The evening world., 1891-03-09
WHY FOSTER GOES HOME.
HIS osTeNsIBLE ERRAND is TO AD-
lust PRIVATE AFFAIRS.

differences Ahons the Ohio Repub-
ucans which Threaten 10 Per"a-
..,,,v p,srupt the Party There.
lsprcIAh TO THE wonLp.l
rWAsg1xaToN. March s.-secretary foster
,eft Washin gton to-day for his nome IN ONO
and will spend the next two weeks there. II
Ia announced. looking after his private az
Saira. Obioans here are confident that
vb;le there the Secretary Will nnd time 10
iook into other matters ana Will improve
tbs occasion to accurately INFORM himselt as
,o the probabilities for Republican success
In next Falls campaign in his state. Ihose
soon,ipted with the Ohio situation and
With Mr.. Foster assert that for the next few
months he Is likely to give great deal OF
his time TO politics. The National finances.
they declare, need make no heavy drafts on
him for the present. Congress has ad-
,ourned, the markets are steady and the
business Of tho Treasury Department at this
time is only OF q routine character. which
the ample and able force OF sIhordinates
can easily and satisfact orily despatch. The
Secretary, 1t is declared. might absent HIM
self for months and not be missed.
But Mr.. Foster. having been selected for
his present post because Of his skill rs
nolitician as well as because of his expert
ence as n fnancier. must keep both ends in
view. and just now. it is pointed ont. his
skill as party leader is in request at home.
Although the political cyclone of last Fall
missed that State. which enabled the Repub-
licans to carry 1t by one Of their old-time
msjorities. yet the dissensions within the
Republican ranks in Ohio are still unhealed.
- ,,,,oh on,;atv ia feit concerning the
ana nucn snAi''y 10 rev 10 u. 'no
next campaign. great deal ID q" STAKE
there. Not only is Governor to be elected.
put LeEisla'ule 10 10 80. on :. ;.n,,'es o'
Of Mr.. Sherman In the Senate Is involved
and the distinguished Senator's attitude on
tne niore iinpof.ah' uuoe'ione - n
upon by the people for the first time since
tue ne fsrher' s', Alisnoe oa"e NV oA,t. nn.aS =.
The Ohio Republicans are represented 70
- - 80 l., ,ooa - tha ,vioas.
aud most pacific influences which can be
two1olu.
In the first place their leaders are jealous
Of one another, which prevents anything
like harmony. 1t was thought that when
Butterworth accepted Punishment to Chi
cago, and drosvenor TOOK defeat com,
placenty NJ the primaries, foraKer Wouiu
throw down his tomahawk and extend his
hahu lot peace MS uiuiuph o'ei ni0
enemies within his own party was siRpal'
and the hope followed that he would forgive
for united front and q vigorous engage
mert all along the ling. But he Is
represented AZ being as intrac-
like MCKINLEY. and fearing that a successful
campaign for Governor next Fall might in
crease the importance Of the ex-Con-
opposed to putting MCKINLEY at the head OF
the next State ticket. He is as strongly op-
posed to sherman, whom he betrayed at the
bs Ss Wond IN be asa ena
next FALL that would make the candidacy
Of Sherman to succeed himself unwise
not not the most cordiai feeling Between Sher.
man and Mckinley. The former looks upon
the latter with that resentment which an
the youngster who, no matter how fairly or
politely, mas passed him in the race for pub
lie, favor. Mckinley. of course. though as a
tue Senators feeling towards him. and SO
the internecine strife wages all around.
second and q very serious danger to the
farmers Alliance in Ohio since the Novem-
ber elections. The Alliance demonstrated
no strength at the polls in the State last Fall
received friendly treatment in the Mckinley
the farmers on any line OF antagonlsm to
the Republican policy. But since then q
yery decided change has taken place. 1t ia
l said that the Alliance has been making con-
yerts from one end of the State to the other
and now numbers thousands of men. re-
cruited from the Republican ranks. who will
be ready to vote next Fall according to their
new ALIGNMENT,
This intelligence, as may easily be seen,
ia we'll calcn nted To disturb the Republi-
cans. Their two leaders. whose personali-
ties and politics will constitute the issue.
e. are more Objectionable to the Alliance than
any other two men in the party. The Alli-
ance has pronounced for low taxer. and
Mckinley stands for the highest taxes ever
levied in this country in times of peace.
ton Republicans in Kansas last Fall and ID
] certain to do SO in Ohio next Fall The
Alliance has declared for q larger circulat-