The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-24
FORAKER AND THE sTRANGLERs
Where Foraker Has Raised Some of
His Corruption Money.
no blaek Diamond Il. H. Hwindle..Pe
aonal Letter From Foraker and Cap.
pelier Indonng the Fraud.

CoLuhlua, October lO.-The mask Ia nt
| last torn from the Doulanger Of Ohio pol-
| ilch ana the "daHhlngn governor Of Ohio
hwhdH before the people convicted of be.
| ing financially Interested, an alder and
/ nnellnF' counselor and q party 10 one of
lho most gigantic confidence schemes that
ever dlhgfhced tho State. The Governors
99nleog9n win q bnncO game, called the
blhek Diamond railroad company, has
been referred % before. 10 thai testl.
inony II now added documentary proof,
which VIII explain 20 the Sherman wing
OF lhe party where the money came from
lh9t was required 10 ran the atranglorma-
cllht' Politicians who know that Gov,
Foraker n not man OF wealth have mar.
yeled ~ the expenditures required 10 Keen
tho machine In motion, tho machine that
dominated MN for third term, They
nave marYoled at the power OF the
hlfnnglers aa thoy always had plenty OF
money Whlio much OF the alnews OF war
came from the HpOila OF office yet all
coulu not be accounted FOR until the poy-
ornora connection with the Black Dln.
inond railroad company was fully oxposed,
Inc hhlhry OF giOl per month III not all the
governor received from that source for
tue use OF his name In working q regular
confidence game on citizens OF the State.
Col boone, Of star route fame, who h
Tue mead OF the paper railroad fraud,
Issued u prospectus OF the various roads
he proposed 10 build, This appealed 10
me confidence Of citIzona with money
looking Tor safe investment and for owl.
denco OF the reliability and integrity Of tho
managers Of the roads referred 10 there
was q letter on page four OF the proapec.
tun' This letter indoraod tho schcmc I'm
strong language and was signed by vii.
Ham ", CnppollCr,
70. the indoraomcnt by the railroad COM
missioner OF the state was added tao fol.
lowlnai
~ fully concur IN all that h aaid In the
foregoing letter ~ 10 the character OF the
territory through which said proposed
roads are 70 pass and the kind ofbuslnesa
lhcy should command, N properly con-
'"o''oo' equipped and operated, Ted. ,.,,, ,
On pNgca 20 and a Of the prospcctus Ia
printed another letter from Gov, Fornkcr,
ITO the President Of tho Znncsyillc, Nj.
Vernon n Marion Railroad, Gideon E.
MciRh-rDcnr Siri Answering your uucB-
ton ] state that the organization and pro-
cccdinga Of the above named cOrporntlonn
lthc Black Diamond railroad company
"hnvo bcon Ia all respects IN accordance
with the provisions Of the laws of Ohio
ana are IN all respects valid. / have had
P'l""NNl huptINlhlun ul tnO huhinCHA OF the
company since July 1885, aud have care
fully examined and fOmilinrllcd myself
win all that was done prior 20 that date.
kcrn ~
Thus Gov Foraker In hla own language
tells that he II fully acquainted with thla
gigantic fraud, hence used the confidence
attached to tho position Of chief executive
OF ONO To- assist interruptions aud motor
ioua frauds 20 rob thcpooplc.
Not one OF the four projected roads Of
which Boone has been manager and Fora
kcr attorney was over built or ever will be-
huilt, Notwithstanding the fact that hun-
droda OF citaona subscribed various sums.
Meetings wore held In school houaca along
the line Of the projected roads, Col Boone
pompously rcadGov, ForalIor's and Rail.
road Commissioner CnppCllcr's indorso-
mont OF the echomo and took up q sub
ecription. In somo instances boya sub
scribcd from 81 10 r. and farmers aud rcs-
idcnta OF towns and villages as high aa
1900, II y estimated that 10000 has
boon raised In this manner and the Vie
tima viii never receive ono cent In return.