The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-19
WHO WAS TO BLAME ?

COLUMBUS, OHIO, Oct. 10th, 1882.-It
would seem that harmony does not ex-
ist among the Republican party lead.
ers. Foster and his crowd contend they
were right in trying to straddle the tenn
perance question and make a crusade
against beer and the Germans. They
accuse Sherman, Noyes & Co., with
bringing the late disaster by their luke
warmness and refusing to catch on to
the Foster keynote.
They say that while Foster, Townsend
and their followers were whoOping about
the country that the fight was on the
temperance issue, Sherman and his
crowd went about saying that there was
no temperance issue. They declare that
this facing both ways policy disguised
the people and made them doubt the sin
cerity of the Foster reform. Foster saws
that If the Republican leaders had boldly
made the anti beer and anti-German
fight, as he did, the State would have
gone Republican. He says that so far
as he is concerned he has no excuse to
make, and that If his influence can bring
it about the fight next year shall be made
upon the same issues upon which he
made it this year. He believes the Leg
islature when it meets will enact a tax
law as near like the late Pond law as it
can be made, but so framed as to evade
the constitutional provision. On the
other hand, the liberal element of the
party blameS Foster with causing the
defeat by his foolish attack on the Ger
mans and their customs. They curse the
Poker Legislature and its folly in trying
to accomplish great reforms by passing
impracticable laws. They contend that
If Foster and Dick Smith could have
been muZzled and had not thought it
necessary to go about preaching a cru
sade upon the Germans, calling them
hogs and CHASING them with prOsti-
tutes, the result would have been differ
ent. As for making the fight another
year according to the Foster programme
they say it will make the State Demo-
cratic by hundred thousand majority.
AS illustrative of the intensity of this
feeling between the two factions the
following kilograms, that passed last
week between Foster and Ex-Governor
Tom Young, are given. 1t is promised
that Young took no active part in the
late campaign, and openly avowed his
disgust at the Foster performance. Gov
ernOr Young sent the following sarcas-
tic dispatch
CINCINNATI, Oct. 13, 1882
Charles Foster, Governor
Congratulations on your only victory
in any rebellion. What do you think OF
your achievementsP The G.. A. r. recog-
nize your effort In behalf of the soldier
element Of our party and the Germans
of this and other cities in Ohio will ever
appreciate your services in their behalf
THOMAS L. YOUNG.
Foster replied as follows:
COLUMBUS, Oct. 13.
Hon. Thomas L. Young, Cincinnati:
Your telegram received. Your irony
is excruciating, but a brave soldier
(when sober is not apt to insinuate cow
ardice in Others. am happy over the
fact that / made q square, honest and
open fight for the taxation of the liquor
traffic and The Sunday closing of saloons.
Upon these questions shall not take
backward step, and will fight 1t out on
this line. deny your right to speak for
the G.. A. r, or the Germans upon this
subject. CHARLES FOSTER.