New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-06
BRIGHT PROSPECTS IN OHIO.
REASONS WHY GENERAL GRosvENoR THINKS RE-
PUBLICAN SUCCESS CERTAIN.

REASONS WHY GENERAL GRosvESoR THINKS RE-
PUBLICAN SUCCESS CERTAIN.
General Charles II. GrosveBOr, OF OHIO, rs nc
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he arrived with his
dau inter from Boston yesterday. To TRIBUNE re-
porer called MIN To learn his opinions touching
the pending political canvass In his Stale General Gros
yenor said
&" have no doubt that the Republicans will carry the
iats BIZ decided IN lority of reasons for
thr king these In the frat place the iaetthat We
were oeten by only $4,000 votes IL the strongest
assurance ] want that NO viii succeed TINS
hill. and lust as Il went into force.
ad before the people had chance TO Judge of IT. merits
or emerts the Supreme Coar OF the state decided TO
be unconstitutional The effect OF thu vss that we had
the relentless organized opposition OF the Liquor and
beer interests OF the State Tho law was n crude
pascripryv and illogical ono 1t taxed the liquor seller
and compelled him give bond 10 paw the tax and
vct made mis- business unlawful IL retained on the
statne books an old Jaw. passed b. Democratic Legs
ature ia 1851 tina. made IL crime 10 sell hsuor maj
MA 20 De frank II. premises where IL was soo' inc
hquor interest cried thai II was an outrage NOT
wit staining all that, we're only beaten 10000 votes
In aat rcsu e. compared with tne votes on Foster ana
,.ooh 1.,t.x tUos years ago we lost $4,000
Votes. There change OF 5000 votes
In shog4 and Hamilton Counties alone and loooOo
yoters SAID at and didn't vote ut ALL III rs my
auon that 80 per cent OF that number were krpubh
eau. wno did not want 10 vote ths Democfahe uokee
AMI vould not vote The Republican because they did not
indorse the atttuds Of the parry the liquor question:
rnere way account for the fact that We were no
braten 900 votes except ASSUME that very CON
siderabe pr portiOn OF odiIme Democrats Votei Win
tue Republicans tho liquor question Know IN
fact that many H. and have been assured that In
Columbus alone 300 old Democrats voted tue Republican
Ticket"
that was the situa sad result last year, what
ia IL fair to assume will tho result thiss We have
now the scott Jaw. II was passed as an exciusVcy
Republican ard partisan measure. receiving
only one Democratic vote In tue Legislature
and meeting the combined opposition Of the Democratic
prcs all over STATE This law has gone into elect
aud been sustained ny the Supreme Court. In my
op.nIon Il will prove TO be The NEST popular measure
ever placed upon tne books OF Ohio. and bring
gratitude aud fame 10 the author, Dr. James Scott oil
Lebanon. IL In simply q tax law which permits any
body 10 engage the sale OF liquors and beer wbo can
the tax makes the lien on the real estatc
OIL which business IL done IL repeais the statute OF
1854 and thereby protection to the liquor seller
While Il N unpopular VITA the brewers OF beer TOT
oby,ous rsasons IA popular with the dealers generally
for IL gives them a qassLrsspectability what Will be
the effect Of Tits lawi There will probably
| be $4,000 payments under II, and S2,oVO,ooo
aow ino tine local OF Oho IRON TINS source
ms money will relief Of toe oysrDurdsned
aI.payers Of the state the quas nls ny tue camp
OF the Children OF Israel The hquordealrrs are aDen
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money than aereioiore for 1000 TO 1900 dealers
viii be compelled to smut up tneir shopA In cincau
over $500 600 been collected already and where's
ust before tne LEGISLATURE adjourned u was tnouzhty
onr OF me best citizens OF CLcn1a that IL would DC
necessary 10 borrow 100000 iJr STRENGTHENING pur
poses SlOOOOO has already gone for tna wofh "meu
came tue TAX and needs no, W 70 o,l md
the rate OF taxation VIII undoubtedly De cut down
BILE form 10 repeal and dsstoy that law u gess INTO
nover ana judge uoady 10 nos only nied with tne i.
measure OF hostility tDas his parry feels ont Is away IN
advance OF IT, has denounced - as unconsuluuonA;
bseye the Repubi leans VIII be vlctorioaa IL a..
sThe result of Jns election Will eltEef Phcc I'll 'o
state Offices but enc In the control OF lIe . Ten
nlace. TO be filed Add ~ hs the fact tal tueo
Senator 10 be elected, and you SEQ that there Is
| tanoe enough IN the slso"on 20 oi nas been
mil vote in Ohio put tls Republicans nave carrier
state They are Just as able 70 Go !. now 40 tney
bave been. Judge foraEer va pop pnw,u~ ever since
shflty 10 rally tne wnoie strength OF the party ana NC
Is stroag tioset with sn Tns tnd States
senasorship ~ being Kept well In he p<c sh a. nave
are unIung together with unsnlltf buch ~ .5
hol ev men In Ono or anywhere else. put there
1 !. No, q partiee of Democracy about Dim. nfen
| row he Is kicking In the party sns Ia ,.e
aan,a wish 10 sps AK OF the alleged methsds py
.tsh ss antaiued tue nomin zion, ami don't peheso
TAI me ABOLITION John G. fhompson as iacs ., =,
~, inaar Hyadly - mol, was and never WIN %
rs,,rrraf His associations have always Decn VIZ
othsr man, and attrudc hitherto has peen h a.
nas 1890 svervboty knows thai aud he doesnt ucny
IL His campaigp viii be brilliant ana s.s sns
Tho fireworks will be inmens tss r be something
~nnderfn 10 behold, and great CROWDS VIII Turn ~
hear MIN speak but wncn tns wee "a va noo ras