Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-09-07


been educated by his own efforts, and hos at
tanned an honorable distinction ne n lawyer and
n Judge. His speeches are clear, bold, and
manly, and express without evasion the prin-
ciples OF the Republican party, In favor of the
protection of American labor, and in favor. of
taxing the traffic in LIQUOR and beer. In his
speeches, SO far as l have read them, there Is
nothing cvasive or uncertain, or anything to
which Republican can not assent.
Judge HoadIy, the candidate Of tho Demo.
cratic party, Is also well trained lawyer and
q man OF character and standing haye here
q recent speech made by him at Piqun, o.,
which displays all the skill Of q trained lawyer,
hut in frnnknoss and fairness is in marked con-
trast with the speeches OF Judge Fornker.
T1tpES's IAwYrr-riLprH AND MURDER.
He speaks like a man not sure OF his back
ing. find In his speech at Piqua two columns
on the Presidential election Of 1876 matter
settled by the solemn decision OF an Electoral
Commission, organized mainly by Democratic
votes. Judge Houdly was employed as an at
torncy for MIR. Tildon. The chief part he took
should be counted for Mr. Tilden, when both
tho official returns and the actual vote showed
that President Hayes received the majority OF
tho votes. On this point the judgment OF the
Court was unanimously against him. He says
that fraud was committed at the election In
Louisiana by the Returning Board. The an,
swer Is that decision was made by tribunal
of the State of Louisiana. organized under the
laws of tho State, upon the evidence taken by
that tribunal and now in tho public archives,
that the election in thnt State, as conducted by
the Democratic party was Effected and con-
trolled by the most atrocious crimes, includ-
ing murder, house-burning and violence in
every form and degree, which overawed
the voters in at least five Republican
parishes, and changed the result in those
parishes more than ten thousand votes. This
decision of a local tribunal, under the laws OF
that State was held by the Electoral Commits
sion to be conclusive. know from listening,
with representatives OF both political parties,
10 the painful testimony taken in New Orleans
that any other decision would have placed Mr.
Tilden in the Presidential chair by murder
fraud and violence of the most atrocious
character. The decision of the Electoral Com
mission was right
THE PosT-MoETEN cIY OF FRAUD.
Mr.. Hayes was duly and formally elected
President, and this postmortcm cry OF fraud is
the shecrest nonsense. IL the Democratic
party wished TO submit this fraud TO the people,
why did they not nominate Tilden or Hem
dricks in 1850, one or both of them? j would
gladly talSe the judgment of the people on the
election in 1875 in Louisiana. Brother Hoad-
ly's nomination only revivcs the Oregon case,
and Cronin's nose, and the decision OF the
Electoral Commission against him, not by the
eight by seven vote, but by the unanimous vote
In the balance of Mr. Hondly's Piqua speech
he asks Judge Foraker several questions, but
does not answer them himself. lie does not
tell us whether he is in favor OF the repeal OF
the Scott Law, or whether he is for or against
n tax on the sole OF liquors. He criticises the
reduction of the duty on wool, but does not
tell ns that all but three OF the Democratic
Senators voted for that reduction, while the
majority of tho Republicans voted against it..
No one in reading this speech, can tell US
whether Judge Hoadly is for or against the
duty on wool, for or against tariff for revenue
only, or for n tariff for protection. You would
only know that he is what would be called n
smart lawyer who understands very we'll how
10 give an unfair coloring TO weak position,
and 10 conceal his own opinion under cloud
OF criticism OF his adversary.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION IN ONO.
What then, fellow-citizens, are the real is
sues OF this campaign? | would say that the
important question which should control the
votes of the masses Of our people is which
party, on the whole, is the best fitted, by It's
past history and general principles, to conduct
the administration OF the State and National
Government. Waving for the present this
broad issue, ! would say that the immediate
issue which your votes will probably decide
are: First-Shnll We stand by the Scott Law
which imposes lax on the sale OF spirits and
beer? Sccond--Shall we, in framing our tariff
| laws stand on the general principle OF so tax
ing foreign goods as to protect, foster and di
versify American industry? on these two
| propoSitions hang the issue of the present can
vasS, and no one will deal with YOU frankly
! who does not discuss them so that any plain
man can comprehend the position OF the two
| great parties on them.
The Constitution OF Ohio declares that ''nC
license to traffic in Intoxicating liquors shal
! hereafter he granted in this State, but tn,
General Assembly may, by law, provide agains
evils resulting thereirom'
Under this provision the Legislature Of ohi'
| for thirty years has from time to time passeC
| laws TO prevent the evils that arise IRON th
sale of Intoxicating liquors. but without effect
| The Constitution so limited the powers ot thC
| General Assembly that il could only pass pro
| hibitory and punitive laws. IL could not regu
late by money license the sale of liquors
Both parties Joined in this kind of legislation
but it il safe TO say that all the laws on the sub
icct were substantially nulliticd by popular
| opinion, or by inability in cities and large
towns to enforce them. Thus in Ohio We have
! had, for more than thirty years, free whisky
| without restraint, without taxation, to degreI
! thai probably does not exist in any other STATE
| of the Union, or in any other Christian or civil
| lied country. Two years ago the Republican
| party, in Convention at Cleveland, declared il
self in favor of an amendment to the Constitu
ton which would give the General Assembl!
| full legislative power over the traffic. free iron
the restraint OF the old Constitution 1h
| Legislature instead of acting upon this pro
position postponed it and passed what i
known rs the Pond Bill. The Supreme Cour
| declared that law unconstitutional, as benz
within the meaning of the inhibition OF th
| Constitution. Thus, at the last election th
Republican party appeared before the peopl
Of the State when they were discontented alike
| with the action OF the General Assembly anC
OF Congress for its failure to reduce taxes ant
so we we're badly beaten by the staying from
the polls of seventy thousand RepublicaJ
voters. The causes OF this defeat are apparen
10 every intelligent man. The General As
scmbly, however, nj the last session met tn
temperance question in different spirit. The,
submitted to the people two proposed amend
ments to the Constitution--one providing TO
full legislative control over the traffic in spirits
and the other providing for the absolute pre-
hibition of the traffic. Pending the action @
the people on these two amendments they pre-
vided by q law called the Scott Law, for a tn
Of 500 annually on the sale of spirituou
liquors and 800 on the sale of beer. This lay
is held to be constitutional by the Suprem
: Court OF Ohio. The action OF the Legislator
has been approved by the Republican Stat
Convention.
/. Now, fellow-citizens the first question i:
Shall this tax on spirits or beer stand in sui
stance as the law, or shall it be repealed
There Is no chance for lodging. The electio
of Democratic Legislature means the repct
OF this law, and your vote is for or against I'll
repeal.
As to the proposed amendments the Repul
!, lican party does not attempt 10 prescribe whic
shall be adopted, or whether either should b
1t recognizes the well known fact that there
an honest difference of opinion among IL
! people OF Ohio OF all parties as to the be
method of dealing with the liquor traffic. Bl
, We recognize also, as a fundamental princip
, of republican government, that in question
of this kind which are clearly the proper su
! iects Of legislative power, the will OF I'll
: people should be respected, obeyed and e
: forced Whether prohibitory laws will accon
plish the object designed Is honestly doubtt
by many citizens who are in favor OF effecti'
temperance laws, but who believe that the Ge
= nral Assem- hlV bp snfalV intfnktal IN lpUi
j late upon this subject as Il does In matte