The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-28

Governor VINO would protect them IN SelllIS
untaxed whisky, He gave them to under
stand ST. III would be the case. He made his
contract, but has failed to deliver, and they,
of course, are absolved from the duty of vot-
ing for him. The decision of the Supreme
Court helps to make it certain that the Re-
publicans will carry the State by a sweeping
majority.
THE TAXPAYERS AWAKENING.
Evansville Journal,
1t is evident that the taxpayers of the
country are awakening to the fact that the
saloon business is an expensive luxury to
the body polite, increasing the cost OF State
and municipal government in every way,
and they are beginning to see the necessity
of making the saloons bear some proportion
of the increased burden of taxation growing
out of their business. The more this ques-
ton is discussed in its financial bearings
the greater will be the number of advocates
of high license, not only in Ohio but in every
other State. With the Scott tax law in Ohio
and the high-license law in Illinois all the
low dens" will naturally drift into Indiana,
where, in cities like Evansville, the trade IS
comparatively free. Already the cities OF
Indiana are filling up with this class OF
saloons, and they will multiply alarmingly
if not checked with sue wholesome and
judicious laws as have been enacted in the
two adjoining States.
WHAT WILL THEY DO ABOUT IT?
Cleveland Herald.
The Scott liquor-tax law is now in full eff
feet on the statute books, and will be en-
forced. What do the Democratic leaders,
organs and speakers propose to do about 1t?
viii they advocate its repeal? 1t imposes a
lower tax than is imposed and paid without
protest in other States, even where strongly
Democratic. Will the Ohio Democracy de-
mand its repeal? 1t will place millions of
dollars in the public treasury to tighten the
burdens of the general taxpaying public
burdens greatly increased by the existence of
the liquor traffic. Will the Ohio Democracy
insist that the whole burden be again borne
by the general taxpaying public, and the
liquor traffic go free as before? Will Judge
Hoadly take the stump for the repeal of the
liquor-tax law?
A VERY IMPORTANT IF"
Cincinnati News journal.
If the wealthy brewers should themselves
pay the license for their several patrons,
receiving in return a guarantee of continued,
perhaps increased, patronage, the new law
would not prove so very burdensome after
all. Even the humblest saloon-keeper
would have no reason TO grumble at it. If
the brewers do this thing it will be hard to
tell how the number of saloons in Cincinnati
is to be at all diminished.
THE LAW WILL BE AcoUIEscED IN.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The law will, of course, be acquiesced in
now by all concerned. Some Will comply
only through grim necessity, but we feel
that a majority will be moved in the matter
by the spirit which governs the la~w-abiding
citizen. There will be much discussion as to
the merits of the law, and the effect of the
decision on the politics of the year can be
better estimated a few days or weeks hence.
NOTICE To sALooN-KEEPERs.
Ohio State Journal.
But should they (the saloon-keepers) con-
niue their stupid and unreasoning hostility
to the law, and DEFY its provisions whenever
it can be safely done, they will only in
crease the large and rapidly growing public
sentiment which demands more stringent
measures for the suppression of a traffic
which the enlightened public sentiment of
the world recognizes as an unmiXed evil.
AsNARL AT THE COURT.
Cincinnati News Journal.
For the first time in American history
supreme judges sat upon the constitutionality
of the platform on which they were running,
and on which depended their offices, honOrs
and emoluments. The Republican court a
year ago decided unconstitutional that which
the Republican court of to-day declares con-
stitutional.
THE PRINCIPLE AT STAKE.
Judge Foraker
The decision is only what I expected. 1
have been of the opinion all along that the
law is constitutional. 1 read with care the
brief on both sides, and, while the points
made against the law were able, | was salts
fled they were not well taken. This opinion
was wholly independent of any personal in
terest in the question. | have not rad so
keen a personal interest in the question as
many imagine, for | have not regarded it as
important to the campaign. My idea has
been that it is the principle of taxing the
liquor traffic that was at stake, and not this
particular State.
INsUREs REPUBLICAN SUCCESS.
Governor Foster.
1t strengthens us, and insures success in
this falls fight. 1t was just the thing needed
to make our position i~mpregnable. The
State will be carried by &c, 200 majority this
fall, and by the Republican party. The
Germans as q body will not vote. with us, but
the better order of them will, All Germans
are not saloon-keepers. Not only will it
help us now, but it places the Republican
party on a consistent, honorable platform.
and such will win" Ex-President Hayes
agreed with the Governor in every particu-
lar. Daily the situation grows more hopeful.
DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING ELSE.
f. w, johnson. Mr.. Hoadly's Law Partner.
The decision is no more than | expected
from a Supreme Court two members of
which are on the Republican ticket. Be
sides that, the chairman of the convention
which nominated them, John Sherman, de-
clared that the Scott law would be found
constitutional. How could l have expected
a different opinion from the one that has
been rendered?
Consolidation of Revenue Districts.