The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-10
AMBITIOUS
PLANS.
He DiscOurses ON Democratic
Prospects i'm Ohio. Replies 10
John Sherman.

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John sherman.
to the Times.
New York, August Ex-Governor
.cadly, Of Ohio. had risen bus a
short time before from the breakfast
table yesterday morning when a
Tribune reporter encountered him at
the Gilsey House, and was conse-
quently in good humor. A
He is east for a pleasure trip prior
TO entering on the canvass of his
State and will go to Long Branch
and other resorts in this vicinity. He
is accompanied by his wife and
He vas holding in his hand a
newspaper containing a report of
Senator Sherman's speech at Mt.
Gilead, and when asked about Ohio
politics from his point of view said:
The canvass, in an active sense,
has not yet begun on our side. 1
made q speech in Kenton on Satur-
day, aid had made one before that,
but they were not intended formally
to open the canvass. We do not in.
tend to make a long canvass, but a
short and active one.
The Republicans would have done
we'll to set us the example, but have
already been at work for some time.
What are the prospects from your
point of v:ew?"
eve are hopeful of success, partic-
ularly if the canvass is conducted
upon the principles laid down by
John Sherman, the bloody shirt, and
John Roach.
We are in favor of the Admins
tration and against the bloody shirt.
There are Republicans enough in
the State who favor the Administra
ton, and are opposed to the bloody
shirt, to give US the election, even if
there was no liquor question up.
In fact, the great question in the
State is how we shall deal'with the
temperance issue.
l have just read the closing SEN
tence of Senator Sherman's speech at
Mt. Gilead, in which he names his
various wants.
He says: "What we want is O Re-
publican Governor and his name is
Foraker"
If the Republicans are to elect q
Governor, the Democrats have nc
personal quarrel with Judge; Foraker,
nor have I.
He is my personal friend whom
much esteem and Of HON / have
said and shall say no unkind word
during the campaign.
Mr.. Sherman's second want is 9
Republican Legislature that will
give US wise temperance laws as vel
as wise laws on other subjects"
We shall ask Mr.. Sherman what
be means by wise temperance laws
The Democratic platform is une
%quivocal.
If a Democratic Legislature is
elected, it will submit a license
amendment to the Constitution for O
vote to the people.
The last Legislature was Demo.
cratic by three-fifths, the majority
in the Senate, which voted to sub
nit such an amendment
The Democrats lacked three votes
of three fiiths in the House.
Our constitution prohibits LICENSES.
1t cannot be amended except by q
popular vote or submission Of new
clauses to the people by a vote OF
three fifths of the members of both
branches of the Legislature.
When the proposition was before
the House, three. Republican mem.
bers, Messrs. Burnett and Haley OF
Cleveland, and Peate of Cincinnati.
declared in favor of the license, but
they were unwilling to vote for this
proposition because it came from
Democrats.
They sat in their seats and refused
to vote and then postponed the sub.
mission of a license amendment.
We are going to try to carry three
fifths of the Legislature, and at the
election in 1887 submit a license
amendment. which is as soon as il
can be done under the Constitution.
We propose to require Mr.. Sher.
man and Mr.. Foraker to define wha,
wise temperance laws are. IA
Capt. Bushnell, Chairman of the
Republican State Committee of Ohio,
says that his party is neither for OF
against prohibition.
We propose to find out what it is
for.
The Ohio constitution expressly
requires all taxation to be levied on
property in proportion to its true val
Ut in money, and thus negatives The
notion that after the liquor in the
State has paid it's taxes, the owner
can again be- taxed for the privilege
of selling it.
This l believe to be as uncoustitu
tional as to tax the owner of a farm
in Ohio for the privilege of selling
his produce.
The only course and the manly
course is to amend the Constitution
t6permit q license system which will
give control of the traffic so as tt
avert it's dangers and at the sam,
time exact fees to compensate for the
burden it imposes on society.
Mr.. Sherman continues his cata
logue Of wants with the astounding
statement that he wants "Republi
can judges that will construe tn,
Constitution Of the State on the sid,
of temperance and good order"
What the Democratic party il
Ohio wants is judges who will con
strue the Constitution of Ohio in &C
cordance with the law, no matte
nham Il hal.s Hha- = HINT.