The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-20
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The Republican Ticket oains In the. neavi1
iGormnn and brewing Wards OF Cincinnati

DEER our OF POLITICS.
Tho Rep publican Ticket ouins In the rreavil
Gorman and brewing Wards Of Cincinnati
: Cincinnati Enqairtr baa1 ~ Y. z X,
II Is apparent from study Of the elet
5 ton returns that tho Republican brewer
and saloon keepers did not materially al
: the Democracy at Tuesday s election. Til
distlnctiyely German wards, especial
those in which the large breweries aro L
/. Gated, show Republican gains Of from 10
: 10 400 votes. A sense Of satisfaction
generally expressed that tho beerquestio
. Is out Of politics, and the party In power
9 left to deal>with the liquor legislation un
!. hampered by special political indebted
. ness 10 that interest, The vote In llamiI
ton county for Charles A. Ficlrngci
! Republican candidate for member OF In
Q State Board Of Public Works, was, accord
/. ing to unofficial returns, 81, 457. This rep
1 resents the strict party vote. Genera
! Robinson, for Secretary OF State, received
3Sl29 votes, or only 22S less tina.
the full party vote. THIS 22S loss by thu
/. head OF the ticket must 10 accounted toi
by scratches OF two classes, the lndepend
cnt Republicans and the Republican brow
crs and salOoh keepers. Judge johnson
against whom the entire beer and liuuoi
interests were said 10 DO united, leads hi.
ticket. Whether this Is an indicator Of
what will 10 done In November Is II sub
ljcct for conjecture. With view to ascerD
tanning tho motives that prompted the
saloon Keepers to vote with the purity that
had constantly antagonized them, re.
porter Intercepted a large number OF
them on tho subject. The following In.
terview with some Of the more prominent
Indicate the prevailing opinion among
them: - Is y,
! +. X. Stoves, OK. President OF the So.
loon.keepers' Association, said It wins his
judgment that most saloon.kcepers who
had been Republicans in former years
voted the Republican State ticket this
time. He himself voted the straight Re-
publican ticket, except Judge johnson.
"1aye you heard any talk about the
Legislature probably raising the amount
OF Srott-law taxY"
II don't care whether they raise it or
lower. l reckon won't have 10 pay any
more than anybody else. don't care
whether the scott law is declared consti.
tutional or not. The Legislature may stir
us up next winter, but that is the lust OF
il. ] voted tho Democratic ticket Inst year
and year before, but this time voted for
Republican principles regardless OF the
beer question" l4.t
John J. Abbihl, President OF the Saloon
keepers Protective Association, thought
nearly all Republican saloon keepers had
voted for General Robinson, and probably
Il majority OF them had also voted Tor
Judge johnson. He. himself voted the
straight Republican ticket.
How do you account for their voting
for Judge johnson when it was generally
understood that his election meant de.
'isioa de ,laring the Scott law constitu.
tional?" :.
"Tltey prefer to keep beer out OF politics.
They SCI the impropriety Of drawing party
lilies OIL that question"
DO you expect the Legislature to in
crease the tax next wintcr?"
III they do they will cut their own
Threats, for the reason that majority Of
the saloon keepers throughout the States
are Democrats. Beer is not political is
sue, and shan't be made so with NV con.
sent: think majority OF saloon keep.
ers throughout the State want the Scott
law to stand, simply because they claim
they get some protection through it, and
are no longer bothered in country towns
like they used to be. Republican saloon
keepers will not sell out their party ON
account OF the Scott law tax"
Gregor Growee, an intelligent saloon
keeper, said there are about 5000 saloon
keepers lincluding groceries with bars at
tached) in this county and about 1000 Of
these are simply saloon kcepers. OF ,hese
1000 saloonists he estimated that 500 had
voted the the Republican State ticket, He
himself voted it straight.
Are not they afraid that the Scott law
will be amended and made more strin-
CENT?" 81
mo. None Of these fifteen hundred
saloon-kecpers are kicking against the
500 tax, providing every one, pays, They
don't like to pay and sol others doing tn"
same business and not paving tho tax.
Last year We paid our 5000 tax, but lG5
saloon-keepers did not, although they did
the same amount OF business Us we. Over
i've hundred saloon.krepeS paid only
Sl00, and yet sold more whisky than | do,
and ! pay $500. The Tux should be graded
according to the quantity sold. Five cents
key would realize lnrger tax than 500
per year. The price OF keg of beer is
supposed to be s. Some brewers allow
% percent of for cash. Sold in ordinarily
sized glasses keg bsings about 81.
1t is not right that the poor man should
pay. the same tax as the rich. For in
stance, tho Atlantic Garden one day this
summer sold l45 kegs OF beer, yet they nav
the same tax Us We who sell only five or
six kegs. AT five cents per key their tax
for the day would be s. Is. There would
be no difficulty in collecting such tax.
The brewers could be compelled to keep a
record, as they do for the Federal Govern
ment. The Scott law litigation comes up
for hearing iii the Supreme Court on the
22d OF this month" i,isi-l4 r
nDon't you believe the brewers voted
the Democratic ticket?"
IT don't think more than seven or eight
OF them did" %.
August uoltloff, another Republican
saiool.heeper, III answer 10 question
why the saioon-keepers had voted with
their political enemies, replied: 2gs
"This is easily answered. It is because
the Democrats did not do what they prom.
ised-repeal the Scott law. Most OF the
Republicans the business voted for Gen.
eral Robinson because they knew that
meant q vote for Blaine. think most of
them scratched Judge Johnson. John
son moro than made up his loss from
the Democrats. i heard Democrats threat.
en- il VIC did not vote for Newman they
would vote for Johnson" -
Are not most OF the saloon.keeperss sat
isfed TO have the Scott law stand?''' as
"They are like other people. Don't
like too pay tax they can get out OF. !
suppose We will have to pay"
II you feel yourself growing weaker,
your strength falling, the functions OF your,
body becoming impaired, take warning in
time! Your; blood is starving for want OF