Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-02
PORTSMOUTH, O., Sept. /.

PORTSMOUTH, O., Sept. /.
Judge j. b. Foraker, republican candidate
| for Governor, deiiver his opening campaign
speech here today.
The speech was a long one and opened
with a review of the reasons why the democ
| racy was turned out of power in 1860. The
| republicans were not turned out in 1884, a
the democrats were. with wholesale condem.
nation by the people of the country, but with
the unqualified appreciation of the latter fol
the "a years of honest administration by its
leaders.
Since the democracy came into power, il
has sought for evidence of corruption on the
part Of the republican party, and found in
stead that the finances of the government
were correct, and he reviewed the history of
defslcations under the former administrations
to show tnat under Arthur, Hayes and other
republican presidents the ratio of stealing
was smaller than under democratic presl.
dents.
To the southern question he devoted much
of his speech. citing instances of intimidation
at the south of republican voters. This in
timidation he characterizes as not only an
outrage upon individual rights and public
rights, but fatal stab at free institutions.
He referred to the fact that during the
past ten years more men had been killed and
wounded in the South for the purpose of
making solid South in the interest of the
democratic party than were killed and
wounded at the battle of Gettysburg. Special
mention was made to the outrages in Chatsm
county, Georgia, and ,the Mullen outrage in
Cincinnati and to the indignation occasioned
by Mullens pardon by President Cleveland.
There has not been return of prosperity
under Cleveland's administration and until
the policy of the dominant party is clearly
defined as regards the business interests of
the country there will be no improvement,
What the people want to know is whether
there is to be a continuance OF the wise and
patriotic policy of protecting and encouraging
American industries or whether it is to return
to the policy of free trade. 1t decided IN
favor of the former, then will come revival
ofprosperity.
Gov. Foraker touches upon protective
tariff policy and declares no language can de-
scribe the beneficial results of thispolicy which
in "a years of republican rule swelled our
aggregate wealth from fourteen to forty-five
billion dollars. State issues are briefly al
luded to and the election of Henry b. Payne
over Senator Pendleton characterized as a
corrupt transaction sufficient to put to shame
every honest man in the State of Ohio.
The same legislature was also the most ex-
travagant that ever sat in Ohio. 1t increased
the annual expenditures more than 100000
and increased the local municipal indebted
ness of the State more than Sll 100000, thus
rushing the State headlong to absolute bank
ruptcy. They were not only extravagant
but incompetent. In regard to the Scott
liquor law, law which was declared uncon-
stitutional by the court, Judge Foraker says
it WAS the duty of the legislature to remedy
its defects, which they failed to do. The
people want another such law and will have
it. The address closed with comparison Of
the republican and democratic parties and an
appeal to all republicans to remain with the
party and help 1t work out the glorious des-
tiny of American people.