The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-08
THE OHIO DEYoCRArs.
Meeting Mt HnmiIton--S Speech
OF Judge Hoadiy.
rnv ,ol,srapb 10 ne Dispatsb. !

fBy fcif4rapn TO ne Dtspaf5n.j
HAMILTON, OHIO, july 1.-THE arrange
ments for an outdoor meeting for the rati-
fication OF the nominations Of the Demo-
cratic State Convention tonight were in-
teriered with by rain, and the meeting was
held in the German Society Hall, which
was insufficient to hold the crowd which
gathered from the city and was brought in
by special trains. General +. VaLderyere.
who presided, stated he had received
dispatch from Senator Pendleton saying he
could not be present on account Of Ill
health.
Judge Hoadly was greeted with cheers
when introduced, and began by saying he
was here rs the representative OF the old
Democracy OF Butler-as old as Jefferson
but so new that, God willing. it shall new
+ly occupy the offices OF this State and ma
lion. Paying his personal compliment to
his opponent (Judge Foraker), he said that
the ticket was nominated to follow old
beaten paths. lie was willing to be
the butt OF all personal attacks as to
character and belief. He had no
quarrel with the personality Of the oppo-
site party, but would hold high conflict
with the principles OF the Republicans.
He then proceeded to consider the Repub-
lican platform, saying he wished to avoid
making keynote speech, as last years
effort in that direction by Governor
Forster was disastrous. Taking the first
declaration, as 10 the achievements OF the
Republican platform. he said that the
party had the habits Of getting back
to the future, and pointing with pride to
their past. He then read humorous para
phrase OF the platform as 1t ought to be
written. He included among these
achievements the theft OF the presidency,
the whiskey ring, the star-route frauds,
the destruction OF the navy and OF the
mercantile marine, the river and harbor
stealings, etc. These furnished, he said.
reasons why Chase and Greeley aud thous-
ands OF good Republicans should leave
the party. TO illustrate the difference be-
tween the two parties he referred to four
great political prosecutions since the war.
The first was the impeachment OF John
son. 1t was a malicious whiskey conspi-
racy, and was failure. The third has just
come to naughf. The fourth was not in
augurated by Republicans, and, therefore,
was not q failure. The Tweed corruption
in New York: This act Of publication was
done by Samuel J. TIlden, Of New York.
The Republicans failed to punish their
thieves. The Democracy strangled theirs.
Referring to the tariff plank OF the Re-
publican platform, he said 1t was not in his
line tonight to discuss this, but he would
soon do so He believed the Democratic
view expressed in its platform was Gods
truth. Speaking OF the wool tariff plank,
he said it was singular that the Republican
party condemned its own action in this re-
gard. A confession that il was wrong
in cutting down the wool tariff was good
reason the punishment Of the Republican
party. He ridiculed the declaration that
the wool tariff should be restored at the
first personal opportunity. Passing to the
resolution about the prison contract sys-
TEN, he said this was a rebellion OF the Re-
publican party against its own Legislature.
The abolition OF prison contract labor was
specifically defeated by the late Republican
Legislature.
Regarding the liquor traffic and the en-
dorsement OF the Scott law. he said
the platform approves the Scott law,
as it is starting with the proposition
that what is intrinsically wrong is not
subject OF compromise, but when
thing is wrong when abused the duty
OF the citizen is to regulate 1t.
AS crime against woman it is
per Sc wrong, and deserves no compromise
in its treatment; but the drinking OF glass
OF wine, beer, or whiskey is wrong when
it reaches to abuse, and any effort to pro-
hibit it is revolution Of private right and
is wrong. II he believed with the PrOhi-
bitonists that all alcohol is poison; that
the Saviour converted water into poison
at Cana, then he would 60 with the PrOhi-
bitonists with all force to have prohibition.
He believed intemperancc consisted not in
the use but the abuse OF alcohol. lie be-
lieved in graduated license system that
should bear proportion to the amount OF
traffic and to the amount Of injury traffic
NAV do,