The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-30
Especial to Cincinnati Enquirer. ]

Especial to Cincinnati Enquirer
COLUMBUS June 25.-There is no Ohio politician
who is more widely known in all parts Of the
country than General John Beatty. His unre-
lenting antagonism to President HaVes four years
ago, his leadership Of the Ohio Stslwarts ever
since and the brilliant manner in which he en-.
gineered the Blaine Presidential boom last year
have given him a celebrity far and wide, There
are several characteristics Of 10 Geueral that
give value to his views on the political situation,
One is that he is a close observer Of State and
National politics; another, that he has keen
scent for political frauds and hyprocrites; and
still another, his thorough independence and dis.
regard Of pOnular clamOr. 1t is not surprising,
therefore, that an 0hioan, travelling in Michigan
or Tennessee, in the East or any part Of the
country, will frequently hnd more interest mani.
tested in Beatty than Foster or Sherman. There
js an idea, and a correct one, that the General
speaks for himself and not for the machine.
The Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent had
long conversation with General Beatty at the
Citizens Saving Bank this afternoon, during the
course Of which he gave his opinion Of men and
measures, couched in vigorous English. The
words used generally had the bark on, and there
was no unnecessary circumloCution or effect to
obscure truth by hunting around for diplomatic
phrases in which to express the same. We quotes
"If the Administrs tlon succeeds in killing off
Conkling 1t will be the duty Of the stAlwarts to
kill of about thousand such half breeds as Fos-
ter, in the way Of retaliation, and then we would
lose more in brain than they for Of all the polit
cal frauds ever manufactured by the newspapers
and kept aaoat by the aid Of a good cash balance,
he is the biggest His appointments have In
Variably been made as rewards for dirty personal
service. His advisers have been blstherskites
whose political opinions are controlled by the
highest bidder. The public Institutions under
his management have been no way improved.
The Legislature, under his inhu snce, W incapa.
BILE Of accomplishing any thing In the way Of re-.
form. It's members spent half their time caVort
ing about him upon the Suppositiou that he
would 60 into Garheld's Cabinet, and that he
would be Sll.pOWeTiul In the distribution Of Gov.
ernment patronage A wink Of his eye was,
therefore, suficient to secure the defeat Of the
most wholesome measure. With him no question
Of principle he influence. The supreme motive
was personal success. So the effort was made TO
satisfy the temperance people by proposing tenn.
peranoe legislation, and the whisky men by de-.
feating It. In Short his administration has been
q disgrace to Ais party. 1t has been marked
throughout BY indecislon, duplicity and false
hood.
"Foster seems TO have become crazy for otice.
First, he wanted to be Vice President, and played
double with Sherman in the hope that he might
get on the ticket with Blaine or Washburne.
Then he was bound to be Senator, and had his
strikers travelling all over Ohio to set up the Leg.
islature in his favor. Then he concluded that
he ought to 90 into the Cabinet and have himself
escorted to Washington by brass band, His
chief clerk was taken from the staff of the Gin.
cinnsI Commercial, and he has organized a
corps Of puffers who are ready at all times to puff
him. One day we are told Foster has been offer
ed 100000, or less per year to accept the presi.
dency OF q railroad; next he is going to Wash.
iDgtOn to advise with Garfield next he is about TO
accept first class mission; next he is going 10
turn Blaine and half dozen others out OF The
Cabinet, and reconstruct The whole thing TO
suit himself II this keeps on Foster will in time
get to be as great man as Baron Munchausen. l
am not quite sure that he is not even now the
equal Of that distinguished character in point of
veracity. or course, he is a much bigger man
than Conkling Bickham says so, and Blckham
has only about fourteen brothers in law IN office.
or locking for office, and is therefore disinteT
ested witness Francisco says so, and there are
only three men connected with the Journal whose
mouths water for the public tit. The fashion Of
the hour is to abuse Conkling; ana ex. President
Hayes, whose name has for years been the
synonym Of political ireachery and meanness,
tumbles to 1t with the alacrity Of a ward bum
mer. TO prove that Conkling is wrong, he intro.
