Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-16
G. W. TUCKER, M. D.,
Office: Abbey Block,
13O South Main st.

the support of the Liquor Dealers
League, will smile within himself and
say that the ants went very, very
cheap. He and his managers know
very well that the former contingent
must be had, at whatever price, but
that the latter will lick the hand that
smites them every time and by voting
for the machine invite still other cuffs
In the future.
These men are absolutely devoid of
political independence when 1t comes
to voting; they have not even that
vice of small minds, consistency.
They will denouncc the Prohibition
lists, who are the only logical, root
and-branch anti-saloonists, as n lot
of cranks and political ennuchs, ana
10 be committed to the supposed sa-
loon interest and to the abject doing
OF tnc Saloon VIII.
| The record OF the Democratic party
on the liquor question may seem
| little tattered and torn to the vision
of teetotaler; but no fraudulent prom,
lses, held out as an inducement to
voters, will be found in 1t; it sails un-
der its true colors;. the teetotacr
knows just what to meet in 1t, and
that he will find in 1t no canting, pa
lavering, hypocritical platitudes Of
high aud irrevelant virtue; 1t
may mt least claim the merit o. honesty
and plnin-dealing in this respect.
1t IL astounding that the men whom
the Rev. Mr.. Baker claims to represent
should, ,--if they are sincere in their
efforts, submit to be thus taken In
and flceced year by year, and not re-
sent 1t by anything more than bluster
when smarting under defeat. They
knew, very well, l,--they must have
known, for every one else knew It,,
that the Administration put the first
nail in their coffin this year by dictat-
| ing the nomination of Caldwell; and
they knew, or might have known, just
as WELL that when the final test
should come, votes enough would be
! forthcoming too,-no matter how
obtained, to insure tie defeat
of their proposed legislation, nnd
| that Mark Hanna's word was out
that this should be done,-which is
only another way of saying that, If
need be. the whole State and federal
Administration would he prostituted
to that end, from President to the
emptier OF spitoons in the postoftice.
Aud yet these men, and with them
many more OF the we-are-the-salt-ot
the-earth sort, many of whom really
are so,--and including the bulk of the
clergy, will vote to keep in power a
party which never fails to deal double
with them and the questions upon
which they desire legislation. They
seem TO lack the courage to strike
back when they are struck, and they
exhibit no more consistency In this
respect than they do in asking people
TO pay for sending missionaries to the
heather on the other side of the
globe, while they are vehement sup
porters of all Administration when $
taxing the contributors TO pay soldiers
for shooting Christians on the same
other side of the globe aud TO supper,
n Mussulman with his havem of wo-
men and barracoon Of slaves. We can
In some sort respect n political scoun-
drcl, for we know where to find him,
but we can't abide n hypocrltc.
The Rev, Mr.. Baker and his fellow
leagucrs can relapse Into the innoc-
uOus desuetude, ,--innocuous so far as
the Administration which whipped
them Is concerned, Of taking up col
lectlons and guarding against the
wiles OF stenographers until the same
Administration orders them to line III
and vote as usual The brother, Rev
Mr., Hissey, can help until Gen. Dick
needs his services somewhere else.
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