Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-25
SATURDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER rs. 1886.
A Keynote Utterance-Govern Foraker

Great speech at Columbus.
The mere announcement that Governor
Foraker would make a political speech at
the Metropolitan opera house, in Columbus.
Friday night was enough 10 pack that
large hall long before the hour appointed
for the meeting, which was held under the
auspices of the Columbus Garfield Club.
The governor commenced his speech with a
fine and juStly-deseryed tribute to Ohlo'S
republican standard-bearer for this cam
paign, Gen. James 5. Robinson, secretary
of state, a candidate for reelection, speak
ing of his heroic advance at Gettysburg
with his regiment, the SD Ohio, which went
into the fight with % officers and 236 men,
and lost 70 officers and l47 men
in killed and wounded. One bullet
grazed his left temple. Another shot away
his sword-belt, third pierced his clothing.
and fourth struck him full and fair on the
left breast and passed entirely through. his
body. When he fell our line retreated. and
the lines of the enemy swept over him, and
he was prisoner of war, wounded, as all
then supposed, unto death. During the
three days the conflict continued, he lay on
that dreadful field while the tide of battle
ebbed and flowed about him, suffering more
than any language can describe. But
when victory finally perched upon our ban
ners, and the columns of Lee retreated. he
was rescued by his comrades, and, after a
six months struggle, was sufficiently recOv-
cred to rejoin his command and win new
laurels for his bravery On.Other fields as he
helped 10 carry the flag Of the Union 10 the
final triumph of AppomattOX.
The governor asked support for the gen.
era. not simply for the noble qualities he
has shown, but ''also and particularly be
cause of what he represents" ana said:
He stands for a free ballot and a fair count
the taxation Of the liquor traffic. and the sup
preston of its evils. He stands for economy
and honesty in the administration of public
affairs; for ali. in short, that is essential 10,
and involved in. good government
The Governor then proceeded to show
that Mr.. Mcbride, as the duly nominated
democratic candidate, must necessarily rep
resent 1.-THE Cincinnati election frauds. We
quote as follows:
TO talk to You about elections in the south, nor
about anything that happened years ago. but
about elections in Ohio. and that which hap
pened at our last state election held in OctO-
Der, 1885. and since then. 1t is sutti-
cient 10 recall here in a general way the fact
that it has been established by the sworn testi-
mOny of more than 80 witnesses who testified
before the investigating committee and in the
courts, that under the guidance ana direction
OF democratic managers and democratic on
clals regular organizations were perfected IN
rhA Fr4fln nf fran Inf
that election; and that the police force OF that
city, instead of being used TO prevent such
outrages. was used to protect the perpetrators
of them. You will remember that these frauds
consisted not only of Illegal voting. repeating.
ballOs-bOX stui1ing and switching OF tickets.
but they also involved the forgery OF hundreds
of fictitious names upon the pOll-bOOks, the
destruction of genuine tally sheets and the
substitution of false and forged ones, false
swearing to the correctness OF such returns,
aud that bold, defiant Vlllainy BY which they
undertook the impossible task of making
plus equal 9. IL was by methods such rs
these they sought 10 secure ten representa-
tiyes and four senators from Hamilton county
in order that they might control the lesisla-
ture, and elect United States senator. The
frauds were so open notorious, and,
on tie face of the returns. manifest.
that all right minded citizens were
OF the opinion that no man would defend
them. and that no officer would think of giving
effect to them. But net SO. Democrat law
yers. who had previously been accounted re
spectacle men. made haste To defend the in
iguity, and a demOcrs tic clerk made like haste
TO give IL effect by counting every fraudulent
name and tally and issuing certificates of elec-
tiOn TO the democratic candidates But not
only were there democratic lawyers and dem
ocratic clerktOand who were willin' II commit
their party to such frauds by Seek ing IN its
name 10 appropriate the benefit Of t'em tO the
advancement of the party, but tht contest
was carried into the courts. and wherever
there was a democratic judge encountered,
from the common pleas TO the supreme conri
he WAS found ready As subseryient tool of the
party - uphold the fraud and lend TO II all the
sanction of Judicial decision such pro
ceedings were absolutely amazing lt WAS
previously thought impossible that such
wholesale and systematic frauds would ever
be even attempted in Onio-much more i'm
possible that any man or set of men of any
party could be found who would pretend tn
defend them under any circumstances. There
were tbousaGds of democrats who were as
much surprised as anybody else. and scarcely
could you md one anywhere who. in private
conversation. would speak Of the matter eA-
cept TO express condemnation.
Gov. Foraker said: but their wicked
purpose failed. and finally the will of the
people triumphed. and the four (republi
cam senators from Hamilton county took
their seats
Mr.. Mcbride, the governor continued,
represented something more than this
namely, the reckless extravaganza of Gov.
HoadIey's administration. He was inaug-
urated on Jan. IA. 1854, on which day
''there was cash balance in the state
treasury to the credit of the general reye-
nue. fund of S2SS, 10S.69, not cent of
which had been drawn in advance from the
county treasurers in anticipation of the
settlements. When Gov. Hoadley's admin
istration ended there would not have been
one cent in this sa ne fund but for the TACT