, 1881-04-19
OHIO.

How tlso Legislature fl1n. Endangered
Republican Supremacy In the ,Stntc-
Tho Liquor Question LII Its Political
1fclnl9ous--A 4teer Combination, of
proiifOittonlstsa and Wlsgsky.He1lerH.
spfciat C"rr<ttot.tttaee oS The Uatc.tca Tribune.
CoLUslltus, o.. April ln-It Is perhaps hut
NATURAL, Nrliieving So great II yictury III
tho Ohio Republicans did last full, that the
party lenders should even now glory OYER
the sitcccss t1len nttntlcd nlMl resolvo will,
universal! accort That tho purity will ngaln
triumph ut tho ncXt election. 1t ts nssli,nctl
by many very Intelligent gentlemen tint tic
salne Influences TINT contributed 80 much to
bring about tic Victory Of 1Ss9 viii ngniu
contribute to bring nl,Oltt the stccess of tlle
party III 1851; but right here. they make II
most fa!a,, bli.utser. : Thuy. fnil 10 c0nslucr
tllatn Republican I.eglsat,iru lllls been In
scsslon during tllu winter, al,d with great In.
dl'stry las not fNi!esl to work into the hands
OF tilt Democrats ut nearly every point. Wien
thu opportunity presented Itself. -: =
Wien th1 present GelIeral- -Assclnblymc
wcre ,splrants for office, two years s,Vcc,
nn!ny eleaEly. tatln'atetl that, rs soot as the
Republicans catno g. into 1,owur, some
!''e'saro should be passel, looking toward
lesselilrg the oyils resulting frUm the snIc Of
- AAu l h1't pGNllG NGlG
to support tlle Republican ticket ,l,tttcr tic
Impression TINT some measure would bo cir
rlcd through wliich,sit II dill nut stop tho
tratc, would nin to rcgnlate It; Mt all events,
nil effort Would bu lllade to lessen the evils
complatnclof. { -,,.:'.. -
Early last winter very large Prohibition
Convention wns held in tllls city, lasting two
or three days. q The Conventlons demands
upon the Legislature were of cO,lrse ul,-
reasonable, a,lu cou1d not bu sustained by
any say0 tho Nl0st radical ard nnc0,nprtl-
,Alslng Prohibition ngitntors; md ttmt
the Prahibltl0Nlsts wcre encouraged by DOM
acrattc politicians to mike thesg unrenso,,-
abe demands, Is well knuwll. Tho Demo-
cratB were well awnru that tho jmssage of
my act TINT tho lrohibltlnlltsts might li,s[st
lIit9ii would completely overthrow tho RE-
l!!hl!tAll purity ln the cunacst this fail; u.atl,
would cnMse ,llany RUpnbllcullA .:of rrohiGI-
tlan procllyitles 70 Al!pnort tho ticket put Ii,
nomination by thu l'roh!1it!ol,lsis; they wuyo
als9 silrewd cnough to. know tint lls,nu Of
'fl!e. i,9eal Option bill! GUNS up, Ntid, us
i!s,g'lt .he expected, WIS defeated. Soy
gl,,l t,'I oIer sared b'is H. sn, Mero intoduee,
dsieat @ sts 81 tsso ff aa'o @ rSsias ts,s whi wl
carse tEpDh tho Republicans, niltl represent
fro1lt tile stump, III localities wilcre ulp Fru-
nlh!tiola!sts NY, ~ the 'na]orlty, tlat tic
lllcHsnre %1s t!eleatcd. by tho Republicans;
TUG ln9st " It, Is not Q,!estlonetl.
!, Wnlle tllert may be 4 t1w Thousand pe0plo
III UtI!u wtio, WEttdeu to their views, Insist
~ uRnil i.oesi oMieii, tho; Ereas ,nass Of t,la
;sotlsetlng tint will regulate thu turin, md
Iiaee rssttletlo'!s Hpol. ttnsu .el,gagea iii tio
!'4unr hIHlnes*. II, should lc Nll.agsto0N
HhI,l t ta o., henst'tsion ct Vo slr!cty pro.
!!sant ,ll,9i. thu prcMlsus. II Is i Ques-
$atlon l,,s ~ 10 STRUT prohibtory laws tiga|.st
tilo sa!o IT llq!ur by ttto drink IN, lus Uho.
aoI'( as openIy. II ,the l'uckoya Stato ,,s ii
my other il, lhH Ulltol,, night nlil llay, ,ut
sven excepting .SI1nlay. Wl,tlv oil oitiisr iuH:
business enterprises, mechanics, alld tho nrta
Ply tHxeE ti,!o ta 60 @Gos'l'ty; anH stato trens.
nf dollars, b PLACED siae By siiu with cl.lrgl.-
prpperty. ailQ pays nUt 0MH l,lckUl il.t0 tito
e0!!.liy trenHttriGs;' Or fur the; support III the
lillytnAres y, which lls patrons i'laka up tho
WITH ylaw of regulating this traffic, Sui.
!sl0r Pond kunl1 lIlnu slnco introduced u bill
SsyllH y tax tpoll III! dealers ti liquors, mud
pg!H assta gsst5'rtE9s 1i9 ; p" the sale Of te
llhve not onty bceM Il 6nlllcu Ut reyci,,le, bit
would ut thu same time a,ayu clused nui,y i,
;9Y t!lye ~ every town allll city In the Sta,te
WhlN ~; "! tll4 n0t grant nny !leesiss to
tloN ut thu Constitution, 1t merely Imposed
tnx upon tl0sa tllat did, and in,la tliu Proso-
SgNt'':E g AttoFnoy ot sach county resnsnsll!e
passed the .StAtu SpNate, but failed Ii.
tlin it0tse, Wnero It Was tablea. An vtlnrt
Slt! bs lnI.o 70 tAku It ~, hut IT gueils tluta
". l!DWa'ay; Il !!cayy pressure balnx brought
" buar, Th0se lnyurtng tilu bill belong to
no p4rtteul.r Rnrty., Tue sentiment tllrullgil.
My at least a1Krt,on OF tlis taxes, -
~ dafeat this n,aAsNro Il, tho House, Il re-
ilArknllH sptsctne!e h presented itsHlf; tie
Wlltsky-stllprs ana thu rr0tlGltEol,lsls work
lng. shoulder, 10. shoulder to thu sumo
eiad.--ts.at Ut defeating the bIlt,-tho
iHr!ier hceanso It. would InInre
their business, mid the latter Oh the gruuiII
tlAt receiving Monoy from tllUso wiiu soiI
dla liuuor w0lltd By n federation, Ut tho eylI,
-~tha extreme prohibition elei,Iurt iluyi.lc
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