Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-08-23

did not say who was TO be interviewed
in Washington. Three days after the
conversation in my Office Fosters IN
terview. repeating and Affirming the
Infamous lie that he had been detailed
to me, here in Delaware, was sent out
to all newspapers in the country under
authority OF the Governor OF Ohio.
AS Jayhawker's lie it would only have
provoked q smile Of contempt from
Republicans and Democrats alike. But
as Goyesuor. Fosters lie it was enti.
tied 6y some consideration among peo-
pie whodo not know all about Charley
Foster. That there was a conspiracy
to invent this fslsehood about Judg
Hoadly and have Foster father and
give currency TO it is proven by the
fact that three days after it had been
detailed to me by one of the consplra-
tors and its fasity admitted Governor
Foster gave it to the world in pre-
concerted prearranged interview from
Washington, just as Jayhawker pre-
dicted it would be made in manner,
time, and place.
This places Governor Foster and
his $50, 900 falsehood in their proper
niche in the Temple of Infamy with.
out any equivocation. In the whole
history of partisan poltroonery there
is nothing that will! equal this. and 1t
is snYahing but comforting to Cover.
nor Fosters political enemies to thus
have the indubitable proof that the,
Governor of the State of Ohio would
enter into conspiracy with and make
himself the willing instrument to give
currency and credence to the con-
scienceless lie of a characterless falsi-
fer, who hired himself out to play con-
spirator and panderer, and smirch the
reputation of an honorable gentleman.
Men of all parties like to believe that,
regardless of his political views, the
Governor of great commonwealth
possesses the instincts of a gentleman.
II Governor Foster has broken down
this feeling, he has himself to blame.
The Republicans of this county are
not at all enthusiastic over the State
ticket. A large number of them are
anti-Foste', and they regard Judge
Foraker as nothing more than the in
strument of Fosters ambition. The
support Of this element will be luke
warm, and many of them will proba-
oily refrain from voting at all. The
local tickets of the two parties have
not yet been in the field, although the
prohibitionists have county ticket,
and claim considerable strength for it.
The Democrats expect to elect the
member of the legislature and part
Of the county ticket, if not all of it,
and feel themselves able to wipe out
the 200 or 800 Republican majority
on the State ticket The Democrats
have the advantage of entire harmony
In their ranks, and are fully imbued
with the determination to put Della
ware county in the Democratic COL
ume.
Judge Foraker is troubled more than
he cares to admit over the attitude of
the most influential members of the
faculty and management Of the Ohio
Wesleyan University located at this
point. He claims 1t as his alma ma
ter, and thinks that its entire inf1u-
ence should be thrown in his behalf.
But the powers that be in the univer-
sitv think otherwise. They are not
unmindful of the fact that he deserted
the institution and went to Cornell to
finish his course and graduate. They
are not disposed to kill the fatted calf
for the prodigal son who did not even
return, or think it worth while to send
a postal card until he became candi-
date for Governor. W. A. T.