Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-10-03
GENERAL SHERMAN
PAYS A HIGH TRIBUTE TO GOVERNOR
J. B. FORAKER.

The Hero of the March to the Sea Relates
an Incident OF the War-A Knight
Errant AS He Rode Up to Me in the
Pine Woods with an Important Message
After Long GaIlop in the Night Over
Obscure Roads.
The recent reunion of the Armt of
the Tennessee at Music Hall, Cincin-
natl, was a notable event. Speeches
were made by Governor Foraker, Mavor
Mosby, an Grafton by Col J. F. Howe.
and characteristic speech from Gen.
Sherman.
In recalling his acquaintance with
Capt Foraker as soldier he said:
Well L remember you, my young friend
turning to Governor Forakerl or boy, as
you came through the pine woods that day
on your horse, covered with lather, and
came up like soldier-knight and reported
to me the message from your general, SIo-
cum. [Cheers.] Now, my friends, there is
nothing more beautiful in life than a SOL
der. [Cheersl A night errant, with steel
cuirass, his lance in hand. was a beautiful
thing, and you are their legitimate success
sor. You are no hireling. [Cheersl You
never were. You are the knight errant of
old transformed into the molern soldier.
just as good as they were and better
[Cheers.] l tell you that that young man.
now governor Of the state of OHIO and
welding great power, was a beautiful sight
to me when he rode up to me in those pine
woods, covered with mud. not fit to be pre-
sented to this audience laughter and
cheersl, boy, as l thought, sent with a
mans message, and delivered it as man
and as soldier. From that day to this
have loved Governor Foraker. TTremen-
dous cheeringl 1 have many a time been a
guest at his house, and often have received
from him marks of kindness to me as his
old, played-out general. Laughter and
cheers.1 [ have no doubt he thought 1 was
an old, wO~n-out, good-for-nothing soldier
l don't know but what was lying on the
muddy grounl |, too-but he 10 ks1 a cheva-
lier, and he was, too. [Cheersl Since that
time l learned from books, and also from
conversation, that hs has been to college;
that he has acquired classical knowledge,
mathematical-good edge-Substantia
knowledge, AMI when l hear him speak he
goes right to the pont-no going around
the circle there-the ski.'mish line goes right
forward; no do1ging or getting behind a
hill or behind a lo.. [Cheers.l Governor
Foraker will speak righJ out, as be gener-
ally does. [ tell you ne learned a lesson in
war as good any he ever learned at col
lege, and that was thai when he had any
thing TO say, say it like a man, and stand to
it like man. [Great cheeringl Now we
fought the hottest ever sht on Gods
earth. A larger meas ire of results was ac-
comp isIe1 from that war than by any of
the Naplleonic or CeS lrian wars We
male peace on n continent We raised the
standard of our nationality thousandfold
l., i. Il
England. We gained everything We lost
nothing whatever but slave.y The people
of the south lost that, and they deserved to
lose it, foc they pat it il the balance and
lost it, [FumUltuous cheering They bet
it on the wrong card, and they lost it.
[Cheers
Now they are betting on another card.
They consented to tae amen Imelts of the
constitution, as point of concession for not
being o.herwisA punished aud they came
back into the Ulion with five-fifths vote
for their representation in congress instead
of threg-ifthS Governor Foraker stated
the proposition stronger than ever heard on
the platform. 1t aia't right; it ain't honest;
it amt honorable. [Cheers.l 1t amt such
as soldier knight will do. Therefore those
negroes must have the votes which the con-
stitution gives them, or they must be de-
prlVed OF that proportion of their repre- |
sentation in congress- [Uproarious cheering |
and applause That's what Governor For
aker means by result of the war. 1t was |
honest, homo. able result of the
war. [Cheers.l And the war won't be over
until that is done. [Cheers.l Don't un-
buckle your wais5 belts too much. We
won't have any fighting, though. Reason
will surely master that problem. [Cheersl |
1t isn't so bad as it al seems Nobody can
understand the proposition upon a mere
but it is time that the wisdom of
our rulers, and the young II, such as For
aker should handle that proposition, but |
will state it and let it take its course. l
wish you turning to Governor Foraker1 all
honor, all glory, all fame. [CheerSl 1 wish
you may rise 10 the highest position this
American people can give you. [Enthusi-
astic cheering We like to help each other
along occasionally if we can give them a
lift. 1 have done so good many times,
when it wasn't deserved, too. We are
thoroughly welcome to Cincinnati, and to
this beautiful, glorious, magnificent hall.
with an atmosphere we all breathe in ease
and peace.