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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
3
William Jennings Bryan spoke to the constitutional convention amid cheering crowds in Columbus. He praised the body for progress and urged initiative and recall, discussed corporations and taxation, and pressed for labor protections including women and child hours.
Bryan advocates broad use of initiative and referendum to empower citizens, supports low thresholds for starting measures and recalls. He argues recall shifts power from officials to voters, compares it with impeachment, and cites public service, employers liability, and constitutional reform as areas of focus.
The article outlines William Jennings Bryan’s proposals on taxation including income tax state and federal use, franchise and corporate taxes, and local latitude. It also discusses jury reforms, government by injunction, and the role of newspapers in disclosing ownership and creditor details.
The phraseology committee of the constitutional convention denies any conflict in the Anderson liquor license proposal awaiting a third reading. Some wets argue home rule may override the one saloon per 500 inhabitants rule inside cities, while Knight of Franklin county insists no conflict exists and home rule allows fewer than 500 per city but not more. A dry majority on the committee reduces likelihood of resolving doubts in wets’ favor.
Mrs. Blanche Vignos, president of the state board of women visitors to benevolent and correctional institutions, announces a substitute for the constitution's "no person shall be eligible" clause. The change would allow women of legal age to hold state offices and head state institutions. The group aims for equality on state boards as well.
In a letter to Herbert S. Bigelow, Fred Kohler, Cleveland police chief, urges Chilean convention action to reform criminal treatment. He proposes a court of rehabilitation and indeterminate sentences with banishment and reduced penal features to rehabilitate inmates rather than punish them.
The two week license question debate contrasted with a swift suffrage session. Delegates cut off discussion after clear public support for equal rights, ending suffrage talks in about a day.
After two months of sessions the convention has disposed of five questions. Delegates predict at least two more months, possibly three, to finish. Many seek faster action as more members run for Congress or other posts. So far liquor licenses suffrage good roads jury unanimity reform and justice of the peace changes are off the floor.
The convention grapples with initiative and referendum taxation constitutional amendments and home rule for municipalities. A week is set for I and R debate and factions clash over governance by presumption and expansive powers. Delegates from caucuses oppose provisions amid past forged petitions scandals as precedent.
Washington reports continued Senate and House wrangling over tariff revisions this week as the finance committee prepares an adverse report on the iron and steel bill. Democrats push woolen schedule changes while hearings on the chemical tariff bill and free sugar bill loom, with Penrose and Emery leading the tariff debate.
Dr. Mary E. Walker, about 80, collapsed from illness attributed to exposure during suffrage work in Washington and Albany. She was rushed to Presbyterian hospital in critical condition, with a telegram sent to Oswego for relatives.
He expresses worry about his father’s reaction while she reassures that he will be delighted, noting he always is. The exchange centers on their engagement and anticipated support from family.
Philadelphia report states Rear Admiral George W. Melville United States Navy retired engineer polar explorer and war veteran died of heart disease after a Friday illness following a dinner. He fell ill at home and remained in coma until death.
SAFE IN THE MOUNTAINS reports the Allen gang, responsible for the massacre of Carroll county officials, remains at large two thousand feet above sea level in the Blue Ridge mountains, defying efforts to apprehend them.
A humorous exchange about a man who never married. He recalls nearly asking a woman to marry him, but she refused, and he calls himself a fool for being excused. The dialogue plays on stuttering repetition and light self deprecation.
Vallejo California Commander Henry T. Mayor said the news of the cruiser fleet being sent from Hawaii to China came as a surprise with no prior hint at Mare Island. Capt. Stanley added no orders to rush vessels or prepare ammunition for China, and only the Denver could sail but lacks a crew.
A witty exchange lingers with a diplomat quip about asking for a kiss and the playful twist that follows. The humor hinges on a clash of expectations and clever wordplay.
Many children suffer illness and feverishness. The advertisement claims the powder breaks colds in 2% hours relieves teething pain and stomach troubles while moving bowels and destroying worms. It notes mothers have used it for years and offers samples RM Address A.8 Olmsted LeRoy NY and druggists sell it for 2 cents.
Quip on competitive tea skirmish yields a pun about a drawn battle. The exchange underscores playful banter over who wins in a mock tea duel.
Boston reports authoritative estimates show a total wage increase of $10,000,000 for New England textile workers over the next 12 months. Woolen mill payroll at $79,000,000 will rise by about $5,600,000 and cotton mill operatives by $5,000,000 as wages advance with the current uplift.
An obscure health claim asserts a product called PROUDINT MENT cures itching bleeding and protruding piles in six weeks though the text shows severe promotional tone. It also includes a quote from Jeremy Taylor and a quip about truth telling, reflecting miscellaneous content.
Secretary of State Knox urged President Taft to press for Senate consideration of the Nicaraguan loan convention, a measure stalled in the foreign relations committee for over a year amid appeals from the Nicaraguan people.
A city Jew in Catra recalls a London tale where he outsmarted the young Duke of Westminster and Lord Ricksavage in a jewelry shop. The exchange shows the elder man replying in a witty mix of languages, leaving the duke and his companion discomfited.
The charity ball drew praise for its glamour with gowns described as costing at least a half million. Attendees celebrated a total near seven hundred thousand dollars raised for charity.
New York police after a week of detective work cannot identify the bomb maker or sender in the Rosalsky apartment explosion. Similarities to the February 2 killing of Grace Taylor suggest the same hand authored both attacks, pointing to a man possibly near insanity.
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