Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

few DAYS ago the account of convention
( held here in Columbus of fitting character in
every respect for the work of returning to the
: legislature another Franklin county combina-
t ton OF brains and courage and character. ZAP
, plause and laughterl
L am glad to see that the Democracy of
Franklin county are neither forgetful nor un-
grateful, but humbly trust that the people of
Franklin county will see to it that that conbi
nation is not delivered. Applause; voice, alt
won't be, either."l But there is anoter reason
why you have cause to remember it; and when
| referred to this moment ago, some man
called out ripper bill, !" and that is just what
| refer to. If there is anything in this country
that is sacred, it is local self-government. If
there is anything, judging by their platform
declarations, to which the Democratic party of
this state might be supposed to be irrevocably
committed, it is the sanctity of the peoples
right to determine their own local affairs; and
yet, not withstanding that, in spite of the in
dignant protest of the people of both parties
in the county of Franklin, we saw that legisla-
ture lay violent hands upon your municisal
corporation, and for pure partisan advantages
seek to re-organize your city and to practically
disfranchise your people; and that which they
SO boldly and defantly attempted to do in CO.
lumbus, in lesser degree, but with greater
success, the attempted in the cities of Cincin-
natl and Cleveland.
| Now my friends, have only time to call your
attention to that and to add that such party
is not safe to trust with power. 1t is not in
hormony with the spirit and genious of Amer
lean institutions. | can think of but one thing
that such party is fit for, and that is to be
turned out of power. Laughter and applause.l
And so l might go on and sight instances after
instance and measure after measure, with re-
gard to which our Democratic friends have been
guilty of broken pledges and promises, and
have shown themselves faithless to their trust,
and incompetetent to deal with the affairs of
our state. But suffice it to say, that no legisla-
ture, not excepting even the O'Connor legisla-
ture, has ever set in the state of Ohio whose
record is so unsavory; no legislature that has
been so extravagant. For this legislature,
that Judge Hoadly so eloquently defends, was
guilty of such extravaganza as that they in
creased the annual expenditures of our state by
more than 100000, and increased the local
municipal Indebtedness of our state by the
enormous sum of more thsp I,O0O, 900, and
on top of it all they destroyed the Scott law
and took away from the liquor traffic all the
regulations as to the evils thereof, and robbed
and dispoiled the people of the state of just
source of revenue of $2,OOO,0OO annually. But
up pops some Democrat, and he says, "Oh yes,
but the Scott law was unconstitutional" Well,
suppose il was. 1t don't prevent them from
making another law like it in point of practice,
which would be constitutional, for the eonsti-
tuition expressly grants the right to regulate
the trafice. And the supreme court has so
held, and such is the law to-day of the state,
that law can be enacted embodying the prin-
ciples of taxation and regulation similar in all
to that heretofore enacted except as
to the one lien clause that will be valid and
will be constitutional. 1t was the duty of the
legislature that could legislate about the police
in Cincinnati and the ripper bill in Columbus,
and the reorganization of Cleveland to have
itself in the light of that decision to
the wants of this state, and given US another
law for taxation and regulation of the liquor
traffic. But it did not do it. On the contrary,
it neglected and refused to take advantage of
its opportunity, and for that reason it ought to
be turned out of power and another party put
in. What we want in this state is q law that
will justly and equitably tax and regulate the
liquor traffic. [Applause.J And we not only
want it, but we intend to have it. Applause.
A voice, THAT'S right.'l Not with the ides
that it will entirely please everybody, for We
know it won't. We know there is a large
class of people in this state who will never be
satisfied with anything short of license. We
know there is another class of people is this
state who will never be suited with anything
short of absolute prohibition. We know that
here is another class Of people in this state
hat Will never be satisfied with anything ex-
,ept only that which by the grace of the Demo
,ratic party and their allies that We have in the
state of Ohio in the absolute free trade of thab
,raffc that has been inflicted upon US. But
What the Republican party says and the con-
;titution expressly says that it may be, is that
his traffic ought to be regulated; that this
rafic ought to be taxed because it is a proper
ource from which to derive revenue and thus
elieve the other property of the state of the
eavy burden thus placed upon it. The Re-
ublican party takes hold of the situation in =
ractical way. II addresses itself to the facts
nd the situation as they exist. The Republic
an party has done so in this campaign; it al
rays deals frankly, promises squarely and per-
orms faithfully its duty to the people of Ohio.
or that reason it is entitled to the support Of
be veters of Ohio, and it will receive that
upport in October next. Applanse.l
A sympathy with the pains and pleas
res of others is the foundation upon
which we build our social virtues.
Humility, sweet as it may be as
RAFT of character, may degenerate into
ice, if not held up by self-respect.
That only can with propriety be styled
einemsnt which, by strengthening the
Intellect. purifies the manners.
noD't take ANYTHING for Orantad cat