The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-02

Pertinent Questions Pr0pounded to the
Republican Dummy.
The Democratic Convention held at piqua
on the 28th nominated A. G. Cable, of Mi
ami County, for Senator for the district
composed of Miami, Shelby and Darke
Counties.
In the afternoon Judge Hoadly was intro.
duced to large audience in the opera.
house, and delivered brilliant speech Of
two hours length, which was enthusiastic
cally received. Owing to it's length We
are unable to give more than an abridged
report of the address, embracing its lead.
ing features:
JUDGE HoADLYs SPEECH.
Fellow-citizens of Miami. Darke and Shelby
Counties, who were assembled here in conyen-
tion this morning. congratulate you with
all my heart on the unanfmity of your action.
1t is presage of victory, and congratulate
your county and you in your candidate tMr;
A. G.. Cable). 1t is but a few weeks since
heard that his honored father tDr. Cable)
would be your nominee for Senator. Since
that time he has passed from earth to bliss,
but the son steps forward to take his place;
and what have to say to him politically is in
the language of the Spanish proverb. 'sFol.
low thy father, geod som and do thou as thy
Fellow-citizens, am here this afternoon to
greet you. to congratulate, and exchange con-
gratulations with the auspicious omens of the
day. Already victory seems within our grasp,
and yet 1t is two months before election.
Now, why do say that? 1t is because they
have commenced lying SO early. don't think
they are going to run out of stocks not at all,
The stock they have on hand will last Until
after election. But they have drawn on their
paign And think that means victory-pretty
easy victory.
1t has been announced in the Commercial
Gazette of this morning that am to reply to
.IndOa Fora q Hamilton 7 fO fal lra
up some points in Judge Foraker's speech at
Hamilton, aud talk to you about them, and
some other occasion, in order that the Judge
may not have too big dose of response at
once.
And beginning with that which is personal
to myself, for l am surprised to find in the
Judges speech something personal to myself:
desire to read passage from Judge For
aker's Hamilton speech:
II don't think need say anything more in
answer to this irrelevant stuff, and yet there
is one other matter want to refer to. hope
Judge Hoadly VIII not give me provodatioh to
Dangerous mani 81 hope he will not do it,
for his own sake" Gad..I am afraid of him
lion is the king of beasts, and very danger
GUS beast; but before he becomes dangerous
Sometimes the skin gets shifted. [Great
''ff he could but know how, right-minded;
sensitiyely honorable men, without regard to
political bias, regard the part taken by him in
the settlement of the Presidential controversy
of 1876, he would not have spoken again in
public of the theft of the Presidency"
Awful man that am, miserable man that ]
am, who shall deliver me from the body OF
this death?" And yet, fellow-citizens, am SO
blind; am so wrong minded that in my judg
ment, if there is any act of my life of which
have the right to be proud-yes, of which my
children's children will have a right to be
proud when 1 am dead and gone, it is that
with all the force Of my intellect, with every
moral fiber and every intellectual fiber op
posed that damnable theft.
@ was nsed H to put 1P
ton. The Judge says: For his own sake
let him not provoke me-" The dangerous For
off of your shoulder; come back at mel am
not afraid to discuss the theft of the Presi
dency of lS76-Oregon, Florida, Louisiana, any
part of the steal, from the beginning to the
Provoeationl Provocation! AS if 1 were
ashamed to discuss the Electprial steal o1
1876! And then, to make the thing funny. abso
lutely funny, he goes on to say-having said
that provoked him (which he hopes / wont
punishment m isl nt would o % beNI would @ find out how @
rieht-minded, sensitively honorble men, with
out regard to political bias, would regard the
Hoadly ought to understand that everybody
knows that there was no theft of the Presi
dency, and no attempt at theft, except only il
the Oregon case and that in the interest o1
Mr.. Tilden. Judge Hoadly had charge of thii
case. He no doubt believed he was right, ant
presented ii in good faith, for he is an honora
bic man." What have got to be ashamed of
If believe was right and am an honorable
man, what the dickens is the use of telling me
that right-minded, sensitiyely honorble mel
disapprove of what did2 lLaughterl hat
better be on the lookout for fear of provok
ing the wrath of this righteous dispenser o.
almighty wrath Why, serene and strong il
honorable nan, ought to strut around with I
perfectly easy conscience, as have.