duced the testimony Of ]. s. Robinson, man
who obtained his nomination for Congress by
transferring to Sabine the Railroad Commission.
ership, promising Holland the Collectors office,
and by further agreeing to run railroad through
every township and district. or course HAYES
knew Robinson we'll enough to know that he
could not lie about small matter, and therefore
presented him TO the public as reliable witness,
"I see by the papers, said Beatty, as we drifted
TO fresh topic, that when John Sherman said at
the Cleveland Convention that there never was
and never would be, boss in this country the
delegates laughed. l do not doubt It, Sherman
must have laughed himself Tin his sleeve) It
was fine stroke Of irony Sherman has dictated
all the important Federal appointments in Ohio
for the last twenty years. HIS creatures are to be
found every where. They do his bidding as
readily and blindly % II he owned them body
and soul. II COnkling provided for his bench.
men in New York, he did precisely what sher-
man has done In Ohio, what Blaine has done In
Maine, what Garfield would have insisted upon
doing had he taken bis place Ia the United States
Senato. Nobody knows this better than the lying
scamps who attempt to curry favor with the Ad.
ministratlon by deRounCing COnklinR as boss
"The President, by undertaking to boss New
York and encourage faction, has inauguTated
war which iS likely to lead to his own destruc.
ton as that Of Conkling, lOr Of all bosses the
Presidential boap, who executes private VenRe.
ance BY the use Of public patronage will be
found the most intolerable, Whenever a boss
needs 70 be taken down, the people themselves
should be permitted to drit, and they should see
also that this war OF bosses is conducted in fair
and manly way. The Senatorial bosses have
rights which the Presidential boss should be com.
PEELED 70 respect and II the latter is determined
70 hghts lot him, like brave and chivalrOua boss
get down rom the at0ne pile and meet his adver
laTy on equal terms. II We can not have peace
il the Republican party, let Us at least have fair
play pc -fl..s sl. l.t.
"We are told that Conkling iS arrogant and die.
tatofial.s The eame charge was made against
AenEy U.sy snd Daniel Mebetsr--againat every
great ise1sk the country ever knew. What the
people meant BY the chaTgeWas that they were
not ordinary ,hngar.milkeTs like Charles Foster,
but men who bad convictions, and the mRnliness
70 stand bX them. They cay COnkling Is an
autoctat. The very fact that he resigned and
submitted his caBs % the people eiyeS me lie 10
this, They tell US le IL proud. Tnih g true to the
extent that be hae always been too proud 10 gieal
or permit HE political record % be SmiIohed By
jObbOry ana C0rTuptiOn."iil iu 81. .-Id1. u luI'
"General, what 10 your, opinion Of the Oleve.
u"Fhe hEst plAnk,r said he, ''ind0geBa and eilO.
gigeB 0afieldg Administration. The only feature
OF hia Administration worthy Of COMMUNICATION
II the exposure Of the corruption Of the Hayes
Administration, and ell the credit for this s due
10 Postmaster General James q man who united
with Conkling, Plat and Arthur In protesting
aVainst the nomination Of Robertson .yUif
"The third plank glorihes Foster and claims
credit for funding the State debt ct 81 per cent.
per annnnn. The new bonds are subject t0 taxa
tion In Columbus. We pay from 2 to- z per cent.
in the way oftaxea, 90 that II We were 10 buy
these bonds We would get Y per cent. per annum
in the way Of Interest. The people OF other cities
IN the State are taxed from 3 to 8JS per cent. II
they were to buy these bonds they would get
nothing for tho use Of their money. The only
enect therefore, Of not exempting these bonds
from taxation was to drive them from the State,
In other words, by making them subject 70 taxa.
ton, the State gains no revenue, and the people
are deprived Of q aaie Investment Could demA.
g0guery conceive OF more absurd proposition
than that the State should tax the penple on
whatit owes the peop.ef
"The temperance plank 10 what stock brokers
would call straddle. In short, the platform is q
sham, and the head Of the ticket fraud and
IA NhaH ha aaN