The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-01-11
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GehtlemehEl congratuiate you us
nembers OF the deneral assemDly upon ~,
me privilege OF serving stute which III
many respscts ~ the grcu'est vi III, tne n''
etates OF tne onion. iou are espeeihiy
eortuhate III oeins elesteu u! soui con
utuents at time when the peopie Oh
ne whoie State were aroused us tney
nau not neen ror many years.
At tne iast eiect'oh ,ne people olu io.
.nink .nat partisa,i pon.ics Merc lh'vn
20 III tme ISSUES. trust, thereiore, .I',.
you VIII pnss no iesls'a'loh ,o' Paltlsnn
purposes net us, one anu ali, 10 our re-,
spectVe duties Win an eye SihE'e 10 tnc
interests anu weiiare vi the peop'e'
Temperance Legislation.
Aa tho temneroncc ouestion was one
- ,ho ;ssues In tjc In az election. 7 roc.
ommend ,hot thc original Rrnnnock hill
"a nossed Inv rho House and amended by
shc senate mr. ono similar In burmese. be
.rnctcd The Rrannosrk measure. MS
thus nresontcd. representcd the views of
fbr rrcot majority of the people who
were In favor of excluding saloons from
residential districts Ohio IL so great n
Stnte. md we os citizens have for many
years been so proud Of its greatness and
the many great men ~ mas gwen tne
uation' that we nave tnieu 10 more tne
lact thh' III ihWs III ,he interest vi tc'h.
perahce-inws 10 restrain the eV,ls Oh
me liquor trainc-mnny other states
have outstripped it. Since 1852 there
havc been enacted virtually but three
measures to this end. namely. the Beatty
,hW, tne beai INV ahu the brnhhock
cav, ,ne nrst 10 give iocai option 10
Iownsnips' the second 10 give IL TO mum
tIPan.ies. hiu ,he ,hiru 10 CONFER IL oh
Ves,Meht,al uistricts withii CITIES,
laws were enacted at the request of the
saloon ana liquor interests III an attempt
sneciahio. thoroforo ronommand ,m for
your cnns;jara,;nn tl,o ,dy;sah;l;tr ~
ssnac,;no Iows NOR, in barn,onv u;th
thnse ~ othar s,atas and n,nrn In n .cnrd
with rho host ;ntcrasts Of the neonIe and
the welfare of rho STATE WbiIe If is
Ca. ,hn c.,.n,, As."n,i,,, J,a;1a
Uh,t !, onv,hi"a hi .houid ~ ho ,,auo ~ in III.
d;rect;on II is nv onin;on that il would
no fair to yivo tho nennIo az thc St,to
tbe s,mo r;gbt ,,v cannt;os os tbov now
have hy tnynsI,;ny y;iInnos ,nJ oitios I
heliove this wnuIJ yreotlv heneGt tbo
nennic and w"nld result IN r"nd to the
causa ~ ta,n,oran,a - 7' ~ ''''
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Every patriotic and honest citizen
must admit that all the laws on the
statute books of the State should be
oDeycu ana enforced. no one ctliZcn mas
more right than any other to select what
he will obey and what he will not obey.
."e iienr", cA'n.'ns '""s "re NJ. nuI WIN
any number of citizens think they should
oe, II il his privilege and theirs, now,
while the General Assembly is in ses-
sion, 10 show you wherein they should
be modified. changed or repealed: but
Unless this is done. and whether il is
or is not done. so long ms they or any
other laws are on the statute books. they
are the will of the people of our great
State and every citizen should obey
Them.
The lack of respect for law is one of
the evils of the times. and all pcopIe
who are patriotic and who believe In n
stable form of government should realize
that no form of government can exist
without law, and no republic can con.
tinue except on the foundation of strict
obedience to law and proper admins.
tration of Justice. The dignity of the
iaw must he maintained or the republic
will decay. Lincoln said tl,nt ..reycrenrp
Sor law should be- the religion of The
nation" This was but n strong way of
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