Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-16

All temperance legislation which
graces the statute books of Ohio was
placed there by Republican legisla.
lures, including theTownship local op.
ton law, the Dow tax law as we'll as
all legislation regulating the saloons
and closing them On Sunday. One OF
the reasons cited by Rev. Baker why
Senator Foraker should be defeated
by which is meant that the legislature
should be turned over to the Demo-
Gratis, since it is admitted that Sena-
tor Foraker will be the candidate of
his party for reelection, is the most
potent one why the legislature should
be Republican. Referring to the de-
feat of the Clark bill. Rev. Baker in
! his statement, which will most likely
be embodied in circular and sent
broadcast over the safe, says:
I'm the House of Representatives
CT those voting 46 Republicans voted
for the bill, and 12 against it--a Re-
publican majority in the house for the
bill of "a. OF the Democrats, 13 voted
for the bill and 2S against it-a Demo-
cratic majority against the bill of 15.
In other words, the house Republicans
voted for the Clark bill by a majority
of "a, and the house Democrats against
it by majority of Is.
'In the senate, of the 21 Republican
members, 12 voted for the Clark bill
and 8 against it, or a majority of 5
for the bill. OF the ten Democratic
members, voted for the bill and Z
against it, or a majority of 4 against
it.
COR to sum up both sides in the
senate and house, 5SRepublicans voted
for the bill and 81 against it, or
clear Republican majority for the bill
Of 81. OF the Democrats of the house
and senate voting all told, 16 voted for
the bill and 35 against it, clear Dem
ocratic majority against it of 49," The
more conservative temperance people
fail to see where theanti-saloon league
will accomplish anything for the cause
of temperance by opposing the Repub-
lican party and Republican candidates,
as it can not hope to get anything out
of Democratic legislature, though
it way fail to get anything from Re.
publican general assembly. Rev. Bak'
er's fight with Senator Foraker is
largely personal one, growing out OF
scme sharp crrespndence between the
two Immediately following the defeat
of the Clark bill, and the people are
moi likely to take up Mr. Baker
personal grievances. Senator Foraker
Will be his own successor. He has
rendered sp'cndlG satisfaction during
his first term, and the Republicans of
Ohio are a unit for his return to the
senate.
The official boards of the various
counties of the state are sending their
official returns of the late election to
Secretary of State Kinney who is tab
ulating them as fast as they come in.
1t is not likely that the total vote of
the State will be much in excess of
that of four years ago A very large
vote was polled, and yet there appears
to have been large stay-at home vote
in some counties. President McKin-
ley's plurality will be in excess of TO-
900 With the intense fight that was
made against State Dairy and Food
Commissioner Blackburn, he ran ahead
OF the national ticket in some counties,
thogh running behind in others. His
heaviest losses were in the counties
where the butterine interests are the
greatest. State School Commissioner
Bonebrake, who was the subject of
gross Misrepresentation, ran along
with President Mckinley in most all
Of the couties and in some far ahead
of the national ticket, which only goes
to show that dirty politics no longer
pay in Ohio In Cuyahoga county
Mr.. Bonebrake's vote was almost 1900
greater than President McKinley's, in
dicating that several hundred Demo-
Gratis voted for him because they be-
lieve in decent politics.
Franklin county made a large Re-
publican gain, but best of all rolled up
Republican majority sufficiently
large to defeat John ]. Lentz's re-elec-
tion to congress.