Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-09
ment to show that taxation is really license
and unconstitutional
FORAKER FOLLOWS
And Does His Best to Dodge the Prohibi-
ton Question.

Tremendous cheering followed the speech,
when Judge Doyle introduced Judge For
sker, who, after the applause subsidsd, be-
gan by referring to several minor parts OF
Hoadly's speech. He then said that from
the character of Hoadlys remarks, he eV.-
IDENTIFY mistook the speaker for Leonard,
the Prohibition candidate for governor.
The Republican plank on the liquor traffic
is four explicit declaradons-First, de-
nouneing the Democrats for the repeal OF
the Scott law; second, recognizing the
rights Of the people to amend the conshtu-.
ti0n; third and fourth, declaring IN favor Of
the regulation and taxation OF the trsthc.
BE read from Hoadlys inaugural address q
paragraph in which the Governor said the
Scott law ought no. to be repealed. Re
Vsrding the right of the people to change
the Constitution, he showed the Democratic
plan for license can not be adopted without
6rst amending the Constitution, which for
bids license. The Republican platform de-
elares in favor Of the regulation Of the evils
of the LIQUOR traffic. Hosdly had Just
acknowledged that the evils ought to be
corrected. As to the methods Of regulation
he could not, of course, foretell what Re
publican Legislature would do after
ihe discussion Of legal methods,
This is matter of detail for
the Legislature. The pledge of the plat
form is for the proper regulation Of those
evils and the Republican party has never
set made pledge it has broken.
The speaker took up Hoadly's argument
that it is not competent for the Legislature
10 tax the hquor traffic, and pointed out
that the Democratic Supreme Court in de-
Gliding the Scott law unconstitutional did
decide that the principle of taxation was
unconstitutional, but that one featrre oi
the law was making the tax a hen on
the property occupied by saloons
was unconstitutional; also denied that
the same supreme court decided that the
tax collected from liquor dealers should not
be returned. The position is that it is un'
constitutional to take the tax aud unconstl
tutional to take il back. lie declared
it is not only
to tax the liquor traffic but equitable tc
| make il share the burdens of crime 1t pro
duces. Ohio three times has overwhelming
/ " defeated license, yet the Democrat come
pretending to favor license. When Hoadly
proposes this he knows it will be two years
| before the license proposition car
/ be submitted to the people
who have heretofore rejected it
The Republican party takes hold OF thi
matter in practical way, dealing with th'
constitution as II is. We can tax, we cal
1 regulate under that constitution, and vii
do so, so as to best promote the public vel
fare.
The speaker demanded of Hoadly wheth
sr he was in favor of high or low graded
license, a $1,000 or q $500 one; how /,
provide for securing license. Whether, q
in the Constitutional Convention of 1872
he was in favor OF the taxation Of churche
aud school houses of the State? Tn
speaker believed in letting them g
free. Religion and education are necessary u
the welisre of the people. Foraker thel
turned his attention to the last Legislature
which he declared was the most infsmousl
corrupt in the history of the State, so cor
rupt that when Hoadly approves Of it ye
the coal oil members believed to have solt
their vote to elect Payne Senator, were al
dropped By their constituents.
The speaker then read charges of corrur
ton and bribery in the election Ct Senate
Payne from number of different Demo
crat journals.
He Leaves the Liquor Question.
He then turned to the Democratic man
ssement of the penitentiary. He showeC
that in this institution under the last year o
! Governor Fosters admintrstion there hat
been net profit of over $1,000, while tn
next year, the first o. Democratic rule, thi
had been reduced to $4,000, $4,000 o
which was realized from the Republican
system # management in vogue when the.
took hold Of it. he then read 6nsncia
statements for the frat nine months of tht
year, showing q deficiencies, while the tota
| loss to date has been So compared Will
| Republican administration over $4,000 Il
the price the people have to pay for Demo
| cratic management Is it not time, b.
said, for changer The legislature hs
undertaken to lay violent hands on th'
principle of local self government. Tht
speaker then referred to the socslled rip
pc" bills, recognizing Cincinnati snC
other cities in the State in the interest o
the Democratic party. The speaker prom
ised to speak in full Of the Cincinnati rip
pei" bill in his Saturday night speech il
that city.
He Talks About Columbus.
Then he recounted the provisions Of the
| bill to reorgsnize the city Of Columbus and
pointed out the outrageous character Of the
scheme, giving 70 the board of control al
the powers of al the city departments, with
power to make every appointment Of every
| grade, giving that board absolute power tc
appoint every officer in the city except
mayor, who was stripped Of every power
and left o mere fgurehesd. 1t was prac
| tical distranchisement of the citizens oi
| Columbus. The personal liberty of the
people was preserved by the Supreme Court
declaring the monstrous bill unconstitution,
81, and yet Hoadly pleads for personal
liberty
The speaker exhibited colored plate Of
the city of Colunbus, showing the re,
districting by Democrats, one ward being a
narrow strip seven miles long, another three
ard quarter and seven others three miles
long ard only few rods wide, the purpose
being to give SEQ or 400 Democrats the
sane power in elseting Councilmen as
l,2CO or l,40O Republicans. He also ex.
hibitsd plate of fdistric,ing by Republicans,
showing it was fair and just.
Then
The Speaker Turned to the Bonded Debt
Of the State, and showed that eighteen
months before the bonds were due a
statute was passed for It's refdnding, which
differed from all former laws for such pur-
poses in allowing new bonds to be disposed
Of without advertising, but the refunding
might be done by private contract approved
By the Governor. Then he explained the
rtfunding contract which was attempted to
be entered into at three and FIVE per csat
per year, which would give l9! per cent
for the time the bonds had to run,
e Rtnn ma L.