The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-12-19

ueIeateu Dy l,UUO VOTES, ana III tne sa
loon vote had not been counted he
would have been defeated by 10000
votos-which shows that no matter
what platform and issues may be II
is a mighty fine thing to have big
and strong machine and a pull with
the liquor element.
OF course Mayor Johnson will go TO
the Legislature this winter to ask for
the passage Of all sorts Of freak laws
and he will point to his victory as an
excuse for the enactment into law OF
every kind OF bill that will make II
easy for him to build competing street
railway lines in Cleveland-and any
laws he may influence in this regard
would be equally applicable every
place in the state. He will attempt to
inject life into some of the bills he
ia hered two years ago, and which
were Jumped upon by Democrats and
Republicans alike. Already a substi.
tute for the Infamous Metzger bill is
beng drafted. The Metzger bill sought
t. take away from property owners tn.
right to say whether or not a railway
s'iopld be built in the street in front
o. thoir property. The new bill will
be even more drastic than the first
ono a7d proposes TO take away from
property owners every right OF con.
sc1t This will hit the farmer II he
urA rtakes to say whether or not an
interurban railway shall encroach
rroN his propcrty rights, upon the
S.. all &C property holder and upon
the city realty owner as well. The
r'ayor dos not want any power or
authority left with the property owner
TIE Tax Comr'ission OF Ohio. ap.
pointed by Governor Harris a year ago
10 recommend chances In the tax laws
so as to make them more equitable
and ius'. his about completed its
work. They will report to the cover.
nor in favor of an amendment 20 the
constitution permitting the classified.
ton of property for taxation purposes;
abolishment of the twenty state tax
boards that now equalize properties
and the appointment of one board In
place thereof: more frequent appraisal
OF property than once in ten years:
extension OF the Nichols law to all cor
porations: separation of state and
local taxes and the enactment of an
inheritance tax law.
Inasmuch as Governor Harris is in
concentrations. there is no doubt but
that they will meet with favorable leg.
islative action. The members OF the
commission are Hon. Wade II. Ellis.
attorney general, chairman; Atlee
Pomerene. Canton: Judge George II.
Martin. Lancaster: Thomas II. Hog.
sett. Cleveland. and ex-senator Alfred
c. Cassatt of Cincinnati o. X. Shi
mangkv has heen acting as secretary
The comm ission served wholly with
Our Remuneration. Not even a cent
was available for the expenses of the
commission. The Ohio state board OF
ccmmelce presented the commission
with stcnt Graphic reports of MI its
proceedings and the newspaper cor.
respondents at Columbus permitted
the commission to use their headquar.
ters for an Office.
In line with President Roosevelt's
policy of regulation there are to be
two or three pubic utility bills intro
duced into the Legislature soon az II
convenes. Several members are now
looking into the subject. Senator Hat
ner of Cincinnati has been giving the
matter special attention and Repre-.
sentative Lersch of Elyria also has a
bill In mind. They want a regulating
BILL but one that is not based on igno-
rance or guesswork, but rather on the
ascertainment OF facts and conditions.
Senator Hafner of Cincinnati and
Representative Carl Schuler Of Day.
ton, while in Columbus, said that they
were studying the public utility
laws of Wisconsin and New York
and were gathering data from
the re gorts of the commissions
in order TO guide their actions
for next winter, In the discus
sion Of the plans in use the lawmak.
ers declared their preference for that
now operating In Wisconsin because
they say 1t Is more complete and be-
cause its specifications are clearer
and its powers better defined. AS TO
the rumor that the utilities bill might |
be used to set aside the victory won
by Mayor Tom l.. Johnson in Cleve. |
land on the question of low fares,
Representative Shuler asserted that |
no such measure was contemplated. |
las a matter of fact, the greatest |
home rule Is given to communities IN |
the making OF contracts under the |
Wisconsin plan. anl there is provided |
an appeal TO the courts by either |
party said Mr.. Shuler, Cleveland |
will reap the beleht of the last cleo.
tiJn II the Lii becomes a law"
One of the c1iof purposes OF tho |
bill is to pre- the watering of cap
ital stock Another Is to give the !
M Mo Their Glapa nf tho tnopo..toe L