Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
Do You, Mr.. Voter, Want
the Degrading Saloon i'm
Your Community Again?
By Your Power at the
POlls-COmbat the Ii
liquor Interest

LII d lOl iuSI oil ViSlC III OiiSoC WI
umns we discussed the present "le-
gal status of the liquor traffic,
showing that last fall Ohio adopted
a constitutional amendment pro-
viding for statewide prohibition and
that our legislature at it's last ses-
sion enacted the necessary laws
known as the "Crabb Act" to en-
force the amendment. Wefurther
stated that in December, 1917,
Congress proposed an amendment
to the Federal constitution to pro-
vide for National prohibition and
that before July 1, 1919, 45 of our
4S states had ratified the amend
ment being nine more than the nee
essary three-fourths of the States
required to make the amendment
effective.
We further showed how the liquor
interests are endeavoring to over
turn all that has been accomplished
by the people for the benefit of So
ciety and are trying to re-establish
everywhere the old beer saloon to
be run without any limitation or
restriction.
We further showed how the Ii
quor interests are endeavoring to
overturn all that has been accom-
plished bv the people for the bene-
fit of society and are trying to re-
establish everywhere the old beer
saloon to be run without any limi-
tation or restriction.
To this end the liquor interests
have initiated two amendments to
our state constition. The one
amendment provides that no bev-
erage containing 2.75 per cent. or
less of alcohol by weight shall be
deemed to be intoxicating. The
other proposed amendment repeals
state prohibition, re establishes sa-
loon license, defines a saloon and
also contains ~ : entire amendment
concerning the amount of alcohola a
beverage may &C ntain and not to
be construed as intoxicating.
Our article also showed how the
ticket containing these two amend
ments should be marked to vote
against the amendments: A cross
mark should be placed before the
word mo" both places it occurs on
the ticket.
However, there is another phase
to this wet and dry election that is
Just as important as the above pro-
posed amendments. There is an
other ticket known as the Refer
endum" ticket to be voted Nov. 4,
that we must fully understand.
The liquor interests desire to defeat
National prohibition even though
it has been adopted almost unani-
mously. The vets claim the rati-
fication OF the prohibition amend
ment to the Federal constitution by
the legislatures of the States having
the referendum is not final but may
be referred to the people of the
state for final decision.
The liquor interests have left
therefore by petition the ratifca-
ton of National" prohibition to
the voters of Ohio. The question
to be voted upon is this: Shall the
act of our legislature or General
Assembly in ratifying National pro-
hibition be upheld or rejected? If
you believe the General Assembly
should be upheld, or if you believe
in National prohibition then you
must vote yes on this question.
But the referendum ticket will
contain another proposition for you
to consider. The vets have also
referred to the "Crabb" Act the law
to enforce state prohibition. These
two questions will both be placed
upon one ticket and should receive
your approval. Hence on the ref
erendum ticket you should vote
yes" on both propositions.
You do this by placing a cross
mark before the word yes" both
places it will ouccur on the referen-
dunn ticket. The referendum tick
ct correctly marked is shown at the
left of this article. Do not become
confused on the two tickets. Upon
the ticket containing the two con-
stitutional amendments you must
place a cross mark before the word
mo" in both places it occurs on
that ticket.
On the referendum ticket you
must place cross mark before the
word Yes" both places it will oc-
cur on that ticket. Be sure to vote
and vote right.
Wood County Dry Fedora
tiVn Headquarters
Reed & Merry Blk, Room z
Bowling Green, Ohio