The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-02

Judge Hoadly delivered the following
speech at Celina on the evening of the
10Th, his third address since the opening OF
the campaign. Owing to its length we are
unable to give more than an abridged re-
port, embracing the leading features. A
large and enthusiastic audience greeted
the speaker and perfect harmony pre-
vailed:
JUDGE SPEECH.
tFLLow-CITIzENs-I greatly regret that by
some singular fatality my presence, ever
with 1t the blessing of rain. ~Laughter.l III
rained when l spoke at Hamilton. The news,
papers said the drops fell upon my bald head
as i sat listening to Allen .. Myers at Column
bus, and now the rain has driven you IN doors
here, but it will not be very uncomiortan,d
that is that it seems to be an established fact
that l am not to make a dry speech. Laugh
l congratulate you, fellow-citizcn of Mer-
Ger and adjoining counties, on the suspicious
unanimity with which you have opened the
# rarely happens, I think, that three nomina-
tions to high o-fices-ofhces coveted and SOUGHT
for by the best citizensI a IN made p sev q e' and
in the other eight, with absolute unanlmlty'
by a~colamation. 1t shows two things[frst;
the worth of your candidates tof which, l did
not need to be pursuaded), and secondly, tine
heartfelt unanimity and cordial cooperation
of the democracy Oh THIS anu Iflc duyOIIllhk
counties. 1 congratulate you, and 1 hope that
this unanimity of sentiment will extend to
those who represent you, however IeeD,y anu
pull up to a fair degree of equality OF votes
with our brothers Godfrey and White, and the
distinguished Judge who was nominated for
election to-day.
The Democratic party dates from every at
tempt to interfere with liberty; 1t is the re-
which means Democracy: 1t dates in our own
Government from the differences of opinion
w snn and dh Ssef 1wS ETA Ham 1saasrs een nnT@in With
| regard to the scope and duty of civil govern
ment. Mr.. Hamilton, a man OF gigantic intel.
| living now, would be called the Supreme Boss
of the bosses, because his was the regulating,
ordaining and controlling mind on the one
statesman who never attempted 70 regulate,
who never attempted to control, but who by
the quiet energy OF the INFUSION OF P pr a E
selves. And from these two great men arose
two great p~arties-the Jef~fersonian and Ham
i~ltonian; and to-day they stand IN contlct
when Mr.. Jefferson was elected.
can party have passed two resolutions. Here
Judge Hoadly read the resolution approving
the action of the Legislature in submitting
the Constitutional Amendments. now before
1 get through l will show out of the mouth OF
the ablest Republican in Ohio-a man the shoe
strings of whose intellect even Charles Foster
is unworthy to tie that these amendments do
not change the organic law of Ohio one whit;
and, therefore, as Judge West has said in his
recent letter, ought not 70 De adops tSer ons OF
not to be adopted. Next Judge Hoadly read
the resolution adopted by the Republican Con-
vention approving of the principles Of the
the taxation of the liquor ~traffic.1 Now, my
friends, with certain other lawyers, l argued
against the constitutionality OF the Scott Dill
in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court
had not got ready to decide it when the he
publicans came on for their State Convention.
mnu neese bench Hul f In every county in Ohio, and
on it sat the Central Committee and the organs
of the party. They did not want to call the
Convention together until they knew what the
Supreme Court would say with regard to the
Scott; bill. Like the little birds waiting for the
Republicans were waiting for the Supreme
Court to drop the worm; land they got together
solemnly in Columbus and discussed the ques-
vention in order to enable the Supreme Court
to tell them what their principles were. 1t is
very surprising to me that they did not gel
up a scheme to have a Commission; they are
great on Commissions; but they did not think
of that, l reckon. But it was too late and sc
they had tb to SPEAK sE1ansn,9 T9 GH,,r fa 1e TO glye o v1iee
enough, the resolution, when it was read and
given birth to, and the decision, when it wal
conflict with each other. Let us see: They
studied over the resolution a good deal. They
took aa.i.9,SStk o at it in front tbst G e hind 6ofa sizes sizes
to come out and say that w approve of the
taxation of the liquor traffic for revenue
tax the liquor traffic for revenue" That ii
the word, as will presently show by reading
from the decision: The Republican party 9.
