The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-04
REVOLT AGAINST HoADLY.


The Influences To Be Met la the Democratic
Canvass in Ohio.
Washington Special to Cincinnati En- quirer.
Already it is beginning to be whispered
that Hoadly's ambition is restless, and that
his goal is far beyond Ohio's executive
chair. Does Judge Hoady ever get on his
cap of reflection and contemplate that
Senator Pendleton may feel it to be his duty,
in the interest of his own safety, to handicap
his election, and thus remove from his path
one who, if successful in his first political
canvass, may yearn for greater gifts which
Ohio has in reserve? This may strike the
incred as a random shot, but there is
substantial evidence for the statement that
Pendleton's friends, who are now being inter
viewed daily in this city, and VINO announce
that Hoadly will be elected, have secretly
declared he will be defeated From whom
do these men get their inspiration if not
from the fountain head?
Again. it is regarded here as fallacy that
the decision of the Supreme Court sustaining
the constitutionality of the Scott law is going
to keep the bulk of the German vote to the
Democratic party. Those who thus reason go
upon the assum ption that all the Germans are
saloon keepers. These lose sight of the fact
that many of them are not only not keepers
of saloons, but progressive adopted citizens
who are glad the question OF license has Ben
settled. If the Democrats make their CANVASS
under promise, in case of success, TO repeal
the Scott law without Offering some Substitute
which will in measure be restrictive and a
source of revenue to the State, it Is thought
here that such a fight would be absolutely
suicide. This because the Republicans
would, in such event force the issue as be-
tween law and the saloons. A canvass til us
conducted could have but one inevitable
end which tyro in politics can we'll guess
Plenty of wise politicians here are of the
opinion that the decision of the court sus-
tanning the constitutionality of the Scott
law is worth ,00n votes to the Republican
party, because it calls halt to the agitation
of license for the liquor traffic and makes
it fact that there is TO be license.
Looking in another direction Judge Hoad-
ly can see about and around him Gordon of
discomfort 1t was unfortunate for him
that to secure his nomination an old and tried
Democrat like General Durbin Ward had to
be Inundated. Had candidate of less ster-
ling Democracy been his unsuccessful COM
petitor it would be much easier for the old
Warehouses in the party to have reconciled
Hoadly's success with their ideas OF
horses are idolators in their views
OF true Democracy, and it is hard to
wean them away from an old 10 new idol
and the more so especially when the Democ
racy of the new idol is challenged, andl by
many viewed with absolute suspicion.
Thus it is that Judge Hoadly is encom-
passed with many elements which are drag
ging him down. He has 10 overcome
treachery on the one hand and suspicion on
the other. Looking ahead he finds himself
confronted not SO much with q strong oppos-
ing candidate as with strong opposing
party. Foraker may not be tower of
strength, but the party, being stronger than
the candidate, will do its level best to pull
him through.