Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-30
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Amendment provides:
F1Rsr-rhe Rose County Prohibition Law will be repealed.
sECoND-There shall be no Statewide Prohibition except by vote of the people.
community will not b controlled by another against its win
These sns s%snd an 9e r tsrHto tr of te fs R$ Rand municipal 0@l option laws intact
The amendment retains the Jones residence district local option law absolutely u-
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The purpose q the hane,s of this aw vas to ncreaepr prohibition territory against
After eighteen months trial Of the Rose law. Judge E f. Corn, of the Common
's' ~, !. 9Th Z sTs voted y IT. ssy local e %s. election ,s4tl has ss been
ha " q ssn aasse 1 sa adisast to t Sss County local On epa tic hs " + 4 4 f2fn@
county E: eRsa ssa # t the Ros' law has had !. ''"sfr" "d 'nsAHns effect upon" every
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..m. People residing in the rural communities were arrayeda against those in the larger
ID =. caats% the sM dsf % s qaRs les were were stirred n to bitterness S.. BY y what t tsnsg% %@d-
-. In the towns and cities made dry against their will under tn Rose County Pro
rather thane enter communities where chaos ant stnfep prevailed.
Public improvements in ommunnie affected by the Rose Awswere stopped; the
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we're seriously crippled.
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r ant higher.
In the communities affected by the Rose claw property was confscaed without
compensation men and ONE were thrown put of employment affecting the butcher,
the baker the grocer and all others from whom thyp purchased supplies; houses and
store rooms were vacated causing a tunbingo of rents, and property values.
And with lit al there wasn no norma advancement even from the viewpoint of
the ohibhonst.
.smor aess 5 ssws s sss1aa gers sa% ss atsssa r oar ssens sprans into existence as the sue
'sN With tn Sl passage Of th Rose law came The Search md Seizure law. Under its
operation private homes we. invaded by dry detectives ever when the liquors in the
om were for household consumption. This imamousk law still stands and underS State
Wide Prohibition would be made more dastc.
The Reputation of theR Rose law after a three. years. trial lis strlingy shown by
the fact that eighteen counties previously dry, on the. second election voted wet These
eighteen countless On first elections gave N aggregate Try majority of 1898. O IN the
second election they gave IN aggregate wet majority of Hl78 Note the tremendous
change of public sentiment
elections nder the Rose aw: Butler, HamltonM Montgomery, AugaEe, Cuyahoga Lucas
Ottawa, Erie Summit and Franklin.
If the people in these counties would avoid the drefle experiences ia Rose Coun-
t Prohibition war hys should join hands with the voters of the counties that havep pass
ed through such terrifying conditions ant assist in the adoption Of theH Home Rule Amend
mnt
Will the voters listen to the counsel of blatant aGtatus or will they accept the
conclusion of President Woodrow Wilson? He's says: Il I'm in favor of local. option. I
am a thorough believer in local sefgpvernnent"