Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-08-04
rnE STORY or A CONTRACT.
Conclusive Evidence OF the Go opera
tion or the Brewers with the
npmOcrntic pnrty.
trrom Ohio State Journal, July 2s, 1921

that the Democracy would not want for
money to conduct the campaign this year,
because in addition to the usual and ordi.
nary sources of supply the brewers would
give them $4,000, provided the platform
OF the party was satisfactory. This was
published In the STATE Journal on the
day following, and has never been contro-
verled. Another statement which we have
IRON an equally authentic source is TO the
effect that the brewers contribution this
year would be $4,000, but next year,
when the amendments 10 the State Consti-
tuition were among the campaign issues,
they would give 100000 to the Demo-
cratic fund, provided it continued to be
subservient to the liquor interests.
CHAPTER 1I-coMpLIANcE BY THE PARTY
OF THE FIRST PART.
| In .he committee on Resolutions of the
Democratic State Convention, General
Warner, member of the committee from
the Fifteenth district, introduced the tol-
lowing:
Resolued-That we are and always have
been in favor of the largest liberty of the
citizen consistent with public order and
the rights OF others, and opposed to all leg
islation merely sumptunry, but recognizing
the excuses and evils that would result
from unrestricted traffic in Intoxicating
liquors, we believe the best interests of So
ciety require that this traffic should be
subject to such regulation by law, sanction
ed by the Constitution, and properly Ell
forced, as will repress and prevem these
evils, and that it should be made to bear
its just share OF The burdens of taxes.
The author of the resolution advocated
Its adoption with all the zeal and persis-
tency he could command for two hours
going so far as to caution those members
OF the committee who were in favor OF
lodging the question in the platform, that
unless the party planted itself squarely ON
a tena BILE position, the liquor interests in
another year or so would have to face the
rugged issue OF prohibition. But the
committee was organized for purpose,
and that purpose was the replenishment of
the depleted treasury OF the party, and all
General Warmers power OF eloquence
availed nothing against such case of
necessity. The result WAS the adoption Of
the following weak, pointless and unmean-
ing resolution:
That the Democratic party has ever
maintained and still steadfustly adheres to
the doctrine of the largest liberty con-
sistent with the public welfare, and is op-
posed to legislation merely sumptuary.
This was the contract complied with on
the part OF the party OF the first part, the
Democratic party, and nothing was left to
be done but to secure a compliancNon the
part of the managers of the saloon interest
| CHAPTER III-sTAGE MANAGEMENT.
The State Journal Of yesterday morn.
ing contai ned, among its personal items
the following thrilling intelligence, CLEAN
ed from the lips OF the truthful and dis
tinguished individual to whom it refers
Hon. John G. Thompson went out to
West Jefferson yesterday evening to call
on relatives.
The same issue of this paper, in the
item following the above, also gave the
following interesting information:
Hon. Clark Irvine, of Mt. Vernon
Chairman of the Democratic State Cen III
Committee, is in the city.
Innocent items, both, 10 the careless
reader, and little calculated to excite cur
iosity or comment, but your veteran poll
ticansis "sly, sir, devllish sly" and Jongee
is veteran Of the veterans. His call OIL
his country cousins at West Jefferson
must have been OF the briefest and mos
unsatisfactory character, which fact, how
ever, the world might not have known bu
for the omnipresent and omniverous news
paper man.
The Enquirer of yesterday morning con
tained the following:
, Mr.. Clark Irvine, Chairman of tn
} Democratic State Central Committee, an,
: Messrs. John q. Thompson and jacob
; Meuser, OF tive State Executive Committee
are in this city.
In order to fully identify all the dra
mats persona OF this narrative it is neces
, sary to state that the Jacob &. Meuser re
ferred to is not only member OF til
!. Executive Committee as stated, but he WI,
one OF the attorneys for the Brewers Assc
| citation in the contest before the Ohio Su
preme Court on the Pond law, and Ii
therefore occupies the lucrative and honor
: able position of being the attorney fc
e botli parties TO the contract referred I
e above. So much for the whereabouts c
: the Democratic representatives. We fin
d them Of one accord in one place. and tha
a place the headquarters Of free beer an
no Sunday"
i CHAPTER Iv-coMPLIANcE DY THE PART
l.. OF THE SECOND PART.
e The next inquiry which naturally aris.
s s," why are they there :" Again tn
= columns of the Enquirer, teeming an the
e do with all the news OF the day, furnisl
/. the solution in the following announc,
: ment:
e A State Convention of the Brewers
y, Ohio will be held at Eureka Hall, Degil