Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-28
CALICO CHARLEY.

ohic's Governor Relieves Himself on the
Political Quito i,---IIow He Proposes &c
Get the Democratic Party Into Hot Wa
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-Gov. Foster, of
Ohio, is in the city. Tonight, in chat
with the GLOBE correspondent, he gave his
views as to the future policy of the Repub-
Gcan party. with regard to the liquor ques-
ton more particularly.
ITO Begin" said the governor, 81 want
you to understand that my position with
reference to the liquor question is the
same that it was pending the canvass. I
have no reason to believe that was wrong
when We were making our fight last Octo-
Der. I am Tot prohibitionist. I do not
believe that we can legislate for the hu-
man passions. If man or woman wants
to drink whisky you cannot prevent them
by statutory provision, no matter if it be
in the nature of one of the old
blue laws. What 7 believe in, and
what shall recommend in my message
to the Legislature is a system Of taxation
for the saloons.''
''What specifically. governor, will you
recommend in your message?"
Il am not yet fully determined now. I
am revolving in my mind plan of ta-a-
ton. In the next campaign the Repub-
lican party doesn't want to be encountered
by the thousands of saloons, whose inHu-
ence was against them IN the last. If we
canl get a plan of taxation, the $4,000 or
$4,000 saloons will have to go to the WALL
"By way of diversion, governor, what is
the outlook for the Republican party for
the campaign next fall?"
sit all depends. II congress bungles,
of course, the effect will be depressing.
We have got to win the fight, though,
and think we will. To win we must not
drop the liquor question. Next years can
vass will, l think, settle the question
whether or not the Democrats are to gain
national power. II the Democrats carry
Ohio, and elect q governor and legislature
next October, to my mind it will prove
that they will elect a president in 1854.
We must win. The three great questions
which will enter the canvass will be the
liquor tax, the tariff, and civil service re-
form. think the present congress should
reduce the internal revenues and pass
Pendleton's civil service reform bill. The
plain people are waking up to the ques
ton of civil service reform. and want
something done. Although we were de-
feated in Ohio last fall, I believe now
we would have met defeat
even with the liquor question not an issue.
This talk of Jay Hubbellism methods
made a deep impression on the people,
and contributed in no small degree to
Democratic success"
''Why do you favor Pendleton's bill?"
''As politician favor it because, if the
Democrats gain national power it will al
low the Republican of1icehoiders now to
remain anyway, for seven years. I want
to see it passed before the present con-
gress dies.'
''Do you favor action on the tariff by the
Republicans of the present congress?"
mo, I do not. What would like to see
is reduction of the national revenue tax.
Let the Democrats handle the tariff when
tAty Ret lNtO iHe NOuSc. AS party man
I would like to see the president call
special session of the Forty eighth congress
on the 4th of March next, and let the Dem
ocrats fight over the tariff. The national
canvass in 1884 will be fought on the tariff
issue. If the Democrats will only main
tain the free trade doctrine we can elect
Republican president. Hence, want to
see them get into fight as soon as pos
sible, and for this reason favor an extra
session of congress"
sMay you not yourself be candidate
for governor in Ohio"
s'Oh,T may be, but don't want to be. I
want, however. TO see the Republicans win
because too much is at s:ake.''