Evening star., 1896-02-08
Scnator-EIect Foraker.

| SenatOr-EIect Foraker.
| else that the people of Ohio thought he
was not sincere in his support of Gov
| Morton, and none Of the other things were
| said or done that are set forth so elab.
| orately in this article. 1t is probably In
| teresting reading to some people, but 1t is
all manufactured from beginning to end
| have no time for deals am practicing
law and have family to support by my
| profession. That keeps me busy. 1 had
| 70 knowledge Of Mr.. Platts message to
the Commercial Gazette until saw it re-
printed in New York paper and 1 am not
| interested in any candidate except our own
| If go to the convention at ST. Louis, ]
| shall vote fer the nomination of Major
| Mckinley because believe he would make
| cur state, and I believe the delegation
should support the natural candidate Of the
| state"
Why He Voted for Mckinley.
"That was not your reason for voting for
Major Mckinley in 1885," suggested.
mo, not entirely. And yet 1t was partly.
I was for Mr.. Blaine in that convention,
| but it became evident on the vote to admit
| the Alabama delegation that Blaine could
| not be nominated. 1 then changed my pur-
pose and voted for Major Mckinley because
| his friends came to me and asked me to do
| so and becal Sc l believed by casting the
| solid vote of the state for him we could
| divert votes from Harrison and perhaps
| prevent his nomination. AS between Har-
| rison and Mckinley, l was for Mckinley"
l recalled the fact that it had been said
at the time that Mr. Foraker voted for
| Major Mckinley with a view to discredit-
| irg and embarrassing him.
''Of course that was said," said Mr. For
aker, with some feeling and If / had re-
fused to vote for him. they would have
| found some hidden motive for that. They
would have said l was mean, envious and
| Jealous. But the plain fact is that 1 voted
| for him because he would have made q
| good candidate and because his friends in
| the convention and outside of it asked me
| to do so, and because / hoped in that way
| to prevent the nomination of Harrison"
Foraker and sherman.
Mr. Foraker, although much criticised of
! late years. has said nothing in his own de-
| fense, preferring to let time and the nat
| Gral course of events take care of his
case. The story which was told recently
| (and which he confirmedD about the offer
to spring his name on the convention in
| 1883 and his rejection Of it, ought to settle
| the question of his loyalty to Senator Sher-
| man, and IL that did not, the fact that Mr..
| Sherman does not criticse Mr.. Foraker in
| his recently published book is mega tive
| compliment Of a high order, for Mr.. Sher-
man has swung out right and left in his
| distribution of wholesome political truths
1 and he certainly would not have spared
| Mr.. Foraker if he had had any reason to
| feel reSentful toward him.
| Mr.. Foraker says he thinks 1t was not
| possible to- nominate Mr. Sherman in 1851
or in 1888; and there is no reason that he
| knows why Mr Sherman should have be-
| lieved on Saturday night and Sunday of
| the convention week that he was to be
| nominated on Monday. But in spiU of his
| knowledge that Mr.. Sherman was beat
| Mr.. Foraker refused to Permit the use of
| his name. and he telegraphed Mr.. Sherman
| (who seems to have heard of the rumors
| connecting Mr.. Fo1aker's Eame with the
! tickeO that his name would not be used
| in the convention.
Mr.. Foraker is not bound to Major Nc
| Kirley as he was to Mr.. Sherman, but he
will not discuss the paragraphs which have
| been going the rounds of the newspapers
recently suggesting him as a dark horse.
When I asked him If he would like to be
| President-some day-he SAID You ought
not to ask me a question like that. Suppose
| should say that don't want to be Presi-
! dent; most people would think was lying
| Suppose l should say, L do;' people then
would all say, What an egotist the man is.
That is subject no man can talk about
with proprlety-in personal sense"
His Senatorial Duties.
| ''But do you look forward with any pleas
| rre to being Senator?' 1 asked.
Not especially said Mr. Foraker. 'I
| realize that it is great honor and a great
! responsibility. Any man should be proud
| to hold the office, and If were independent
| of my profession 1 might feel very much
| gratified at the prospect. But must keen
up my law practice. for there is no money
| IN politics-only an outgo larger than the
| income all the time. My services in the
Senate will give me, therefore, double labor
| and that Is not desirable at my time of life
| Besides, it breaks up home life and inter-
ruptS business"
| Speaking of his election to the Senate. and
OF his support of Major Mckinley, 1 asked
Mr.. Foraker If the factional spirit had died
out in Ohio. or was in process Of extinction
The subject is a rather delicate one," said
the Senator. smiling. But think 1t likely
there VIII always be, as there always have
| been, factional differences of greater or
less degree in Ohio. The spirit is very strong
there at times, but 1 think they have the
same experience In all the states. You see.
It's thls way: When young man succeeds
IN politics, the old ones encourage him and
beckon him on. until they get the idea some
day that he is growing too rapidly. There
Is not very much room at the top of the lad
der, and the old fellows on the top rounds
soon get cfraid he may crowd some one off
Then they commence to Suppress him
They go to fighting him, and he and his
friends tight back, and the result is a fac
tional difference. 1t is simply the old uues-
tion of the survival of the fttest Yes. I
! have been up and down. 1 was defeated in
1889, the last time I ran for governor. /
nave been out of politics ever since While
| did not exactly like the way 1 got out, vet
L was glad that 1 was out. The last six
years have been the happiest of my life.
| do not know what the future will unfold.
| but all our inter-party differences in Ohio
are buried for the present. I am at neacs
with all the world. 1 have no grievance
against anybody. 1t is not my nature tn
| cherish resentments, but don't forget. and
| If one has played double or false With me
| once. he will not be likely to have a chance
| to do 1t again. not because of ill-will. but a :
matter OF self-protection, and in accord
| ance with the general law of nature"
And do You think the party in Ohio is
these
ences?"
Probably not They bring out the full
strength of the party. and when a nomfna-
! t.on Is mace all-hands, as rule, turn in and
work together against the common enemy.
| So perhaps we are better off for them"
| GEORGE GRANTHAM BAIN.
| Too Lnte in the Day,