Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-08
Mr.. FORAKER is CONFIDENT
The Ohio Senator Says There's No Doubt of
Republican Success.
Next Saturday the Campaign In Ohio
VIII pen.With Meetings Ad-
dressed by Leaders.

Senator Foraker, who Is here attending
the special meeting Of the Senate subcom-
mittee on Pacific railroads, speaks most
confidently of the probabilities of the sue
cess of the republican party in Ohio this
fall. The senator says the situation has
changed wonderfully within the last few
months, and that while there was some
doubt before Congress adjourned of big
republican victory, there is none now. 1t
has been very quiet in the state for some
weeks, but next Saturday the campaign
will open with a flourish, and all the prom
inent republicans will speak at various
meetings.
The talk of an estrangement between
Senator Foraker and Senator Hanna is
discredited by the fact that both senators
will open the campaign at Burton, Ohio,
and speak from the same platform, to-
gether with ex-Secretary of the Treasury
Foster. Senator Foraker will then go into
the campaign and will do much hard work.
In speaking about the fight in his state,
Senator Foraker says the republicans are
in excellent condition, and will go into the
campaign full of confidence and harmony.
The republicans are enthusiastic, and
we will elect our state ticket and a ma
jority of the legislature" said Senator Fer
aker That will insure the election of a
republican United States senator to succeed
Mr.. Hanna. and that senator, of course,
Gus condition of the people in Ohio has
greatly changed the situation there, and
the republican party is getting the benefit
of the boom.
'In my travels over the state I have
found hardly any free silver sentiment
and, indeed, 1t seems only to be found in
the Cincinnati Enquirer and other demo-
cratic papers in Ohio. The people are too
busy now making money to listen to free
silver arguments. The resolutions adopted
at the recent county conventions show the
change in feeling on this subject. ;
Il found the same prosperous conditions
everywhere, not only among the farmers
and business men, but among the rail-
roads and other industries. The boom came
SO suddenly that it caught all the rail-
roads unprepared, and there is not a rail-
road In the country today that is not short
OF equipment and rolling stock. These
nave been obliged to order new cars, and
you can see at once the effect. Hundreds
OF men have found employment, there has
peeh demand for iron, wood and other
materials needed in the construction of
cars and building Of roads.
Ihis means work and employment for
various other trades. and its effect Is being
1elt everywhere. 1t is not only so with
the railroads, but other industries A
great deal has been said in regard to dol
lar wheat. That is not the only product
OF the farmers that has felt the revival of
prosperity, Tor there has been as great a
rise In the price of other things Ii pro-
portion as in the wheat. Take, for in
stance, sheep. The rise in the price in
sheep mas been far greater than wheat in
proportion. and there is not a head of sheen
IN this country which is not worth double
the price it was before the tariff bill was
passed.
1T is SO with corn, oats, barley. as we'll
as potatoes, horses and other products
raised by the farmer. One has only to
go out into the country to realize all that
l have said. The people understand it,
and In my state they are not going to be
LED astray by any free silver talk Under
the circumstances I don't see why the re-
nous in Ohio"
Senator Foraker expects Secretary Sher-
man to speak In Ohio this fall, and GAYS
great interest Is manifested in the speech
ne expects to make. During his stay in
the city, which will end tomorrow. the
senator called at the State Department
ana mad talk with Secretary Sherman as
Well as with Assistant Secretary Day. He
expects to return to Cincinnati, and will
go into the campaign in earnest