The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-28


recognize on the face Of this list another
iRyorlte Democrat, Governor MekneTy,
Of Louisiana, has served 8 third Or q
fourth term. He was never elected by
the people OF Louisiana, CheeTs.
Everybody knows that, More cheers. ]
He Is there by fraud, by crime, bywEong,
by ballot,box stulIiIR, by murder and
violence [great cheeringl Of every degree.
And yet he Is Democrat and third or
fourth teFmer, and whoever said word
about Governor MCEnery2 Here have
the list Of Governors all overtime United
States, some Democrats and some Re-
publiCans and some have held ten,
twelve, fifteen and twenty years, the
Office Of Governor OF their State and mo-
body thought the State was in danger,
Some OF the greatest and ablest men ever
produced In this country have held this
position along time, and yet Governor
Foraker, because he was unanimously
nominated. by the Republican party as
Governor for q third term, Is 70 be held
up as q man who has become the Caesar
Of our State, Laughter and cheering,l
Great God, let him try to be q Caesar,
Children are not frightened by these
things. The Republican party, born and
bred to 90 through all the storms and
scenes Of political warfare, Is not to be
disturbed with idle ghosts applause ], no
phantOms OF the brain, They CoDiure
children and weak-mlnded people, but
never the Republican party Of the State
Of Ohio, [Great applause. Now, have
| said enough about that? think lhaVe,
Let us 90 to something else,
a voice: TELL us something about
this Election Boards.
Senator Sherman-They say that Gov.
ernor Foraker has usurped power ap'
pointing these Boards as he had done.
Now let us look at 1t. / see the record
il more favorable for Governor Foraker
than ! had ever supposed. He was
authorized to appoint Boards OF Election
in several different cities Of Ohio, In
Guiding all the largest cities Of the State,
He was required to make them non,par.
tisaa Boards, Has henot compiled with
the law? am told that in every case
he has appointed two Democrats, salts.
factory to the community in which these
men are to DO appointed, and that he
has appointed two Republicans, and
when Mr.. Campbell was called upon to
say what objection he had to these
Boards, he was compelled In every case
TO say that he had no objection; and In
bis own city the personnel OF these
Boards commended themselves TO his
satisfaction. know in the
little city In which l live the
two Democratic members are among the
most respectable aud leading Democratic
citizens Of that city; and so in Cincin'
natl. Mr.. Campbell or no one else has
pointed out u single error made by Gov,
Foraker In the selection Of these Boards,
[Applause.l They are non-partisan.
That Is not all my COuntrymen. 1t is
down here in the paper which | have
before me that Governor Foraker did
not desire the appointment OF these non.
partisan Boards. He advised the Legls.
laturG TO confer the power upon some
one else, and II were to stop here to
read, could show you, not only In his
inaugural address, bltalso In his message,
the express request that the power OF
these Boards might be con-
ierred upon the Mayor or other person,
and that he never asked in any case the
Legislature TO confer any appointing
power on him, because his IDEA is Just
like mine, that oil appointing power
given to 4 Governor Is but the weaken.
ing elements oil his position. Applause.
So, my countrymen, he usurped no
power, merely appointed, as he was di.
reCted TO do. But, forsooth, driven from
point to point, they finally say he ap-
pointed seventeen Republican clerks,
Well, would have done precisely the
same thing laughter and applauseI, you
would have done the same, my Repub-
lican friends, aud II the Democrats had
been In, as q matter Of course they would
have appointedin every one Of the seven
teen positions Democratic clerk who
would ill it, aud generally pretty hard
lot to choose from. Great laughter and
lpplausel,