The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-03
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Ito Dls0nursea IN Dsmuarailo Prospects In
Ohi1'- ,eplirs 10 John sherman,
Nov York rlluna, August 2ath,l

[New York riluae, August 2alh,l
Governor VI adly, 81 o "a. htd risen
hut a short II ne before firm lhs hrsak
fa tahlr yesterday morning whom a
Tribune rep1rler encountered him Al the
Gla'y House, ana VIA clnsrq emily IN
good hum n lilo " east fur u D easnre
trip prior " entering on tne CANVASS Of
his State, aud WI a 10 Long Branch
and other resorts IN ihi' vicinity. He Ia
accompanied ny his wife aud daughter,
He was holding In his hand q newspaper
containing Il rrp0rI VI senator BhermanA
apeech a Mount Gllead, aud when ask d
about ohio politics ffom MS point Of
view said:
The canvass, In an active sense, has
not yet bagnl on our Aide. | IN ide %
speech NJ kantOn on Saturday, aud had
made one before that, tut they were not
Intended formally 10 OpG the canvass,
We do not Intend t1 make long can
yaas, hut u short and actlyA one. Tho
Republicans would have done vel TO Sal
~ the example, but have already been
at work for some tlmr."
"Nhat ara the prospects from your
pOllt of ylewp'
"Weare hopeful OF succoaa, particular,
ly II the CANVAS h conducted on the
principles laid down by John sherman,
lhe bloody shirt aud John Il a'h, We
are In favor o the Adm l ration
ani we ara agalnat tho bloody alirl.
There ara Republicans enough IN
thu State who favor the Administration
aud ara opposed TO the bloody shirt 10
give ~ thB election, even II there was
no hQn0r Qnpsti0n ~. In fact. thr
great d leatlOn IA the state ~ hIw we
shall deal with the temperance issue.
have jnit read the clos ng sentence Of
5enaOr John Shorman'a ApAech NJ M
lillead, In which he namet hla various
wants. HA says: "What We want i1a
Republican q iyern0f, ana hl4 name IL
Foraker, II the republicans ara 10 elect
u Governor, the d imOcrats have no per.
sonal quarrOl with Judge Foraker, nor
nave |. He In my peraOnal friend whom
much esteem. aud OF whom have said
aud shall say no unkind word dufiug
the campaign" Mr.. ShTman'd aecOud
want IL "A Republican Legislature that
will give you wise temperance laws, aa
well aa wise laws npln other aulj G.
We shall a-k Mr.. sherman what he
means by wise temperance laws. The
Democratic platform IL uHeq liy0cal. II
u Democratic Legislature IL elected IL
viii submit q license I'm 'ndmHnt 10 the
constitution for yOte Of lhe people. The
last Legislature was Democratic by
Ihree-hfths, the mai lrity iu the senate,
which voted 10 submit such an amend.
ment, The Democrats lacked three
Afthl In the House, Our Constitution
prohibits licenses. II cannot be am N
ded except by a popular vote, Or submls.
sion Of new clauses 10 the people by q
vote Of three allhq of the members Of
Doth branches OF the Legislature, When
tho proposition WAS beiOre the House
three Republican mem 1era, Mosara. Bur.
nett and Haley, OF Cleveland, aud Peet,
OF Cincinnati, declared In favor Of II.
cenae, but they were unwilling 10
vote for this proposition because II came
from Democrats. They sat In their
seats and refused TO vote, and thus post
pOned the submission Of q license
amendment. We are going 10 try 10
carry three'Atths OF the Legislature,
and at the election In 1887 submit a II.
cenee amendment, which IL M. soon IN II
can be done under the Constitution.
We propose 10 require Mr. Sherman aud
Mr., Foraker 10 dpAne what wise tenn
perdnce lava Hre, Captain Bushnell,
Chairman Of tha RaDub lean State Com
mittee OF ONO, says that his party IL
neither for nor against prohibition. We
propose 10 lnd out what u is for. The
Ohio Constitution expressly requires all
taxation 10 be levied on property IN pro.
portion 10 its true value In money, and
thus negatives the notion that after the
liquor IN the State has y Nd ita taxes the
owner can again be taxed for The privl.
lego Of selling IL, THIS believe To be
~ unconstitutional M IL Tux the owner
0t farm In 0niO for tho privilege OF
selling his produce. The only course
and the manly course II 10 amend the
Constitution 10 permit license system
which will give control OF the traill, 40
~ 10 avert itl dangers and nc tho same
time exact fees tO compensate for the
burdens II Imposes on society,
No. Slermtn continues hiA catalogue
Of wants with the astounding state.
mont that no wants Republican Judges
that viii c0nelrue thu Constitution OF
lhe Stats on the side of temperance and
GOOD order What the Democratic par
iy In Onto want II Judges who Will con.
slrue thu Constitution Of OHIO In nc
cOrdanco with the law, no matter whom
10 helps or whom II hurts. We want II
construed IN II means, not on any side
or In any interest. We are ashamed
that Quo Of our most prominent public
men should nnblushingly ayow the pur.
pose OF his party 10 give partisan bias
10 tho constitution OF the state by the
election OF partisan Judges, MI, Sher-
man adds m the last. but by no meane
tho least, OF his wants, especially por-
a0nally. "A Republican Sanat0r from
OHIO 10 the Senate OF the Ulited States.
We move TO atriHe out tho word Repub.
llcan and insert Democratic, aud 10 paas
ae 30 amended. Another thing II will
tell Mr.. Sherman. We don't propose TO
allow h,a pnrty TO defeat the present
cOnstitut onal amendment 70
make 0hioa November state, 40 ~ 10
create n necessity for John Sherman ~
the Republican candidate President and
mako u vacancy for Chas Foster In the
United States Senate. On this import
ant question the Republican State Con
yention was silent. The Democratic
platform speaks with no equivocal
sound. We are In favor OF taking Ohio
out Of the llet OF pivotal States, Finally
amending Mr.. Sherman's last sentence
by q change OF two or three words, ! add
let us place Ohio whore abe ought nj.
ways 10 stand, In the forefront OF Dem
ocratlc States, for the Union, for liberty
and justice TO oil, without respect 10
race, nativity or creed. We do not pro-
pose 10 allow Mr.. Sherman 10 20 through
Ohio proclalming tho Old Testament OF
the bloody shirt without opposing II TO
the gospel OF union and love. harmony
and good will among tho sections, aud
without asking him the question why
the Republicans OF Tennessee were 10
madly In pursuit Of n fair election and q