own Supreme Court, But they did it "unbe
, ~knownst" to themselves, as Mr.. Lincoln once
Seaf' Davis aGs was trying tho to s escape. IL A Has once GRsl
came to him and said: "Mr. President
Mr.: jefferson Davis is trying +
set some more regiments of infantry OF
the track of him?" NO." said Mr.. Lincoln
, Sif he w could tn m get cut i %ou the be- eou n1aG of qn IF
r into its difficulty ~"unbeknownst" to itself. 1t
Supreme Court and its Platform COMMITTEE
e did not confer quite carly enough. But tn
Supreme Court is a dignifed, decorous trit
Y unal of Justice, and ] reckon the Platform
Committee did not dare to go near them
+ and not going near them they did not get tn
law, and not being willing to postpone tn
> Without wfHSsn'i sno srEg Il Ia lawn a'aA And sie so they So
EMMY resolved in favor of taxing the liQuo
traffic for the purpose of revenue, and furthe
sulting from such traffic" How many saloon
r has the Scott law closed in Ohio? Can any
), body tell me how much has the Scott bill pre-
vided against the evils resulting from sue
traffic? The Scott Bill is a success as a reYenu
3 measure. Any law that puts 800 apiece o
twenty thousand men who are able to pay ]
e will be n success us a revenue measure. N
doubt about that If $500 apiece were put o
Ii all men who exercised the calling of farmin
there would he some money collected in Obi,
and it would he a successful revenue measur,
There would be considerable of q ro
8 about that, but 1T would be q success
full revenue measure. If 500 apiet
It were put on that modest but usef'
body OF men to which my brother Godfrey al
much paid, as they could not all pay it.; tt
number would be diminished, and the evils r
. sulting from lawyers would be diminishe
But, my friends, how many saloons has Il
d Scott Jaw dried up in Ohio? How much lie
US see what day this Scott bill took effect-tt
F., 18th of April. The first assessment was pay
h BILE on the aOth of June. Well, there was
hitch about it, and it was not really paid ii
IS the LIST of July. How much less drinking h,
there been in Ohio since the first of July? Ho
Y. many less saloons on the LIST of July than {
the list of April2 AS L came down the railros
they told me that in the town of Leipsic, Pu
nam county, a new saloon had opened sin,
III the Scott law has been in operation, and
the moral county of Warren, l see that thr,
10 new saloons have opened along the line of Il
u narrow!gauge railroad. L quote this from tt
Ashland Press:
! "Some time before the passage of the SEQ
u law, there was no saloon Ill Mohecanvillc, til
!, county, because they were afraid OF the Pro
! eeuting Attorney, as some one reported the
, at nearly every session of the Grand Jur
&c has been opened up and is running in fl
" blast, and the proprictors are not afraid of Il
n Grand Jury or the Prosecuting Attorney, fl
the Scott law protects the rumseller."
r. L just want you to consider this. 1t is
. important question for the people of Obi
b The Republican party passed the Scott hi
In their platform they say they are in fav'
of the taxation of the liquor traffic in order
provide a revenue and to provide against Il
er evils resulting from the traffic in intoxicatir
liquors. Now, if the present law does not
'e it, it stands to reason they viii pass one ne
winter that will. Have they not given
- their promise? Now, my brother Forake
our kind friend, is going to reply to me
'e Hamilton, and l hope he will have a dry
night outside and one inside, too, than l hu
l. ~lLaughtor.l Inside it was not dry at all, b
~ outside it was very wet. He is going to rep
III to me. Now If i could only get word to hin
would like to ask him: What are you goiI
W to do next winteri Here is you pledg
" Here is your promise that we approve of Il
: taxation of the liquor traffic for revenue
The Supreme Court have said that you C,
not do that. And for the purpose of provi
ing for the evils resulting from such traffic
Are you going to increase the tax next wi
i ter, or are you going to prohibit it next wi
n teri" The Democratic party'S platform is sp
'e cific, unmistakable. We say that the minut
~ we get the chance we will put Il license on ii
' system. We will license the lawful contin
10 ance of the traffic, and we will try and bre,
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