Evening star., 1898-10-05
CAM MPAIGN IN OHIO
Opening Meetings at Many Points
This Afternoon and Night,
FORAKER'S SPEECH At WOOSTER
Defends Action Of Congress in
Declaring War With Spain.
ANSW ERS MR.. SHERMAN

COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 5.-The re-
publ1cans opened their state campaign to-
day with meetings in eighteen of the
tWenty-one congressional districts. No
meetings were held in the two districts at
Cincinnati for local reasons AS the NOM
lnatlCns In the nineteenth district known
as the old Giddings, Wade, Garfield dis
trict," were not made until yesterday, that
district is not in the list for opening DEM
onstrations today, but it is understood that
there will be Qualifications there over. the
nomination of Col. Chas. F. Dick Some of
the districts hold joint meetings, the fol-
lowing being the assignments for today:
Eaton. evening-W. J. White, Dayton; D.
X. Watson, Columbus.
Paulding. afternoon-H. l.. Morey, Ham
ilton; Jas. r. Garfield, Mentor; D. w. Ay-
ers, Marysvtlle
Wilmington, afternoon and evening-Seth
W. Brown, Lebanon; Chas. Foster, Fos-
toria; Alexander Boxwell, Franklin; John
P. Green. Cleveland.
South Charleston, afternoon-Walter L.
Weaver, Springfield: D. ]. Ryan. Columbus
u. d. Woodmansee, Cincinnati
kenton, afternoon-A. Lybrand, Della
ware; A. w. Jones, Youngstown; R. NJ
Nevin, Dayton.
Toledo, evening-John T. Griffiths, Indian
apolis; J. H. Southard, Toledo.
" S,t SiiAoii' dltelnOOH-Stepnen morgan,
Oak Hill; Albert Douglas. Chilicothe; Chas
Kinney, Columbus; A. 7. Holcomb, Ports
n outh; A. X. johnson, Ironton; j. W. jones'
Gallipolis; L. ]. Fenton, Winchester.
Chillicothe. evening-Chas. H. Grosvenor,
Athens: John Dalzell, Pittsburg Pa
Columbus evening-John NJ. Thurston,
Nebraska E. N. Huggins Columbus.
Fcstoria, evening-H l. Wenner, Tiffin;
J. II. Brigham, Delta; J. o. Winship, Clevc-
land.
Norwalk evening-W. S. Kerr, Mansfield;
George X. Nash, Columbus; w. c. Cooper,
Mount Vernon.
GAINESVILLE, evenirg-H. c. Van vorhis,
GAINESVILLE; John A. Caldwell, Cincinnati:
Z. A. Bowerson, Bryan.
Wooster, afternoon-J. B. Foraker Gin
oiEnati.
Canton, evening-R. w. Taylor, Lisbon,
and local Stark county speakers.
Cleveland cvening-T. z. Burton, Cleve-
land; F. o. Phillips Medina.
Senator FOraker's Speech.
Senator Foraker. who spoke at Wooster
opened with eulogy on Gov. Bushnell
and a review of his administration in Ohio,
following with q like tribute to President
Mckinley, with a review Of mis- national
administration, devoting most of his speech
to the war with Spain and to the problems
which follow It.
In advocating the Monroe doctrine he re-
viewed the oppression in Cuba during Pres
ident Grants administration and held that
the cause of humanity then called for as
sistance- He pictured Spanish tyranny in
the West Indies most graphically until he
reached the period of Weylerism, when he
was as fierce in his uIterances as the
former captain general was in his cruelties.
How War Wa. Brought About.
After reviewing the struggles of the in
surgents the senator detailed the incidents
that led to the American Congress declar-
ing war against Spain, and took radical
issue with those who opposed that action
including ex-Secretary Sherman, who re-
Gently in an interview said: THE entire
responsibility for the war with Spain rests
upon the shoulders of Congress. 1t was
Congress that declared war and delivered
to Spain an insulting and exasperating
proclamation.
1T was not necessary for us to go to war
with Spain. l could have arranged
a treaty by which Spain would have peace
fully retired from the Island of Cuba.
Spain was in dire need of money at that
time. and l believe that for less than a
hundred million of dollars she would have
called her soldiers home, and given to the
Cubans such a system of autonomy as
would have rendered them practically in
depenent."
Senator Foraker proceeded: Other dis
tinguished statesmen of our party spoke
to the same effect. One said the war was not
only unnecessary. but the work Of yellow
journals, demagogues and politicians. 1t is
scarcely necessary now to say that the ac-
ton OF Congress was not premature, or in
appropriate, but fully warranted | had no
patience with the proposition that Spain
should receive compensation for her abdi-
cation of the country she had misgoverned
for centuries and despoled and desolated
/ had no patience with the idea that the
Maine could be left for just settlement to
the Spanish sense of justice and honor. /
had no faith in the idea that autonomy for
'ttI, r-Sth
ereiGnty would be acceptable to the island
or result in pactication or good govern
ment. l believed that the people of Cuba
had sacrinced their blood and treasure for
independence and were entitled to it. and
that IL was our duty to come to the rescue
Stands by His Position.
I said this at the beginning and I repeat
l. all now. There has been much said re-
Gently about incompetency and misman-
aecment on account of which our troops
have suffered severely. No doubt there
have been some mistakes. 1t would be re-
ni.rkahlc if there had not been, but a full
investigator will vindicate the Zeal and
patriotism, the courage and the integrity
of all who have been assailed All have
oEly tears for the dead and those who
have been stricken with disease and over
taken with affliction. These are the in
serarable features of all wars. and notwith-
this character, the fact remains that the
record of the three months during which
that war continued is the most brilliant
chapter in American history 1t has scarce
ly an equal in the annals of the world.
Almost before we realized that we actually
had war, Spain was suing for peace Two
Of her ma hes had been completely de-
stroyed and one Of her largest armies had
been defeated and compelled to sur
rerCer. . "
In this war we have builded wiser than
knew. Our fathers of the revolution
did not take up arms for independence, but
only resistance of tyranny Events broad
ened their purpose. Lincoln called for
troops to saw, the Union but events broad
cred his purpose and slavery was abolish
ed. Our initial action had reference only
to Cuba, but Spain declared for war gen.
orally and thus broadened the field so as
to include Porto Rico and the Philippines,
and thus we Eave greater prestige, free
Cuba and territorial acquisitions Of meal
culable Importance.
Have Learned Some Lessons.
I'VE have also learned some lessons. We
have learned that it is not wise to be who'll
ly or practically unprepared for war. 1t is
wise maxim still that in time of peace we
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