The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-19
FRANK HURD.
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Congressman Frank Hurd, Of Toledo,
Ohio. Is at the Grand Pacific hotel. His
district is the Northwestern or Seventh
Ohio, and comprises 0ttows, Lucas. San
dnsky and Erie counties.
.What of the gubernatorial contest%
asked a reporter for the Times.
III Judge Hoadly does as well in the
rest of the state as in the northwestern
part be is certain of election. The indi-
cations are that the majority in that dis
ttict.wi not be less than 5000. The
democrats had about 10000 majority in
the State at the last election and think
there has been no falling OF. The party's
leaders in my district have been working
very hard for Judge Hoadley. much
harder, in fact than they might if he we're
able to assume the responsibility Of the
campaign, from which his illness 10 Phil
abel phia has prohibited him" 4
An afternoon paper puts you down as
saying: 'McIsean's ticket, which has
been virtually withdrawn because Of
Hoadley's strength. win serve to unite the
party more firmly than ever What did
you mean TO say1"
What mean 10 say is that l don't
know what 10 the devil that reporter
meantto say. As you know there are
two democratic tickets in Hamilton conn-
ty for local Offices. Well, the fact that
there are TIVE tickets will make Hoadly's
vote larger than if there were only one.
because it win bring ont the whole demo
cratic vote of Cincinnati. Understand, now,
that express no opinion of the merits OF
dement's OF the candidates on those two
legislative tickets, for know nothing of
the local quarTels of Hamilton eonnty.,s'a q.
Are you not singular ID cnnsidering
the Scott laE a. prshfAition laSskA- ~
THE Scott law is not a prohibition
law, and never alluded toit as such. 1t
is republican law, and we oppose it
because it is in violation of the state con.
stitution in that it first substantially gives
license to liquor dealers when that Ii
cense is prohibited by the fundamental
Law; and. secondly, imposes 5 tax of $500
on every saloon keeper in Ohio, iRdi-
rect eontrariety with the constitution,
which declares thai taxes shall be levied
On property only. The saloon keepers
are already paying taxes on the property
invested in their business, such as the
glassware, for instance But the state
ment that the republican Scott law givJs
license prohibited bF The Fundamental
law, mean to ssy thai the consultation
absolutely prohibits The giving OF license
to li9uor dealers, AMI that the Scott law
evsdes this provision Of the constitution.
Business | mag add must not be consid-
cred property. as it is the method by
which property is gained. AS against the
evasion OF the constitution of OHIO, the
democrats declare in favor of a wisely
graduated license system to be brought
about through an amendment Of the con-
stitution OF the state. On the one side is
the approved policy, of centuries and Of
all civilizsd nations, ana on the other is
the wisdom Of republican intolerance
Our opposition to the Scott law and to
prohibition are two of the strongest
planks in our platform"
AS to the tariff 2 =.s-sslssas-sa-s
Il have nothing TO say except that the
platform of the democracy of Ohio on
the question of tariff, especially so far as
the tariff on wool is concerned, is an eva,
sion Of that issue and Idoubt not that
the next national democratic convention
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viii declare, as it was pronounced in the
national conyentionsof 1876 and 1880, fol
tariff for revenue only. 49, 'sl - q
Who is your candidate for the presi-
dencyf" q Ftt..#a5l.
Il want to see the old ticket of rs in
the field in "a. TildeR'sage is no.obstacit
for he is now in better health than he wa:
in '76. Tilden is only 20. and vigorous,
Gladstone, on whose shoulders rests the
responsibility of dischsrging the duty OF
the most important Office nGreat Britain
is nesrlyg 81. and hss been i'll for somt
time Tilden isthe choice of majority
of his party, and the one question is
whether he will accept or not. Should
he copsent 70 run he would certainly be
elected. No other man in the party car
become a formidable candidate until Mr.
Tilden has finally announced his decision
in acceptance or in declination Of tht
nomination., E a
IF Tilden declines what then?7
ooh, that is entirely premature, and
know nothing about it. But my owl
idea would. be that If Mr.. Tilden declinet
absolutely. Mr. Abram s. Hewett woul'
be the most available man in the party.
Is there a probability, do you thinl
of TiIden's bringing forward anothe
candidate in the event of his refnsa
himself to be cannidate?" m
None whatever. Some assert he
trying to delegate bis influence to others
but he can't apd won't. am earnestl,
for Tilden, and | think would not as
sumo to dictate to the party as to VIII
they should support if he were not I
candidate ~ - ~ IL
"Who are the personsof whom it i
whispered 10 thetinhcrcireless Of demo
cracy that they may be delegated Tllden'
inNuence" E'
''Oh, some of the eastern. papers hav
been taikingsof several men shah no
speak Of you. I've said more than II.
ought to. .
Tell me your views as to the speaker
ship of the next house?"
favor Carlisle, of Kentucky, as bein
the strongest candidate And / wan
to say here that the statement that
said, Anybody to beat Randall is tn
cry among most democrats is as at
surd as most of the remainder of tn
report of the interview with me-
oppose Randall simply because he
not in sympathy with the prevailin
sentiment of the democratic party on th
question of tariff, and I should suppoI
Carlisle. Cox or Springer, or any othe
candidate who believes in revenu
tariff in preference to Mr. Randall.
do not believe it is possible that an
man OF Mr.. Randal's views on til
tariff can receive a majority in the eau
Gus of the DEMOCRATS of the next nous
of representatives. EKE ~
WIDE AWAKE DRUGGIEs