The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-02-26
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En-eeysrsor Foster. Of Ohio, Is the
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WAsHTNeToE, Feb. 81. Mr..
Charles Foster, OF Ohio, has been
appointed Secretary Of the Treasury.
He will need no introduction to the
American pubic. He has been be-
fore II more than . quarter of q
century, and has always been found
to be plain but honest, capable,
vigorous business man without any
nonsense, and hater Of all hypoc-
risy, cant and humbug. He is q
thorough business man, an excellent
financier, . believer In honest
money, Q supporter Of the Republl-
can party and Of the administration.
Governor Foster was born In
Seneca county, Ohio, April l2,
1898, and received his education at
the common schools and finished al
the academy ct Norwalk. He first
tried his fortunes In the mercantile
and banking business and never held
. public Office until he was elected
to the forty-second congress. He was
reelected to the fOrty-third, forty
fourth and forty-fifth congresses.
He has also held the Office Of COVER
nor Of Ohio, aud his administration
was one Of marked ability. He
found the state treasury In = depict
ed condition. but by careful manage
ment he paid the deficiencies and |
left the Office with the state finances
In q healthy condition and a surplus
In the treasury. He has since been
engaged In business In FostOria,
Ohio, his home, where he has = con-
trolling interest in q bank, and
where he also INDUCES in farming.
He IL also engaged In several other
business enterprises, all Of which
are prosperous, and he IL reputed to
be q man Of considerable means.
He has served upon one or two
Indian commissions, the last being |
that which made the negotiation for |
the purchase Of the Sioux lands
about two years ago. Mr.. Foster Is |
thoroughly informed In Ohio poll
ties, aud has been shrewd enough to !
keep free from the entanglements of |
Of factionsl fights there. He was a |
candidate for congress last fall. but |
was defeated with the other Ohio |
Republicans who attt mpted to run |
In Democratic districts. Mr.. Foster |
was elected representative to con- |
gress In 1870 aud three times re-
elected, though his district gave |
Democratic majority each time on |
the general ticket. As a member of |
the Committee on Ways and Means |
he was active iH bringing to light |
facts respecting the Sanborn con-
tracts, farming out the collection OF |
revenue, and did much toward re-
pealing the mOiety laws. Charles
Foster and John Sherman are re.
presented to be strong friends, and
no doubt Mr.. Sherman's advice in |
difficult matters will I've freely 1
sought and as freely given. This
fact OF itself, without reference to
Mr.. Fosters sOundness on financial
questions, makes his appointment
as Mr.. Windows successor a judic.
ious one that affords a guarantee Of
no rash monetary experiments be-
ing recommended while this admin
istration continues.
Mr.. Foster was one of the COM
mittee who in 1875 framed what was
known rs the Wheeler Compromise.
The committee consisted of George
+. HOar, William A. Wheeler, W.
p. Frye. Charles Foster, ClsrksOn
n. Potter, william Walter Phelps,
and Samuel s. Marshall. These re-
representatives. went to New Orleans
for the purpose Of evOking order out
OF chaos II possible and putting al
end to the scenes of blOodshed in
cident to elections in Louisiana.
They made an award, apportioning
seats In the legislature to both par
ties and their adjustment was OBJ
served until the election in 1876.
The award signed by Hoar, Wheeler,
Foster, and others pledged the
Assembly not to disturb the
Kellogg government or lmpeach the
governor, but To afford him all
necessary and legitimate support,
yet Il purged both the senate. and the
house Of representatives by deciding
upon the conflicting claims Of Demo-
cratic and Republican politicians to
seats In those bodies. These repre-
sentatives did a good work at that
time In the way Of pacification,
which was recognized at the South
and which was followed in 1877 by
the withdrawal OF United States
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