Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-01-30

denied by the committee, but ignored by
the convention. But not so with the
liquor traffic, for that convention declared
that "the largest diversity of industry Is
most productive of general prosperity and
J of the comfort and independence of the
| people, Now, this was not only intended
to, but does, as clearly include the manu-
! facturcr and sale of whisky and beer, as 10
does sugar and molasses, and as we will
| show hereafter, was used to catch the
"saloon vote" While the convention
turned deaf ear to the plea for our homes,
| It declared that 1--WE recognize the import
ance of sheep husbandry in the United
States, the serious depression which II Ia
now experiencing and the danger threat
ening its future prosperity, and we there
! fore respect the demand of the representa-
| tives of this important agricultural inter-
est, for readjustment of duty upon foreign
wool in order that such industry shall have
| fuH and adequate protection" Protection
to wool, pig. iron, even whisky and beer,
but the privilege of voting on an amend-
ment to the Federal Constitution to pro-
tect the homes of tho people against the
destructive influence of the liquor traffic
| denied! and this platform called "the best
statement of living principles ever pre-
sent I'd to the American. people"
This Convention nominated as the candi-
date of the Republican party for President
distinguished gentleman, who, no longer
ago than November %, 1888, in n letter TO
the Philadelphia Press, proposed TO make
the liquor traffic permanent source of rev.
nue. to all the States and Territories, while
the nominee for President few years
ago favored devoting the revenue derived
| from this great evil to the education of
the youth of the land. In other words,
to build n school house, and then open
a dozen saloons near by to sustain it. APP
| plause.
On GL Sth day of September, 1884,
State election was held in Maine, the home
of the Presidential nominee of the Repub-
| lican party. AT that election a Governor
and other State, as well as district and
county officers, were elected. There was
| also an amendment to the constitution of
that State, prohibiting the traffic in intoN
| icating liquors as n beverage, submitted to
vote of the people at that same election.
Governor down, but when it came to de-
cision between the homes of his State and
the saloons, he said: "For myself decided
not to vote at all on the question" [Cries
of "shame."l To show that Mr.. Blaine as
late as October 9th was still dodging,
have only to call your attention to the fol-
lowing telegram:
OLEAN, n. ", October 81, 8 a. IN.
James G.. Blaine, Jamestown:
VIII you please answer the following qucs-
| tions Mt Olean to-day, that the people may
know the position you and the Republican
party occupy:
hibitng the liquor traffic in the District of
Columbia and the Territories by Congress
sional legislation?
VIII you, if elected, recommend such legis-
lation?
Are yon in favor of encouraging the manu-
facture of intoxicating liquor as one of the
existing forms of American industry.
Would you make the manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating liquors permanent, in order
| to make the tax thereon permanent re-
source to all the States?
w. II. II. BARTRAM.
This wns delivered personally to Mr..
Blaine, at jamestown, and printed copy
l..
where his magnificent palace car stopped
| long enough for him to address the people
who had gathered there to meet him; but
| upon these questions he was silent. But
| not so at Rochester where he addressed n
large audience in which We're many prom
inent brewers and liquor dealers. He said:
1.-The Republican party embodies in its creed
| four distinct and important doctrines"
the third of which he declared to be "en-
cOurdgcnent Of erery form of American in
dustry," which was heartily cheered, es-
| pecially by all engaged in the manufacture
| and sale of whisky and beer. This dec
| laration was in accord with the Chicago
| platform and met the hearty approval of the
brewers, or at least a portion of them, as
will clearly appear by reference r., to letter
October II, 1884, by Republican
Brewer" in which he says:
"Messrs Scharmann and Clausen say that
we favor Cleveland because the majority of
|
| are Republicans l say, gentlemen, in reply,
that believe they are but when we take u
| survey of the whole country, what do We
find? That the Democratic State of Missouri
charges larger license fees than any other
State in the Union; that in the Democratic
| States of Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee and
| Mississippi, local option and Prohibition eX-
| lists to n larger extent than it does in any
other portion of our country. This fact
| proves that Mr.. Blaine was correct when he
said that Prohibition was not a National
| question or issue. This being the case let us
not do anything to antagonize party that
| has always treated the brewing interests
| fairly, whose policy is to foster, protect and
| encourage home industries and which should
not be held responsible for the opinions and
| acts of a few men who claim membership in
| the party
Whose policy is, says this brewer, "to
foster. protect and encourage home indus
tries" "Greatest diversity of industry,'
says the platform. every form of Amer
lean industry" says Mr.. Blaine. How
| good it is for brethren to dwell in peace
and harmony together. Laughter and
applause.l But hear this brewer further.
| He SAYS.
"our National organization is tweuty-four
years old. During all these years the Rcpub-
licans have been in power In National affairs,
| Democrat or be he Republican, If the brewing
interests of our country have not grown to
immense proportions, if our rights and our
| interests have not been protected, fostcrcd
and encouraged by our GovernmcntF'
1t will be observed that this brewer
| heartily agrees with Mr.. Blaine in treating
| Prohibition as "local ISSUE" but when it
comes to the question of protecting, foster
ing and encouraging the beer interest, that,
at once becomes "National," for he says
they, the brewers, have n "National organ
ization" twenty -four years old, by the way
just the age of Republican rule. [Applause.l
Two hundred thousand retail liquor
dealers in the United States each holding
u United States Government permit and
each gallon of whisky manufactured con-
tributing ninety cents to the general Gov
ernment, while thousands of saloons exist
in the District of Columbia and the Terri
tories and great quantities of Intoxicating
liquors are imported annually, all by virtue
of authority derived from laws passed by
the Congress of the United States, and then
tell us that the question of prohibition Is
not National! [Applausel Let citizen
sell Intoxicating liquors in Kansas without
having paid his twenty-five dollars blood
money to the United States Government
and you will see "Uncle Sam" step across
State lines, and not stop to say to our Gov
ernor, or other State authority, "by your
leave" but arrest and imprison such per-
son, and no State law will protect him.
[Applause, and cries of that's SOL If the
| Government has power to "foster," 'pro-
tect" and encourage" an evil, it has power
to suppress it, and humanity demands that
that power should be promptly exercised.
Applause.
Let us bear in mind that the laws under
which the liquor interests have been "fos-
tered, protected and encouraged" during
the past "twenty -four years" were passed
under Republican administration and no
attempt has been made to suppress this
great evil. Nor is there single Republi-
can daily newspaper, published in any OF
the gyeat cities, that did not oppose Prohi-
bition during the last campaign, and the
same may be said of at least nine -tenths OF
all the Republican papers in the United
States, while Republican politicians, us q
rule, opposed or remained neutral on the
question; and since the election this same
party has not only burned and hanged
Prohibitionists in efligy, but indulged
in a spirit of bitter persecution and intoler-
ance that would put to shame the Pro-
slavery party of thirty years ago, and fol-
no other reason than that we refused tc
vote the Republican ticket, and choose tC
exercise the right of a free ballot and free
conscience, by voting for principl,
that was dear to us but by
that party ignored. .[Applause.
1t will not do to say that this intoeran
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