New-York tribune., 1882-09-27
CINCINNATI POLITICS.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION CAUSING MoOh
CONFU ION.


yoTE-VOICE OF TIE PRESS.
trpov SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlHVNE'l
Cr>cIxyArI Sept. 21.-The politics OF tins buSy
c,tv except that which appears IN the newspapers
does not lie on the surface of thinge. and TO DC
found must he searched for. The Industrial Expo
sition. a display OF which the people are juS'V
nroud is now in full tide, and the making hu'' '"S
and selling Of merchandise, and the patronage "a
o~,,stic and scnsuous amuscmcnts, offered to TINS
fun-loving people IN such variety, are as u>lai '"'
chief ahsorbents of public attention. The poi'lcnS
br orofession and the men whose husness interests
arc threatened bv the temperance movement seem 10
share All the anxiety incident TO TINS miluE
chaotic canvass between them. Inc W.T.
man VOTER knows full wei the lSSu'
he knows that great political party "'"'o con-
demn him - be-r-thirstiness one day IN seven 'u'
the fact does not disturb hs ph egnatc men'aii'y'
D,d he not arise in his might ihree days aiter 'ne
massage of the Pond law and ad minister staggrr-
inc rebuke to the party which had gwen III"
offence Did he not reverse the ,coh0lIi"h Oh '"i'
900, affirs in this Republican city in such manner
that il 1, b,canc temporarily, Mt least, Democratic
CITY bv 5000 maiorityG Has he not witnessed m
moved and undsturbei the rise, and he believes
The downfall of q "woman's temperance move
re,tr and 4 Murphy movement designed 20 IN
terf.rc with his pleasures; and have not all laws
nassed through the influence OF temperanc7
and prohibition people been utter ana aoSo-
lute f.ilnrcs IN this city lhe danger 10
Too remote 70 canse him apprehens n. He
will. three weeks hence. walk mp to the poHs
and again express his sentiment OF aversion Ior ta'
,vbich be bel,eves 10 be Republican fanatlcsin-
and that is about all there Is TO 1t SO Iar as ho Is
concerned up to this time. The German element Is
boweycr still an uncertain quantity, for 1t IS not
fnllv known whether that part of it which has
hitherto been Repu0lic viii now vote against the
Republican Secretary If State as an expression OF
oninion and demoust ration of power in the alb
stroct white supporting the other Republican nom
inees or vote against tho entire Republican ticket
State. Congressional and County, a. against things
with which il has an open war
Unul quito recently, none OF the ke-
publican politicians in the State have dared
10 express hope that either OF the
Repnblican candidates for Congress in this
city could be elected; but the opinion is occa-
sionally heard tha, Major BUtteriied has chance
of pulling through 1t was Governor Young who
In spea KING of ms own chances for election to Con
press In case he should he rcnOminaed, sad that the
louor Issue would not injure him, for The Germans
knew he was a believer in the restrictive laws out
an opponent of theT enforcement 10 some extent
this must he the creed of any Republican candidate
in Cincinnati who cares for success. Major Buier-
field is universally known in his district and uni
yersaly popular He avoids the hquor Issue upon
the reasonable ground that Congress cannot control
the subject III the TemOtest degree. Should the
Nouor men succeed as they are trying 70 do, III
forcing the issue upon him, his vote womb De oi-
vided and his election made improbable.
Candidate Amor Smith, of the other Cincinnati
district laDors under the same disadvantage with
the added drawback OF coldnesS on the part OF
Governor YOunG's friends who were disappointed in
MIR. Smiths nomination. He too, is popular, a
skilful organizer and hard worker.
The attitude Of the great newspapers remains as
at the beginning. Mr. Halstead believes that the
position chosen by the Republican party leaders was
uuwse in he extreme and il IS stating it mildly to
say that BE doubts their sincerity as temperance re-
formers. lie mas called down upon himself and his
paper the attacks of Republican papers through
ont the state, and repays his Indebtedness thus
created IN vigorous terms. Editor Richard Smith is
q little more radical as temperance man than the
majority of the Republican party leaders, and if it
be true that the party has been forced into It's
present atuude. his paper Is one OF the influences
which have led 10 that result. He has just re-
TUNED from New-York, " here he spent few days
last week upon private business. Taking car
Tiage for the train on sunday evening. he found
he bad a short time to spare, and, in company with
friend drove through the streets at the lower end
of Ncw-Yo.k City which foru tie river border
those usually noisy localities, all the liquor
saloons Loug closed. lie conrasted this safe
OF things with Cincinnati, where Sunday
night is made the eliminating occasion OF un-
bounded joity. lie said Fit Is possible to enforce
Sunday law in such city as New York II certainly
is in Cincinnati. and to this end he Is working,
might and main. He is absent from the city
making Republican speeches, by appointment
of the state Executive Committee
A. in the Republican party there are various
shades Of opinion upon the liquor question, ranging
from prohibition 10 local option and license,
there are differences amon- the Democratic leaders
in regard to The position the party should take upon
the same question ranging from license and legisla
tive control on the hand, TO absolute non-nter
ference on the other. Senator Pelrl ,:On in his
opening speech al Mt. Gilead three weeks ago took
ground that there was no temperance issue, and
thai the subject only entered into this canvass as
disturbing element between Republican factions
In a short conversation with the writer yesterday
he rcayowed this opinion with emphasis.
Judge IIoadly. who stands 1t the head Of tho in
oinnan Bas, and is 10 less eminent than Scna-
tor Pcndlctou in the councils of the Democratic
party said 10 he writer to-day that IN is opinion
the party would make grave mistake if it failed
10 accept the Issue now and MAKE stand ia favor
of fair and equl hcensr law. lie said he had long
believed that the Republican we're being forced 10
the prohibition extreme ~tI ths 'e present was
the Democratic OppOrt. make record upon
which the y rty could stand ~.,r judge IoaGly
is of NeW-England origin. and man whose
habits and character such as to create in his
mind a prejudice in favor of the hquor->cllcrs
course. Ar ardent and observant Democrat, he
comes near, perhaps. TO being an impartial
student Of political forces any representative
party man can be. As such his opinion is interest
He sal ruo ur,I
In Cincinnati, each OF whom, with his wife and
chlldrcn lXes I'M q single rnnm or in turn ron...-