New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-14
no my As A BLUNDERER.

Judge Hoadly has admitted both directly
and indirectly that he made mistake when he
declared himself the candidate of n new and
living Democracy" Tn his keynote speech ut
Hamilton he attempted to set himself right by
saving that in speaking of a new Democracy he
meant democracy new in this, that God
willing and His blessing attending our efforts,
we shall newly occupy the Offices Of Ohio" We
do not wonder that the Judge felt humble and
mons when he stood forth as the author of such
a grotesque piece of inbecility as that e1plana-
ton. He paid their intelligence doubtful
compliment when he asked the Bourbons to
swallow tina, bubble and forgive him. lie for
got that while the meaning OF his original
declaration was rlain enough by itself. 1t was
m adc still more unmistakable by the sentiments
with which he surrounded IL. He said, when
speaking OF his new ard living Democracy
that he believed in il with all his heart and
strength and that in this creed my own party
- and thousands OF hopeful Republicans are with
sme.r Thar showed that he was after some
thing besides Offices FOR Democrats, for he could
not expect Republican aid in movement which
was designed merely TO @ncwly occupy the
Offices of Ohio"
Explanation is clearly not the Judges strong
point. He and his party are in bad position
on the Scott Liquor law. The party opposed 1t
as political measure, and the Judge opposed
it both as Democrat and as counsel for the
liz, uor. dealers. The law Is now working so
admirably that it promises to turn from
80, 600, 900 to $2,50O,000 annually into the
county treasures of the State, aud is to that
extent lesseniDg the burden OF taxation. The
Judge, not wise enough to keep quiet and give
the voters opportunity to forget his record, has
been explaining. He says he ia opposed TO the
Scott law because il gives any man who can
pay a $500 tax full liberty to become
sdrunkard- maker; he is opposed to increas-
ing the numter OF drunkards and Ia in favor OF
strict license law which will forbid the selling
of liquor to drunkards or persons likely to be-
come druDkards. The chief and most damag-
ing bunder about that explanation is the allu-
sion to his former clients ~ "drunkard-
Makers He spoke OF them several times over
Ms that kind of people, and declared his abhor
renee of them and their trade, saying he was in
favor of restricting their nefarious business
uader the most rigid license system which could
be devised. The Judges designation of tho
liquor dealers is accurate enough, and that is
the CHIEF reason why it will offend them.
What the Judge was thinking OF when he hit
upon this way of setting himself right, we can
not imagine.
| The trouble with him is that he is proceeding
on q miscalculation.' He is running as a Demo-
| crat and Is trying to catch Republican votes
| What he says as Democrat offends Republic
| cans, and what he says to please Republicans
offends tie Democrats. He started out on q
| grand mission of reforming and regenerating
the Democratic party with tho aid OF discon-
| ter ted Republicans. That was his first and
| fatal bunder. The Democratic party does not
wish to be either reformed CIR regenerated. 1t
| IL perfectly satisfied with its moral condition.
| What it wants ia Office. It's members don't
| want to be regenerated they want to be fed.
| They did not nominate the Judge for Governor
| ia the hope that he would lead them into n
anew and living position; they nominated
him because he was willing to pay for the
| position. The Democratic party is not made
! up of men who are yearning for purer politics
| and unselfish statesmanship, but Of men who
are opposed to the Republican party because II
antagonizes their interests and desires. The
| liquor dealers are on the side OF the Democratic
party because it defends them agaiost Repub-
| Iican measures for the taxation and restriction
Of their trade They don't want any new and
living Democracy The other elements OF the
party arc there for similar reasons. They ars
| In the party because 1t Is their kind Of party
] II the Judge were TO succeed in making 1t hii