The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-12
HOADLY AND FORAKER.
Prohibition, the Bloody Shirt and
Anti.PrOhibitiOn the Stakes
in BuekeyedOm.

| there WAS a rush tor the front stalS, ana
in less than ten minutes the building was
com fortably filed with an enthusiastic
audience, drawn thither to- listen to the
Joint debate between Governor lioadlcy
and Judge Foraker, candidates for gov
ernor OF Ohio. Many ladies occupied
seats in the dress circle, which had been
reserved for their use. BY Z O'Clock the
hall was packed to the utmost capacity.
The aisles, doors and windows were filed
and hundreds OF people were turned away
unable to find even standing room. Two
magnificent floral designs were brought
to the front of the stage and placed in
front of the scat reserved for Judge For
aker. One of these represented horse
shoe resting ON an easel with the words:
"Vim, Nisor and Victory in the center;
the other bouquet of flowers across
which the republican candidates name
was displayed.
AT 1853 o'clock Judge Foraker, the re-
publican candidate fer governor, APP
pcarcd upon the stage, accompanied by
Alphonso Taft and Judge Smith, When
Judge Foraker was recognized he was
greeted with deafening cheers. Five Minis
utes later Governor Hoadley came upon
the stage, accompanied by his chairman,
| William O'Ncil, and Otway j. CosgrOvc,
chairman of the Hamilton county demos
cratic committee. As Governor Hoadlcy
passed his antagonist he stopped and
eshook hands with him. aud passed on to
his seat on the left of the stage. When
Governor Iloadlcy walked across the
stage the applause was uproarious When
| it died away Judge Taft stepped
to the front and introduced Judge Fora
kcr, who opened the debate by saying:
| Il want to CONNIE nee here tonight by
briefly reviewing the discussion at Toledo
At that point Governor Hoadley had the
opening and closing of the debate. He
discussed the question of personal liberty.
He made an argument in defense of liz
cense or regulation of the liquor traffic,
What led him to suppose the issues joined
was the question of prohibition. In an
swering him pointed out that no such
issue existed outside of his vivid imagin
ation.'
Judge Foraker then spoke against Ii
cense. as it was utterly impracticablc
under the constitution. He then referred
10 the Inst legislature as being corrupt,
and produced an array of figures to prove
that the management of the state prison
was incompetent and dishonest in its re-
port. lie had something to say about
the refunding scheme and cited Governor
Iloadley's dispcasurr at Toledo when the
matter was referred to at that point. He
said that Hoadley admitted some of the
charges, denying others, and apologizing
for ALL The remainder of the time allot>
ted to him was consumed in denuncia>
ton of the republican party and Il sncCr,
ing allusion to the bloody shit.
Judge Foraker continued: "Perhaps
We have come to the point in Ohio when
we recall the recollections of the war |
want to say that in Virginia the canvass
is carried on by FitzeHugh Lee travelling
over the state with photograph of him
self in full confederate uniform and the
saddle and bride used in Pickett's divis-
ian on the ever memorable charge at
Gettysburg. What We want is that every
man shall have equal political power, no
matter what State he is in. In the state
Of Georgia one man has four times the
political power that man in Ohio has
and We protest against that
He closed his speech by saying that |
what Governor Hoadley is in favor Of
he cannot get until the constitution is
amended. What we propose can he ac-
complishcd.
When Judge Foraker took his seat, |
there was tremendous uutburst of ap- |
plausc. Hon William O'Neil then step |
ped to the front and introduced Governor
IIoadly, who said: My first duty to.
night is to correct mistake made at
Toledo, when the stenographer had me
say that Abraeam Lincoln died a Demo-
crat. My intention was to say that Will
liam ii. Seward died Democrat. MY
second duty is pleasant one. to welcome
back my old friend Alphonso Taft. who
is a Republican and a Stalwart. He is
an open enemy, but Il frank friehd. The
Democrats of Hamilton county will not
forget his glowing words at Turner Hall
some time ago in favor of license sys>
TEN. Judge Taft has just returned from
long residence with sober nation, who
use wine and beer rs u part of their daily
food We have in him aadcep interest
because he succeeded me on the Supreme
Bench, and Judge Foraker succeeded
Judge Taft.
At Toledo Judge Foraker alluded to
several matters not at issue in this cam
paign. When he was on the Supreme
bench he was neither for nor against any.
thing I call upon him to come out from
his silence, to abandon his reserve and
tell the people now whether he is for or
against prohibition. The Democratic
party, my friends, has never cheated you
on the subject of temperance. In refcrr-
ing to the anxiety of Hendricks and
other Democrats to take look at the
books kept by the Republicans for the
past twenty-five years. he said: There
may have only been deficit OF 2 cents;
according to Judge Foraker's remarks
that gentleman did not go behind the
books and show up the rascality of the
star reuters, the whisky rings. and the
stealings from the Freedman's Saving
Bank"
AT this point the speaker was distur>
bed by a fight on the stage. There was
intense excitement and policemen were
crowding their way through the dense
mass of people from all parts of the
house to arrest the offenders. They were
finally taken off to the station house.
Governor Hoadly then proceeded and
spoke of two sermons on the mount, one
at Mount McGregor. by General Grant,
and the other at Mount Gilead. by John
Sherman The sermon at Mount
McGregor, from the dying, tremulous
lips of the great General, counseled har-
mony and good feeling between the
sections, while the other was a sermon of
hate and bitterness. He continued 1T
has been said that the Democrats appoint
no soldiers to office, but believe can
safely say have appointed more soldiers
to office than any Republican who ever
held the office of Governor" He further
detailed the great good accomplished
during his administration, and closed by
appealing TO Judge Foraker to tell the
people if he was for or against prohibit
ton.