that
an examination of the statutes would
reveal many more. For instance, at
at the request of the labor organiza-
tions of the State bill was passed
making the first Monday In September
legal holiday to be
DESIGNATED AS LABOR DAY.
"Already such a holiday is a fixed
part of the institutions of Pennsylvan-
ia and several other States, and serves
to bring the laboring classes together
for amusements aud instruction and
for parade of their organizations, A
bill was also passed making the No
vember election a legal part holiday be-
tween the hours of II o'clock noon and
2:30 p. M, and providing that no en-
ployer or officer of any employe shall
compel any electOr to perform labor
during the hours named, and that no
employer or agent attend any elector,
to the voting place of such elector,
thereby securing the laborers sufficient
time to cast their votes without the SUI
pervision or restraint as an employer.
In regard to the farming classes there
is the Oleomargarine bill. The bill pro-
vides that oleomargarine shall be 30
made and sold as to not deceive the
public. It prevents and Furnishes the
use Of coloring matter in oleomargarine.
The people who purchase 1t may thus
know what they are getting. 1t is said
that there are 40, 900 pounds of oleomar-
garine used in Ohio daily, and hereto
fore those using it were unable TO tell
owing to the coloring matter placed In
1t, whether it was butter or oleomargar-
inc. The result of this was, to bring IN
to competition with real butter some
thing which the consumer was unable
to distinguish from butter, and thereby,
to a large extent, damage the market
for butter
AND DEPRECIATING IT'S PRICE"
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
printing and distribution to the farm
ers' Of the State Of the results of the
practical experiments at the agricult-
ural stations has also been made. This
is the sum usually allotted heretofore.
Another good bill for the farmers is one
providing that all the State and County
charitable, benevolent, and reformato-
ry institutions shall use meats from ma
tive animals only, thereby securing
wholesome and pure beef, mutton, etc.
The necessary result of this is to main
tain to the people of the State who sup
port these institutions the market for
the commodities consumed in them"
"What was done in regard to the sub
ject of school books?" -
GA most excellent bill, and one for
the greatest importance was passed. It
provides that the Governor, the State
Commissioner of Public Schools, the
State Supervisor of Printing and two
other persons of opposite politics and
different occupations, to be selected by
otn11 notf fku1kn GannnI
Book Commission. If this Commission
discharges the duties of this office prop
erly, it will, without expense or liabili-
ty on the part of the State, result in the
cheapening of books from go to 20 per
cent, of the present cost. The extent
of such relief to the parents of the hum
dreds of thousands of school children in
the State can scarcely be estimated. It
is not an attack upon the school book
publishers, nor any body else; but is q
bill which the people of the State, who
are not interested in the publication or
sale of school books,
WILL UNANIMOUSLY INDoRsE."
"Will you name any thing else that
will be of interest to the people?"
"Yes; there were several bills which
amended the laws relating to taxation.
They will more effectually accomplish
the listing of property, and thus equal
ize the burdens of the public. The Leg
islature has made appropriations liber-
ally providing for the wants and neces-
stiles of the State Institutions. In some
especially meritorious instances these
appropriations are large. The Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home at Xenia,
which has become very badly demor-
allied and was in wretched condition
generally lis given over 100000, and
the orphans children of the soldiers
and sailors of Ohio will be better cared
for as to their health and comfort, and
in every other respect than ever before
in the history of the State. Every ex-
soldier, and every friend of one, ought
to glow with pride at such legislation.
IA large amount has been given for
new buildings at the Toledo Asylum.
The Central Insane and the Imbecile
Asylums are together allowed $55,0OO
for improvements and additions. For
new buildings at the Sandusky Soldiers
and Sailors Home more than 800, 900
has been appropriated To Oxford
University has been given $15,500 and
Senator-Elect Calvin s. Brice has very
generously duplicated this amount,
thus making the total Improvement
fund for that institution $31 900. In
this connection should be mentioned
the bill proyidinp for the the location