The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-04
THE LIVING ISSUES
IN THE COMING CAMPAIGN IN YoAllo' 81 le
Senator sherman SETS rA.n Forth ID sps,eS.
For..hadowtps the Platfofn : Protective y
fariK-rhs Scott Lrqaor nav aad Its
Ju.ue,-Coas,I utiOnal AMENDMENTS. ~

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MANSFIELD, O., June 2.-Senator sher.
man, at the Rchlapd county Republican
Convention today, being called on for .
speech, responded as follows. After sketch!
ing the history Of the Republican party
Mr.. Sherman spoke in the following strain
regarding the issues Of the coming cam
paigu in Ohio: n ,y4,s9 gsa cd
What now are the questions upon which
the contest this fall, will depend2 Are we
right on thosc2 II 80, we can win the vic.
tory II we will. These questions no doubt
will be formulated by the State Conyen-
ton. But one or two Of them have been
made 80 prominent by recent events that
we can anticipate the resolutions OF the
Convention. Shall our tariff laws be framed
with o view to protect labor AZ well as to
levy taxes? Upon that question We are
united and iucontestibly right II Is the
fundamental National question Of the time
which will engross the attention OF the
next Congress, aud be the pivotal issue
upon which the Presidential election will
turn. We, as party, maintain that while
the main object Of taxes on imported
goods is to furnish revenue for the support
OF the Government, yet that in levying
them special care should be taken to foster,
build up and protect such manufactures,
agriculture, or production as are suited 10
our climate and, the habits OF our people,
with q view TO secure to our artizans fair
wages for a good days labor, for our, farnl.
ers a home market for their productions
and to our country strength, wealth and
Independence. This is the chosen position
OF the Republican party and .npon 1t We
invite a contest with our Democratic
friends, whenever, II ever they make up
their minds upon the subject. b. }.,...F (.
The other question is: Shall the sale OF
spirituous and malt liquors be free and
untaxed in Ohio? Or shall it pay,in taxes
some portion Of the expenses causedib
the. traffic for the maintenance OF our
courts, poor houses and local police, and
for the loss It entails upon the victims oil
diseased appetite and upon their wives
aud children? The Republican Legislature
has embodied their views of what is right
and Just in what is called the Scott law
WE MUST STAND. OR FALL BY THAT LAW.
Not by It's defects or imperiections, il any,
for they can easily be corrected, but upon
the principles contained in it-upon the
Justice OF the taxes it imposes. y II declares
that an annual tax Of two hundred dollars
shall be imposed upon all persons who
sell spirituous Liquors in Ohio and zone
hundred dollars on all who selEsmalt
LIQUORS. Is this wise and Just m easure?
/ believe lis. A tax on the sale OF liquors
now exists in nearly every State OF the
Union, and 10 some States 8t rate lar
higher than theY rate proposed. There
Ia not country In Europe, or In regions
anywhere called civilized, where some
form Of of'taxation is not levied upon the
sale OF liquors. In London, Paris
and Berlin, and In most Of the cities
az the so-called centers OF civllizi-
tion the chief sources OF revenue for local
purposes is the tax on the sale OF spirits,
vine and beer. In Ohio, almost alone oil
the States Of the U MON, owing 10 the fanlty
nroyisions OF our State Constitution, the
sale Of ljuuor l. untaxed, and Is as free as
Inc sale Of bread. Is it SO that the people
Of Ohio are less careful OF good order aud
temperance than the people Of sister states
or the great cities Of Europe? We weald
all resent such an accusation il made. The
truth Ia, that the anomalous position Of this
question in Ohio grows out Of the TACT that
q large proportion Of the Seople oi Ohio are
so much opposed to liquor selling that they
won't recognize the iraficT by taxing. 1t.
But experience shows that awise tag law
viii restrain, to certain extent, the evils
al indiscrih,ination and universal traffic in
spirits. will yield also o fruitful reyenuet
and not prevent the passage OF any other
wise temperance law which, in public
opinion, isSconsistent with the personal
liberty Of the citizen. Therefore, Republi.
cans favor the Scott Law.
They mean to enforce it They are opposed
to its repeal. They invite our Democratic
friends TO meet US maniully on this issue,
and take the judgment OF thepeople upon.
Il. We may lose some votes, but the rs.
publican party, in all It's brilliant history,
was never more clearly. right than when V
demandsoi thosefwho sell liquor % bev'
erage to pay tothe public q taxito mest the
expenses caused byitheir ira ficsand being
rirht we are certain to win live have the
courage TO fight and the wisdom to unite
VIII hi luuho wiz a6ioo WasA eo'
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
There are other questions relating to tenn
perance submitted to the people upon
which the General Assembly invite your
discussion, opinion and vote. IHow best to
deal with tie temperance question, wheth-
ar by prohibition, local option, or legislative
control, are ialr subjects Of discussion and
decision. II have opinions Upon these
subjects and am willing 10 state them.
but this is not an oppcrtune ctime. 1t
Is sutficientto say that the present conati:.
tuition limits and controls the action Of
the General Assembly, and that thu
constitution must be changed to make leg.
islaiion effective. You have now aa on.
portunity Of making such q change by yot'
tng for a.. amendment to tue constitution.
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