The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-25
GOVERNOR FOSTERS VIEWS.

The liquor question, which he believed to
be one that ought not to be political, yet has
gotten into politics. and the Republican
party must necessarily deal with it. The
party, he said. has taken the wise ground
that the proper regulation should be secured
by. the method of taxation. Because OF the
question of doubt which hangs over the con-
stitutional authority to enact laws. the party
das declared in favor of the submission to
the people of an amendment that will give
full control of the subject to the General
Assembly. The party has declared in favor
of taxation but there are differences in the
party as to when tax law should be passed.
before or after the submission and adoption
of constitutional amendment. All are
agreed that it would be wise and proper to
pass such a tax law but for the doubt of its
constitutionaity AS l am clearly of the
opinion that tax law is constitutional, my
belief is that it should be passed by the
present General Assembly, which should also
submit the proposition for q constitutional
amendment At the same time l do not
assume that my views are the sum of all wis
dom upon the subject"
EX-GOVERNOR NoYEs's OPINION.
Hon. L. f. Noyes made one of the princi-
pal addresses like Governor Foster, reading
from manuscript The report of his remarks
state that the Ex-Governor said:
1.-THE Republican Legislature has taken an
advanced position on the liquor question
under the impression that it would be APP
proved by public sentiment. 1t was believed
in some quarters that the most radical would
rally to the support OF the party, and that
their votes would offset any possible defec
ton in the larger towns but they were
doomed to disappointment. The prohibition
vote was much larges than the average, while
the brewers and Germans on the other hand
rose en- masse against the party. In strong
Republican quarters, both in city and coun-
try, our vote fell off TO an alarming extent
and the sum Of it all is that the Democrats
carried the State ana are now enjoying the
offices, with high anticipations of the flu
ture.
1.-THE question now however, is how to re-
cover the prestige lost The passage of the
Pond law last winter was n mistake, because
it was declared unconstitutional. In his
Judgment. no adj interim tax law should be
attempted. He wanted the constitutional
amendment adopted first, for then they
would know exactly where they stood
With wise legislation generally during the
winter and the hell of Congress, lie believed
that the State might yet be carried
For the thousands of Republicans who
had voted against the party, but who did moi
think themselves permanently divorced he
believed it would be well to leave the door
ajar, and added that the time has passed that
Ohio can be carried by the Republican:
where the large towns are left OUT
GENERAL c. II. GRosyENoR.
General Grosvenor of Athens ex-Speakel
of the House, spoke principally upon the rela
ton of the German vote to the Republican
party, saying:
81 cannot believe the Germans will perma
nently abandon the Republican party if thi.
policy is adopted and this sort OF laws en-
acted by the Legislature. The Germans o
Ohio have vested right and interest in the
Republican party. They are tenants in com
mon with all OF us in the glorious history o.
that organization. Germans made Ohio illus
trious on the battleheds Of the war They
poured out their blood as generous iibationl
that liberty might survive and the Union b