Foraker is an ugly customer. If were II
provoke him be would be an ugly customer
and he will teach me how sensitively honor
able-minded people think. What do they thinl
of my conduct when tried to do my level bes
the United States-the highest Office of thi
country where the people of the Unitet
States had lodged it [apPlausel--lodged it b.
the popular vote; lodged it by large major
ity of the Electoral vote; stolen by Zacl
Chandler and Bill Chandler, with the approva
at the time of Governor Foster, and now o
Joseph B. Foraker?
What is the next point want to consider il
his speech? I have been going round tn
State, and in my feeble way, have been talk
ing about the Scott law. But the Judge, h
kind of keeps off from the Scott bill, but still
he does come to it finally. / asked him tw
questions in Ceina, and as they have beel
reported he has probably read them: He ha
had no chnnce to answer them, but have n
doubt he studying his sNnerh apgpaause
heard my questions.
The first question: Judge Foraker, is tn
Scott Bill finalityf' Second: If not fina
| ity, do you propose to make the lax unde
| that bill higher, that is, under the bill do yo
| propose to levy a higher tax?" Third
1.-THE Supreme Court having decided that W
msH hibHlts "irec''s pr0ni''' 10 you piop0Se pr
1 ask these questions again, right now; tax
them into consideration Brother 9th t,f foraael a
| Hendricks, and Hayes and Wheeler contrt
versy, but see that you remember to answe
| them.
But want to know, Judge Foraker, fror
you-you are tie candidate of the Republica
| party-tell me quick, or tell me early, or tie
| me late is the Scott bill a fnality, or if it
| if it, the Scott BILL is the su1nm,tn bOnun, tn
ne plus ultra of all excellencies, let us have
bliss is unconfined, let us know it. If this
the political paradise we are living in, let u
| know it.
| a view to learning B-you know what the bo
| said: q amt prejudiced against A, mothe
not bit; don't care shucks about A, but
| am opposed on principle to going any further
SO won't learn A, because you will make IN
| learn b.
Are you going to "hist" it? Going to max
Is the Scott bill, Brother Foraker, a tinality
Tell us, please, tell us; or tell us that ,yo
won't ten u.s. I don't care which: Or tell u
| again. are you in favor of prohibition? You
| party, your candidate for Senator, Governc
Foster, he is setting up the pins
| have the PrOhlDltlOnlStS run their ele'
| tricity on what call the lightning-rod ament
ment, which is already in force. That is whf
| he is doing.
Now tell me, please, are you for prohibitioI
| If you get legislation will you prohibit tn
| traffic? The Supreme Court has decide
| that you can not levy taxes on this traffic II
| revenue. You have got to levy it for the pu
pose of drying up the traffic.
| Your own platform says you are In favor
| the Scott bill for drying up the traffic /
| avoiding the evils incident to the traffic.
Tell me, please-being pledged in your pla
form to dry up the evils-I will read the exa
language; 1 will give it straight. Beir
| pledged in your platform to provide again
| the evils of such traffic." and the Supren
| Court having decided that the law is constit
| tional, because it squeezes out the little saloe
| fellows, are you in favor of jumping over Il
fence entirely? Please answer.
Now tell me what sense and reason
there for the Republican party keeping L
this clatter. What do they want to have
party for anyhow? Now belonged, to tn
| party once. But it then had principle. VIII
| wasi It? Hatred of slavery-hatred of ever
thing that savored of infringement of pc
sonal control. What is the principle of Il
| Republican party nowi Sneaking around
see how much whisky there is in the glass al
requiring saloon-keepers to pay $500 before