Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-08


ernor will be remembered in history as
the pnpnj y administration.
"rhe people OF Ohio are not disposed
to be exacting IN their treatment OF pub.
lie servants aud had Foraker horne his
honors with modesly and attended to his
official duties with reasonable diligence
he would, Notwithstanding his inexperi-
euce aud incnrRcity, have retired from the
governors office with the respect and
affection of his party; but hls egotism
was too great to remain concealed aud
his ambition was buundless. Catching on
to these two prominent horns Of his char
acler The friends Of James G.. Blaine began
to play him on the national ChessbUhrd
for bigger man than John Sherman,
well knowing that the quickest way TO
kill the latter was TO create a division in
the Ohio delegation. Foraker was BAN
quoted in New York aud elsewhere by
men who were ready TO shout themselves
honrse over his trite platitudes, tmbid
humor aud little witicisms. The Blaine
newspapers began talking about him as
an excellent candidate for vice president
and--well the upshot of the whole
matter was a tremendous swelling OF the
governors head"
BEATTY FIRES SOLID SHOT INTO MAJOR
BIcKHAMs INK KEG.
In response TO fuslade OF paper wods
from Major Bicknum, OF the Dayton
Journal, the Columbus Post interviewed
Gen. Beatty Oh Thursday last, who fired
the following solid shot into the Majjr's
INK keg j
Major Bickham, Of the Dayton Journal,
is one of the most accommodating men
in the newspaper fraternity, and l desire
10 thank him for reproducing my Conk-
ling interview of 1881. In that old "in-
terview with myself" the people will find
lots of whole. ONE truth. The only error
now discover IN it is the statement with
respect to Bickham's having ii brothers
in-law in Office or looking for office, and
want to correct this mistake by striking
out IA brothers in.law" and inserting "2S
connections Of tile Bickham family by
blood or otherwise" With this slight
amendment, the interview will, in my
opinion, stand approved on the day OF
judgement. Itis quite sure, at any rate,
that il the blunders denounced III that
old interview had been avoided, and the
bunderers referred TO kicked out of the
Republican party, Bishop and Hoadly
wouldnot have been governors OF Ohio and
Cleveland would never have been presi-
dent of the United States.
Major Bickham never had full stock
oil common sense, and has less now than
he had year ago, but still trust that
he may know enough to know that the right
to criticize public men and measures does
not belong exclusively to newspaper editor.
The fact is, am an American citizen my
self, and hence sovereign, and don't
propose 10 allow any place. hunting or
place-holding pufier to question my right
to administer little wholesome admun-
ton TO my own servants when the ocCa-
sion calls for it, nor am prepared at this
time to believe that the possession OF n
wheelbarrow load Of type and n jug OF
printers ink can give to blAthering
toady either the wisdom Of sage or tue
experience OF a statesman.
There are quite number Of "inter-
views with myself" still preserved in scrap
books, which il would be well for the
Dayton Journal 10 gather up and repub-
lish. Some OF them were, perhaps, intem-
perate in tone, but none OF them were
untrue to either fact or principle. When
citizens were being either scourged and
murdered by wholesale for their political
\ d II nIt nj
the people Of Ohio to the atrocIous fact,
and was pelied with dirty missils for it by
hord Of contemplate sycophants.
When The Republican states Of LouiAi-
ana and South Carolina were surrendered
TO armed mobs OF Democratic kuklux,
denounced the surrender rs an act OF treacl
cry and cowardlce, while every place
hunter in the state sought 10 justify the
| abomInable transaction.
When Ohio was being run by n close
corporation OF ringstcrs for their own hon
or and profit, rai,ed my humble voice
in protest and thereby incurred the en-
nifty OF the spoilsmen, and now when
call attention to little boss, who has for
three years been lriiing with the great
interests Of great state, every feeder at
the pubic crib howls ~ II / sought 10
snatch away his bread and butter.
Cappellar, the railroad commissioner,
cries out in the Mansfield News. Bald
win, peniienliary director, anoris through
the Knox County Bugle. The dough-
faced gentlemen who smpefyises the public
printing comes at me in the Snnslagsgnsl
Bunehrnke, lie roster c'eik-but never
mind, the list oi p,id puff r. aud mud
singers IL too long for II short article
All | desire 10 saw on this point is that
have endeavUrri To he loyal Ia iIie prim
cIplps Of my party, ard have never swor'
l allegiance to ia so-c,ll,d lenders. u
both parties. uufo,tiIu.'rlv. sOme men mr.,
permitted To lead simply hrcanse trlckerv
acc dent or booile has Pat them 10 IlI'
frnnt.
= If M.ipr BclSlam will concentrate n
the power Of lls intellect on tins subject Ia
may nj last, perhaps he able To cpnspre
hemi thai nlmule footed ward strike
e does not become n statesman wher le cu'
= across lots and 30 gets 10 the head OF
mob.
notice what Mr. Bickhnm Rays ahon
my "vute IN the salary grab and my sn
!. stgncnt action about the grnh.' hnv
Ie heard oi this from time 10 time for II.
4 past ID years, whenever malnce could fin
4, no other stone il haa pcked mp tlis ar
" hurled it ut me, an1 think the pnpula
ie belief has been that was Knocked dow
by IT aud utterly crushed II NJ jor BIck
ID ham will now tnke the tronbe To ascer
q tain how voted and acted with reterenC
IN to lie grab, he will certainly know mor'
IL and probably tnlk less.
'e 1t has been my misfortune, perhaps,
l. disagree with prominent leaders OF M
b. own party, as 20 the measures and me
to and il may be true. M the Dayton Joul
i, nal aifirms that have not always succeed
:" ed in npholding my own views with Il
sc eloquence aud elega nee OF BicEham, b.
G. thInk The sum and subsanCe OF my o