Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-16

What the Noted Ohioiau Says of the Sena-
forship and the Presidency.

forshfp and the Presidency.
Correspondents of The Evening Star
CALDWELL, ONO, Nov. IS, 1891.
Az the smoke closes away from the great re-
publican battle for protection one result 10 APP
parent as the figures Of election. and that is
that Mckinley is in the field for the presi-
dency, and another is that Sherman will easily
succeed himself. Do you think know? When
did ever guess wrong about buckeye politics?
i will tell you why get the thing down fine.
Like other people / have my opinions and
Preiudices, and often wrong as any one. but
never put them in print 1 have the newspa-
per habit of listening and tattiing about what i
hear. Any one who has this faculty and exer-
cises it eonscientiously and faithfully just now
cannot help ascertaining that the voice OF Ohio
today is for Mckinley for President and for
John Sherman for Senator, no matter what
hasty and misinformed youngsters, mot to the
manner born" may scribble and telegraph
foreign editors.
FORAKER NOT ''IS IT
Say what they may, Foraker is not in it. Early
in January the legislature will meet and organ
ize, long before any caucus for the senatorship.
In the organization many slip twixt the cup
and the lip" Is possible, and doubtless many
who now are for one will change to the other;
for are there not q speakership, a'presidency of
the senate and chairmanships and Offices with
out end to distribute among the very men who
elect the Senator two weeks later? Here IL an
item. Here infinite possibilities Are the
Sherman men spring chickensS
a Another element u uncertainty, and q hun
dred possible complications might arisafrom the
many rich appointments to be then made by
Gov. Mckinley. 1t could be made a terrific in
duence. / tell you. but Mckinley Is equally
obliged to Foraker, Sherman and Foster, and
Will carefully abstain from making any appoint
ments until the Senator is chosen
That is right, prudent, fair and impartial,
and any other course might leave Mckinleys
seton in the premises open to suspicion that
his appointments were made with view to in
husnce the legislature in its choice of Senator.
MONEY WILL NOT BE Used.
Thank God, the corrupt use Of money will
not be so much as suspected; much less charged
by even our enemies
Foraker has none, and would be too honest
70 use il IL he had
Foster has plenty, but he is content to re-
main in the great office which he now so ably
and aeceptably fills Like Foraker he will not
be in it sherman towers high over all, and
could only defeat himself and contradict the
whole testimony of his grand character and
career by the use of money, rich as he Is He
has no need of il. The only coin he needs Is
the abiding confidence and esteem OF the state
he has so long and faithfully served. Mchln- |
ley could take the plum if he would have 1t, |
but he, like Foster, can never honorably accept |
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hand it to him as a peace offering. l consider |
the two contingencies equally possible as to
Foster or Mckinley, but only after long strug- |
gle and many ballots in the secret caucus.
As y member of the legislature | was in two
snch csucuses myself. and in neither could We
agree how to cast our vote IN the joint conyen-
ton. The like may recur this year.
1t has many times happened, not only in
Ohio, but in other states, and just there all
calculations disappear Ohio voted as much
for sherman il did for Mckinley-for the
one on the tariff and for the other on finance
and the members will be derelict in their duty,
untrue to their trust, if they fail to hear Its
imperial command as uttered at the ballot box.
4KISLEr FOR COLOR BEARER
Ohio again at the head of the column. with
Mckinley for color bearer. enters the lists for
1892 OF course II Blaine's health permits. or if
Harrison runs again, Mckinley will again Ie
fuse the presidency. otherwise it seems to me,
from all hear, that the major is very much
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