The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-19

nlcO was llgnU III UanlSnlng the use OF
all Intoxicating liquids from among
his people as being poisonous, then I
ought to join the Prohibitionists in all
they hold to absolute prohibition; be-
cause / hold what is wicked and i'm
moral must be striven against with all
the forces of the individual man and
all the forces of society. Believing as
[ do, that the crime of intemperance,
as it is called by some of the best men
in community, consists not in the use,
but in the abuse of that which rightly
used is not pernicious, I hold to the
doctrine that It is the duty of society
to wage war with all its forces, not
against its use, but against its abuse.
lCries of good, and applause / am
for what the Democratic party states
to be the duty of the State, license
law, and thereforeI don't believe it is
right for the State, III the eloquent
words Of Allen 0. Myers, to notify ev-
cry man who has $500 to come and
make as many drunkards as he can. 1
believe in a license system, for two
reasons; first, because as TO revenue, q
graded license apportions the revenue
in proportion to the protection afforded
by the State, and the revenue also
bears proportion to the injury that
may be done by an abusepf the drink;
second, because [ believe the control
that society has over the business, un-
der u judicious license system. is far
greater than under the Scott bill or a
license system, the license of the keep
er of a bad house, or of one who sells
TO minors or drunkards, can be revok-
ed or renewed. But under the Scott
bill, no matter how low or degraded
the man, society says to him: I" For
$500 you shall have the right to manu-
facture drunkards." [Applause.l 1t
is right to say to him If you are a
good citizen, and can prove your char
acter, you will be permitted to conduct
this traffic, provided you conduct it in
accordance with severe and right rules
which society throws around the traf-
tic. So 1 say, the license system, a
severe license-I don't care how severe
it is-which throws the protection OF
the law over the traffic rightly con-
ducted, and crushes with its heels the
wrongful traffic, is the best temper
ance policy, and is the policy of the
Democratic party. But they say you
can't adopt it under the present con-
stitution. Then adopt an amendment
to the constitution. The Republican
majority voted down proposition to
submit to the people simple license
amendment, by which we might have
graded system instead of the arbitra-
ry, unfiuctuating amount that is now
charged. Is the Scott bill success as
temperance measure? Arguing be-
fore the Supreme Court, I said the
Scott bill, if properly, labeled and bill
ed, should be called "a bill to encour-
age the traffic in Intoxicating liquor,
and to provide a tax for a license
of the same" My-friend of the Com
mercial called this a temperance speech
Well, so be it,: 1t is the honest opin-
ion that the bill, which makes it law
full to sell liquor over the bar for $500,
and which repeals the dramshop law,
what else it may be, it is not tenn per-
ance measure. 1t has put money into
the treasury but it is not a temperance
measure at all. It has not perceptibly
diminished the number of dranashops
in the State. 1t only says: For 500
go thou and manufacture drinks at the
bar. Am / making a temperance
speech? No man in Ohio hates the
abuses of drink and intemperance
more than I. No man will go further
to stand by the traffic lawfully con.
Quoted. With the same breath de.
nounce as a criminal the man who
dares violate the law by conducting
the traffic illegally ana wrongfully
That is my position. It is the position
of the Democratic platform. I ask
you, has the Scott law closed up any
saloons? ? has it diminished intemper-
ance? II it has, it is temperance
| law. II it has not, it is what / called
it in the supreme Court. The second
oY YtNn nrrx3sp tn fha
vides that the Legislature may have
1.-THE right to prohibit the traffic with.
out any amendments, but as the con
stitution is.
Judge Hoadly continued at length
in his discussion of the Scott law, fol.
lowing the line of his argument before
the Supreme Court, citing decisions ol
the Court, arguing the legislative pow.
er, aud answering the hypocriticai ed
itorials OF the Republican papers. He
took up one decision OF the Supreme
| Court i'll the same manner as he dis
sected the platform, but said to the
| highest tribunal all must bow. Now
the Republicans Were trying to make
| taffy one way out of the Scott law Iol
| the villages and another for the cities
They argued one way to the FrOhihi
tionists, another to the Liberals, and
in none were they sincere. He made
long analysis of Gov. Fosters differ
ent standpoints on this question, in
which the speaker showed his grea
| powers of sarcasm and his wonderful
capacity for rebuttal
The Judge described graphic route
that Foster had surveyed to the United
States Senate. He asked for the votes
of all, from some on one ground anC
from others on opposite ground. HI
wanted to know now what the Repub
licans would do with their constitu
tional amendment. The license plar
was the right solution of this question
and ON it the old and the new Democ
racy would stand, confident that il
that they were right, just to all parties
and acting in sincerity. The judge
again showed ccnclusively that til,
new Democracy meant the occupying
of the places of trust by the old De
mocracy, and closing in a CLOWN.
tribute to the Democracy, in who's
success he had all hope and confidence
There was tumultuous applause, which
was broken by the discourse of music
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