Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-05-16

Representative Chapman of Dayton Is
chairman OF house labor committee In
state general a'sembly
drawn forth by the recent majority
opinion of the supreme court that the
new amendment to the state constitu-
ton giving municipalities home rule,
really did not give cities home rule,
excepting only in cases wherein
municipalities might select q charter
of their own or wherein the legisla-
ture might make general laws for
home rule. In discussing the decision
of the majority of the court, the jurist
from Akron throws judicial decorum
to the winds. He says plainly and in
so many words that the municipali.
ties of the state have been given
gold brick. He says that such de-
cisions and such interpretations of
the laws and constitution are the
sort that breed contempt for law and
that place the courts in disfavor with
the people. Then he comes to the
question which is noted above and
asks sharply the reason why the
legislature and the courts are so un-
willing to place confidence in the peo-
pie who elect them and whose in
terests they are presumed to serve.
Judge Wanamaker differs absolu-
tely with his colleagues on the bench
as to the powers of municipalities to
rule themselves. He holds that all
municipalities in Ohio now have
home rule without any need of having
charter of any enabling legislation
from the legislature. He holds that
they may, for example, own and ope-
rate moving picture shows, their right
to do which was contested and was
finally determined negatively by the
highest court.
Finishes Considering Bills.
Gov. Cox has completed his work on
the long list of bills passed by the as
sembly. He signed or vetoed every
one-something not customary with
governors, as many bills are allowed
to become laws without executive ac-
tion.
Gov. Cox ripped a lot of items out
of the appropriation bills in going
over them, making a reduction of
over 100000 by his eliminations. He
took out the items for $4,000 salary
allowed by the committee to Secre-
tary c. B. Galbreath and his Office as
sistants for work done ON the con-
stitutional convention debates, saying
the work had been so unduly pro-
longed that it could not be tolerated.
Besides $4,000 taken out of the
building fund for the Cleveland state
hospital, he knocked out an item of
$11, 900 for the construction of a
bridge at the Laramie reservoir in
Shelby county, one for $4,000 for the
construction of bridge in Della
ware county near the Industrial
Home for Girls, one for $4,000 for a
fund at the penitentiary, and one for
$1,000 for printing the reports of the
state historical society.
Claimed against the state were ripp-
ed out in punches, nearly $4,000
being stopped in claims against the
military, damages for overflow of
canals and number of miscellaneous
items, including one for j. p. Garvin
of Youngstown for $500 for injuries
sustained over 80 years ago.
The governor allowed appropria-
tions for certain monuments and me-
MORALS to go through.
May Wave Red Flag.
The Socialist flag may continue to
wave in East Liverpool, according to
the opinion of Attorney General Ho.
gan. Setting aside any personal feel.
ing in the case, the attorney general
says that the Socialists of East Liver.
pool have perfect right under the
constitution and the laws of the land
to fly their emblem from their head
quarters. He holds that the public
demonstrations in East Liverpool
against the red emblem are in them
selves violation of the law and he
advises the local authorities to pre-
vent any further unfriendly organic
ing of mobs in front of the socialist
meeting place. In the event that the
situation might become menacing
Mr.. Hogan holds that the only re
source against the flag would be some
procedure to declare it a nuisance
and this. he points out, would have
to be done with the authority of the
courts.