Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-03


and tho worst governed city In Ohio, 1t
is as good Republican paper as 1t can
safely venture to be; but, ,!as Republican,
have healthy habit of doing their own
thinking and forming their own opinions
the politics of tho G. G, are not OF the
first Importance, and, as reliable and
wide awake newspaper it stands without
q rival, sparirg no pains nor expense to
secure the latest news in the most relia
bic form iwhatever. honesty it may hack
in its politics"
We are glad TO sec ut least ono Repub-
licnn editor that is capable of doing his
own thinking and forming opinions of
his own. Some time ago Horpcr's Ba-
gar presented an illustration of stout
ly constructed housewife who had n
husband who even failed to "skirmsh
around for the water to make "stone
SOUP" while she furnished the wQod
He was sitting on n "chunk" in the
yard when she approached, with hands
on her hips and vinigar in her eye, with
three-ply Interrogation, what are you
doing hcre??? ooh, just thinking"
came the reply. "What with?' came
quick from the indignant interrogation.
During the campaign last fall Gov.
Foraker said
at was hoped that some acceptable
way would be found [by the last Con-
gress To DISPENSE WITH, or Mt least to
lesson, so far as the United States Gov
ernment is concerned, the Internal TAX
ON WHISKY AND TOBACCO.
This was sent ont by the Republican
State Central Committee in pamphlet
form with other matter as n campaign
document. The Commercial Gazette
declared that "those who do not favor
this proposition'are free tradcrs!at heart
1t is only few years, as every voter
ought to know-who has got anything
to think with"-.hat the Republican
party was charging the Democratic par
ty with being the whisky party, and if
they could get whisky at three cents
glass they would be supremely happy.
The Commercial Gazette, with these sem
Senator Sherman on the Republican
State Convention at Toledo last fall as
the favorite son of Ohio for Presidential
candidate in 1888. As leading finan-
cier in the ~. s. Board of Trade" John
Sherman, with many others III both
Houses of Congress, made immense for
tunes by putting the tax of So gallon
on whisky. They knew six months in
advance that they were gong to do this
thing and had their agents to put the
distilerics to work night and day for six
months and to purchase the products
prior to the law taking effect. All ought
to remember the disgrace heaped upon
the Republican party by the formation
of whisky rings and the robbery of the
Government, even Belknap, President
Grants Private Secretary being so deep.
ly implicated that his dismissal was
made necessary. This was the legiti
mate outgrowth, of course. of this style
of legislation. By the removal of this
SO tax on whisky-which would reduce
it to about three cents q glass
approaches our mind at this writing in
only one light, and that is direct bid
of seven cents glass for the votes OF
all Democrats who are built that way
In short the Republican party, undel
lis present leaders, are bold ly advocat-
ing the removal of war taxes ON whis
key and tobacco (dispensable luxuries
and keeping war taxes on every indis.
pensable necessary article to sustain
life. The Democratic party, unde
President Clevelands recommendation
in his message, recommends keeping
the war tax on whisky and tobacco and
radical revision of the war taxes on
all the articles of home consumption
This fully illustrates the results of allow
ing wicked politicians to get control OF
the machinery of the parties. An effort
is put forth to make the above the lead
ing issue of the Presidential campaign
aud Cleveland is considerable nearer the
Republican platform, as it used to be
than are the Republican leaders. And
the Republican leaders are considerable
rer the Democratic platform, "as il
used to was" than Cleveland is him
self.
If the Republican mass "are capable
of thinking for themselves" as Bro
lIopley asserts, we ask him "whal
WITH" when they allow themselves tc
be led around thusly. and by simple
wave of the bloody shirt? Our ten year
old wheezy, black and tan purp would
bite tho first street urchin that would
attempt as cheap guy on him as this,