St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07
FoRAKER's SARCASM.
Fought Sherman and the Whole
United States.

OHICcu SLaCeS.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 6.-Ex-Gov. For
aker. being introduced by the chairman,
said: Mr.. Chairman and Gentle
men of the Caucus and Eel
low Citizens: am informed
that so far as you are concerned. the
senatorial caucus is ended laughter:
and have come here in response to
your kind invitation to say that so far as
l am concerned it is also ended. APP
plauSe.
''You did not end it as / had hoped
you might laughter, but you are the
duly accredited and authorized repre-
SentatiyeS of the Republicans of Ohio,
and your will is law unto me and mine.
Prolonged cheers.
''As Senator Sherman has said, we
have been having something of a con-
test. laughter. For the last tell days
we have been divided into Foraker men
and Sherman men, and we have been
striving against each other. There has
been, possibly, some graSping and some
friction, but at this hour it
is our highest duty to remember
that from now henceforth, in the lam
guage again of the senator. we arc no
longer Sherman men or Foraker men,
but Republicans always. Great ap-
hind us, with the contest in which 1t be-
longs, whatever of unkindlinesS of feel
Ing, II there be any at all, that may
have been engendered.
$50 far as l am concerned, / am glad
to be able to say to you, gentlemen OF
the SEVENTEEN general assembly, that |
have not all unkind thought toward any
one OF you, no matter whether he has
been friend or foe. Applause and
''good, good.'l l have no resentments.no
bitterness of feeling to carry home
with me. On the contrary, shall go
back TO the pursuit OF my profession
with my mind and my heart filled with
only a grateful recollection and pleas
urable and, trust, pardonable pride
for the gallant. intrepid band who nave
hOnOred me with their support in this
contest. Applause and cheers.
Without any disposition to criticise
or find fault in the slightest degree, but
only as excuse in so far as that may be
necessary for enlisting IN cause that
has not been crowned with success but
defeat, let me say to those friends that
when we entered upon it | did not for
see some of its features. | was not
aware then, 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.
Laughter and applause.
THE senator has said he does not
want any more contests like this.
[Laughter.] l thank you for the COM
pliment, and vouch to you that | do not
want ever again to cross swords with
Sherman. Laughter and applause.l /
shall pick out another fellow the next
time. Renewed laughter. But. gen.
tIemen, l shall detaiu you no longer.
Loud cries of go on, go on.
1--WE are in the presence of another
great contest. 1t ohappens that under
our form of government ave pass only
from one campaign to another. That
which is now before US Is a national
contest. We are to determine in No
yember next whether we shall continue
at Washington a Republican admins
tration or whether it shall be succeeded
by Democratic administration.
''IhiS is no time for me to dwell upon
the important consequences OF such a
change, but | allude TO it only to adj
monish You as Republicans that, stand
ing as we do in the presence of such re-
sponsibiity, it is our duty to get shout
der 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 triumph
ant victory which it is our duty and
which it will be our power to achieve"
Prolonged cheers.
AT the conclusion of the eX-governor's
speech the caucus adjourned.