The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
Judge Hoadly Opens the Ohio
Campaign at Hamilton.
Opposed TO Prohibition, but in Favor Of
Regulating the Abuses of the
Liquor Traffic.
The Tariff and Other Public Ques-
tions sDiscussed-New Hamp-
shire Senatorship.
HIO DFMOCRAs.
An hmm ense Gathering to Ratify the Recent
NeminRtions-Judge Hoadly's speech.

An hmm ense Gathering to Ratify the Recent
EeminRtions-Judge Hoadly's speech.
HAMILTON. O., July THE arrangements for an
outdoor meeting for a ratification of the nomina-
tions of the Democratic State Convention to night
were interfeTed with by rain, and the meeting was
held in the German Society Hall, which was insult
fcient to hold the crowd gathered from the city
and brought in by special trains. General Van
derveer presided at the meeting. He stated that
he had dispatch from Senator Pendleton saying
he could not be present on account OF Ill health.
Judge Hoadly was greeted with cheers when in
troduced. and began by saying he was here as the
representative of the old Democracy OF Butler, as
old as Jefferson, but vet that. God willing,
it shall newly occupy the Offices of this State and
Nation Paying high personal compliment to his
opponent Judge Foraker. he said that the rcket
was nominated TO follow the Old beaten path.
Of of all T1S the s Bitter personal ~ attacks dss
as to character snd belief. But he had no quarrel
with the personDlel OF the opposite party, but
would hold high conflict with the principles OF the
Republicans. He then procs eded 10 consider the
Republic an platform, saying he wished to avoid
making keynote speech, as last years effort in
that direction by Governor Foster disastrous.
Taking the first declaration OF achievements of the
Republican platform lie said the party had the
habit OF getting back to the future and 10 point
with pride to the past. He had some knowledge
of that past. He then continued 10 read humor-
Gus Iarapbrase OF the pafioim as II ought TO be
written. He in(luded among these achievements
the theft OF the Presidency whisky ring Star
Route fraud. destruction Of the Navy and oil mer-
csntiie marine. river and haib0r stesliDgs. etc.
Thefe furnished. he said. reasons why Chase and
Greeley and thousands 9t good republicans should
leave the party. To illustrate the difference be-
tween the two parties he referred g. the four great
political prose since the War The first was
ibe Impeachment Of johnson; II was malicious;
failure; the third has just come to
naught; the fourth was not iniugurated
Twee u con option in New York. This act of purif-
cation WIS done by Samuel ]. nlden, OF New
York. Republicans failed 10 punish their thieves;
Referring to the tariff plank of the Republican
platform, he said II wsS not lu line 10 might TO
discuss this. but he would soon do so. He be-
ljeved the Democratic view expressed in its plat
form was Gods truth. Speaking Of the wool
tariff plank, ht laid il was singular the Rcpuoli-
can party condemned IFS ewn action / 4 this re-
gsrd He confessed that il wrong in cutting
down the wool tariff: was good reason for pun
iShment OF the Republican party. He dealt with
this sui ec by ridiculing the declaration that the
wool tsIlf sheuld be restored at the first possible
nrison ccntyect system he said mis- was rebeilon
OF the Reyr bliesn party against it's own legisla-
tfre. The abolition of prison contract labor was
lature.
In regard to LIQUOR traffic and the Endorsement OF
the Scott law he said the platform approves the
Scott law as ii is. Starting with the proposition
that that which is intrinsicaly wrong is not sub
ject OF compromise, but when acting is wrong,
when abused, duty Of citizen is TO regulate IT, the
crime against woman is per sc, wrong and deserves
no compromise in lis treatment, but drioking a
glass of wine, beer or whisky is wroDg when 1t
to prohibit is revolution of private
right and is wrong. IL he. believed
with the PrObibitiOniss that all alcohol is poison
that the Savior converted water into poison at Cana
then he could go with the PrOhlbitionists with
all his force to have prhibiiion. Believing that
intempeance consists not in the use but the abuse
of alcohol, he believed in graduated license sys
tenn that should bear some proportion TO the
amount Of the ratfic and to the amount Of injury
the traffic msy DO. The Scott law makes no dis
tinction, but says any man for $500 may N AXE
as many drui ksr0s as ne can. The license could be
revoked in cases OF abuse 1t was his honest ODin-
ion that the bill that withdraws the dram shop
law is not temperance measure. It VIII not re-
claim drunEaid in the State. No man IN Ohio
hated the abuses OF intemperance more than he,
and no man in Ohio would go farther than he TO
protect citizens IN the proper use OF intoxicating
liquor.
Referring to the first amendment submitted for
the taxation OF liquor traffic, he declared he could
not understand its meaning as. to the prohibition
cision of the Supreme Court makes such
amendment unnecessary, as under that decision
the Legislature has already power TO prohibit
traffic in intoxicating liquors, and TO prove it he
resd from the Supreme Court opinion in the Scott
law decision BY partly reasoning every argume at
used with regard TO the sale il applies To the man.
ufacluIe. he charged the Republicans with trying
TO cOnciliate the temperance men by making them
believe the taxation of saloons will reduce their
number and with trying 10 conciliate PFoh1ol-
tionists by submitting the prohibition amend
ment. on the other hand the repeal of the dram
shop law was an appeal to the liquor men.
He declared the right principle for dealing with
the liquor traffic the regulation OF its abuses. and
not otepTohibition. Believing in the principles of
old Jt feIsonian Democracy, which shall control
the new Democracy about to be ushered into
rover, he asked support for the Democratic state
ticket
He was frequently spplauded during the deliv-
cry OF the address, and was followed by Hon.
Ifsae NJ. Jordan and Others.