The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-11-02

Just another little chapter in the
sweet savoured Republican Senator
ial hodge-podge. The degree of
infamy, bribery and corruption has
of course reached the point where it
cannot be added tot already reach
es the limit in the lines of all that is
d.shonerable and contemplate --and
MIR Sherman may reflect with salts
faction or otherwise, that way down
III the horizon of his life-he has
brought upon this state which has
honored him 80 much and SO long, a
disgrace that will remain for many
years after he has passed the great
beyond.
The text for the writer for the
present chapter OF duplicity may be
found in the first chapter, first and
second verses of Abbott and Kessing
er. Right here an apology is made
t, the public for the source of the
text, but solemn promise Is made
that the offense will not be repeat
ed.
THE TRIP TO ATHENS.
On September 16, Ex-Governor
Foraker filled the first of his assign
ments for campaign work at Athens
The train bearing the Ex-Governor,
his friends and several newspaper
men, left Columbus at 1885 a m,
and nothing occurred to change the
monotony of railway travel until
Lancaster was reached. There we
received some additional passengers
and among them the Hon (?) John
@ Abbott of Morgan county.
The writer was sitting with Judge
Foraker when this aspirant for leg
islative distinction came into the
car, and after few moments generl
al conversation the McConnellsville
pedagogue became confidential and
spoke of his prospects for election
as Senator from the 9th l4th district
AT this period of the campaign it
was quite generally understood that
Foraker would be candidate for
the u S Senate against John Sher-
man, and Mr. Abbott began speak
ing of his hope that Sherman might
be retired and Foraker sent in his
stead.
He even thew out some suggestion
to the Governor regarding the con-
duct of his campaign. and remarked
many times that there was ali almost
overwhelming sentiment among the
people in his county for the retire
.mept of John Sherman and the elec-
tion of j B Foraker. Well, he talk
ed and advised with the Governor,
and stated then and there many
times that his election to the Seven
tieth General Assembly meant vote
for Foraker. He said he was of the
school of young Republicans in
Ohio who considered the time at
hand for John Sherman and his
verde antique associates and hang
ers on to give up the ship and give
the boys a chance.
He trained with the Foraker con
tingent until he saw an opportunity
to be a traitor in his own interest
and then he played the coward. At
Athens while Foraker was speaking
he posed his clear-cut phiz for a
while on the stand, and then mingl-
ed with the crowd, aud raised paens
of praise for Foraker. But more of
him later on.
KEssENGER's HYPOCRISY.
When the train reached Nelson
vile the other part of our text
Kessinger-joined us, and he, too,
was advising with Judge Foraker,
and expressing fear that be, Kess-
inger, might not succeed IN gracing
the Legislative halls of his State with |
his classic presence. He, too, voic-
ed the hope that Foraker would sue
ceed Sherman, and that then the
people would have a representative
in the U S Senate more in touch
with them.
He expressed an earnest wish
that Foraker would give him al
possible aid in his canvass, and no
one would have throught on that
September morning that on January
following he would place himself
on record asa cowardly migrate.
But this portion Of the subject il
of right here it is not
worth further consideration. But
return to the "Abbott." For a