The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-21
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BIG FRACTIONAL WAR IS ON.
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Gen, John Beatty the Belligerant
Attacks Foraker, the Flu
gaciOus.
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He Makes tho Fur Fly in Every
Direction Great Sensation
IN Columbus.

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We get news by wire that the attack
Of Gen, John Beatty Ia the Columbus
Post upon Gov Foraker has created q
big sensation at the state Capital of
Ohio, Gen, Beatty h known everywhere
as an old soldier with q record, bold,
and fearless Republican aud q fighter
The following are the salient points Of
tho interview,
COLUMBUS, o. Feb, Gen, John
Beatty, inan interview on Gov Foraker
Ia the Post Says
~ hayn't seen him for about year,
and from what / can hear, am afraid he
has grown entirely out OF NY rGcOlleO-
ton, | am told that even Foster, who
dragged him from 0bRGurity aud nom
mated him for governor don't know
him anymore, aud that the dearest of
his old friends, GrOGyeuOr Mark Han,
ma, Sherman, ButlerwOrlh aud MCKin,
! Icy fail 10 recognize him when they
pass on the street, The governor was
| somewhat immature when he entered
the executive Office aud there IN no
| place In Ohio more likely 10 swell
| green man all out Of resemblance 10 his
Former self than the one he holds,
Az 10 Foraker himself tho three
years OF official life have been spent In
| attendance upon fairs, shows and ban
| queta where he could bo seen aud nd.
mlred, or upon the stump advocating
! his own election or that of his party
friend, The duties Of his Office have
been discharged with great ability by
clerk, the commercial value OF whose
service would probably be rated at $500
q year Many Of his appoint.
menta are respectable and capable men,
but not q few Of them are newspaper
pullerg, political deadhcads, common
ward strikers, or creatures who can bG
used 10 further his own schemes A
meddlCr IN little things, no has even
cOndesCended 10 dictate as 10 the ap-
pOintment or retention Of nurses I'm the
agylums, thus overriding the better
Judgment Of trustees aud Bupcrlntend,
ants 10 the Injury Of all proper dlsCi
pine The only distinction he has ever
achieved is that Of being mubbed by
Mrs Cleveland
Speaking about the rebel flag episode
the general says "And this deception,
wholly irrelevant and n0nsonsiCal as u
reply, was regarded by the common run
of fools OS the brilliant sCinullation ofa
great political genius and no they began
TO put II on badges and talk about the
author as u suitable person 10 bo Presl,
dent Of the United states. That Fora.
ker prior 10 the Chicago convention was
drumming 10 attract attention and
padding 10 make himself seem big
enough TO I'll u national Office no hon,
est man who knows anything Of the In.
luence em0nating from the State
House VIII deny, 10 Is equally certain
that he rode two horses 0t the Chicago
convention aud never became actively
and earnestly for Sherman until his In.
sane jealousy Of Mckinley drove him TO
make choice between two men whom
he esteemed rivals TO himself. His
speech soCOnding Sherman was not only
the merest commonplace, but contained
an insult TO delegation New York;
which should have been COnclliated ana
won to Sherm0ns support, The dem,
made during his speech and
conclusion had been arranged for by
Sherman's friends days before, and
thousands Of flag handkerchiefs bought
by them for the occasion, and yet the
modest Joseph and his fool friends
were weak enough 10 regard IL as a
tribute TO the orator"
Regarding Foraker Mt Chicago and
his attempt TO get the nomination the
General says Autographs Of Foraker
were hung up In Chicago In shop win
d0ws and hotel lobbies rs II by magic.
Foraker clubs were TO burst out In en-.
thusiastic shouts when there was no
apparent cause for the overflow For.
aker banners were TO be lifted upon the
street corners as spontaneous sugges-
tlons Of the DRIFT Of public sentiment.
Foraker badges were TO be pinned by
nimble fingers upon all bosoms which
could possibly be Induced to palptate
for Foraker. by these shrewd devices
the popular heart was 70 be precipitat.
ed into irresistible frenzy OF enthusi.
asm and Foraker nominated amid
n cyclone of applause which should
shake the continent. IL was q faseinat-
ing scheme contryed with admirable
but alas II was too deep for
the common run of men and Kurtz and
Cappeller were compelled to return TO
Ohio with hearts bowed down by q con
sciousness that the country had failed
to avail itself Of the opportunity to be
saved
"Foraker's pretentious devOtiOns TO
the soldiers ls the ilimsiest Of shams.
No governor Of Ohio since the war has
given fewer and poorer places to the
soldiers, Axline, adjutant general,
though one hundred.day man, never,
think, smelled gun powder Kurtz,
the governors private secretary; Prior,
executive clerk; Doane State librarian;
Cappeller, railroad commissioner;
Kemp, insurance commissioners Hirsch,
superintendent of public printing; Fas.
sett, labor statistician; Cox, oil inspect
or; Ha2eltiue, mine inspector, were not
in the army at all. Bushnell, of the
governors staff was a one hundred day
man; Jones, Frost, Haskell, Sherrard,
Wilson, Baldwin, Grace, Couch and
Waldorf were, | believe, not in the
service,
an short 1t will probably be found
that Cleveland's appointees embrace
larger percentage Of Union soldiqs than