Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-11
FlRE-ALARM FORAKER
Scored BY the Eastern
Papers.
Why Certain Republicans
Will Not Work For Him.
HIS METHODS CRITICIZED AND IN
INSTANCES CONDEMNED.
Now Is the Opportunity For the Dem.
ocrats to Drop Him Into the Soup.
Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.

Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, July, 5.--The New
York Sun, under the head of ''The Op-
portunity of the Ohio Democrats" ;"
says: "ln the fight they are to have
with Fire-Alarm Foraker the Ohio
Democrats will have the sympathy of a
number of Ohio Republican politicians
of the first and second class. He went
through good deal of underground
work and double dealing to get the
nomination, and fooled the Sherman
forces, which were behind Congress-
man Kennedy. In spite of the beauti-
full protestations of fidelity and the love
feast which followed his nomination,
Foraker made new enemies and recon-
ciled no old ones by becoming a candi-
date for the third term. There was no
other way of keeping himself before
the public and getting as much salary
as he wants. 1t is 1872 or nothing with
him now. If he is reelected next fall, he
will.get majority of the Ohio delega-
tion in the next Republican National
Convention or die of bashfulness. If
he is beaten next fall, not bubble on
thel soup will mark his hiding place.
1t is unnecessary to say that there are
a number of Ohio Republican politi-
clans who do not long to see Foraker
boom.
ION discontents caused by personal
grievances or POLITICAL rivalries it is
not safe to build great hopes. But there
are favorable auspices for the Ohio
Democrats If they make the best of
their opportunity. They will do we'll
to restrain enthusiasts from making ex-
cursiOns into national politics and rum
ming amuck against the tariff. Congress
and not the new Governor of Ohio will
take care of the tariff. The local ques-
tions are the points for the Democrats
to make their fight on. The Republi-
can candidate for Lieutenant Cover
nor is said to be an extreme temperance
man. This ought to give the Demo-
Gratis an advantage in the cities. The
big cities, too, are vitality interested in
getting home rule again. They are
ruled from Columbus, and they want to
rule themselves. Here is the opportun-
ity of the Democrats. Away with the
Board of Public Affairs and make For
aker's POLITICAL coffin out of it. But
no free trade nonsense, if you please" /"
The New York Herald, under head
of "Ohio Democrats" says:
"The Democrats have fighting
chance in Ohio. Foraker represents
three things-unscrupulous fidelity to
his own interests, political fanaticism
coined into party capital and an indy
ing hatred to the south.
"These peculiarities have their weight
in the piping times of general convul-
sion, when passion mistakes itself for
patriotism, but they lose their influ-
ence when the peoples pulse drops
from 100 to its normal 20.
That Foraker has manufactured a
large following is not to be denied. But
that the higher class of Republicans
the fair play men, have largely lost
their confidence in him is matter oi
fact. Foraker is himself so conscious
of this that the cookies of his heart are
not stirred by the presence of victory
which he has heretofore enjoyed.
If the Democrats drop their squab
bling and get together with determ
ined purpose to carry Ohio there will
be music in the air, and General For
aker will have to pull on his seven
league boots in order to get there"