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

III lts interests are committed 10 the hcpunlcan
party, and the Republican party achieves such
trumphs as will insure its supremacy In tho
counsels of the Nation. ~
Gentlemen, let us be candid about this other
matter. 1t is our business it comes homo to
us, to our families, to our iiresides and 70 our
little ones. Let us look at the question IN all
its aspects-by .whomsoever the business Il
carried on--and let us gee what Is the very beat
thing to be done-what 1t is intelligent patri'
otic and worthy of us TO do to-day. Here, as
the best disposition of the matter, our LeFisla-
ture, last year, passed what is known as tho
Scott Law. The Democracy opposed its passage
and opposed the law, through their counsel
Judge Hoadly, because II was a license law,
and after the decision of the Supreme Court,
they opposed it through their representative,
Judge Hoadly, because 1t is not n license law.
GApplause and lnughter,l Judge Houdly pro-
poses to "ketch that coon a-goin' or a-comin.i !"
stand up here to-day who will say to this Con.
yention that he is going to Columbus to repeal
that law. The Republican party, IL there are
defects in that law, have ability enoughn its
ranks, sense enough, insight enough and re-
spect enough for the love of the people to
make whatever notifications or amendments
that time will show are necessary--if 1t is i'm
portant for the correction Of any abuses that
may spring up under the law
want to speak TO my German friends, IL you
Will pardon me, gentlemen, for one moment
You come, gentlemen, from n land OF thought
you belong to race that reads and thinks
and say, rs between you and the Democratic
party, there never can be any permanent alli-
ance unless you grow vastly worse or they get
vastly better. There has not controversy
arisen in which you have had any sympathy
with that party or got any sympathy from that
party. Now want you to be fair in this mat
ter, and 60 with us that we may all see what is
best to be done, all things considered.
L am aware that you turned me over your
knees, metaphorically speaking, last October,
and administered to me q good, walloping.
Still, while cursing the stripes bless the rod,
the earnest right-thinking people of German
ancestry, who desire what is right, who desire
to promote the general good, would soon fall
in with the Republican party, into the ranks of
honesty of liberty, and of law, and with them,
hand in hand, go forward. know and knew
then that We must soon get together again, and
again they would become worthy members OF q
party that has been glorious in the earth,
whose flag is bazoned with glory, the
wrong and none against right. The Republi-
can party is SO welded to principle; so we'd
ded to justice and right that in dealing with
any question it will not abandon the right
when in the minority, and will not favor the
wrong when in majority.
But did not intend to speak at length. l
felt little inclined to speak, but when thought
how much depends upon your actions to-day
could not well keep silence You know
there was time when we met in this hall it
meant victory. 1t meant that the column
headed by the leaders you here put in nomi-
nation would sweep the so-called Democracy
from the face of the State.
In nothing has the party changed; in moth
ing is it less worthy OF your confidence. Judge
Hoadly started out with the idea of bringing
his party up to new standard, to elevate the
Democracy little above the rule of passion
and prejudice, and he was right in the attempt.
He should have maintained his ground. But
when he attempted to appeal to something
higher than their rapacious, Unsuitable greed
and appetite to address their reason and their
understanding, he found-strong, able man
though he was and is--that he could not do it,
and the party leaders were compelled to haul
him back with such force that they seem to
have broken his Gubernatorial neck. Jap
plause and cheers
Gentlemen, you have heard our honored
friend, Judge Hoadly, for whom still have
high respect; you have heard him address you
with words of burning eloquence i'll defense OF
the very same thoughts and ideas that he now
denounces. Why does he this now? Because
the Democracy demand always of their prose
lyte that he shall out-Herod Herod against
the principles he once devoted his allegiance
10. regret that the Judge has become enam
ored of the flesh pots of Egypt; that he was
found yearning after the leeks, the garlic and the
onions of Democracy. He is man well calcu
| lated, when put upon the right track, to do his
country good service, and l entertain grea
hopes thar when he is filed with leeks, the
garlic and the onions OF the Democracy, he
may yet come wandering back and let US xii
the fatted calf for him. daughter and ap
plause.l
have one word to say about our candidate
a man whose record is without flaw. a mar
came up to me the other day and said to me
Ben, your candidate, Foraker is g nice mar
enough but he has no record" And said
my friend, know at least one candidate or
your ticket who would give Thousand dollar,
this minute for one page OF his record-for any
page of his record. Honest and brave in de
! Tense of the right wherever he is, true to hi!
will that be all. The sun of October shall no
more certainly set than that ]. b. Foraker will
be your next Governor OF the State of Ohio"