The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-07
WOULDREPLACED DOW
TAX WITH LICENSE
Bill VIII Provoke oppositIon7-
Monksyins With the MunIei-
pal ceds-.lnslux Of New
.5 Measures.
BY BER e. WILLIAMSON,
(staff Correspondent

BY Der 3. WILLIAMSON,
's's Cstaff Correspondent
Columbus, Feb. 4.-The women of
Ohio may have no voice in legislation
but they are exerting an influence.
Every time the legislature adjourns so
that the members may go home and see
their wives or sweethearts they come
back with a determination to earn their
salaries II they have to bankrupt the
state to do It. -
There was another flood Of bills
Monday afternoon when the house met
and some resolutions that were impor-
tant were offered, both in the house
and senate. About the most important
matter came in resolution from Rep.
resentative Williams, of Mahoning. Az
it appears on the journal the resolution
reads as follows:
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
BE 1t resolved by the general as
sembly of the state Of Ohio, That, at
tHo 6Sucidi olutO SiCSIioh " NO hSiu Wv
the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
day in November, 1908, there shall be
submitted to the electors of the state
of Ohio, for their approval or rejection
the following amendment to the con-
stitution OF the state of Ohio.
"Section 2. The general assembly
shall provide by law for licensing the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquor, subject to such restrictions and
upon such terms as 1t may deem prope. /;
but no license shall be granted for the
sale Of intoxicating liquors within the
limits of any township or municipality
in which within three years prior to
the date Of any application for such
license, a majority of votes cast at any
regular election shall have been against
the sale of intoxicating liquors within
the limits of such township or munich
pality; and the general assembly shall
. provide by law, that the electors of any
municipality or township may vote at
any regular election, not oftener than
once In three years, as to whether
or not intoxicating liquors shall be sold
within the limits of such township OF
municipality
PROVIDES FOR AN ELECTION.
''Section 3. The deputy state super
visors of elections shall have printed
on all official ballots for said election
under each party Emblem, 'Constitu-
tionai amendment for license-yes,
and the words, constitutional amend
ment for license, no. The electors de-.
string to vote for said amendment shall
place q cross mark opposite the word
YES and those desiring to vote against
said amendment opposite word no."
It can be seen at glance that this
bill provides for O constitutional
amendment to grant licenses to distil-
leries, breweries and saloons, 1t being
!, provided in the constitution of the
state that no licenses shall be granted
for the sale of liquor. What amounts
to license, however, Is the Dow tax
ana 1t Is the opinion of the author OF
this bill, Mr.. Williams, that the Dow
law Is wrong in principle and while
he makes no provision for the manner
In which the license shall be granted
; leaving that to the wisdom of the next
legislature should the constitutions
I, amendment prevail at the election. il
IL believed he has in mind following
pretty closely after the liquor laws IN
Pennsylvania.
LOCAL OPTION FEATURE.
II will also be observed that there is
q local option feature to this bill for q
constitutional amendment, the proyi-
slons that are made for getting rid OF
saloons in residence district by the 800
feet "ncighborhood plan," in the local
option bill Mr.. Williams presented 4
few days ago. That bill might pass
and not interfere with the bill for O
constitutional amendment, its local op-
I, tion for residence districts being sepa.
rate and distinct. While 1t is not known
how this bill will fare in the house II
will doubtless come to vote there. II
cannot help but add to tho general fiji.
buster that Is going on, though not sc
intended. 1t is understood that thu
Anti-Saloon league looks with suspi
cion upon any measure that changes
the Beal bill in any respect. They looi
upon that as an ideal measure, though
It changes materially some features Of
the Clark bill. which was the ideal two
years ago.
YOUNGSTOWN COMMISSIONERS.
Representative williams, of Mahon-
ing, introduced q bill. Monday, to take
the power of election board out of thu
hands of the Youngstown city commits
sioners and place 1t In the hands Of
the county board, making, In effect
the county board the board for tht
county and city and paying tho mem
bers and clerks salary Of $400 per an
mum, each. The bill Is said to be pre-
liminary to change In the plan o.
government and when the bill chang
ing tho form of government comes II
It will reduce tho number Of city com