The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-09

w &oeuiS algu'uent thM IL IA not
competept for tha Lsgislature to tnx
sne heuor trsilic, and pointed out
Suss peinocrstio supreme court, in
tlonsl, oid not decide tina. the priscj.
pie Of taxation was uucopstltutionsi
but that one feature of the laN mskirg
tax on the trafNc a lien on the nror.
erty occupied aa q saloor, was uneon.
sutahonai. He also advanced the
POI that the same supreme court de.
cidau That tne tax collected from
liquor dealers should not be returned
rue position Is that it il uucoustitu.
tionM to sako the tax and unconstitu-
tional TO give 1t back. He dsclarsd
that IL is not only constitutional TO tsy
the. liquor traffic. hut eauitsbls 10
make 1t share the burdens OF the
crimes 1t produces. Ohio thrss
times has overwhelmingly defeated
the license, yet Democrats came
nrstending to favor license. When
hosdiy proposes this he knows 10 will
hs two wears before tho license promo.
sition can be submitted to tho reople.
who have heretofore rejected ii. Ths
Republican rarty takes hold OF the
matter in practical way, dealing
WIN tho constitution AZ 1t ia. We can
TAX, we can regulate under that con-
sututios, aud win do 30 ss tho best
Nay 20 promote the public welfars.o
Then tho speaker desasud eri of UosSiv
whether no waa in favor of high or low
grade liccnse--a 81, 900 ono or q $40 ono
and how 10 provide for securing tha
license; whether, ~ in the oonstitu-
tionsl convention OF lST2, he was in
fsvor OF tho taxation OF the churches
and School-houses of the Sta,c.
The speaker believed IN l8tting them
70 Tree. Religion md eauestioR ara
necessary TO the welfare Of ,he pgorIe.
Foraker then turned hia attention Ia
ths last legislature, which ho tlaeiarad
wSS the most UNANIMOUSLY currues In
the history of the State. So cprrunt
that, while Hoedly approves OF ii. yst
tna coal oil members who were bn.
i,eved 10 have sold their vote TO sleot
Payne senstor, wSre all droppfd wv
tseir constituents. The speaker then
read the charge OF conuptionand hrib.
cry IN the election al SENS.
| tQr Payne from pumber
! OF 6ifferens Democratic ,ournaiv.
dc thcn turned to ths Democrats
management OF the Ohio p8niientiarv.
h9 showed that OH this institution,
ahd.er the last year of Governor Eos.
ter'b administration, thera had been
net profit of over $4,000, whle the
Ae1s year, the frat OF Democratic rule,
thlr had been reduced to
$lO,tUO, SS,OU0 Of which was loaiizai
from tho Republican system OF man
SSement in vogue when they took
boio OF It. lie then rsad financial
atEtomsnts for the first nine months
oI tno present year, showing q no.
/ tntIutVxs ft,a tAta al t.xs.e.
has hecp, as compared with thu Re-.
publican administration, over sg6 000
We the ptico the people pay for Defuo.
ofgtic mismanngement. "In tn
he apiG, ''not time for change
OF administration? The lsgisihtnre
has undertaken TO lay violest hands ON
tho principles of local government
LILO men referred 10 the sJ-csllod "Rlp.
per" bills, reorganizlDg Cincinnati and
other cities of the State In ths intereat
or the Democratic party. The epeRker
promised 10 speak in full of the Clncln-
nsti "Rippei" bill, in bis Saturday
nights speech in that oity. He then
rccounted the provisions OF the bill In
reorganIze the city Of Columbus, ana
pointed out the outrageous character
or q scheme givin. TO the board con-
lol over all tho city departments,
and giving that bosrd absolute poger
to appoint every officer of the city, ex-
cept'ng. only the mayor, who was
stripped Of every power and left mere
hgure-hesd. 1t was a practical dis
fraAchisement OF the citizens OF Column
bus, and the "perRonal libertyp OF the
people was only preserved by tho su.
prsme court declaring tha monstrous
bill unconstitutional; yet Hondly
pleads for personai liborty. The
speaker exhibited n c0lored map show
Ing theredistriotion by the Democrats,
ono ward being a narrow slrin
seven miles long, ano,hgr three
and three-quarters, and seyep
others three miles long and only iow
rode wide, the purpose of this being
TO give 800 or "a 0 Democrats the same
power in slecting councilman as | 2NO
to l,4OO Republicans. He also exit.
hited the plan az oistrictlhg by the
Republicans, showing it IN fair and
just, The speaker then turned To tho
bonded debt OF thS State, and ehoNed
that Is mouths hsiore the bonds were
duo statute WA passed for it's re-
iuDGing,wbich differed from sll former
laws Tor suoh purposes in allowing
now bonds to be disposed OF
without advortisiug, bnt refunGinr
might bo dono by private contract.
approved by the governor, He
then explained the refundiDg contract.
which, he claimed, was attempted TO
be entered into y vste which wou,d
give. l9E per cont. for the time ths
bonds had run, and profit of eyor
SiO0 OoO. Foraker concluded by re-
ferring 10 Hosd.y's conduct in tho
constitutional convention, and asked
MIN Z ue %as still opposed TO havin.
npV iurntion OF God In State consti,u,
~ l' whether he still oppossd, as ba
ald luen, a provision for impeaching
luuges Tor drunlsonness, and whether
no was still in favor of taxing
churches and schools. Foraker ae.
olersd he was not In favor OF taxiyr
;horl, IA he regarded them m moral
safeguard OF tho nation. He plosrd bv
nskirg II Ho8dly favored high lioonsc,
or low license, s., 900 or u $50 licsuee
HIS close was met with = round of
cheers and Hopdiy stepped forward
and eaid:
"Twice lodged again! He (For-
aker) talked for an bovr aud n half
aud no human bsinK can tell whstber
he IL for, prohibition or against H."
lie called attention to tho
fact that Robinson, tho RS
publican secretary OF state,
was one Of the rounding osmnit,ce
who made the bond contract which he
tuoadly) had vetoed. The tpesker
then turned TO the prohibition cues
tion and characterized Foraker az n
candidate who could take refuge In
profound silence on the most vital
question OF tho campaign. Regarding
tia charges of corruption cOnoesninE
tho election OF Senator Payne, when
Foraker read from Democratic pt perv,
Hoedly sald: "Wnen there is pus
plcion OF double dealing Ia tho Demo.
cratic party, Democrats are M IN arms
proteHiug, Tut In the Repub. |
lican rHuks thore is silence |
WHOM corruption IL on ieot,p !
Az 10 tn, structures on the ppniteutl- |
cry management, h0 thowei thnte
were two Rapublirsn menhara of ma
board and there has never boon . pro-
test against tho acton tho hoard from
them. The panltentidty oene 10 tho |
Democracy with nothing bat tue wAlls |