The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-12
LECALIzED EVRs--No. ss.
BY JOHN DANNER

told the following story:
"Some years ago the people Of a little
German town in Wuertemburg became
very dissatisfied with their mayor. He
was bad man and would mot en-
force order, SO they sent a delegation OF
six leading citizens to Ulm to complain
to the king. After telling their story
the king asked them how long the
mayor had been in office. They .old
him twenty-three years. The king
asked them how many times they had
reelected him. They said he had
been reelected four times and had still
two years to serve. The king there
upon tapped bell and called a lot Of
sturdy fellows end sent them out with
the cix delegates to whom the kings
servants gave good Hogging. When
the citizens wanted to know why they
weie treated in this manner the king
Informed them quite bluntly that
people who would elect such an officer
four times over and then complain
about what he did were snch fools
that nothing would do them any good
except to flog them"
We have the same kind of people
living in Ohio today. Some twenty
years ago the Voters union, a non
partisan organization similar to the
Anf-Saloon league, had about all the
preachers and churches helping them
and We thought we were on the eve OF
having the Republican party give us
a state prohibition law go as to har-
nionize with our prohibitory constitu-
ton, but when our expectations were
the highest we found that George B
Cox and the brewers OF Cincinnati were
|clamoring for tax law that would
give the saloon legal existence, and
the first thing We knew The Repub-
lican party championed the saloon in
terests and thousands of us then step
ped down and out of the Republican
party and have been contending ever
since for prohibitory law that shall
be In accord with our state constitution
and thus we expect to continue until
victory shall be accomplished.
While a few were loyal to principle,
the great majority of the preachers and
church members continued to vote the
Republican ticket, and stand by the
party today. But the same George Is.
Cox and brewers that seduced the G. O.
p. to do their bidding arc still in the
chief councils Of the party and the
hluor traffic has prospered during these
past twenty wears as never before, SO
that the consumption of liquor has
grown from Az gallons per cap
ita to sixteen gallons per capita
In our slate. and at this time there
are oyer ten thousand saloons legaiize ed
In Chic by the Dow tax law which was
enacted by Republican votes alone.
And IT ten thousand more men should
apply within the next thirty days to
open saloons the Republican PARTY
would say, go on. gentlemen. only SO
you pay $3.50 each into the treasury"
Occasionally one of these new sa-
looms or breweries is located next
door to one Of these Republican
preachers or deacons and then the
howl that goes up from these high
church officials is loud enough to be
heard throughout the neighborhood
But all sensible men know they are
not deserving of any sympathy. These
same men have known for years that
the Republican party has been ca
tering' to the saloons and that one
brewer has more power In the maohip-
cry Of the party than all the preachers
In the state and yet they have kept
right on voting the Republican ticket
While we do not wish these mis-
guided men any harm, we must feel
that If the old king in Ulm, Germany
did right in fiogging the delegation
that came up to him from Wuertem-
burg, we can do no less than say to
these preachers and church members
who are complaining because the sa-
looms ,are increasing and getting very
close to their homes and places OF
business, You are getting Just what
you have been voting for, SO don't
complain, gentlemen"
Every intelligent man in the state
knows that the policy of the Republi-
can party in Ohio is to cater to the
liquor interests and therefore they say
In their state conventions, 1--WE point
with Just pride to the Dow tax law"
The Democratic party has had tho
grandest opportunity in the history OF
any great political party to join issue
with the Republican party on this
great question, but 1t has not had the
moral courage to do 1t. Both parties
have been "courting the same girl, =
and the result will be great family
row latter little. When the people
become thoroughly aroused to the fact
that both parties have been controlled
by doodle and beer" and that all
such parties must be reproved, there
will be a great political upheaval such
as has never been known in. the his
tory Of the country before.
All Christian men. all moral men
all good citizens will soon learn tha,
as free and republican government
we cannot continue to ''legalize evil
| at any price or in any form and ex-