Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-08
ALL ALONG THE LINES.
Gen. John Beatty, tho Notlcst Rcpnb-
llcnn or All, Opens at short Range
on the Camp Followers,


ed the bottom ont of hotnets nest aud
has stirred up awnrm that is likely Ia
swell the governors head 10 much larger
ptonortions than II has reached on for
mer OCCASIONS and pad ont the whole an
atomy to tie full capacity Of his "lttlc
britches." Gen. John Beatty, Of Colum.
bus, a prominent Republican since the
organization Of the partY.l vigorous think
er, writer and speaker, thus refers to his
career IA Governor OF Ohio
81 haven't seen him Tor about year
and from what | can hear, am afraid he
has grown entirely ont OF my recollection.
| am told that even Foster, who dragged
him from obscurity aud nominated him
for governor, don't know him anymore,
and that the dearest of his old friends,
Grosvenor, Mark lIanna, Sherman, But
terworth and Mckinley, fail to recognize
him when they meet HIM on the street
The governor was somewhat immature
when lie entered the executive Office and
there is no place in OHIO more likely TO
swell green man all out OF former ie-
semhlance TO self than the one lie holds.
As TO Foraker himself tie three
years OF official life have been spent IN
attendance upon fairs, shows and BAN
qnets, where he could be seen and admired
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 COM
mercial value of whose service would
he rated al 5000 year. Many
of his appointments are respectable md
capable men but not few uf them are
newspaper pnfiers, political deadheads,
common ward strikers, or creatures who
can be used TO further his own schemes.
A meddler in little things, lie mas
the appointment or retention OF nurses in
the asylums, thus overriding the better
judgement OF trustees and superintendents
TO the injury of all proper discipline, The
only distinction he has ever achieved is
that OF being snubbed by Mrs. Cleveland" !"
Speaking about the rebel flag episode
the general sHys: "And this deception,
wholly irrelevant aud nonsensical rs a
reply, was regarded by the common run of
fools rs the brilliant scintillation OF a
great political genius and 70 they began
10 put il on badges and talk about the
author as a suitable person to he president
Of the United States. That Foraker prior
10 the Chicago convention was drumming
to attract attention and padding to make
himself seem bug enough 10 fill a national
Office no honest man who knows anything
OF the influence emanaling from the state
house will deny. II is equally certain
that lie rode two horses at the Chicago
convention and 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 10 himself. His speech
seconding Sherman was not only the
merest commonplace but contained an
insult 10 a delegation New York; which
should have been concillaied and won 10
Sherman's support. The demonstration
made during his speech and at conclusion
had been arranged for by Sherman's
friends days before, and thousands OF
flag handkerchieis bought by them for The
occasion, and yet the modest Joseph and
his fool friends were weak enough TO re-
gard it As personal tribute 10 the orator."
Regarding Foraker at Chicago and his
attempt 10 get the nomination the gen
eral SAID: ''Lithographs OF Foraker were
hung up in Chicago in shop windows and
hotel lobbies as if by magic. Foraker
clubs.were to burst out into enthusiastic
shouts when there W wis no apparent cause
/, for the overflow. Foraker banners were
TO be lifted upon the street corners Ts
spontaneous suggestions of the drift Of
public sentiment. Foraker badges were
to be pinned by nimble fingers upon all
bosoms which could possibly be induced to
palpitate for Foraker. By these shrewd
devices the popular heart WAS TO BE pre-
cipitaled into an irresistible frenzy Of en-
thusiasn and Foraker nominated amid q
cyclone of applause which should shake
the continent. 1t was facinalng scheme
conlriyed with admirable cunning, bu
alas, it was too deep for the common run
Of men and Kuriz and Coppeller wer'
compelled to return Ia Ohio with heart
bowed down with consciousness that TN
country had failed 10 avail itself OF til
opportunity to be saved.
''Foraker's preieniiOns devotion to th
soldiers is the ilimsest OF shum'. No gov
fewer and poorer places to the soldiers
Axline, adiutant general. though II hun
dred day man. never, / think, smclic
gun powder. Kurz, the governors PRIV
ale secretary; Prior, executive clerk
Doane, state librarian; Capreller, rail
road commissioner; Kemp, insnr.nc
commissioner Hirfch, supervisor OF rut
lie printing; Fussett, labor stntislicim
J Cox, oil inspector Hazeltlne, mine il
} inspector; were not in the army at al
3 Bushnell Of the governors staff was on
hundred day man; Jones, Frost, Haske
Sherrurd, Wilson, Baldwin. Grace, CouC
aad Waldorf were, believe, not IN Il
N service.
In short il will probably he foni
that CleveIand's appoinlees embrace
larger percentage Of Union soldiers tht
those Of the governor Of OHIO; but viii
: the latter has been noisy IN commend
' ton of the soldier and nlggardly in su
stantial recognition he will be found
Q have pursued just the opposite policy wi
u. respect to newspaper pufftrs and tho
q who, for the sake Of Office, TO become a
1t tive in the promotion OF his polite
schemes. A glance at the governor
literary bureau aud at the acti
members Of the Foraker club-a socie
4 Al. a.