The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-10
The First Formal Speech by
General Foraker In the
Ohio Campaign.
Position of the Republican Party
on the Tariff and Other
Questions.
The Difference Between the Democrats
in 1860 and the Republicans
in 1854.


ner In which the Democratic party was Tut out
of power in 1850, and compared this with the
way in which the Repub lean party was put out
of power In los4. he Democracy was defeated
In 1860 because the people wanted TO condemn
the principles and policy of the party.
But not SO was the Republican party turned
out of power the result OF the election OF MT.
Cleveland Instead OF its principles ana pom.
cies being condemned. IL enjoys the exceptional
qualification as IL goes out or power OF an I'M
qualified appreciation, for all that IL mas done
for the twenty -four years IL administered the
affairs OF our Government, by the whole Ameri-
can people, Democrats and Rel uDlicans alike.
You will search It's record In vain 70 nnd SIN
gle measure of national importance that has
ever been adopted by IL that the people are dis
pleased with at this time.
1nasmuch az the only ground upon which the
Republican party WAS seriously assailed by our
Democratic friends in the last election was that
of dishonesty and corruption, want before
simply point out the fact, as / have done. that
we have been exonerated from that charge by
our Democratic friends. and give some add
tional testimony To the same effect
1t il without doubt most desirable that our
civil service should be improved in some i'm
portant particulars; but 1t Is nevertheless true
that, Notwithstanding whatever defects there
may be in the methods governing appointments
to the civil service, civil service has never
theless been. under Republican administrator,
the best that any country has ever been blessed
with in the history of the world, so far as Goth
efficiency and fidelity are concerned. AS proof
of this wish to submit here again for the con-
siderht on of the people OF Ohio some ngnres
that have PR sented on other occasions. but
which cannot be too much kept in view. Every
patriotic man who has the credit and good name
OF the American G. vernment at hearC ought TO
be proud OF them, whether he is a Republ can
or a Democrat. They are at once n h Oh testi-
mony 10 Republican oftic al fidelity, and high
example worthy of emulation by our Democratic
friends 1 sincerely hope when their lease OF
power Is ended they may present as oreditable
record for themselves az these hgures proclaim
for us. What i refer to are figures which
no Democrat can challenge the correct
ness OF = figures that no Democrat
will attempt to dispute. They re-
late 10 frauds and defalcations under the differ
EN- administrations. The only criticism have
heard of them has been that they do not neces-
sar.ly show all the frauds and defalcatons that
have been committed under Republican admin
istrations. However that may be. they do show
and are therefore, perfectly just for the pur-
poses use them, all the frauds that have been
committed under Republican administrations
OF the same character rs were the frauds com
mitted under preceding administrations. They
are therefore, an Ibso utely just measure for
comparison betwe n Republican administra-
lions They are figures which show the amount
of loss To the Government by declarations and
populations of all kinds on the Fart OF public
ohic ais on each ) ,O0j OF public moneys indled
by them under the respective administrations
of our Government. from Washingtons down
TO the r. seat admin strat.cn. They show what
thlsc losses were on each 81 600 OF public moneys
handled:
Under Washineton's administi alton . s222
John Adams. ......................... 2.59
Jefferson 1850 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30
mautton s...-........... .............. 4.lO
John Quincy Adams northumberland. 497
Jackson s............ Observation-Disclosures. 1852
You will notice that under the most thor
oughy representative Democratic administra-
ton we have ever d. these losses are far
greater than under any osher administration
Under tic Harrison and Tyler administration
these le sscs were S6.lO.
Under Folks administration. s40l
Under lay. or and Fiilmore's administration,
<4la
Under Pierce's administration. $3.50
Under Buchanan administration, Sisl.
Buchanans administration was the last Dem
ocratic administration. When it went out the
Republican administration OF Abraham Lin
coin came in; but lincoln came into power with
great war on his hands, He WIS compelled TO
raise an army OF n million men and put them in
the hed. and maintain them there for four
years, TO suppress gigantic rebellion. lie was
compelled to raise and put on the ocean, and
MAINTAIN 1t there, great navy. To carry on
this stupendous work 1t was necessary that he
should have thousands OF men handling the
public moneys, where, in times OF peace, one
man has been sufficient. 1t was necessary also
that these representatives of tn Government
should handle thousands OF dollars each where
in TINE II peace there had been one dollar ham
died. But thst was not all. Amid the turbu-
lent excitement and pressing necessities or such
war it coull not lie expected that the highest
care could be exercised in the selection of pub
lie officials Besides that, war always brings
with it, as one OF its greatest Affections a sort
of democrats alton that makes men less careful
than they are disposed TO be under other cir
cumstances You would naturally suppose
therefore. that the losses under Mr.. Lincoln's
administration upon every $1,000 of public
moneys handled would be far greater than they
were under any previous administration of the
but not so. 1t was not until the Republican
party came into power with Mr.. Lincoln as
President that the people of this country were
made to know what it was TO have honest and
faithful public servants; for under his admin
isration, Notwithstanding all the difficulties
attending it calculated TO promote losses and
n
$1,000 If public moneys handled instead OF be-
ing 1871, as they were under Buchanan's adj
minlstration, were but rs cents. And then
came Andrew Jchnson's administration and
these losses were still further reduced until
they amounted for each $l.oO to but 81 cents.
And then came Grants administration He
was President for eight years. IL was during
his administration that my worthy opponent,
Judge Hoadiy, who had until that time been
an ardent Republican. became 80 dissatisfied
with the Republi can party because of its alleged
cofrup. ion that he ould not any longer stay in
1t. but exc cising his reserved rights, with
drew from II in order that he might find
what was claimed by him to be more
honest. incorTuptibe, and congenial party
association. That Is TO say, he left the
Republican raity because il was too corrupt to
stay in. and Joined the Democratic party in or
der that he might he y, among other things. to
States But you will observe that when he quit
this PARTY because of its alleged corruption, in
stead OF these los acs increasing, as such charge
wOnld lead You to suppose they would, they fell
straightway from hfty-seven cents, as they had
bern under Johnson's administration, to only
twenty-four cents under Grants administra-
ton. And then came the administration of
President Hayes, for whom Judge Hoadly seems
TO have no respect or patience whatever. prob
ably among other things because OF the fact
that under his administration these losses fell
to only three mills every Si,OJOl And now
our Democratic friends have found. among
other things. that under Chester A. Arthurs
administration these losses amour ed to hut
one mil and cight-tenths OF a mill on every
$l.tOa OF public money handled Nav it not be
possible that the result Of last years election
not TO turn the rascais out but to turn
the Iascals in" At any rate, i feel warranted
I'm repeating tho assertion that there IL nothing
In the mere fact that tho Republ can party is
out OF rover 10 discourage the 70 tn of any Re-
publican In the principles OF Repubcanism.
After touching upon the Southern question,
the Mullen outrage and tho bssiness policy. of
the administration he came to the discussion OF
the wool and tarl'f questions:
Two years ago our Democratic friends ar
raigned che Republi an party all over the State
upon the charge OF having reduced the tariff
duty on wool They promised the people OF
Ohio that IL they should be returned to power
they would restore the tariff duty on wool of
1897 We answered in that campaign that the
Republican party was not responsible for the
reduction of tariff duty on wool, and pledged
ourselves 20 the wool-growing interests of the
State TO restore that duty at the first opportu-
uffv. We have not had ,k.l-Dltuuftv a act