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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1885
Page
4
The document outlines a platform on prohibition of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, enforcement of laws without fear or favor, civil service reform, prudent use of public funds, and a free, unrigged ballot immune to fraud and coercion. It emphasizes integrity in government and elections without machine influence.
A Prusaic critique stirs debate over the saloon system. The opinion argues the system is dormant and requires awakening to address its perceived flaws and influence on governance.
The HeraLp analyzes how HeraLp stacks against other Wayne County publications. It urges prompt subscription and asserts confidence in the results of the comparison.
Governor Heapty told the Ohio Legislature that without a submitted and adopted license amendment the next step would be Prohibition. The remark signals readiness for subsequent action.
Prominent Ohio Prohibition leaders prioritize party loyalty over the cause, denouncing Democrats and Republicans for their affiliations while courting the same political nets. The piece critiques their hypocrisy and political maneuvering.
Ohio Democratic leaders, focused on distributing Federal offices, have not set the date for the State Convention and pay little heed to the local political situation.
A Cincinnati Gazette report alleges the Democratic party plans to declare for Prohibition this fall to win whiskey and beer votes for the Republican party. The writer accuses Halstead of crafting the story to sway voters.
The author warns that the saloon system rests on a volcano of public opinion. Eruptions are foretold as signs appear, threatening to bury the state’s infernal system deeper than cities at Vesuvius’s foot.
Wayne county treasurer Harry McClargsy is named by supporters as a probable Republican nominee for State Treasurer. Described as brave wartime soldier, efficient county official, and popular businessman, he is urged for promotion to the statewide post.
The Voters Union Convention meets in Columbus next Wednesday to unite temperance supporters from all parties. Differences exist on strategy, but delegates should compare views and reach a firm conclusion to stand together in the fight.
The article argues that government service should operate like a business, with merit and fitness determining appointments and tenure. It asserts reform is beneficial and should be expanded, criticizing machine politicians for opposing it.
The Twenty fifth Annual Convention of the Brewers of the United States is underway in New York City with fifteen delegates from every state present. Mayor Grace New York delivered the welcome, then the band played as beer flowed, while a cautionary note about prohibition loomed over the festivities.
A reader and editor dispute the Scott law’s wisdom, detailing eight criticisms of its approach and impacts on liquor control in Ohio. The Union Conference of the East Ohio Synod reports lively sessions with essays on liturgy church order and Protestant hymnody, plus a summary of Harvard and campus debates on student-faculty arbitration. a separate note covers Good Templar inquiries to President Cleveland about District of Columbia liquor regulation.
Excerpted words from Dr Thomas Guthrie of Scotland in Memoirs Vol I reveal seven years of ministry in a bleak Edinburgh area. He recalls misery crime and the vice of drunkenness as the root of societal ruin and infant mortality, urging action to curb the evil.
Mary Gramling died May 9 1885 in West Lebanon Wayne Co aged 8 years 2 months 3 days. Born in Lebanon Pa she moved with husband John Gramling to a farm south of West Lebanon in 1831. She outlived her husband and died of paralysis amid old age. Surviving children count four from nine total with thirty four grandchildren and thirty seven great grandchildren. A Church of God member all her days she was noted for hospitality to ministers. Funeral by Rev El M Beck from Neb 11 13 before a large congregation.
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