The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-27

81 should like to inquire If Senator
Finnefrock is In the audience" was
the opening remark of Rev. ID. II.
Bailey who presided at the mems
mass meeting which was held in the
Calvary Evangelical church Sunday
afternoon in the interest of temper
ance and for the purpose of taking
action against the Dean Fulton bill
which is pending in the legislature
of the state of Ohio. Senator Finne-
frock was not in the audience.
"Is there anyone in the audience
who wishes to speak for the interests
of the liquor men, was asked. The
wet adherents. IL present, were silent.
"One may develop later" Rev. Bailey
said.
Rev. Bailey, speaking for the Ma
rion Ministerial association. stated
that they had not heard from SEN
.ator #. II. Finnefrock, regarding the
telegram which had been sent, chal-
longing him to debate the Dean Full
ton bin and he said that he had
learned through the papers that the
senator had denied that ne had ever
received any such message, although
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany claims that the telegram was de-
livered and that 1t has his signature
as a voucher.
Senator Alsdorf who was to have
been present to present the dry side
Of the bill. while enroute to Marion
from Columbus in an automobile,
was thrown into a ditch somewhere
i'm Delaware county and telephoned
that 1t would be impossible for him
to reach his destination.
1t was decided to throw the meet
ing open to the people present for
discussion of the wet and dry question
and Rev Bailey, by virtue of his Of
flee as president of the Minister'S as
sociation. delivered the opening ad
dress. His remarks were expressed
In very logical manner and were
based on, thee difference of opinion
which exists throughout the country
as to what are individual rights and
what are the rightsrof the commuhS
ity, or individual rule and commun-
ism, AS he called H. The DeanrFulton
bill waslthe main oissue Of his dis
COURSE He discussed the relation of
|this bill, to theaRosel local option law
now In force. The question: before
the legislature today is.1 whether the
county shall remain the unitCof gov
ernme ent, or whether municipalities of
overs 6 900 inhabitants shall be the
unit to decide the local option pro-
blenhg otf .'.llIe" 'EI trs .ra'
{ "one of the greatest achievements
Of ethe poopleiof the world is for men
to be able to live together in a com
munity in perfect peace and harmony.
This Achievements ucharacterizes the
civilized community from that of the
savage. There are two factors, which
must be reckoned with in this state.
They are the individuals interests
and rights, and the interests and
rights of the community. This Is the
law of the anarchist. There are sac
crifces which the individual must
make to the community"
The speaker went on to say that
there are certain prerogatives ana
customs concerning which individuals
hold different views and they have
perfect right to them and they do no
harm to the community. He gave this
illustration: ~ saw woman walking
down the street the other day WEAR
ing a hobble skirt. / made the re-
mark that thought them outlandish
and unfit to be worn. A woman near
by overheard the remark and resent
ed my statement, saying that there
was no wrong in wearing n hobble
skirt. immediately begged her par
don. II she must wear it, she has a
perfect right to-" He told of man
wandering about the streets with the
smallpox AS an individual he had
a right to do it, but will the commun-
ity tolerate such actions2 He said,
"Democracy exists in the blending OF
individual rights and the rights of a
community. There Is no such thing
as personal liberty when that liberty
encroaches on the rights of the peo-
ple of the community. Barbarism will
reign supreme when the individ-
ual has absolute power"
"If a saloon" he continued, "af-
fected only the people of a city, then
I would say let the people of the city
rule, but if ii affects the man across
the line, then l say no. Toledo is the
worst governed city in the state. 1t is
the rendezvous for all the thugs in
the country. ! lived there for time,
The people up there are either good
or they are devils. Perrysburg is a
suburb of the city of Toledo and di-
rectly affected by the vicious char
acters which inhabit that city. Should
not the citizens of Perrysburg have a
say in the government of Toledo,
lconcerning matters which effect them
| The farmer will not be represented
| i'm the county government If the Dean
Fulton bill passes and he will have
no say in matters which are of vital
importance to him." The speaker
stated that we do not desire to dr.
minlsh the unit but that we want
to increase it. The state will he the
next unit and then the nation.
| Rev. Edgerton was introduced as
being a Methodist minister and also
a marshal, as it was he who conduct
| ed the raid In Caledonia which cul-
minated in the conviction of Logan
| for bootlegging. He denounced the
| liquor traffic and was unable to see
the reason for preachers and private
citizens doing the work which officers
of the law are paid to do.