Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-23

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Il will scarcely do foE the apologists oil
Ex-Governor Foraker TO sasume that in
any COT flict OF statement betWesu him
self ard the witness Wood The preporder-
anoe Of crsdibility must OF cessIEy be
thrown ia the scale against Wood. II Is
tgus that as general rule man who
causes forged paper 20 be prepared will
ordinarily periure himself il necessary
70 escape the consequences, but when suoh
man takes the witness stand and con-
fasses his own guilt it is rot by any
N ans certain tuat in oths- partirulsEB
he il to be entirely discreditsd. This ia
precisely what Wood has done, and he
makes no concealment whatever of his
motivs ia this jisteputable piece Of
bpsineIs, which, go far as appears
from the surface, was not a
whit stronger than the ex-gover-
nor had in usiug it ps he did.
Had Governor Foraker rejected the
paper, or even had he been in the posi-
ton OF one TO whom such document
came without solicitation, he might az
sumo an injured and innocent air with
some hope of sympathy and credspcs.
But unfortunately for his case, he admits
his hostile feeling towards Butterworth
aud his desire TO possess paper in his
ofiice implioating him and others with
Governor Osmpbeli's candidacy, and
tacitly recognizes the truth of Woods
statement that the price to be paid for
this service wss his influence for an Office
Wood desired in the city Of Cincinnati.
Really the only Substantial differ
ence in the two stoEies told from
| the witness stand before the con-
grsssionsl committee il as TO For
sker's knowledge thRt the signatures to
thu paper wers forged. Foraker declares
he did not know il. Wood states that he
cid. But assuming that he did not, how
pitiable is the plight in which be 10 still
left, and by his own showing. Here was
the governor of great state candidate
Tor reelection. Hs supposes that cee-
tain gentlemen of high standing in his
own party ana of high character in the
state and country arc opposed TO him
and secretly aiding his opponent. He
hears of psper in the possession Of one
of them, siguad by the others, which If
genuine involves thom all In an infamous
crime, and he procured the services Of
man lie knew nothing OF, but who
wanted an Office, 90 got him this paper.
TIE agent proceeded TO have one
| forged, aud this spurious paper was
| believed in due form and received.
| Ge knew the criminal character Of the
| paper, for he states that he had examined
the statutes to ascertain that fact, but
without the slightest investigation he as
| gamed, according to his own account,
| that these gentlemen had suddenly turned
| criuinslg in oFdar to damage him, aud he
! Picked out She one moat C5noxious to
| himself and had his name plhiiahei 90
| the parIic!pstor in m infamous ballot
! box fraud. The nama Of hie Democratic
opponent was al0o implicated, and in
oriex TO gavS hil own desperate fortunes
and ovetEhelm thcss whoes sense OF
proprlaty and deoen9y made them held
| aloCi from him thiB Ex-Governor Foraker
! r1shed hegdionF into course OF conduct
-adsfsngblo upoa any ground and, il the
/ witneBs Wood is to DO believed, even
more serious. II will BIZ remembered
! that not msny years ago this same indi-
vidual, ihsn tut tsdged governor, had
| his patriotism 90 outraged bS an oruer to
6snd bscf; Confederate flags, Issued hy
| Che President, that ba exhaG;ted the re-
1 aSAsAEH u W Athst nENENI ~ As1buIIltB
| .hs Coies Executive of the nation. lie
stood up2n 9 pinnacle SO high in those
! daya that meme could approach him--Ag
stands upon u level SO low to-day thGt
! fan W,!l care 80 approach him. This Is
| Eu exceptional caae Throughout, aud yet
| {hsra is g Lesson in it which o!hsrs mi,y
proitaalY learn irum ita developments.
! Tbs tendency sa6n ia DO many quarters
| 80 ulalign the motives OF ctnar4 ia the
| neat OF q canvass, 70 attribute The worst
\ p0ss!Cle conduct to those whS 40
! not agree With them, 10 an
evil Which public opinion should and
\ will C9ndCmE. WASH wa get beyoGd ;ais
I stage aud Ana criminals employed ~
campaign factors, OF criminal molhBds
rasotte4 to, az in the OHIO ca 9, disaster
/ il certain 60 ovsrwhsim suoh agencies "a
01ee or detection iaB.en the gailt upon
/ them hereafter. Billipgsgste IS q blunted
| il not broken Weapon IN tho political
! prmury, and when politicians learn Shat
thy public d nlpEd shat pgJlio questions
! and the claims Of rival candidates SHALL
| De gattied III the forum Of reason, aud
not BY methods imported from the slums,
/ they viii cease This aisreputab!e WORK OF
/ dstrscticn and plaue oqg campaigns on
I higher layel. FIX Governor FORAKER ~ .
victim OF his own bad mstaods. Not
long aEo he WAS talked about
rs "a favorita son. aaa considered
! good presidential timeer. Now 10 has
| made suoh Gad niEtake in his efforts 10
snatch power iron uO unwi ling people
that his tutrFo must Of necessity be that
| OF enforced rstirallGns. Nor will the
people OF Caio readily forgive the stain
| which, through q Republican canvass, has
fallen upon the reputation OF her politios.
/ bIRny viii turn in disgust from the mon
/ VINO have 80 Gbased her character and
many will resent the party sham which
gave thsss meu prominence. II Gov.
Campbell and the pggty which placed
him in power are tTus to themselves and
keep Eabit hands clean and their record
untsrnished, it is By no means impsob
R5lo that OHIO may see III The next Presi-
dental contest tha3 the place OF safety
and honor for her il IN the DemoOsstio
column.