The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-26
H. r. Snyder Talks of In
itiative and Refer
endum.
TELLS WHAT HE STANDS FOR
Rev. j. w. Miles Makes
Powerful Appeal For !
Dry Votes.
Tells of Conditions Right Here In
Marion and Doesn't Hesitate To
Name Parties-Bowllng Green is
Given Real Stirring


There was an interesting meeting
held last night. at Fairview church,
In Bowling Green township w. II.
Denman. a prominent citizen Of that
neighborhood. presided. II. Il. Sny-
der, editor of the Mirror and candi-
date for delegate to the constitutional
convention to be held next January,
made short address discussing the
problems of the hour. He said that
while the people seemed to think, n
couple weeks ago. that the county
would vote to return the saloons.
now the tide has been turned and
public opinion Is that It Is going dry.
Discussing the matter of candidates.
the speaker explained that he had
not sought the office OF delegate
tion but that he had been
asked by number of prof1i-
nent citizens to make the race in the
interest of good morals and good
government and now that he Is in
the contest he desires to make as
good showing as possible. But tho
interest he represents Is that COM
mon to all citizens who desire to see
promoted order and law and the up
building of character and the institu-
tions of civil liberty. Each good cit
izen of Marion county has just as
much real interest in sending a man
to the constitutional convention who
will represent the reform sentiment
as has the candidate because It has
no emoluments of importance
The voters were cautioned to be
careful in casting their ballots to vote
each Of the four ballots. the regular
party ballot and the three non-parti-
san ballots for Justices OF the peace.
school board members and delegate
to the constitutional convention. Fre-
quently these smaller ballots are ig-
nored by the electors when they come
to vote but every one should remem-
ber that this revision of the state
| constitution Is the most important
matter which the people of OHIO
have had up for consideration for
many years. 1t Is to revise the foun-
dation of our statutory fabric and Its
| supreme importance should be real
ized.
The speaker discussed the four can
dldates who are asking for the sup
port of the electors in this county and
stated as nearly as he could what each
stood for. This was little difficult
to do in the case of Harkness and
Norris as they have given out no in
| terview, made no platform and kept
their purposes to themselves. How
ever, public opinion assumes they rep
resent the wet proposition.
| AS for the speaker. himself, on the
| liquor question, II license amend
ment Is submitted, he stated he favors
| the submission of temperance
| amendment. one framed up by the
| TEMPERANCE forces to be voted on by
| the electors at the time the new con-
stitution Is submitted. He holds that
the proposition framed up I'm the law
to submit "a license or no-license
proposition" Is the old fraud worked
on the electors in 1851 and again In
1873 and that it is unfair and with
| out merit. 1t gives the temperance
people nothing To vote for and the
| liquor-sellers the whole sway.
| on the other question of supreme
| Importance. that of direct Legislation
| the speaker explained that he was
| In favor of using its great power Ia
| prevent corruption. Whether 1t Is
| desirable for legislative purposes Is
| matter for future consideration. The
origin of the initiative and referen-
dunn and its use in Switzerland more
| than 200 years ago to prevent the
control of that country by monopo-
lists and oligarchists and its present
use by the people of oregon and other
states was adverted to. And special
attention was called to the way the