The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-01-23

What's the matter with Foraker Il
a question most vital now de 10
politically, d very sick man, but lou uh
not Judge him harahly, or unlunllg,
Ills testimony before a committee OF
Congress on the famous ballot Dox TOT
gerry case has just been completed
The man Wood who did the forgery OF
the namrA OF James 10 Campbell, VIM
McKinley, Jrn John Sherman, Hen nut
lerworth and others, has also gwen MS
testimony,
Before the November election Fora
ker and Wood were chummy chnmh IN
aspiration and association, put now
they do not speak ae they phm py
Foraker wanted 10 be Governor OF ono
and Wood wanted 10 DO Smoke lnapec'
tor OF Cincinnati. Neither got there
and the'e Ia q very large majority OF
the people OF Ohio, including tens OF
thousands OF honest Republicans, VINO
rejoice that they did not go
But lot ua not be tedious with prelim'
mary remarks, and let no one charge
that we are unkind to Foraker pechuht
we associate him with Wood IN the
same breath. That prince OF poets,
William Shakespeare, who sounded all
the deepa OF human nature ana tWang.
ed with his Tyre the entire gamnt OF
human emotions, told uR, three eentuf
los ago, that tho heart pulaationf ana
emotions OF the beggar, similarly
touched, are the same aA the King,
Let ua take the Shakeeperlan stand.
ard In Judging Foraker aud wood Le,
ua Judge them aA men, stripped OF all
official paraphernalia. Foraker chose
Wood as his instrument TO perform
certain acts, which Foraker could not
afford 10 perform himself lie knew
at that time that Wood was u dl6fep'
utable character lie selected u AIS
reputable character 10 perform certain
dIsFeputable acts. FOr9ker Rtl ulaled
with Wood 10 reward him with pub
lie office, In case he wood seenrel u
certain document, that would disgrace
James u. Campbell, This ia m accord
with the testimony Of both Foraker
and Wood, before the Congressional
committee. Foraker, according 70 his
own testimony gave Wood S2OO 10 20
10 Washington TO secure the document
When the document was produced II
contained the name Of j. y, Campbell
aud certain prominent kepuollcana,
and those only, who were known 70 be
opposed 10 tho ambition Of j u Fora
ker. This 10 certainly very aiglllcant,
This man Wood admits that he forged
those names. lie Bweara, substantially
that Foraker knew the names were
forged when he presented FORAKER
with the document
Here let us stop and consider what
object Wood had In forging certain
nantes, II he was not paid iorhis work 7
Wood Is u mechanical expert. He is q
smart rascal, and does not commit
crime without an object or pay, How
did IL come about that no Foraker Re
publican was on that paperY And how
did u happen that Foraker never
asked Wood where he obtained that
d0Cumentp
How did II happen that Foraker
never even asked, by wire or letter, any
Of his illustrOus compatrl0ta, John
sherman, William Mckinley or Ben,
ButterwOrth, II the paper was genuineY
Did Foraker receive paper OF THIS
character from the hands OF mhn
known 10 be disreputable, believing "
70 be genuine, when le saw the names
of John sherman, VIM. Mckinley, Jr,
aud Ben Butterw0rth, oil implicated in
u transaction known TO be criminals.
We cannot believe that he did,
In his cross. ss.eXaminati0n by Congress
man Gr0syernOr, Foraker was asked II
he did not suspect the document was u
forgery when he saw the name Of VIM.
Mckinley, Jr, on the document, lilo
swore that he did no..
flo was Then asked II he did not be
lieye Mckinley 10 be an honorable man
Foraker replied that he did not know
Mckinley very well; that he had on
ly met him In conventions, and had no
personal acquaintance with him. Fora
ker sw0ro that no believed Mckinley
guilty, without suspicion that the docu
ment was spurious, merely from seeing
his name on the ballot box contract.
We are unwilling 10 believe this, We
are unwilling TO believe that this is the
full measure of confidence that the Re-
publican Governor of OHIO, had In the
leading Ohio Republican Congressman
and possible candidate for the Presi
dency. Can 10 b0 possible that
this great shining light In the Repub.
lican party Of OHIO, regarded his fore
most cOmpatriot In the cause Of high
moral IDEAS aud high protection no
character, TO be spotted on
sight as u scoundrel, prima iace, the
moment no saw his name associated
with that OF John Sherman, on q Grim
inal docket
And yet such is the inevitable con
clusiOn from Foraker's sworn testimO.
ny, now scarcely "a hours old.
We shall refer TO this subject again
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