The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-06-19
Use Of Referendum.


strongly opposed the adoption of the provision
We distinctly receiving from the state board of
many articles enuouy opposing the adoption OF both the
initiative and referendum They claimed that to place these prnc
pies constitution nmcal to good government would
the adoption of laws injurious to business that ne
sociastc their tendencies and many otner ts "c
they thought would votes against these provisions
Now we receiving almost daily literature from these same
people asking us to circulate petitions that certain laws passed by
the legislature be vetoed by referring them to the people
The of desires referendum vote taken upon
four laws This the only body that has attempted to make use
of the referendum.
We believe in the principle the referendum the referring of
any law passed legislature the people for their approval
rejection people should have this privilege and this right and
those who most srenuous opposed the
adoption provision should admit that they were wrong
opposing that good thing For this is exactly what
they doing by using Surely good citizen would use law
the prosperity and welfare the state that
the benefit of the people, The o. OF oppo
the referendum has been placed upon the measure
An important Matter
In talk with leading citizens recently matter was
called attention. which deserves the serious consideration OF
the people Hsoro refer the lack ofdecen toilet fac
ties for the pupils the Webster school building
considerable distance from the main build
ing and the they thirty forty years ago.
They necessarily nanta and menace to the health OF the
children attend school this building The fact they are
the school building also hard on the
pupils Most of the children go this building small and
right require them wade through snow and mud IN
rainy and cold weather to use the toilets.
We know of improvement badly needed IN our pubic
schools the installation OF upodae sanitary toilet rooms Tor the
boys and girls this building.
suggested that oneuh of the lower floor be used for the
claimed that the change could be made with
entaing any great expense probably not $780,
We fully realize the board of education at this time is
greatly handicapped by lack and that will be
for them the suggestion here made This how
where opinion the board should not hesitate
expense the health and comfort of the children
being involved And when this is true some means can always be
found to the necessary money.
Of course will be people who will oppose making the i'm
here suggested They will they attended school
building when the conditions just they and that
it would be waste of put in sanitary toilets Our
lived in log houses without oo and had only candles for
lights Many of them school advantages had walk
miles little poorly heated building Most of at
tended school buildings poorly ventilated and heated But do
not know many caused by the
necessary those days Simply because had to stand ncon
unsanay conditions argument favor of the
children of today suffering from the conditions.
This that should be remeded before school
Will the people of Hsboro allow the question of few
hundred before the welfare of the children
times changed wonderfully when it
ting political job the old kind of pull is needed.
1t is really remarkable how man woman rise in your
estimation when hear something nice they have said of
ANY person. who thinks he TOO good do or ashamed be
doing kind of honest labor will be of bene
fit to humanity.
1t is not safe figure the of brains by the
body lot of big fine looking with empty heads
going through life on their shape
1t is such difficult matter living we
have neither wife nor an automobile that man
with both that wonder if he gets his honestly
started hope accounts in saving banks and building
associations the age that girls begin hope chests
and kept adding them conscienous there would be
happy marriages.
The legislature passed law making criminal oense
punishable by fine and imprisonment for newspaper publish
any about The readers of the NEWS
HERALD of course realize that affects this paper
We must been born under uncky We have it
reliable authority that beautiful wearing of
skirts with slit i'll the side and pettcoa Hsboro
day. And her when she had
the wrong side