The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-02
BUCKEYE POLITICS.
SENATOR JOHN sAERMAN,s VIEWS
On the Political Situation In oAIO-rAs Prospect
otA Full Rspublle.n yOts-Jadss Foraksr's
Chances for the Nomination : The
LIQuOr QusstlOa- issus'.

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MANSFIELD, o., June la correspond
ent interviewed Senator John Sherman oil
the political situation in Ohio today: b
"Does yeur information lead you to lool
for Judge Foraker's nomination." askec
the correspondent.
"That seems to be the drift Of feeling"
Speaker Hodge says they talk In Cleve
land Of urging the candidacy Of State
Treasurer, Turney for the second place or
the ticket 5ai ..H .40u-
J!t.The two names wonld be very strong
with either one in either place. Mr.. Turney
could not,take the stump, but he could
bring TO the ticket support from a populous
and influential class; class whose votes
either party would be proud to haye-the
workingmen. That will be our aim: to
nominate strong ticket, and having a
good cause there need be no fear Of the
result" i'm
"How doyou suppose the operation OF
the Scott law will affect the canvass should
the Supreme Court sustain III"
f"Its operation must be beneficial. It
will close two.thirds Of the saloons in the
State. We must expect dissatisfaction in
the cities, but the great body Of the people
favor temperance measures. They know
that this law must conduce 10 moral
thn int ,11t
antagonistic to the Republican position
last year can not summon their former
strength. They have no cause now except
a selfIh one, while our position can not
be assailed on any such ground. The win.
ter's legislation was intended for the moral
welfare OF the State, and will be so recog.
nized. ieel very sure that the majority
OF voters will not hesitate between side
whose victory would encourage and give
free rein to those'engaged In this traffic and
our side, which aims at restriction and
temperance. The issue, have no doubt,
will draw. out a full Republican vote. The
vote. last year was very light
aHad you noticed thatit was heavier by
5000 than the poll of 1882"
"Yss; but In 1881 there was no canvass
worth speaking OF. Toe Democrats we're
hampered by weak candidate, and Gar.
fields sickness aud death added to the dis.
inclination to make q fight Not more
than three or four important speeches were
made Ia the campaign. The tirst one, l
think, was made by me, and by an un.
fortunate coincidence, on the very night
that Garfield died"
'sDo you think the vote will equal that Of
OF the Foster.E Ewing campaign OF 1879,
when, it was over $4,000 2"
l"Perhaps 50. That was a very full vote
for the State election, although at the gen.
eral election in 1880 there were d55, 900 votes
But party z al ran high in the election OF
1879 and both sides brought out unusual
strength for State election" I
"Have you tried TO analyZe last years
votewith a view oil locating Republican
detection and apathy?'
analysis or FORMER voTEs.
"That would be difficult, although to the
10000 Democratic majority Cincinnati
contributed 10000 and Cleveland 6,OOO.
Both were reversals. 1t doesn't require
much figuring to locate or analyze that.
Leaving out Cincinnati, Cleveland, Day.
ton and Columbus, the Republican ma
jority elsewhere throughout tho State was
about as usual for an of year. The Dem
ocratic following this year in those cities
will be much reduced, we think, because
OF the nature OF the issues. Last falls
vote indicated simply transfer Of
public sympathy in certain localities
upon certain issue. II was spasmodic
change, but the stu ,tion having agaiu be.
come normal. or rather having shifted in
our favor, because of the position and
motives OF the two parties to which re.
ferred, think we may reasonably look, II
not for a reversal Of last years results In
the cities, at leas! for such modification as
with on assured heavy country vote will
bring us success"
"Do Won think that the liquor tax law as
a purely legal or constitutional proposition
will Withstand assaull?'
1T will, OF course, be assailed on that
ground. lthiEk 1t will be difficult to sep.
ara,e its moral and legal bearings in the
minds oi the people. A tax is not neces.
sarily license. A law that imposes tax
upon certain business and permits per-
SON paying the tax to enter the business is
perhaps susceptible Of the construction
that the tax Is in the nature Of license.
But fairly it seems to me that
tax and license are not inseparable.
Here is traffic that people think
ought 10 be taxed. We cannot author
liza any one to enter into 1t, but under this
law we can prevent any one going into it
unless upon payment Of the tax. Hence
we cannot license, but we can tax. The
distinction Is one that must appeal to pub
lie sentiment The mas ot the people
recognize the Importance Of restrictive
law, and II the constitutionaIity OF this law,
framed with the view oil restriction by
means ofa tax, should be affirmed, l am
satisfied that voters will sustain the party
that passes the law"