Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
JUDGE F0RAKER'S CANVASS.

PORTSMOUTH, o., Sept. Hon.
j. B. Foraker, republican candidate
for governor of Ohio, delivered his
formal opening campaign speech to-
day in this city, from which the fol-
lowing extracts are taken:
The overthrow of the democratic
party by the election Of Mr.. Lincoln
in 1860 was q verdict of condemna-
ton visited upon that party by the
people of the country.
But not so was the republican par
ty turned out of power as the result
of the election of Mr.. Cleveland.
Instead Of its principles and policies
being condemned, it enjoys the ex-
ceptional qualification as it goes out
of power Of an unqualified approba-
tion for all that it has done during
che twenty four years it administer
ed the affairs of our government, by
the whole American people, demo-
Gratis and republicans alike. You
will search its records in vain to find
single measure of national impor-
lance that has been adopted by 1T
that the people are displeased with
at this time.
The sole claim of the democrats
during the last presidential campaign
for return to power was based up
on their appeal to the people that
there ought to be "a change" They
said the republican party had been
in power for twenty -four years; that
these years had been fraugbt with
great events; there had been. in a
financial point of view, unprecedent-
ed transactions, and that it would be
wise to have the books examined
and the money counted by the polit-
ical opponents of the party that had
been keeping the books and hand.
ling the money of the people.
Our democratic friends have now
been in Office about six months
They have examined the books and
have counted the money, and what
is the result After a searching ex
animation they have been compelled
to certify that they found the books
all right. They balance to a cent
not a single entry that can be even
criticised. They found also that &C
cording to these books there ought
to be between $500, 100000 to 5000,
100000 in the treasury. They have
also been compelled to certify to the
country that they have counted that
money, and sit is all there,n to q
cent. 1t may not be amiss to recall
here the fact that when the republi
can party came in power in 1861, in
stead of finding the books in the
condition our democratic friends
find them now, we found them mex
tricably entangled and incapable Of
being balanced at all. And instead
of finding between $500, 900, 900 and
S600,O00,000 in the treasury, we
found there, as "A cash balance on
hand with which to commence the
gigantic war of the rebellion, only
thirteen cents. 1t is proper, too, tC
remember IN this connection that in
stead Of credit so bad that six
per cent. government bond was
worth only eighty eight cents on the
dollar, onr credit is now so high
Notwithstanding the ravages of the
war and The tremendous debt with
which we are still burdencd on ac
count of it, that a three per cent
United States government bond sells
readily at premium all around the
world, and greenback or a nation
al bank note is worth its face in gold
In every commercial centre of the
earth.
Our civil service has been, under
republican administrations. the best
that any country has ever been bless
ed with in the history of the world