The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-02-15
ANTI-SALO0N.
A New State Temper
ance League.
Inter Denominational
and Onlni-Partisan,
For Agitation, Legisla-
t1on, Law Enforce
ment and Organ
ization of Boys.
The Haskell Bill in the
General Asse mbly,
Straight Local Option.
For Counties, Cities, Wards
of Cities, Villages and
Townships.
A Popular Movement.

A Popular Movement.
The Ohio Anti, Saloon League" is
the name of a new Temperance Or
ganization in Ohio.
It's birth place was in Oberlin, in
Lorain County, last September. The
President Is Rev. David o. Mears,
D. L., of Cleveland, formerly presi-
dent of the Anti-ssa!oon Leagne of
Massachusetts. Rev. Howard II.
Russell, once pastor at Berea, Chic.
is its State Superintendent, with
headquarters at Rom 6, Moneypeny
Block, Columbus.
The membership Is made up of
people from all political parties and
religious creeds, and men of no creed
whatever. 1t has total abstinence
pledge. Its sole aim and purpose is,
as its name indicates, AnTI SALOON.
1t proposes as rapidly as possible to
root ont that common nuisance, the
Buckeye grog shop. Its lists of
Managers in the state includes mem
bers Of all political parties. Among
! them are found such.familiar names
as Rev. II. G. Hayden, Cleveland;
William e. Sharp, Elyria; Rev. w.
e. Moore, ID. Columbus; Pres:
W. G. Ballantine, Oberlin; Prot.
William +. Whitlock. Delaware;
Rev. Homer Smith, Columbus; Pres.
J. E. Stubbs, Rerea; Rev. F. Brant,
Port Clinton; Mr.. r. r. Bane, Col
umbus; Mr. Morris Sharp, Washing
ton G. H.; Mr. a. l. Root, Medina;
Rev. James Brand, Oberlin; Rev. 8.
t. Patt, Columbus; Hon. Jason Nc
Way, Columbus; Rev. A.E. Taylor,
Columbus; S.A. Wildman, Norwalk;
Miss Mary E. Ingersoll, Cleveland:
Rev. W. Il. Hubbard, Columbus;
Rev. Henry w. Bennett, Akron;
Mrs. O. G. Peters, Columbus.
Branches of Anti Saloon League
have been planted in majority of
the Counties of the State, and they
already outnumber the Liquor
Leagues which they have formed to
combat.
ABLE ORGANIZERS EMPLOYED.
In addition to the State Superin-
tendent Russell, three other salaried
men have been employed as District
! Managers or Organizers. They are
Mr.. Harry B. White, of Toledo,
formerly State organizer for Good
Templars; Rev. s. w. Meek, of Ra-
vena, and E. G. .Dinwiddle, of Spring
field. -Four departments of work are
carried on by the League: lst, Agi-
tation; 2nd, Legislation; 3rd, En-
forcement of L Law; end 4th, Organ
ization Of YouIg Men and ;oys. A
better law is very much needed in
Ohio. This will be secured by enact
ing genuine local option statute.
LOCAL OPTION EXTENTION.
The legislative work for this win
ter will be directed to an effort to
secure straight local option bill for
counties, cities, wards of cities, Viii
lagos and townships. The bill intro
duced in the House few days ago
by Mr.. Haskell, blouse file No. l27)
is warmly supported by the League.
1t provides that the question of sa-
loon or no saloon shall be submitted
upon the Australian ballot in each
county and voting precinct in the
state at the next general election in
November, and every second year
thereafter. In every county, City,
city ward, village or township IN
which majority of the votes are in
favor of prohibition of saloons, all
persons shall discontinue the bus
mess within forty days after the cleo
ton. Druggists are required to keep
aregister of sales upon prescription
open to public inspection, and pros
ecuting attorneys are to prosecute
viola tions.
THE MERITS OF THE BILL.
State Superintendent Howard
Russell has made the following
statements to the press in regard to
the bill:
"The present local option law of
the state only provides for an ex-
preston of the local will Of the peo-
pie in the townships outside of any
municipal corporation.
The provisions of the Dow law
cannot be called local option, for the
Dow law leaves the whole question
in the hands of the council, and they
are usually elected upon other issues
SO that the will Of the people on the
saloon question cannot be freely OBJ
tainedin the municipal corporations
of Ohio. The Haskell bill provides
for genuine local option for all parts
of the state. go
"The principle of local choice has
by tins bill been extended to coun-