Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-01-23

to get their 900, 900 rake of from the
state. Yet after all from the action
of the Grand Juries Of this county IL
is perhaps cheaper in the long run
that there is bnt one session OF the
legislature every two years when it
is strongly Republican.
FORAKER sNUBs MCKINLEY.
Both Democrats and Republicans
are commenting on the cold blooded
snub administered by Foraker to Nc
Kinley when the former was making
his speech Of acceptance to the joint
convention Of the legislature.
He referred to the GAINESVILLE com
pact to make him the Senator and
lfelicitated himself and his hearers
that so far as he was concerned the
agreement had been carried out.
But there was another agreement
made at the same time and this was
the support of the state for VIM. Nc
Kinley, who at one time was COVER
nor Of the commonwealth. II it was
right and proper the agreement
should be carried out so far as For
aker was concerned why not for Nc
Kinley alsof Would it not have been
a graceful thing had Mr.. Forakerre-
membered the other section of the
compact and called the attention of
the Republicans to their sacred duty,
to see that Mckinley too should re-
ceive his reward. 1t has but one
meaning and that is that the Foraker
crowd now have all they want of Nc
Kinley and are getting ready to cast
him out. And why should any Dem
ocrat care? Did not Mckinley in the
last campaign virtually agree to lay
down on Foraker and did he not ig-
more this understanding with the
Democratic leaders and lend all his
influence to the glory of Foraker?
Then why should a Democrat be sor-
ry for Mckinley who himself assisted
in ar1ning his own worst foes that
they might slay him at their will.
THE HASKELL BILL.
The Haskell bill has been dropped
into the legislative hopper and Re
publican troubles have begun. There
is no telling where they will end.
Nobody cares on the Democratic
side. But there is evidence already
that the truly good Haskellites have
been induced to make compromise
with satan, for in their original bill
they demanded in case of the passage
of the bill that the first election
should occur in April next. But they
have agreed that a year from that
date will suit them better, Some of
the big Republican politicians have
told them that it would never do to
hold an election within three months.
They showed to them that within six
thereafter the people would
vote for another President and it
would never do to stir up a certain
class of people who might perchance
take it into their heads to vote the |
Democratic ticket and give the state |
to the Democrats. The chances for
the passage of this bill in the House
are better than in the Senate. There |
are men in the House who have but
a single idea and who believe they
can accomplish in a year what the
world has failed to do in 5000 years. |
The matter of revenue has nothing
whatever to do with them if they
have their way, taxes will be doub-
led in Ohio and people will be driven
into the use of the stronger drinks
while such lighter beverages at beer
and ale will by reason of their bulk,
not be much in use. On this point
there is said to be a conflict between
the brewery people and the distillers,
the latter really preferring the pas
sage of the Haskell bill for then they
believe it would drive beer out and
make people drink more distilled
spirits. In any event the stateof Ken
lucky is looking forward with great
to the passage of the Has
kell bill for they would reap immen-
surable profits at the expense of the
Ruckava state.