The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-07
GOVERNOR FOSTER.
liiA Ol'ih mons Regarding tlicThirti Torn,
Mnrslini Henry aud Other kul,jacis,

CoLuMnus, December G-The State Jour
nal contains the following talk with Gov
ernor Foster relative to tho alleged inter
view with him which appeared in III,
Washington correspondence Of the. Gin.
cinnati Enquirer some day since:
A good deal having been said about ar
alleged interview with Governor Foster
which appeared aweek agoin the Enquire.
a reporter called upon him upon his re.
turn from New York yesterday, and asked
him about the statement that he proposed
to take in hand in tho county nominations
Tor the General Assembly, TO which he re.
piled: 81 was not interviewed and saw no
reporter. l Ind joking conversation with
some gentlemen at brcak kfast, out OF which
this remarkable interview seems TO have
grown. What | did say in regard to the
Senatorial matter was that I would have
nothing to do with influencing tho nomin.
ations Tor the General Assembly in the
counties. ! hope the strongest men will be
nominated whether they arc friends or
enemies Of mine. Twill do nil can 10
assist in carrying the General Assembly,
and to do which we need 10 close up the
ranks, heal all animosities and concentrate
al our efforts against the common enemy.
II the question Of the United States Sena.
totship is allowed 10 enter into the CAIN
palSn We shall be beaten. ANY agitation
OF that matter should be totally ayoided
until after the election. This is what |
have said to my friends about the COUNTY
nominations. It is not and must not be i
question OF whom n man is for Senator, but
is no the strongest man the party can
noininaleF' Personal ambition should in
this emergency give way utterly in a grand,
lflehdly united effort for the success OF
the party. There was time when it was
more necessary for lis to chose cautiously
and wisely our best and strongest
men, from the head OF the ticket
clear through, without considering the am.
bltlons OF any man or set OF men, | am
simply where always stood. I have no
personal ambitions which for moment
shall be allowed to interfere with my tluiv
and devotion to the Republican party
We must come together In harmony, select
the most available man 10 head The tictet
tlie man who upon the whole will do most
70 harmonIze all interest, and around whom
III! can rally, and then let us all 60 in to
VIM. AS for my being candidate for n
'tiird term, don't believe there is Il per-
sou oil ordinary common sense who be.
lleyes that. AS 10 the story that want TO
make that race ngain, nothing butt unani.
nousand overwhelming call lor me would
ihuace me 1or 4 moment 10 consider such
a thing, and that I 10 not anticiDatr,
neither DO l believe | would he tho inoet
available candidate ~ .'11' .V''I' O'' ~
;, "liow about your Endorsement OF the
Ienuieton clvil.scvice bill, for the reason
that It would keep Republicans in oilccp"
An, That and IL lot more like it wus said
i'll badinaee and in conversation viii,
some gentlemen, with no thourht of ever
seeing y seriously reported in print"
Relative TO the recent removal OF Mar.
shal !!enry upon the charge that he Ind
s!oou ~ the way OF the Star routes prosecu-
tions, the Governor said:
I'm Washington, and, in fact. wherever
have been, ! find n strong feeling Of sym.
pathy for Captain Henry. 1 do not believe
that he has knowingly been guilty OF any
improper conduct, and I shull be greatly
disappointed in him ii such state Of fucts
as Us is alleged against him c.,n be shown to to
be true" 0. - -
In response TO the question rs to what he
thought Cousrcss would do at tho present
session, the Governor said lie believed an
honest effort would be nude. to reduce
laSalion, pass some sort Of civil service
reform measure, etc. lie thought, how
ever, Il these measures assumed pnrtv
form It would be impossible to get them
through, rs the Senate is practically Il tie.
lie thought Congress should, ut the present
session, reduce the taxes at least So 600.
oo0, The bulk. OF which should come oir
from the internal revenue. Were # not
slat ~ ior I several years yet it would REQUIRE
$lOO,OO0000 or over annually to INV ncn.
slons, the whole system Of internui revannc
laws should be abolished. '