The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-01-11

close Of the session. Governor Patti.
sons inaugural address gave the Anti.
Saloon league an open door" privi.
lege such as 1t was never before able
to obtain In Ohio. The officials Of the
Anti-Saloon are not Of the lethargic
sort likely to overlook an opportunity
like this. Mr.. Pattison made Sunday
observance, law enforcement and spe.
cific Endorsement of the Brannock bill
in its original form the keystone Of
his official policy. His sincerity Of
purpose Is not doubted. He has the
courage Of his convictions, and q
mighty power at his command. The
Republican house may be depended
on to hand up to the senate almost
any measure the liquor and the anti.
liquor forces may demand, leaving the
Democratic senate and Democratic
governor to shoulder the responsible.
ity for the final disposition of all
sumptuary measures. Governor Pat
tison indicated In his inaugural mes.
sage that he 10 willing to assume his
share Of responsibility for all meas
ures that may be passed up to him.
Putting on "the lid" is getting to be
quite popular diversion in Ohio
since the mayoralty changes Jan. /.
Mayor Dempsey did 1t in Cincinnati,
where Cox held full sway for years.
A number Of the smaller cities are
being closed up tight as drum" and
I'm xuharn fhnrn ri xt,ao In -
enforcement, II at all Mayor Badger
Of Columbus says he will follow the
lead Of Governor Pattison, hence he
would do nothing in advance to en-
barrass the governor. Mayor Tom l..
Johnson. who has had policy of his
own in this respect through Ave years
at the head Of the states metropolis.
is noncommittal as to his future
course. There's going to be a probe
- long as a 10-foot pole thrust into
the unwritten history Of Cincinnati
covering . period Of at least the past
hve years. And 70 1t goes. The peo-
pie of Ohio. and more especially the
people Of the cities. are going to have
Just such matters as these kept con.
spicuously before them during the
next two or three years--by the end
Of which time none need be surprised
II the two dominant parties when they
take stock for another state campaign
fnd that they have changed places;
that the Democrats are no longer the
whisky party" Of Ohio and that the
Republicans are no longer the God
and morality party" that was formerly
their boast.
Il Is not certain that q 10-foot pole
will be long enough to 60 to the bot.
tom Of things in Cincinnati.
Representative Kealy Of that place.
which no longer knows George B. Cox
~ q political idol, will try 1t with his
resolution introduced Tuesday for
committee Of four members Of the
house 1.-TWO Democrats and two Re.
publicsns) and three members of the
senate Ia Democrat, Republican and
the Independent Mr.. Lamb II he will
ssrve) to "Lexow" Cincinnati. They
call II "Lexow" because that Is the
name Of member of the New York
legislature who, some years ago. en-
sbled Dr.. Parkhurst to take the lid
of" In New York, since which time
this particular kind Of investigating is
called by the name Of its author. The
Cincinnati members who want their
city "Lexowed" have been at work ON
their plan Of procedure almost since
election day. They came to Colum'
bus frequently for information. They
drafted and revised their resolution
until at last they got It Just as they
want 1t. and then they gsvs It to Mr..