National Republican., 1883-07-23

evade an issue. Its construction is by sec
tions that are to be respectively wheeled to
the front for free trade or protection as the
locolty may require. II is like the Indiana
school teacher who was willing TO teach that
the earth was round or fiat as the directors
might prefer. And this necessarily means
either that they cannot agree or that they
have not tho courage of their convictions,
and either is q sufficient reason why their APP
plcation for power should be denied them, rs
il will be-
The speaker then referred to and replied to
the recent speech of Judge Hoadly here, in
which he spoke Of the difference between the
two parties in their treatment of felons.
Judge Hoadly said there "had been fonr
great political prosecutions in this country
since the war that would illustrate that diff
ference They were the impeachment trial
of Andrew johnson, the prosecutions Of the
whisky ring, tho Tweed ring, and the star
reuters" Tho speaker, after disposing of the
first three cases. said of tho latter, in part
If these facts are not sufficient to satisfy
Judge Hoadly that the republican party Is
not at fault for failure TO convict the star
routers let me call his attention to some facts
about the first trial, when the jury disagreed.
If l am not mistaken, the jury at that trial
stood nine for conviction and three for ac-
quittal. And who are the men who were for
acqaittal2 1t will be sufficient to speak of
one of them. The foreman of that
jury was Mr.. William Dickson. He
is democrat and democrat of
intelligence and standing in his party. He
was for Tilden and reform in 1876. l have
been informed that he was then president of
the Tilden and Hendricks club in Washing
ton city, and have heard it said that he en-
joyed the promise of Mr.. Tilden that as q
reward for his services he was to be marshal
Of the District of Columbia when Mr.. Tilden
got to be president. He will doubtless be for
the old ticket and his marshalship in 1884.
But certainly the interests of Justice would be
safe with this distinguished democrat on tho
jury, and the foreman of it. But how did he
stand2 He was for acquittal, and not only
was he for acquittal but it would seem that
he was for acquittal for revenue only--for he
has since been indicted by the grand jury of
tho District of Columbia for having been
bribed aud corrupted in that interest. If,
therefore, there was failure Of fjustice in the
first case it was because of corrupt Tilden
reform democrat.
l don't think l need say anything moro in
answer to this irrelevant stuff, and yet there
is one other matter that want to refer to- l
hope Judge Hoadly will not give me provoca-
tion to refer to it again. i hope he will not,
for his own sake. If he could but know and
appreciate how right minded, sensitively
honorable men, without regard to political
bias, regard the part taken by him in the set
Element of the presidential controversy of
1876, he would never again speak in public of
the theft Of the presidency. Judge Hoadly
ought to understand that everybody knows
there was no theft of the presidency and no
attempt at theft, except only in the Oregon
case, and that in the interest of Mr.. Tilden
Judge Hoadly had charge of this case. He no
doubt believed he was right, and presented it
in good faith, for he is an honorable man.
But that does not change the aspect of the
Case--it was an attempted theft nevertheless
and the only attempt at theft in all that
troublesome controversy. All the balance of
that infamous business was cruel assassina-
tion, bloody murder, and horrible butchery.
1t was the work of the ku-klux, the white
league, the bull-whip, and the shotgun,
instrumentalites which were at that time
acknowledged agencies of the democratic
party in the great work of making solid
SOUTH The democratic statesmen was fa-
miliar with them, and the democratic party,
| pleading war of races, had made up its
mind to enjoy their fruits, but they hadnt 3
come to theft yet And the consequence was
that while upon every other question that
came before that commission upon the merits
of the case they voted seven to eight, accord
| ing to strict party division, yet when they
came to my friend Hoadly's case they votod
unanimously against it.
/ want to say a few words about another
question-tho only other question that is in
volved in this campaign-l refer to the Scott
law question. The republican party enacted
it and we are standing squarcy upon it, Foi
doing so we have no apologies explanations
or excuses to offer. For thirty years the traf-
fic has had free trade and been practically
free from all taxation. During all this time
| it has been growing in strength, multiplying
| its evils and increasing the costs of govern
ment. This has been profitable to the dealers,
but unjustly expensive to the people who
| have had to foot the bills.
In biu tl,at
takes hold of the question in practical way,
and while it may not entirely suit every man,
| yet it is unquestionably the wisest and the
most Just and equitable solution of this dues-
tion that has ever yet been enacted. 1t not
only affords authority to regulate the traffic
and repress its evils, but it also compes it to
| share the burdens of taxation which il SO
largely helps to create. Its contribution in
| Cincinnati this year is more than 100000
in Cleveland more than S20O,000 and in other
cities in like proportion, aggregating for the
whole state almost S2,00OOOO. As u result the
property owners of the state will not be called
on to pay any taxes this year for poorhouse
purposcs-the tax from this source being suf.
tlcient in almost all, If not quite all the coun-
ties of the state, to meet all the requirements
of that fund. So far we are well satisfied
with the law, and we intend to enforce it and
| give it a fair trial.
In the meanwhile our democratic friends
are attacking this measure. They are opposed
to the taxation of the liquor traffic, unless it
be in the impossible name of cense. When
they talk to the liquor interests they de.
nounce the law as sumptuary legislation and
an interference with personal liberty, and
when they talk to others they brand it--at
least Judge Hoadly does-as n scheme to au.
thorze saloon keepers, for $500 a head, tc
make as many drunkards as they please. lie
wants the law repealed and iudiciously
graded license system substituted. Who
knows better than Judge Hoadly does that q
license system is prohibited by our constitu-
tion, and that an amendment of our constitu.
tion so us to authorize it is an absolute i'm
possibility? The people of this state
have twice defeated license by over
whelming majorities, and to sub.
nit a third proposition would bo nothing
short of absolute tritling. What then doe,
this democratic proposition mean that we
shall repeal the Scott law and substitute Il
license system but a step backward to that
absolute free trade which we have endured
and been perplexed to escape from for thirty
years.
.
The republican party in Ohio was never
more united than il is to-day. 1t was never
more seriously in earnest. 1t was never