The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-09

The speaker took up Hoadly's argu
ment that it is not competent for the Leg
islature to tax the liquor traffic and point
ed out that the Democratic Supreme
Court in deciding the Scott law unconsti
tutional did not decide that the principle
OF taxation was unconstitutional, but that
one feature. of Law making tax lien OF
property occupied by saloon was un'
constitutional. He also denied that the
same Supreme Court decided that the tax
collected from the liquor dealers should
not be returned. His position is that it is
unconstitutional, second to take the tax
and unconstitutional to take it back.
He declared that it is not only coEsiitu-
tienaI to tag the liquor traffic, but equtt-
able 70 make it share the burden of ths
crime it produces. Ohio three times has
overwhelmingly defeated license, yet
Democrats cone pretending to favor
liCens9. When Hoaily proposes this he
knows it will be two years before licenss
proposition can be submitted to the peo-
pie, who have heretofore rejected it.
TIE REPUBLICAN, RECORD.
The Republican party takes hold Of the
matter in a practical way, dealing with
the Constitution as it is. The speaker de-
manded Of Hoadly whether he was in
favor OF high or low graded license, a
S. 600 or $500 one? How to provide for
securing license; whether as iu the conati
tutional convention Of 1872 he was in favor
OF the taxation OF churches aud school
houses OF the State? The speaker be-
lieYed in letting them go free. Religion
and education are necessary to the welfare
OF the people. Foraker then turned his
attention to the last Legislature, which, he
declared, was the most UNANIMOUSLY corrupt
in the history OF the State, so corrupt that,
when Hoadly approved OF it yet, the coal
oil members believed to have sold their
votes to elect Payne Senator were all
dropped by theirconstituents. The speaker
then read the charges Of corruption and
bribery in the election OF Senator Payne
from q number Of different Democratic
journals.
PEHIrESTIARY MIsNANAaEMEST.
He then turned to the Democratic mis-
management of the peniteutiary. He
showed that this institution, under the
last year of Governor Fosto:'s admins
tration, there had been a net profit Of
over $4,000; while the next year, the
frat of the Democratic rule, reduced this
to $40 COO, 5000 OF which was realizsd
from tho Republican system Of manage
M lntinvogue when they took hold oft. He
then read financial state nentJ for the first
nine months OF the year, showing the de-
fciency, which the total loss TO date has
been rs, con pared with the Republican
administration, over. $4,000 rs the
pr ce the people have to pay for Dem
ocratic misnanagemenk Is it not, he
said, time fora change? The legislature
has undertaken to lay violent hands
on the principle Of local selt-goy.
ernment. The speaker then referred
to the so.callsd ripper" bills, recognizing
Cincinnati and other cities OF the State In
the interest OF che Democratic party. rhe
speaker promised to speak in full Of the
Cincinnati ripper" bill in his Saturday
night speech in that city. He then re-
counted the heprovisions OF the bill to reor:
Sanizs the City OF Columbus and pointed
out the outrageous character OF the
scheme giving 70 the Board OF Control all
the powers of all the City Departments
with power to make every appointment Of
svery grade, giving that Board absolute
power TO appoint every officer in the city
except the Mayor, who was stripped OF
every power and left mere 6gurehead.
Il was practical disiranchisement OF the
citizens OF Columbus. The personal
liberty Of the people was preserved by the
Supreme Court declaring the monstrous
bill unconstitutional. Yet Hoadly pleads
for personal liberty.
DEMOCRATIC INJUSTICE.
The speaker exhibited colored plate
OF the City of Columbus showing the re-
districtirg by Democrats, one ward being
narrow strip seven miles long, another
81 and others 5 miles long and only
few rods wide, the purpose being to give
800 or 400 Democrats the same power in
electing courcilmen as 200 to 400
Republicans. He also exhibited a plate
Of the districting by Republicans,
showing it was fair and Just.
Then the speaker turned to the bonded
debt Of the State and showed that eigh-
teen months before the bonds were due a
statute was passed its reiunding, which
differed from all former laws for such pur-
poses in allowing new bonds to be dis
posed OF without advertising, but retuud-
ing might be done by private con-
tract approved by the Governor. Then
he explained the refunding contract
which was attempted 10 be entered into
at ]. 8 percent per year, which would give
1871 percent ior the tune the bonds had to
run, profit OF over $i00, 600 to tae person
securing the contract.
Mr.. Foraker closed by referring to
Hoadly's conduct in the Constitutional
convention, and asked him il he
we're still opposed TO having any men-
ton OF God in the State Constitution,
whether he still opposed, as he did then, q
provision for impending judges for drunk
enness whether he was still in favor Of
taxing churches and sehools2 Foraker
declared that he was not in favor OF tax
ing them, as he regarded religion aud
morality as the sateguards Of the Nation.
He closed by asking II Hoadly favored
high license or low license?
HoADLY's REPLY.
His close was met with rounds Of cheers.
uoadly stepped forward and said twice:
"Dodged again. He talked for an hour
and half and no human being can tel
whether heis for prohibition or agaInstlt. I"
He called attention to the TACT that
Robinson, the Republican Secretary Of
State, was one OF the refundinH commits
sion who made the bond contract which
he lHoadly) had vetoed, The speaker
then turned to the Prohibition questioner
and characterised Foraker as a candidate
who could take refuge in silence on the
most vital question OF the campaign.
Regarding charges Not corruption con.
cerning the election OF Senator Payne,
which Foraker read from Demo-
cratic paper, Hnadly said when there
is suspicion Of double dealing in the
Democratic party Democrats are up in
arms protesting, but in the Republican
ranks there is silence when corruption is
on loot. As to the structure on the Peni-
tentiary management, he showed there