Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-08-23
FOSTER AND HIS NEW PARTY.
The Republican Party too Corrupt to
Hang Together.

| While we are aware that Charles FOS-
ter SHIELD in contempt by many Repub-
licans in this county, yet to show them
that their contempt for the man is not
misplaced, and to put others on their
guard, we reproduce the following from
a correspondence in the Enquirer. The
gentlemen named are all individually
known to us and are Republicans of
good standing in Seneca county, the
home of Foster:
In Tiffin, the county seat of Fosters
native county, found among promi-
nent Republicans very bitter opposi-
ton to him, and there was no hesitancy
in the expression of it.
Mr.. f. Jones, a merchant, and one of
the stanch Republicans of Seneca Coun-
ty. said: II have known Governor Fos-
ter for years. I supported him in his
first race for Congress, but | lost conf
dence in him a long timeago. After his
return from the Investigation of the
Louisiana electoral fraud of 1874 / lost
all respect for him as a Republican
leader. Why, he came to me after that
and said: "The project of organizing
new party out ofthe Republican party
has been discussed among number of
us, and think it is time for it, for tell
you, Jones, the party as it now stands is
too corrupt to hang together" Just
think of that from Charley Foster! /
did not give him any encouragement, as
far as / was concerned, and guess he
didn't find a favorable reception for his
col r l. n,J oe: ,e
terward. Well, he finished up his Con-
gressional career, and when he came out
in 1879 for Governor he carried the
Seneca County delegation by three ma
jority, and we would have laid him out
if the chairman of the convention had
not consumed time in reading lengthy
speech and gave him by that means
chance to scOur the town and run in a
crowd of hoodlums to help him out.
Why, sir, | consider him one of the
greatest enemies of the Republican par
ty, and you will find any amount of
Republicans in this section, where he
and his methods are best known, who
think the same way, if you will take the
time to see them and talk with them.
1t is not the sentiment of men who are
office-seekers, but reliable, intelligent
Republicans who are opposed to the
cOrrupting influence of money in the
party. / am opposed to Charles Foster
because consider him the embodiment
of policy that has the interest of Fos-
ter and not the Republican party at
heart, and the exponent of methods
that threaten the party with bossism
and political machine. AS Republi-
can [ shall oppose the attempt to deliv-
er me as so much chattels in the inter-
est of any combination"
"What is the sentiment here in re-
gard to Presidential candidates?'
"a majority of Republicans favor
Blaine"
"Then you will not be very anxious
to help the Governor deliver it to Ar
thur"
mo sir; and don't think he can. I
think large majority of Republicans in
Ohio are for Blaine, and he will get their
support if they havea fair chance in the
selection of a delegation next year."
'How do the Republicans in this Sec
ton stand in regard to the Senatorial
question:"
"Why, good many of fthem prefer a
Democrat to Foster, and good many
of them are opposed to Foraker because
they regard him as a tail to Fosters
kite"
met Mr.. Charles Baldwin, one of the
prominent Republicans of Seneca Coun-
ty, and member and Secretary of the
Union Churn Company of Tiffin. He
said to me: II do not like Charles Fos-
ter; but, as it might be charged to per-
sonal resentment, l prefer to not say
anything, except that shall heartily
indorse any movement to retire him@to
private life" -...
MIR. George Loomis, Appointment busi-
ness man and Republican, says: "There
is such strong personal feeling in this
place against Foster, growing out of the
location of the line of the Nickel-Plate
Railroad, that if L should say what [
know of his methods it would perhaps
be charged to that If it were not for
that you would find plenty of men who
would feel free to talk, and I would tell
you more myself"
"Do you favor Foster for Senator in
the event of a Republican majority in
the next Legislature?"
"NO, sir, do not" .
Mr.. e. w. Stevenson, another promi-
nent Republican, and a party worker,
said: ~ have worked for Foster in
times past, and did all I could for him;
but | shall not do it any more. He is try
ing to run the Republican party in his
own interest, and l am, for one, OPP
posed to it. If there is any sort of a
political dicler that he has not engaged
in, have yet to learn what it is; and as
between him anda Democrat, am for
a Democrat"
All through this section there is a
feeling of the sort indicated by the
above expressions. Republicans who
oppose boss and machine are thicker
than mosquitoes in the Maumee
Swamp.
Coy. FOSTER has not denied that