Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-05
JUDGE FORAKER'S OPENING
SPEECH.

SPEECH.
PORTSMOUTH, o., sept. 1.-Judge
Foraker, Republican candidate for
governor of Ohio, made his opening
campaign speech before large meet
ing here to-day. He reviewed the ca
reer of the two great political parties,
and declared that prior TO 1860 the
policy Of the Democratic party was to
prevent the development of home in
dustries at the north, every effort be-
ing directed 10 compel the north to be
dependent upon the south as the only
home market for all agricultural pro-
ducts, and 10 cheaper in every way
the production of cotton rs represcn-
ing the chief and only staple of the
country. Under Republican rule
serfdoil in the United States was not
only abolished, but the country ell
tered Upon its greatest era of pros
perity. He claimed that every move
made to accomplish this result was
bitterly opposed by Democratic lead
ers, citing the amendments by which
the results of the war were secured,
resumption of specie payments, home
stead laws and granting suffrage and
protection of the colored race. In
seeking a return to power unqualified
charges of corruption had been made
against Republican officials, but these
had been utterly disproven.
He proceeded to discuss the south
ern question, and laid down the prop
osition that if the colored Republicans
of the south had been allo wed TO have
voted as they desired and had their
ballots counted, there would have been
only 1l3 votes in the electoral college
from the south for Cleveland, and 40
for Blaine, or enough TO elect him
without the votes of New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana. lie
declared that he uttered the sentiments
of the people everywhere when he
said the party did not care how the
people in any part of the country
voted, 50 long as they were permitted
to vote according to their own free
will and choice.
The speaker said he might, lift were
necessary, cite unquestionable statis-
tics to show that for the purpose of
making solid south for Democracy,
more men had been killed and wound |
IA lot s.,. /.
states than were killed and wounded |
at Gettysburg. These facts were not |
denied by Democrats in the halls of |
congress, and they offered as their ex-
cuse that they are engaged in a great |
struggle of races, and that in no other
way can they overcome and control |
the colored people OF that section.
The speaker declared that in the city |
of Savannah, Ga, the commissioners |
established one voting place for the |
entire county, containing Il, 900 voters,
and this was taken possession of by |
white voters, excluding thereby |
every colored voter in the county |
from casting his ballot. The Demo
cratic party of the north answers
with snecrlng allusion to the bloody,
shirt every word of condemnation of
such brutal crimes. The speaker can
not believe that the party which cane
into power by such methods could
long retain it.
Judge Foraker spoke at great length
upon the pardon granted Mullen. a
Cincinnati policeman, convicted of
having arrested large number of
citizens, to prevent them from
voting, and sentenced TO one year in
the penitentiary. He quotes the IAN
guage of Judge Baxter in sentencing
Mullen, and condemned Gov. lIoadly
for his pctitioning Mullen's release
The speaker declared that prosperity
had not returned TO any great indus
try under Democratic rule. lie cited
that Roach had been ruined, and de-
clared that the administration. had sue
ceedcd TO this great extent in break
ing down the ship-buiiding interests
Of the country and throwing two
thousand men out of employment.
The speaker declared that the bust
ness depression of the country was
solely due to the free trade theories
of the Democratic party. and a failure
TO protect American industries.
Turning TO state issues he declared
hat TO judge from Democratic news
paper accounts, the election Of PAYNE
10 the senate over Pcndleton. the civil
service reformcr, was so UNANIMOUSLY
corrupt transaction as to put TO
shame every homes; man in Ohio.
lie discussed the liquor question
He declared the Democratic admins
iration of Ohio had not only been
guilty of gross extravaganza, but had
destroyed the Scott law, and with it
lad broken down all regulation and
'estraint of the liquor evil, and had
'obbed the people of a just revenue of
81 100000 annually. The supreme
curt had not decided that it was uu-
constitutional to tax the liquor tIaffic,
md it was the duty of the legislature
o promptly re-enact another law for
he taxation of liquor when the Scott
aw was abrogated, and that was the
.round upon which the Republican
,arty of Ohio now stood,