Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-16
HOADLY ANSW Erred.
HON. THOMAS M'DOUGALL SpEihs
aTTHE WOMAN

Tn first republican rally Of the campaign
in this city last night was largely
attended by the republicans OF Spring.
field filing the large wgwam, which
must be regarded as one OF the
favorable auspices of the campaign. Hon. T.
J. Pringle introduced the speaker, Hon Tho,.
McD5ugsll, who spoke as follows;
FELLOW -CITlzESs: Governor Hoady made
| the opening speech Of the democratic cam
psgn at Hamilton on Saturday evening, the
| 9th inst The speech was evidently prepared
with much care, being furnished the press in
writing in advance Of its delivery.
II was to be expected that the governor
would discuss the liquor question at some
| length. He is said to b,ve written the plank
in the democratic platform on that subject.
| He has been one of the attorneys of the liquor
traffic in every case in their successful as
| saults on the various honest, well-meant at
tempts of the republican p ,rty, by legislative
enactment, 10 impose on that traffic Il portion
| OF the burden Of taxation its evils create, to
reduce the volume of tha, evil, aud relieve
the already ovesburdened taxpayers of the
state.
He hss vigorously assaulted and denounced
ns,tics and political fireworks at its expense.
He has been fertile and successful OBJ
'ctor and destroyer OF benefcent legislation
while out Of power.
Mr.. McD1ugill held the demo ratio party
responsible for the destruction of the Scott
law, with the yearly loss of two millions of
dollars, and srrsignsd Gov. Hoadly and the
democratic judges OF the supreme court for
the part they took in it. As to the ground of
| the courts decision in that case he said:
The court did no, decide in the Scott law
| case that the tax was in effect license. 1t
said the lien provision as TO tensnt-held
realty is in effect a license, and because
that provision, affecting only certain
men in the traffic, and certain premises,
not all men nor all premises covered BY the
law is void and as it is not believed that the
legislature would have passed the law with
that part lett out, therefore the whole law is
bad. Governor, leave politics aside. do you,
as a lawyer, rs a citizen, believe there ever
was or ever will be law 1.-THE solemn act of "A
supreme legislative body destroyed as whole
for any such reason Do you believe that
any court in this or any other civilized coun-
try will ever follow the rule of statutory con-
strnruon lad d 'wn in this, what you call
"non-psriisan decision?' Nigh, not the rea-
sou gwen 10y the court for the destruction OF
the law ss well have read, "lnasmuca
as 1t IS plainly unreasonable and i'm
probable that the general assembly would have
passed the Scott law, il the republican mem
bers Of said assembly had been eliminated
theretrom, therefore the whole act, in so far
as It provides for a tax, is unconstitutional
and void"
The governor OF Ohio seriously asks US to
endorse a decision that violates every well.
| settled rule OF law, that dest oys benefcent
legislation by guessing, seems to rest on the
| Rob Roy doctrine:
The good old rule, the simple plan,
| That they may take who have the power,
Al they may keep who can"
| This decision has done more to unsettle
| public confidence in the integrity OF our
Judiciary than anything that has happened
10 years. II not only violates common sense
and justice, but is contrary to every we'll
settled rule Of judicial construction of the
statutes.
| Oar governor pauses in his eulogy of the
court 10 eulogze deceased member of the
court, John W. Okey, whom he holds up to
the young men Of the baS including his own
son, as lone of the ablest and purest men
and one Of the noblest gentlemen in Ohio ="
After reading this eulogy OF Judge Okey
have been wondering whether Governor
| HOadly believes ali he says
| GOVERNOR HOADLY AND THE SCOTT LAW
Here is an extraordinary declaration from
thNs prospective appOintee to the L United States
| supreme court. He enters the domain of
morals IN his assault on the Scott law in his
Hamilton speech, and says "the character of
tue scott law as license in morals
II not IN law, would be at once visible il it
were proposed to tax every house of ill-'ame
or gambling house 5000, or any other arbi
trary SUN. II is the same
as charterng every man who is willing to
pay 5000 for the privilege OF manufacturing
drunkards."
He cites Allen o. Myers as his authority
TOR this semi-judicisl utterancs. The Scott
law was tax on the traffic in intoxicating
liquors, and Judge Hoady says the supreme
court decided it was in effect a license. and
being in effect license, he SAYS its moral
character is the same as levying a
tax on the business of prostitution
As the tax derives its moral character
from the business 1t Is levied on, the liauor
trathc, according to Gov. Hoadly, is the same
In moral character as that of gambling and
prostitution, and In this he agrees with bis
annex, DIR. Leonard. Now, Gov. Hoadly
certainly cinnot believe this, but he has said
1t. He must knnw the statement of the mo-
raj character Of the Scott law tax, as made
by him. savors OF demagogy aud cannot be
true. de uttered this slander on the Scott
law, and furnished it with guberna orial and
eA-Juulcial sanction, as comfort and SUPPORT
10 tnat wing OF the democratic army, the
Leonarditss, in their assault on the Scott la "
r.n fran Al.
aud true temperance. How do Judge Hosd.
ly's clients in the liquor traffic enioy ,hi,
brand OF immortality, drunksrd- making, on
their business
LIcESsE AMENDMENT.
The democrats want graded license and
they want AL amendment to the constitution
submitted permitting it. Are they sincere? /?
~ hoadly sinceref Let US see. Take his
hrst statement as TO the moral character of Ii
cense. The extreme temperance men would
quote his words and say: "a license in
morals II not in law Is the me AZ a tax ON
houses OF lll-'ame and gambling" It is the
privilege TO manufacture druukards on nav.
meat oil license, lee or tax. Therefore We
cannot vote tor license; our consc-uces will |
not permit US. % the other hand |
the hqu)r men will say, "Licen,e |
(Judge Hoadly has said is the |
same IN morals, II not 10 law, as a tax on |
houses OF Ill-fame and gambling is the privi-
lege OF payment OF money to manufacture
1fuhkhrds, therefore we cannot vote for
license as II Is the brand ofimnoraIty on our
lrathc, which we regard as legitimate. This
"ouid appear TO be perfect demagogy.
The speaker referred to the tree whisky and
'eAf, aud the understandable and uurestrained
rade In intOXicant as the result OF all this
lemogogy. He further dwelt upon the cover
lors assault on what he terms the ets,nsI