Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-06
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AFeltieal Conspiracy which Stands Alone
In American History.

FORAKER'S viLLAlNY.
. Realtieal Conspiracy which Stands Alone
ln American History.
II . common and notorious criminal is
found consorting with those of his own
class, no one is surprised; if, under
btress of examination before a court of
Law, such man admits that he has used
rs tools men even meaner than himself
expecting to profit by their rascality
the world says: ''Why, it is only .
case of Fagin and The Artful Dodger'-
employer and employed, the one promis-
ing support, advancement and protec-
ton; the other returns" From GRIM
ina,s we all expect crime, and long ia
miliarity with its manifestations has
1ulled the edge OF surprise.
When, however, the scene shifts from
crime to politics and we find man but
yesterday prominent candidate of one
OF the leading parties for the nomina-
ton to the Presidency of the United
Gtates-the browning honorable ambi-
ton of every statesman to
having dealt with trickster to compass
his election as Governor of Ohio; con-
Dessing to the long series of lies, eva
SONS and tergiversations which marked
che earlier history of the episode of the
Wood letter, it is enough to bow the
bead of every American with shame
that such things can be, and lead him
% pledge the efforts of his life to purg-
eng, not alone the party now involved,
but the political system OF the country
Of such evil.
tt is scarcely worth while to go deeply
4nto an analysis of the case, and the
Free Press will not attempt it. Two
witnesses in this atrocious
political fraud-combine to place Mr..
Foraker before the American people,
convicted as charged. These are Wood,
who concocted the forgery, and Joseph
Benson Foraker, the beneficiary con-
&empFa ted when the crime was Matched.
Imagine man, leader in his State,
promine mt in the National councils OF
his party; . lawyer-one who had been
q judge-imagine him being ''deceived
by'such person as Wood. The wish OF
Mr.. Foraker was the devil which stood
at his elbow and Inspired both thought
and act. The .honght in his mind may
have been this: II am Governor; wish
TO be Governor again, that 1 may one
day be President feel defeat in the
dir. If am defeated, my end as come.
I will risk all or this last device"
And so the man recommended to him
by an obscure political heeler was re-
tanned to prodace certain evidence; and
he did so. 1t was delivered to Mr.. For.
aker. The candidate did not intend il
for publication-not at all; it was toe
ohaky for that. He intended it to be
shown to this one and that ore "about
headquarters" To be talked of by
Democrats an6 Republicans to elbow
its way into Hfse press in the form of in.
situations and innuendoes- to kill
Mr.. Camph6li-whom Mr.. Foraker in
his heart knew to be innocoat, because
to be answered.; before it was too late to
counteract it's influence.
The testimUAy shows one thing with
Che utmost cea8arness. 1t SHOWS that
neither 4alstead nor Foraker was above
using papert1pon which HE name o,
sne Democratic candidate appeared &C
cOmpanEed hb8 those of Sherman,
Mckinley, Butterfield ant other Re
publicans AS weapon against thai
Democrat, 'ss6Ne the signatures of the
Republlcansrwere suppressed
This brands Foraker zMi HalsteaI
a1ike AZ poll tical tricksters.
The testimony shows another thing
% the satisfaction Of every thinking
Gnah-taiat Foraker was q !party, from
&rst to last, r 70 the FRAUD which was
planned to defeat CampbeWr nd compass
dis owA.electioH. This is SHOWN in the
otoPies dle' told c t the timed the original
exposure. when he denied that he knew
ot . certain dase that arys other name
chan tEat of Campbell appeared upon
the paper-a story contradcted by his
own testimony upon the stand; this III
shown by his easy deception by a chez1
AdventMrer; his payment ID money st
Shat mzna' to go upon a second mission
Cor hin, when + oraker himself so seri
eusly suspectedWood that i<o was led ts
hire another man to wasdn him: it II
shown kSy his tecit consent, 90 the pre-
conceived exposure and 4iE failure IL
give aEg man Ssvhose name appeared
upon the forged4 aper the Besst chance 1t
explanation.
Foraker is as.dead as Gae.meses l.
Halstea& should oe also. Hfot what Of
FOrakerfs m and what of Ma-steadism1
Do they die with those whe will give
them name for all time?
Let us he thank full that even Harri-
son rather than oraker is president,
and that Halsteat is at hae rather
than at &. foreigG court. Then let us
put the heels on d. e head, MOI the tail,
of the Ohio-idea snake and be- zone with
it-Detr0x Free Press.