The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-18
localized EVILS--N0. rs.
Cwritten for the News-D -Democrat.)

workers very unkind remarks made
about Bishop Potter and Rev. DR..
Rainsford, Of New York, because they
advocate well regulated saloons or
places for the retail of Intoxicating
liquors. These men are more consis-
tent than many who criticise them
for the reason that they vote for the
legalization of the traffic and there
fore make the plea they do.
We in Ohio find the great mass of
our preachers voting just as Bishop
Potter and Rev. DR.. Rainsford, and
yet are constantly deriding the sa-
loon. This Is very inconsistent, to
traduce the saloonkeeper and yet con-
stantly vote to uphold the Dow tax
party in Ohio. Nothing has so con-
tilDuted to the prosperity of the IL
quor traffic in Ohio as has the uncon-
stitutional Dow tax law. Not q sa
loon man, brewer, or liquor seller in
the state but who is in favor of the
Dow tax law. They well know that
our state constitution forbids the
granting of license and that the
decisions of our courts are against
license for the traffic, and that as long
as the Dow tax law is in force they
can legally open saloons in Ohio by
the annual payment of $3.50 tax, as
provided by the Dow law.
The Republican party in Ohio at
the demand of George b. Cox, OF Gin
cinnati, enacted the unholy and un-
constitutional Dow tax law, in order
to get the saloon vote. And Cincin-
nati which for years had been
Democratic city at once became q Re-
publican city, and because the Repub-
Ian party has been controlled from
that day to this by the liquor power.
with such men as George B. Cox, II
has continued to have power in Gin
cinnati aud in the state.
With these undeniable facts before
us is 1t not strange that the Republi-
cali party in Ohio also has within its
ranks the great majority Of preachers
and church members. When we hear
of great victories in the state by the
Republican party, 1t is hard to say
who should have the most credit for
its success, the liquor power with
George b. Cox in the saddle as COM
maLdcr-in-chief. or the churches with
the most of their pastors as devoted
followers of the only party that ever
did anything for temperance in Ohio
1t is an impossible thing for any one
to ride two horses at the same time,
when the horses are headed in
opposite directions, but that is just
what has been attempted by the Re-
publican party in Ohio for the past
twenty years on the liquor question.
1t is no uncommon thing to hear
.re relnperan.e nepuoiieaaS spear vi
the Dtinocrauc party, as 'he WHISKY
party, when the iacts are taat IN
o"r state the repuoiicahs nave gwen
ire rum power all the liquor Jaws
tnat nave DePn enacted, tne ocotl iaW'
inc roma IaW' ana tne DOW TAX iaw'
were an fhac1eu Dy fepuDhcam regis
,a'ures loi ,he p"rpose vi hoiuihs 'he
n1uor vote
IL cannot re uehieu ny any nohest
person, Una, poh tnese grand oio ma
t'oiai poitical parties nave peeh seek
ing the liquor 'o'e. inc oniy aii-
ference IN ohio Is mat the hepuDn-
can party mas peen IN power tne long.
est ana mas dohe worse thlhgs 10 get
the saloon vote tnan mas tne Demo
c'atlc Party. boui paIues nave ue-
o'aie" osai'i"' piUhioi,ioi VI e
quor tramc. Whie lhis Is true III
ohlo' which is a slrone repuolicah
STATE, we nnu mat IN Iexas' whicn IL
strohs Dehocratic. state, the re
prDEcans nave come out poidly
AGAINST pronioitloh ana IN laV0r OF
license laws lor tne traH,c. Ihese
thlnGs shouia convince al hohest peo
PIE that neither OF 'nese great nat,on-
a. pciitlca' parties can ne trusted 10
stand Ior the nome against the sa-
loon.
announcer pointer 10 snow that poth
tue fePupiican ano democratic par
ties cater 10 the saloon Vote, ana are
afraic 10 olieha the ilquor tran.c' IN
our national capitai where ootn par.
ties nave had tne power at dinereht
periods Within the past iorty years,
saloons are permitted ana projected
IN our national capitai, without an
n no