The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-12-15
HYPOCRISY.


names. True, ca rose by any other
name would smell as sweet but if we
should call il by some other name, that
name might not indicate the smell, and
We would thus be practicing deceit and
falsehood, just as those journalists do
who tell their readers that the late dem.
ocratic victory was and ia whisky VIC
tory. The sin of deceit and falsehood
thus imposed upon the public, is as
heinous whether boldly and unblushing-
ly asserted. as in the case of the Iowa
State Register aud some other republican
papers, as it is in the case of the Pol.
aris, whose language is so constructed as
to impress the mind of the casual reader
that the charge is actually made, where
as, in fact, the uncandid editor has
left himself convenient loop-hole to
get out at, in case he should be called to
prove the allegation. Yes, not only
''some," but many of the exchanges OF
the Polaris must not like TO hear the
late democratic victories called whisky
victories, for, to say that only "some"
of them do not like it. would be equiv
alent to saying that many do like il.
But as the statement is false one, il
would be equivalent to saying that many
Of, the exchanges of the Polaris like an
untruth and endorse this sinfu.nesS Of
deceit and hypocrisy. Surely it is a
narrow-mindea spirit that would coua-
tenancs and give credit to the state
ment above referred to. The statement
was made Immediately after the Ohio
election that it was whisky victory,
but closer and moro careful investiga-
ton shows that the whisky question
was rather an incidental issue, ard
while some of the republican leaders
took the temperance side of the eues-
tion, other leaders equally powerful,
took the other side. Governor Foster
and the Cincinnati Gazette urged the
passage of sumptuaTy laws, while John
Sherman, Ex-Gov. I. L. Young. and
the Cincinnati Commercial took strong
and decided grounds against such laws.
Gov. Foster took decided grounds in fa-
vor of stringent license law, but not
In favor of prohibition. In order that
we may net be misunderstood BY our
readers, We quota the following Ian
guage from Gov. Foster himself, who
was in Washington CITY few days ago,
and made this statement of his views
and purposes
"To begin" said the Governor. 81
want you to understand that nay Eosi-
tion with reference to the liquor ques-
ton is the same as it was pending |
the canvass. / have no reason to be-
lisve that was wrong when we were
making our fght last October and had
we been successful | should recommend
The same measures to the Legislature as
now contemplate. j am not prohi-
/ do not believe that we can
egislate for the human passions. If a
nan or woE3an wants to drink whisky
'ou can not prevent them 10y statutory
provisions, no matter il it be in The ma
ure OF one of the old blue laws. What
believe in, and what shall recon-
aend in my message to the Legislature,
! system of taxation for saloons. The
lquor question is one that will not
own. If it can not be dealt with by
SO that there is restriction
a its sale, it must be dealt with by
hose who make the laws"
It viii be seen from the above that
ne real issue was the subject Of taxing
r licensing liquor dealers. A man
hight be temperance man and yet OPP
osed to high license in fact the ar
ument of prohibitionists is that the sale
{ ardent spirits is crime, and that
ur government has no moral or legal
ight to license a crime. But, ii. on
be other hand, it is held that the sale
( liquors is not crime, then they say
g sale should not be restrained by
igh license, or other unfriendly legisla-
ion. We suppose, however, that the
nind of the Po!Gris editor, Is still poi-
0ned with that false teaching which
as characterized republican journals
or years, to the effect that the republi.
an party includes within its party
ines all the moral worth, intelligence,
ntsrprise and public spirit of the conn
ry, while the democratic party is made
Up of criminality, ignorance, drunken
less etc. But the minds of fair-mind-
ID republicans are being rapidly disa-
'used on this point, and now when the
Polaris editor and those OF like ilk,
make such charges against the demo-
rate party they only succeed in wri-
ing themselves down as falsifers and
'landerers. The truth Is that in near
y all the States where elections were
held this fall the temperance issue was
not thouohk of No man &c sansa