The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-02-28

heart was to be precipitated into an
irresistible frenzy of enlhusiasm,and
Foraker nominated amid cyclone
of applause, which should shake tho
continent. II was fascinating
scheme contrived with admirable
cunning. but. alas, it was too deer
for tho common run of men, and
l.uriz and CappeIIcr were compe'l'
ed.sto return to Ohio with hearts
bowed down by u, consciousness
thatthe country had failed 10 avail
itself of a great opportunity to be
saved"
anyway, the Governor has ap-
peared as the champion of the SOL
der %
"Foraker's pretenticus devotion
to the soldier element is the fimsi-
est of shams. No Governor of Ohio
since the war has given fewer and
poorer places to soldiers. In proof
of this 1t is only necessary to glance
at the more prominent of his ap-
pointees. AxlIne. his adjutant gen.
eral. although a member of a one
hundred day regiment and subse-
quently of tho, never, think
smelled gunpowder. Kurtz, the
Governors private secretary Prior
executive clerk /; Doan, State libra.
r;an; CappelIar, railroad commas
loner Kemp. insurance commiss
ioner; Hlrsch. supervisor of print
ing; Fasselt, labor statiscian; Cox,
oil inspector; Ha-eltlnc, mine in
spcctor. were not in the army at all.
Bushnell. of the Governors staff.
was Il hundred day man. Jones.
Haskell, frost, Sherrard, Wilson,
Baldwin, Groce. Couch and Wal
dorf wero, believe, not i'll the SER
vice."
"In short it will probably be
found that Clevelard's appoint
ments embrace largerspercentage
Of Union soldiers than those of the
Governor of Ohio; but while the
latter has been noisy in commcnda-
ton of the soldier. and niggardly
in substantial recognition, he will be
found to have pursued just the op-
posite policy with respect TO news
paper puffers, and those who were
willing. for the sake of Office, 10 be
come active In the promotion of his
political schemes"
"Then you think something more
than a soldiers record is necessary
to secure an appointment from For
axes ?;
"a glance at the Governors lit
erary bureau and at the active mem
bers of the Foraker club, society
organized to hc0m him for the Pres
idency, will disclose the fact that
the only way to reach an Office in
Ohio and retain it is to tickle the
Governor s cars with the old efrain
'How very great and noble Your
EKcellcncy is How much reason
your Excellcncy has TO De satisfied
with himselfr'
I'm the Ohio State Journal of
recent date we find q list of about
thirty men who paid twenty-five
dollars each to become life members
of the Foraker cub. All Of these
men, without an honest exception
were, by tho Governors favor, hold.
ing comfortable places at the pub
lie crib. Had they been given TO
understand that they must either
shell out or get out 2
"Brt tho Governor is an orator
and a statesmen !"
"His Exce!lency can make q
pleasing speech, but in this partic-
ular he is excclled by Gibson.
Noyes, Butterworth and Mckinley
and by hundred other OHIO men
whose names are rarely mentioned
outside of the counties in which they
live. Handsome, scif-possessed,
plausible, shallow. utterly selfish.
his four years as Governor will re
remembered in the history of Ohio
as the Popinjay Administration"
The people of Ohio are not dis
posed to be exacting in their treat
ment Of public servants, and had
Foraker borne his honors modestly,
and attended to his Official duties
with reasonable diligence, he would,
notwithstanding his incxperience
and consequent incapaci:y. have re-
tired from the governors Office with
the respect and affection of his par
ty; bat his egotism WAS to" great
to remain concealed, aud his ambi
ton was bOundless. Catching on
to these two prominent horns of his
the friends OF James G.
Blaine began to pay him on the
national chess board for a bigger
man than John Shcrman.:w well know
ing that the quickest way to kill
the latter was 10 creates a division
IN tho Ohio delegation. Foraker
was therefore banquetted in New
York and elsewhere by men who