Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-08
FOSTER NOT AT HOME.

A'o' 'hS A''s' Seeeht ~ GPFN"i
that Foster did not remain at home only
long enough to speak his little piece at
the reception and then hastened down TO
Washington TO get interviewed. Like the
"deod lion" in the Sentinel office he gets
out of range OF our gun before we can
get it properly trained upon his position.
But we are getting more continued
stories and more characters upon our
hands than we can well handle with the
multiplicity of Office duties to lock after
and viii te compelled to resort TO tragedy
10 hasten some of them out of the way
and marry others to their folly and get
them happily settled down for the re-
mainder OF their miserable lives.
The briefest recapilulation of Fosters
crooked career as politician weuld take
more spnce Than we can devote to dead
hero, therefore will have to boil it down
to few outline facts.
As il has been hinled and the impr,s
sion given out on several occasions by
the narrow guage soul in charge of the
Sentinel that our only antipathy to Foster
WIS because he failed to give us the little
Office OF Stewardship of the Blind Asy lum,
we feel it duty 10 explain Fosters ac-
ton and give his own language upon this
occasion.
In the first place the " Governor" of Ohio
should have nothisg to do with the filling
Of positions IN the public institutions of the
State. The law provides that the Cover
nor shall appoints Board Of five Trustees
to govern these institutions. 1t would be
regarded by any one but curbstone poll
tician that after such board was appointed
and The law placed in their hands for the
government OF that institution, that any
effort to dictate appointments could not he
regarded other than a trespass upon their
rights. But this was not the case with Eos
ter. lie had fostered the idea TOO long that
every appointment in these Institutions mus,
count one for Fosters political advapcement
We found friends in Toledo aud Cincin.
natl who were not content only to sign oui
petition, but being acquainted with Foster
and not witt, the board, and being desirou,
10 render us all the aid they coald IN secur
ing tl'e position. volunteered TO give us per
sonal letters to Foster. To deliver thes,
letters WAS what led TO an Interview with the
man who happened" to be in his Office
just returned we believe from Washington
We were ushered into his august presen ce b,
gentleman In Columbus whs was too dem
DORA tic in his Ideas to waste time by sendin,
in our cards by burly eolored guardian
who stood by the door for that purpose,
new precedent established by Foster. W.
presented our letters OF introduction and uf
Ter they had been read and acknow lodged
We gave him an outline Of the extent of ou
peti tions from Cincinnati, DAYTON, Toledl
Fremont and Wood county. The followin,
colloquy followed
Foster" Have you ever had any expert
encs In this kind of busipess?"
T.-"No, but believe man with ordinar
ability can t,ke the books and examine th
purchases made in the past and learn the d,
ties in two or three months."
Foster-"Well, think the board wi
take into consideraion-in fact have re,
commended them 10 take into considers tio
the competency OF the several candidates fc
the position"
The Governor then>proceeded to state th
he though" present incun,bant, Mr.. NJ
Carty, was giving very good satisfaction
He said il was Tuc that he came up from
lew station in life, but by some means
othsr he had married into a very wealtl
and influential Democratic family. 1
also said "h was irue that McCariy was
Catholic and Democrat, but he did n
think he was very strong Democrat, as
had voted the Republican ticket once
twice, and he might save ome Catholic vol
3 to our party"
We had secured several good and inf
endal namesto our prtihon in Colunb,
among whom was Billy Nsvin, of Nevin
Meyers, State Printers, who was an old III
Demociatand signed our petition cheerfu
6 ly, remnrking that lie would sign unythi
: 70 get McCarty out, diat he was tfaly |
e competent and unlitior the position and /
wife had lots ot money aud lie had ney
ought 10 have been appointed. Icalled d
Governors attention 10 these remarks. VIII,
), my Columbus friend clined in, sayin
"Governor, hardly tl,ink the board WI
:. dare retain the present incumbent. ha
e pea to live close 10 the asylum and kno
!, that McCsrfy is yer, unpopular ihere, ai
!, furthermore know that lie IL hh,lly incor
: Petenlto ill the position, as his brot,er.i il
law, Fanning here in the State House h
d 70 make OUT his report. for him"
k This "shrewd politician" the Governe
saw lie was caught il his own trap
he had just Recommended to The board
fake into consideration The com petency
/ The several candidates" "--and with shrng
I IaA 81. Il.