Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-03


particularly Objectionable. If this plan
were adopted, however, it would be
found a sure cure for the adoption Of
constitutional amendments.
The Haskell County Local Option BnI
has come and ''we-,.." ,Its coming was
awaited with much fear and trepidation,
hut when it had passed over the house
and was gone to return no more a sigh
of relief went up on all sides. Even its
author seemed relieved that the strain
was over. Tho friends of the measure
have all along laid great stress on the
county feature Of the bill. Indeed. tie
chief mover in the agitation has put him
self on record in a private letter to a
member Of the legislature as being very
much opposed to removing the county
feature from the proposed law. All Of
the petitions that came to the house asked
for the passage of the county local option
bill, called the Haskell bill. Yet when
the member from Wyandot county pro-
posed to amend the bill so that
The County Feature Was Stricken From It
Mr.. Haskell advocated the amendment
and voted for it himself. After this
amendment had prevailed there was
nothing left in the bill different from the
present law except that wards in cities
were taken in and the question was sub
mitted to the people instead Of to the
municipal councils The real principle
that the temperance people were asking
for was not in the bill at all when it
came to vote, and the author was more
responsible than any other one man for
taking this important principle out. AS
indicated in former letter, the bill ives
Not Managed in the Best Possible Manner.
It could have been passed the first day,
but at no time since. It received sc
votes, but many of those who voted for
it expressed themselves as against the
bill, simply being compelled by home
county influences to vote for the measure
The friends of the woman's school
suffrage bill took advantage of the situa.
tion and got their pct measure through.
Many who were opposed to the Haskell
bill more than to
The Womnn's Suffrage Bill
voted for the latter so as to help kill the
former. In this way the woman's suf-
frage bill was passed and the Haskell
bill from this and other causes was de-
feated. The suffrage bill after it was
killed in tho house some weeks ago was
introduced in the senate by Senator
Clark, one of the original fathers of the
measure way back in the Sixty-eighth
general assembly. The bill passed the
senate by large majority. It was re-
ferred to the elections committee of the
house Two days before the Haskell bill
was to come up as special order mem
Der of the elections committee asked to
make report. It was early in the
morning session, and few were paying
particular attention. No one objected
and the report was made, and the bill
being read simply by Its file number,
Was Not Recognized.
The speaker asked when the bill should
be read the third time and several men,
bers said, "Now," and the clerk began.
He got down about half way before the
house realized where it was at, and there
was the old friend, woman's suffrage,
staring them in the face. The galleries
were almost empty, very few being
aware OF the proposed move. Mr.. Has
kell, the author of the local option bill,
made the only speech against the meas
ure, and an amendment was made to
meet an objection that he raised, and
the previous question was demanded.
The bill
Passed by One More than Enough.
several members clamoring for recogni-
ton to be recorded in its favor when the
clerk announced the vote. No less than
six members who voted against womans
suffrage the first time it came up voted
for it upon its final passage. The bill
came up 80 suddenly that several men,
bers who have always voted for the bill
We're not in, and were very much cha
grined to find that they didn't finally aid
in the passage of the victorious bill.
The senate has finally passed the first
years appropriation bill and has loaded
on nearly 100000, or
About S15OcoO More than the Revennes
For the Year.
If they do as well on the bill for the Sec
ond year there will be the same trouble
in year or two that has shown itself
this year and it will take the same kind
OF treatment for relief that has been used
this time. A bill has been introduced to
raise the tax levy for general revenue
purposes three-tenths of q mill for two
years. This is done so as to give the
new revenue bills chance to show what
they can do for the state treasury with
out taking any chances on not having
enough revenue for current expenses.
The rate for general revenue purposes
Has Not Been Changed in Many Years.
1t would even now be sufficient If the
state board of equalization had not made
that vlllainous 10 per cent cut in 1890,
but that cut simply necessitates the rails
ing of the rate. 1t is proposed to use
this money for construction purposes
principally, and if it is thus used it will
not be necessary to close down the work
upon the new structures. This will
make the state rate for all purposes 35
mills, an insignificant amount when
compared with what it costs for local
taxes and expenses and when compared
with the grand uses the state puts its
money to in its benevolent and educar
tional work.
Last Stand of the Anti -Biennialists.
The anti-biennialists made their last
stand on the question of salary for next
year: They virtuously held up their
hands in holy horror at the mere Thought