The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-10
CHAOTIC
CONDITION
Comes About In The State
Uf Ohio
Over Adoption Of The Home
Rule Amendment
And Several Perplexing
Problems Have Arisen
Which Will Entail Difficulty
Of Settlement
And Appeals viii Doubtless
Be Made To Courts
columbus Dispatch)


AIter-election interest centered,
Thur day, In the meaning and scope
Of the home rule" amendment which
now Is ce,tail of adoption by ma
ority OF about 10000 votes
Dispatches from Cincinnati indicat-
ing tha the. e the new amendment Is
interpreted as repeating the Sunday
closing laws and other regulatory
me sures affecting saloons, have
caused furry of excitement. But
tn ough the state liquor license com.
mission, the governor, Thursday. let It
be known that he will not tolerate any
change from existing conditions IN wet
ter itory He even stated that he
would use the military forces Of the
state to enforce this mandate.
On the other hand. officials Of the
state one ule association intimated.
Thu sday, that no effort would be
made oither in Cincinnati or elsewhere
TO open the saloons on Sunday. The
inference Is that no such effort will
be made at least until the new state
5 administration shall have become a
reality.
The one certain thing about the
home rue amendment Ii that H. will
throw open TO saloons all territory
that has been voted dry under the
county option law Municipalities and
int, ~ I'D "A
under other laws Will remain dry. The
excep i)n to this Is the belief Of the
Anti-s a.oon league officials that dry
townships having no Inaaiotpatities
vii ocome wet automatically.
there are now 45 wholly dry cOun
~ .-Saloon leReu officials in
snt that five of them. Clinton, High
land. Harrison, Morgan and Geauga
lecani, dry under laws other than the
Rol e county option law. Thus. accord
Ing TO tie temperance view, these Ave
counties will be at least partly in.
mune fom the operation OF the new
coIsti,uiional amendment.
he significant thing is that now Al
lea. The large majority Of Ohlos dr.,
territory win become wet. Wayne B
Wheeler OF the Anti,6aloon league, es
TINA ed that 1000 additional saloons
will be permitted TO enter territor,
that IL now dry. This would increase
The total number of OHIO saloons e
mo an 1000. The income Whici
the state alone would receive from in
C. eased number OF saloon license Is
sued % this numln,t OF saloons Hoult
be mo than half million dollar
airual3.
But II ere are many iotcresting aues
tioas i led by the adoption of Tx
ho ule amendment
One Is whether the amendment re
peal avs relating to Sunday closIas
MT ht closing. sales 10 minors an'
DIR klrds and other regulntory meas
uICs
her Is whether saloons may ~
oro IN the new wet territory With
on ~ es
btioip b'NuttpbNNs
WI townships having 10 mnnici
. shall now become wet evei
uc e. were voted dry ande
to' f. rather than county optio'
Ia,
o'ier is whether dry, res
de- orr'tory In cities rs now ope'
to locause ot tbc amendment
tiers widely on ALI 0
these ue lions. 1be Ant-Saioo'
league holds that the amendment doe
81 all regulatory laWs Wayne 7
wfee'e ~ the Anti.Ssloon leagu
hr' ~ ne city, OF Cincinnati. 70
e: be free now q open II
81 iunday. rsnlein opcu TO
IL vtry day, sch with inpun
4, and diliukalds au1lbe I'D