The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-11-03
ANSWERS FALSEHOOD.
Comprehensive Discussion Of
the Anti-Saloon Situation.
GOVERNOR HERR1ok's POSITION
In an Able Speech the Chief Exscu-
tive Knocks Props From Under
Those Who Attack Him On the
Drannoek Law.


tive Knocks Props From Under
Those Who Attack Him On the
Drannoek Law.
Somerset, O., Oct. 1s.-(Special.)-
Governor Herrick and Lieutenant
Governor Harding were the speakers
at the big Republican rally here. The
crowd in attendance stood upon the
same ground on which the gallant
Phil Sheridan played in his youth.
Governor Herrick handled the local
option question In an aggressive man.
ner, and his utterances on that much.
discussed subject were well received.
The governor did not defend his attt
tude on the Brannock law for the sim.
pie reason that he and his friends
do not think defensive action 10 neces-
sary. He only recited the facts incl
dent to the passage Of the Brannock
law.
His references to the unwarranted
attacks upon him were given careful
attention. He was often interrupted
with applause. Anent the Brannock
law, Governor Herrick said:
IL have been criticised for talking
about the Brannock bill In this cam
paign. | expect to continue to discuss
this bill in this campaign, and ex-
pect to discuss II In the next. MY
reasons are simply these: In the first
place. the Republican party passed
the Brannock bill as q temperance
law for the state Of Ohio. and the Re-
publican party is fearlessly and conn.,
IDENTIFY asking the support Of the poo
pie in this campaign, not only for
its record in the nation at large-not
only for the continuance OF power In
national administration-but for its
record in the state of Ohio and for a
continuance Of power In this state
by the election of state officers this
November. In the next place, my Of
fetal action with respect to the Bran
mock bill has been misrepresented,
and those who are responsible for an
attempt 10 deceive the people OF this
state have not waited until the presi.
dental election was over They have
begun the work of calumny and mis-
representation In this campaign and
they have succeeded In persuading
many sincere and honest advocates OF
good government that the chief ex-
tt,,A nP CT IN anAnovnrnd IN
destroy the efficiency Of the temper.
ance law enacted by the last general
assembly. An answer to the false.
hood cannot follow too promptly. For
these reasons. determined that the
interests of the state and the party
more than all else, the interest OF
truth itself-demanded plain and
simple statement about the Brannock
bill.
The Majority Rules.
"The policy OF Ohio on the saloon
question is. and for many years has
been, to submit the matter to vote
of the people. We call this local
option. The people determine for
themselves, by majority vote,
whether In a particular locality. the
Caloons shall go or stay. Thus we
have local option for the cities and
villages of the state through the pas
sage Of the Beall law by Republican
legislature, and many saloons have
been removed from the municipalities
Of the state by the operation of this
law. So we have local option for the
townships and by the application o.
its provisions saloons In some In
i. stances have been removed from thu
!, rural districts. The sole principle
upon which these laws are based Il
!, the good, old fashioned American doc
trine OF majority rule. No one cal
. complain of that-either the salool
!, man or the antisaloon man.
: "At the last meeting Of the legisls
y ture 1t was proposed to 60 one STE
= farther. It was said that while VI
!. had ample laws TO submit to the pee
~ pie the question OF removing saloon
= from the cities and villages. and fror
the townships, as . whole, there wa
y. no way by which 3 majority Of tn
10 people In the residence districts Cf tn
Iy municipalities could remove the 81
looms from the midst Of their home,
The complaint against the establish
ment or conduct of saloons in purel
residence neighborhood was. and Il
Just and proper. The appeal for q
opportunity for the people living
such neighborhoods to vote upon tn
.e question and determine for themselvs
q. whether or not they wanted the q
. loon was. and Is. fair and righteou
: have always been, and am toda
:, one of those who believe most firm
~ and conscientiously In giving the pc
pie an opportunity to vote upon tn
n. question. Now, this is exactly VIII
q the advocates of the Brannock bill
~ its original form professed to desir
And this II Just exactly what WI
given In the Brannock bill as
Is finally. with my approval and sign
Is ture. became law Of this state.
An Efficient Bill.
a ~what IL the Brannock law ~
" stands today? It provides that IN al
residence district In any municipal
of the state containing not more tn
ls- 1000 electors nor less than 800 eli
Ir. tors. the people shall have right,
". q majority of the votes cast ON I
proposition, to vote out OF tire distr
~ any saloon therein, and the result
at the election. whether II goes W
nd or dry shall continue for two yea