The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-09
ROCK ISLAND, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1885.

ROCK ISLAND, FRlD4
ard, the prohibition candidate for govern
or. The republican plank on the liquor
traffic is four explicit declarations, nrst
denouncing the democrats for the repeal
of the Scott law second, recognizing the
right OF the people to amend the constitu,
ton. third and fourth declaring in favor
of the regulation and taxation OF the traf-
fic. He read from Hoadey's inaugural
address H paragraph in which the govern
Or said the Scott law ought to be repeal-
ed. Regarding the right OF the people
| 10 change the constitution he showed the
democratic plan for license cannot be
adopted without first amending the con-
| stitutiOn, which forbids license. The re
publican platform declares in favor Of the
regulation of the evils of the liquor traltic.
| Hoadley had Just acknowledged tt.t the
evils ought to be corrected. AS to the
method of regulation he could not. al
course, forettlt what II republican legis
| lature would do. After discussing the
| legal methods. he said, this is matter OF
detail for the legislature. The pledge OF
| the platform is for the proper regulation
of those evils and the republican party
has never yet made pledge it has bro
ken. The speaker then took up Hoadley's 5
argument that it IS not competent Tor the
legislature to tax the liquor traffic and
pointed out that the democratic supreme
ourt in deciding the Scott law unconstitu
tional did not decide that the principle OF
taxation was unconstitutional, but that
one feature of the law making tax on
the traffic a lein on property occupied AS
saloon was unconstitutional; also adduc-
ed the point that the same supreme court
decided that the tax collected from the
liQuor dealers should not be returned.
The position is that it is unconstitutional
to take tax and unconstitutional to give
it back. The speaker declared that 1t is
not only constitutional TO tax the llquor
traffic, but equitable to make it shun the
burdens of the crime it produces Ohio
three times has over whelmingly defeated
licenccses, yet the democrats come pre-
tending to favor license. When Hoadley
proposes tins he knows it will be two
years before the license proposition can be
submitted to the people, who have heres
toforerejectcd it. The republican party
takes hold of the matter in IA practical
way. Dealing with the constitution as
it is we can tax, we can regulate un Ter
that constitution and will do so as best
to promote the public welfare. Then the
speaker demanded of Hoadley whether
he was in favor of high or low grade of
license, II 81, 900 or a $50 one. How
provide for securing license? Whether
as in the constitutional convention OF
1872, he was in favor of taxation of the
churches and school houses of the state.
The speaker believed in letting them go
free. Religion and education are necess>
AIRY to the welfare of the people. Foraker
then turned his attention to the last leg
islature, which he declered was the most
UNANIMOUSLY corrupt in the history of the
state. So corrupt that while Hoadley
approves of it, yet the coal oil members
who are believed to have sold their vote
to elect Payne senator were all dropped
by their constituents. The speaker then
read charges of corruption and bribery
in the election of Senator Payne from IA
number of different democratic journals.
Foraker devoted considerable time to the
state politics and then referred to Hoad~
ley s conduct in the constitutional conven>
ton and asked him If he were still oppos-
ed to having any mention of God in the
state convention2 Whether he still OPP |
pnsed. as he did then, provision TO,
judges for drunkenness?
he was still in favor of taxing !
churches and schools? Foraker declared |
he was not in favor of taxing them as he |
religion and morality as safe
guards of the nation. He closed by ask
ing if IIoadley favored high license or
10 W license, a thousand dollar or fifty |
dollar license. His close was met with |
fou IDS Of cheers.
HoADIEY's LAST.
Uoadley stepped forward and said
twice lodged again. lie has talked for
an hour and a half and no human being
ran tell whether he is for prohibition or
against it
Hoadley briefly alluded to state qucs-
ions and then returned to prohibition
md characterized Foraker as candidate
who could take refuge in profound
silence on the most vital question of the
Regarding the charges of cor>
upton concerning the election of Senator
Payne. which Foraker read from demos
'ratc papers. Hoadley said when there
$ suspicion of double dealing in the dem>
lcratic party democrats are up in arms
but in republican ranks there
8 silence when corruption is on foot
Ae8dTulnH lne decision Ql Tue supreme |
'ourt as to refunding the Scott tax to
iquor dealers, Hoadley noted the fact
hat the decision was made by bench of
)ut three judges. two Of whom We're re-
III ublicans. He extrolled the liquor code
If the state. repealed by the Scott law,
md declared it provided perfectly against
he evils of drinking to excess; declared
n favor of low license as against high
license; for license as against prohibition;
lid not favor license, so high that it
would prohibit. He closed with severe
rraignment of the republican party for
inconsistency with expressing the kindest
ceilings for Foraker personally. |,
Round of cheers for beth speakers
we're given as the meeting closed Order
VAS excellent and the enormous audience
'aid the closest attention throughout
Baltimore Democracy. |.
BALTIMORE Nd, Oct. 3.-Mr. James ,
lodges was Thursday afternoon unani-
nously nominated by the regular Democrats
or the mayoralty.
Shaftesbury's Funeral.
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