Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-02
FoRAKER's OPENING SPEECH
At Portsmouth, Ohio, Yesterday-HeT Tries
to Keep Out of the Bloody Shirt

to Keep Out of the Bloody Shirt
Shadow,
PoRrsNog4H, o September Hon. ].
B. Foraksr, Republican, candidate for Gov
ernor Of Ohio, delivered his formal opening
campaign speech today in this city. Mr..
Foraker wanted to present some reasons
why the Republican party should be re-
stored to poRer both at Columbus and at
Washington There was nothing in the
mere fact that it was out of power that
should discourage the faith of any Republi-
can in the principles Of Republicsnism.
MIR. Foraker said the Democratic party
was pro-slayefy party. 1t was opposed to
human liberty; it was the foe OF equal
rights; it Was st war in these respects with
the spirit and genius of American institu-
tions. 1t had not only permitted and en-
coursged the pernicious doctrine of State
sovereignty and the right of secession to the
point OF permitting the Union to be practic-
ally discovered and the Constitution torn
into pieces but it had also permitted the
Nsrion 10 be practically bsnkrupted fnan-
cially. Our general finance condition and
banking s3kem and facilities were of the
most unsatisfactory character. The indus
trial condition of the country was practically
paralyzed. Our hills and valleys that were
scanned with coal and ribbed with iron,
were but sealed book.
Mr.. Foraker spoke Of Republican victory
in defeat and said that Republcanism was
approved by Democracy.
The sole claim of Democrats during the
last Presidential campaign for return to
power, was based upon their APPEAL TO the
the people that there ought 10 be "a
change"
Our Democratic friends have now been
in power about six months They have ex
amined the books and they have counted
the money; and what is the result? After
q searching examination they have been
compelled 10 certify that they found the
books all right. They balanced to a cent,
not a single entry that can be even criti
cised They found also that according to
these books that there ought to be between
$500 100000 and 5000 100000 in the
Treasury"
Colored Republicans in the south wers not
allowed to vote. On the contrary by fraud
BY violence, by murder, by assassination, by
bull.whips and shotguns, White Leagues
and Ku Klux Clans, By agencies ofthe most
unscrupulous and disbollcsl character, by
horrible bsrbarities such as were practiced
at Conshstta and Hamburg in the murder
of the Cbisholms, in the massacre at Dam
vile, and in the assassination of Print
Matthews in Copiah county, Mississippi q
system OF terror was inaugurated and prac-
ticed for the last ten years preceding the
election, by reason Of which at the last cleo
ton the colored Republicans Of the South
were wholly deprived OF oil practical benefit
of their right Of suffrage, and the forty votes
which ought to have represented them and
been cast in the Electoral College as Re
publican votes, were wrested from them, not
only in violation Of their right bu. in viola
ton of the right ofevery voter in the United
States, ard cast az Democratic votes, where.
by to elect Democratic President and in
stall Democratic Administration.
Mr.. Foraker at considerable length
quoted the Mullen outrage" in contraven-
ton OF the Democratic platforms procla-
nation that it has been demonstrated that
the rights of the freedman OF the country
have not been imperi!ed by the accession to
power Of Democratic President.
In reference to The other declaration OF
the Democratic platform, viz: That which
'congratulates ne country upon the revival
Of prosperity, even (ss they say before Con
gress has assembled to give practical ap
plication to the country Of the beneticent
principles of Democracy" Mr.. Foraker said
that prosperity had not yet returned
Two years ago our Democratic friends
srraigned the Republican party all over the
state upon the charge of having reduced
the tariff duty on wool. They promised the
people of Ohio that If they should be re
turned to power they would restorethe tariff
on wool of 1867. NJ. Converse introduced
resolution in the House of Representatives
providing for restoration Of the duty OF
1867 on wool; but his resolution was over
whelmingly voted down the Democratic
party by practically unanimous vote, the
Republican party, by practically unsni'
nous vote, voting for it, as we agreed IN
Ohio that it should do
Mr. Foraker spoke at length on the sene
iciaI results of the Republican protective
tariff policy and derided Democratic Civil
Service reform in Ohio. The Democrats
had DESTROYED the Scott law, and with it
,hev had broken down all regulation and
restraint ofthe evils Of the liquor traffic, aud
have robbed the people of Just source OF
-,tuue to the amount of S2,0O0,00O au-