The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-07-02
GEN. BEATTY ON FORAKER, MyKIN.
LEY AND CAMPBELL.

Gen. John Beatty of Columbus, |
pronounced Republican of the oil
school; ripe scholar, veteran soldie
and an x-Congressmau, is quite friend
ly to Mckinley personally, but McKin-
ley yoked to Forakerism and the robbei
tariff does not suit Gen. Beatty. Tht
| general does not fight from behind the
| bush, nor with nOn-de-plume, but he
states his position clearly and freely
| over his own signature, in a letter to
the Columbus Post, which Is very ex-
cellent reading. In the opening of his
letter Gen. Beatty objects to Foraker's
statements touching McKinley's war
record, and the bloody battles he was
in. He says: .
"ExaRRreRation, misrepresentation and
fulsome eulogy characterize Foraker's
speech throughout. Carnifax Ferry is re-
ferred to as one OF the bloodiest battles of
the war, when in fact IL was an iuconsid-
erable affair. Lookout Mountain is drag
ged in, not because Mckinley took part in
the battle, but because 1t enabled Foraker
TO reproduce an old army speech and
glorify himself.n
Beatty comedies that Mckinley has a
good war record, hence IL is not helped
by misstatements and exaggeration.
Gen. Beatty next proceeds to criticise
Foraker for his attack upon Governor
Campbell's administration, and here is
where we get some very excellent cam
paign material. We quote from Beatty,
for the benefit of honest and indepen-
dent Republicans, who know a good
thing when they see 1t. Here is what
Beatty says: ....-
The more thoroughly State administra-
tions are discussed the more apparent il
will become that Foraker's was the weak
est, meanest and uncleanest Ohio has
the State by his incapacity and ineficiency
as public officer. He was q backcr OF
gangs and an encourager of political rep.
robates. He manipulated the asylums for
personal ends, and brought discomfort
and, INSTRUMENTATION and scandal into
places where peace and quiet, the fear of
God and love of man should have been
dominant. Lacking in common sense, his
egotism and vanity led him assume the
airs Of dictator, and at times the
manners of plantation overseer.
He encouraged Dawes, Kennedy, O'Neil
and Lyon, good Republicans and
gallant ;Gl an. soldiers, to BECOME can
for their defeat and his own
He used the high power
with which the people had clothed him,
not for the public good, but TO punish his
private enemies and reward his personal
friends. Governor Campbell may have
ing, in attention to public duties, in cour.
tesy TO those who call at the executive |
office on official business, in dispassionate |
and intelligent consideration of public |
affairs, in courageous treatment ofincom- |
petent or dishonest appoiu.ees, in cool, |
deliberate, methodical action, and in |
earnest desire to maintain the honor of |
hn IA h,
has had no superior IN the gubernatorial |
office within the past fifteen years. He is |
not only better than his party, but strong |
pr; and If Foraker thinks ans body is go |
ing to have--to use his own boastful Ian |
suage-"a glorious feast" "a pleasing
pastime," !" "a sort of restfnl recreation,n |
in dissecting Campbell, he thinks the |
thoughts of a fool.n
In making this splendid tribute to |
Gov. Campell, Gen. Beatty voices the |
Of at least ten thousand in |
dependent Republicans of Ohio, who |
will vote for Campbell and victory in |
November. Don't forget what we are
now saying.
Gen. Beatty is not in love with the
tariff. In speaking of Nc
I<inley as he stood two years ago and |
low, Gen. Beatty says:
"He stood as high, then, also, in civil |
ife as he does today-higher, in fact, for
lis name was not then attached to law,
which, for good reasons or bad, is obnox-
GUS TO nearly all. If not quite, one-half of
American voters.n
Those who think that the robber tar
fl is not killing Mckinley for Cover
Tor, would do well to note the force of
3eatty's words on this vital matter.
You can put your own construction
lpon Gen. Beatty's closing sentence.
We rather infer that he will vote as he
shoots. Here are his words:
The impression which has gone abroad
rom the convention, that in the event of
Republican success, Foraker is likely to
ucceed John Sherman in the United
states Senate, will probably lose McKn-
ey ten thousand votes, and give the Dem
,cratic party control of the next General
Assembly. Mckinley, himself, is satis-
actory to the great body of his party; but
Mckinley with Foraker attachment is
Iuite different thing-a thing so obnox-
ous to thousands of Republicans, that
hey could not be induced to tolerate it
or moment. JOHN BEATTY.