Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-29
STEUBENYILLE.

STEUBENVILLE.
One OF the Numerous Discussions on the
Liquor Question.
Special Tlegrum 10 the Sunday Register.
STEUBENvILLE, o., August 2S.-An ar
gument between two Germans, both Re-
publicans and both interested in the saloon
business, in regard to the responsibility of
the Democratic and Republican parties for
the failure of the Scott liruOr law to stand
and the enactment of the Dow law, was
overheard by the writer one day this week.
One of the two, who is such an intense Re-
publican that everything done by that
party is right and everything done by the
Democratic party is wrong, claimed that
the Democratic party was responsible for
the failure of the Scott law to stand be-
cause a Democratic Supreme Court had de-
cided the law unconstitutional. At the
time the law was passed he was as much
opposed to paying the tax as any one, and
when the law was decided uncOnstltutlOn-
al, he was secretly as much rejOiced, al
though he would have been better
pleased if it had been Demo-
cratic Legislature instead OF
Republican Legislature that had passed
the law, and Republican Supreme Court
instead of a Democratic Supreme Court
that decided it unconstitutional. His ar
gument was that if the Scott law had heen
allowed to remain in force, the Dow law,
passed by the last Republican Legislature,
and which is substantially the same rs
the Scott law, with the addition of the
ConnellSville ordinance, which gives COun-
ell the right to regulate, or, in other words
prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors
entirely, would not have been passed, and
saloon keepers would not then have stood
in any fear of having their business entire
ly stopped. He, however, had no word
of censure for the Republican Legislature
for passing the Dow law. The other
German, while q Republican. was fair
minded about the matter, and
pointed out that the Republican party was
responsible for the enactment of both laws,
and that the saloon keepers of Ohio them
selves were responsible for the failure OF
the Scott law to stand, because they had
taken the case before the Supreme Court
and demanded a decision, and that the
Supreme Court, a majority of the Judges
being Democratic, did perfectly right IN
making the decision they did, because the
law was clearly unconstitutional. He
showed further that the saloon keepers ut
the time were well pleased with the decls-
ion, rs they regarded it favorable to them,
and that any one of them who attempted
now to lay any blame upon the Democratic
party, because the Republican party had
served them with still more bitter pill in
the Dow law, was only exhibiting mar
row-minded partnership that was too APP
parent for any one to be deceived thereby.
Germans, us u rule are tair-minded men,
but, once in while, rs is the case with
all classes, you will find one who can only
see one side of question.
The work of paving Post Office square
with hard burned brick was commenced
last Thursday.
The strike of the nailfeeders ut the june
ton Iron Works, MingO, was settled by
the nailerS, on Tuesday evening, agreeing
to pay the price demanded, which was
three-tifths for hot and One-half for cold
nails. All the mills in this district now
paw this price except the Brilliant mill,
and the same demand will be made by the
feeders of that place when the mill starts
up.
Teachers Institute was in session at To
ronto during the past week, and the follow
ing educators from this city were in at
tendance: Superintendent ii. \. Mertz,
Prof. A. NJ. Lyons, Lucy f. HUFFMAN,
Maggie Peters, Josie Hammond, Sallie L.
Buchanan, Name T.. Dorsey, Phoebe Z.
Hart. Lucy McCracken, Matte Marion,
Eta Battin, Flo. Battin, Cora HOlrOyd,
Belle Tappan, Sallie HOlroyd, and Charley
Tappan.
DIR. NJ. ID. Hill and wife returned We'd
neSday from weeks visit 10 Magyar"
Falls.
Post Commander b. n. Lindsey, who
was in attendance at the G. A. K. encamp-
ment at San Francisco, arrived home all
safe. Geo. A. Maxwell, representative
from Ohio, has also returned. They re-
port having had the greatest time OF their
lives. =,
Arson G. McCOok, Secretary of the I.
5. Senate, and wife, are in London.
Will Hanlon, formerly with J. A. Walter
& Son, has accepted q position i'll the eX-
tensive dry goods establishment OF Moore
house 4 Co., Pittsburg
Judge CroSkly and wife took in the eX-
evasion to Cleveland on Wednesday, and
Clerk White acted rs Probate Judge during
his absence,
Prof Mertz attended the Teachers In
stitute ut Cadiz.
Geo. Z. Sharpe and family are rusticat-
ing ut Frankfort Springs.
DIR. PIERCE's Pleasant PurgatlYe Pei
lots,, clconSe and purify the blood and re-