Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-07

highest feeling Of respect and honor for the
gentleman who has been my competitor and
HE is entitled to the love and affection Of
the peopl sof Ohio, and II you have given. me
this high honor because Of my experience, you
have not moderated the high qualities, mental
and moral. of Gov. Foraker. We owe mainly
our duty to our country and our homes and
we owe q minor duty to the state of Ohio-a
state peerless among the states of the Union
central in position and in its population and
great IN it's history.
I'VE owe also an immense deal to the repub-
lican party Of tho United States, which has
strengthened our country in all its parts. which
has abolished slavery and conferred greater
benefits upon the people Of this country than
any party ever before in the history of this or
aLy other country. Though you have been en-
gagged in this friendly contest, we are all re-
publicans and | trust will ever be republicans,
true to our cause and true to the principles we
advocate.
with heart overlooking with thanks that
cannot express, again return to you, as the
thanks for this almost unequal honor, and now
leave YOU"
Mr.. FoRAKER's SPEECH.
After the applause which greeted Senator
sherman's speech had some what subsidized
ex-Gov. Foraker was introduced by the chair
man in u few well-chosen words. Mr.. Foraker
said: II am informed that 80 far as you are
concerned the senatorial caucus is ended, and
have come in response to your kind invita-
ton totay that, so far as am concerned, 1t is
also ended. You did not end it as 1 had hoped
you might. but you are the duly accredited
and authorized representatives of the republi-
cans OF Ohio and your will is law to me and
mine. There has been possibly some grasplng
and some friction, but at this hour it is our
highest duty to remember that from now
henceforth, in the language again of the Sena-
fGr N mr. mr. 70
men, hut republicans always. Let us
hero and now put behind US. with
the contest in which it belongs. what
ever of unkind feeling. if there be any at ALL
am concerned l am glad to be able to say to
you. gentlemen of the SEVENTEEN general as
sembly, that hRve not an unkind thought to-
ward any one of you, no matter whether he has
been friend or foe. have no resentnients no bit
terness of feeling to carry home with me. On
the contrary l shall 60 back to the pursuit of
my profession with my mind and my heart
filed with only fraternal recollection, and a
pleasurable, and. trust, pardonable pride for
the gallant, intrepid band who honored me
with their support in this contest. CHEERS
was not aware at the start. as we have since
come to know. that We had to fight not only
those republicans of Ohio who were against us,
but because it was grand old John sherman on
the other side, it was the whole United States
against us.
We III tut preeeuCe VI auOtneE great
contest. 1t SO happens that under our form
of government we pass only from one cam
paign to another. That which is before us is
a national contest. We are to determine in
November next whether We shall continue at
Washington q republican administration or
whether it shall be succeeded bya democratic
administration.
This is no time for me to dwell upon the
important consequences of such a change, but
l allude to it only to admonish you as repub-
licans that standing as we dol the presence of
such q responsibility, it is our duty to get
shoulder to shoulder, and at once to prepare
not only to look to the future. but to move
forward after the banner Of republicanism to
grand and triumphant victory, which it is our
duty, and which it will be in our power to
achieve" prolonged cheers.l
At the conclusion Of the governors speech
the caucus adjourned.