National Republican., 1885-08-26
Incihcnts of the Ohio CnmpnIgn.

OF the OLD world
Incidents of the Ohio Campaign.
"A Lay Brother favors THE REruBLI-
CAN with long and not particularly lumt-
nous communication In which he makes the
charge that this paper is unjust IN its treat
ment Of the Rev Dr. Leonard, prohibition
candidate for governor of Ohio. The accu-
satOn is repeated not less than seven times
without sufficient variation In diction to
relieve the wenrsOmeness of dull monotony.
The injustice complained OF is an implied
doubt of the Eev. DIR. Leonard's veraclty.
THE REPUBLICAN is compelled to admit
that It has entertained and intimated such
n doubt. Furthermore, The REPUBLICAN
now makes frank confession that il still
believes the Rev. DR.. Leonard has devlated
from the truth in some of his solemn state
mcnts concerning his own acts.
1t is notorious that the prohibition move
ment in Ohio is conspiracy against the
Republican party, managed and run In the
interest of the Democracy. 1t is equally
notorious that this conspiracy aims at the
abrogation Of all restraints on the liquor
traffic. Instead OF prohibition It means
absolute free trade In liquors and the depri-
yation of municipalities Of all revenues
from license fees This is so generally and
thoroughly understood that 1t were waste
Of time TO argue 1t.
When the Rev. DR.. Leonard loaned or
leased himself to the managers Of this
conspiracy he naturally excited the indig-
nation Of most of his Methodist brethren
for It SO happens, not unnaturally, that a
very large proportion of the Methodirts in
Ohio, as in Other states, are accustomed to
vote the Republican ticket with commend
able regularity. One of the reverend doc.
| tors Methodist brethIen, incenscd at O
p.lpable desertion of principle in order to
aid transparent conspiracy against nos
only the Republican party but the ccuse OF
temperance, came out with the statement
that some years ayo, when Dr. Leonard
was attending q campmceting at Dayton
he had been accustomed to go behind The
bushes every morning and drink some fine
old ale as a remedy for dyspepsia.
As soon as this statement appeared, the
doctor rose up and denounced 1t as "ar
Infamous lie.n Eut It was not lie; II wa,
true as gospel Being true, it took care o.
itself. Evidence multiplied until the doc
tor wGs compelled, very reluctantly, tC
stake water" A correspondent of tn,
New York Times, writing from Cincinnati
Says:
The Rev. Dr.. Leonard, the prohibition can
didate for governor, has finally admitted thai
the ale and toast story was substantially cor
rect. The admission was made to olicers oI
his church in Springfield and through them
has reached the public. They report him a
ing that when he characterized the story n
Fan Infamous lie" he did not mean to deny IT
general truth, but referred to certain exag
geratcd features. The only such feature which
he mentions. however, is the statement tina
during the four days he was at the Daytoi
campmceting he went behind the bushes t
drink his ale. He says the matter is littl
dim in his recollection, having occurred niut
yrars ago, but he is sure so remarkable cir
cumstancc as ,hc going behind the bushes t
sip the ale would have impressed itself upo;
| his memory, which makes the inference eas
that the mere matter of ale drinking is not g.
unusual thing with him that he would b
likely TO remember 1t.
The same correspondent, who is not
of news reports that there are two othe
stories ailoat to which DIR. Leonard is no
reported as making any reference. The
are that he drank champagne for consid
cradle period in the belief that It woul
cure malaria, and that he took strongc
stimulants when recovering from an attac
of typhoid pneumonia. The correspondent
adds:
These circumstances have gained prom
nence In the campaign because ofthe intensit
of the prohibition doctrine which DR.. Leonar
breaches. He favors the prohibition OF tho us
OF liquor for any and all purposes, medicine
not excepted, aud is reported rs having frC
quently strongly advised his parshioneI
against the use of liquor when prescribed
their physicians. 1t is natural, therefore, thi
stories that DR.. Leonard's own practice hi
been so different from his preaching have bee
given wide circulation, and are subject
serious comment among temperance peopl
At the same time the haste and postivene
which he exhibited In denying the ale stor
which he now admits to be substantially tru
has started discussion in the Methodist Churcl
the tendency of which is said to be to win vot
in That organization for Judge Foraker, Il
Republican candidate In the meantime Il
whole matter has become n Jest with a lari
class, and in the barrooms one can hear fir
quent calls for "Leonard's ale"
THE REPUBLICAN is not inclined to heaN
dornicks at the Rev. DR.. Leonard becau
he took ale when he was ailing, or refreshe
himself with spirits when he was dispirite
There are good examples in both sacred AZ
profane history for such indulgences. Bl
this man has shown himself to be hyp
critc-to he just such creature as Il
Democratic party rejoices to find and en-
ploy when 1t has an unusually mean pie,
of work laid out.
Sincere respect for the sacred callir
which this man is now prosttuting to ba
! ends, and honest admiration for the gre
= and noble religious organization who
cloak he is wearing, prompt us to give h
conduct such treatment as, in our cand
judgment, 1t deserves. The only possib
= danger to the cause of temperance in Oh
! Is the movement which Leonard is leadin
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