The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-10-08
MATTER OF SERIOUS
THOUGHT
On the Temperance lsuess
ton.
PerGdy Of lie Republican Party Prov
ell by the ReceTds.

The history of the temperance move
ment in Ohio is peculiar only in the
dishonest dealing of the republican
party.
In the winter of 1882 and 3, the re-
plican legislature was in session. and
in view Of the agitation on this qees-
ton felt called upon to in some way
recognize the temperance people.
Before this time republican Legls-
lature had conceived and brought forth
| 'the eternal principle of regulation and
taxation" SO loudly proclaimed by
Judge Foraker, during this campaign
| and which in its wrestle with our Su-
preme Court was found too weak to hold
| water, or liquor either, and the law
| makers above referred to found it nec-
essary to call upon the people Of the
State to adopt an amendment to the
| constitution in words as follows: "The
| Gen eral Assembly shall regulate the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors SO as to
| provide against evils resulting there
from and its power to levy taxes Or
| assessments theron is not limited by
anv provision of this constitution
Now if this republican Legislature
was honest in the above, it must have
been Of the opinion that the power to
| tax the liquor traffic did not exist un-
| der our present constitution.
We can account in no other way for
their action. The eternal principle" "
Gu st four years old,) had at that time
gone to the dogs, until Scott, Of Warren
county. came to the rescue and pre-
sen.ed bill, which became a law, al
most in the exact words of the "Pond
law" and which these blooming idiots
in the Legislature knew at the time was
unconstitutional but which by the
courtesy of Fosters packed court wa 8
made to hold water, but as subsequ ent-
y appears was open to the same oh
lection as the pond" bill.
Notwithstanding the events are so
rece Mt, Mr.. Foreaker and his clan of
demagogues, great and small, 60 about
the country prating about the eternal
principle of regulation and taxation y
and declaring the republican, to be the
only temperance party in Ohio, and
asking the privilege Of the voters of
the State to cucumber the statute
books with more unconstitutional en-
actments on the liquor question.
Eoreaker and his party stand ready
to make any promise on this subject
asked for, in fact they appear to have
promises of all kinds done up in pack
ages to suit any and every locality in
the State. Prohibition in the Wester n
Reserv and Free Whisky in Cincin-
natl.
For some weeks past the " Volksblatt"
an INDEPENDENT Republican paper of
Cincinnati has been presistently asking
the republican candidates for the Leg
isiature to declare themselves upon
three propositions. viz:
Are they in favor OF Prohibition
If elected will they submit an amend-
ment to the constitution on the liquor
question to the people?
Are they in favor of re-enacting a
law similar to the Scott bill?
That the candidates have surren-
dered at will to the liquor men, may be
inferred by the fact that the Cincinnati
Commercial under glaring head lines,
in its issue of Saturday last, published
O series of resolutions by the Liquor
Dealers Association OF that city, pledg
ing their support to the republican
candidates.
What now becomes of the eternal
principle and how can any honest
man, who is in favor of honest legisla
ton on this and all other questions,
vote the republican ticket.
What is true as said above Of the
party's general policy and double deal
ing is exemplifed in our own county.
The republican candidate for Repre-.
sentative, in temperance communities,
talks temp erance, in saloons he drinks
with 1.-The res. of the gang" At New
tom s saloon in South Perry he "sets EN-
up with a whereas. At Adelphi he
buys his pint" Out in the country
he talks the evils of drinking. and tells
his opponent, horrible to think, takes
his occasional glass OF beer.
This is the hypocracy OF republican,
ism upon the temperance question as
well as all other questions before the
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