The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-23
FORAKER UNDER FIRE
Chicago Times-HeraId PeItS
Him ReIentIesslyD
NO EPITHET is SPARED
In Naming Alleged Political
and Personal Sins.

Chicago. June 22-The Ttmes-Herald Of
this city. supposed by many to be the
organ of President Mckinley is making a
systematic fight on Senator Foraker of
Ohio. Its first article in attack is a dis
patch from Cincinnati. Ohio. land follows
here:
Cincinnati, June Ex-senator Joseph Ben
son Foraker has been called professional
lobbyist in his relation to public legislation
and traitor in his relations TO the private
associations of politics. He objects TO the
characterization. To name him so, he
complains, Is ''meanness'' wise SIAN
der.
There Is ground for tine senator's COM
plant. To call him mere Lobbyist or polit-
cal trickster IS TO misrepresent by making
Light of mis- claim to distinction, just as it
would be MISREPRESENTATION to say that the
S-foot giantess of the dime museum Is
only Z feet tail For at least a decade, in
lobbying or political throat-cutting. he has
been Ohio's star performer, and more-an
inspiration TO the minor actors.
All the talents and methods OF the lob
byist and political cut-throat have been
developed by Foraker to the highest state
Of perfection and given broader scope in
application of them to all the manifold re-
lations of business, professional and politi-
cal life.
When corporations have not needed the
peculiar talents of the lobbyist he has. out
of his political influence, found ways to
create demand.
When the law business-his own peculiar
kind Of law business-has been lull, the
same methods have been employed to Gre
ate business.
Foraker has Tejoiced IN the adjectivial
titles OF THE Peerless and "The Mag
ni1cent." They belong 10 him. In his
own peculiar way he stands alone There
is not in the length and breadth of this
country A public man comparable to For
aker IN fame who has shown such wiling
nesS-nay eagerness-to sell his name and
fame and political influence strenuously
exerted TO any scheme that would produce
fees for Foraker.
'I acted only as an attorney" he said
the other day, when defending his relations
with one especially notorious bit of lobby
ing.
"Attorney''-that word beside which
CHARITY Is dwarfed as a cloak for null
titude OF sins. making real attorneys sigh
for another name to distinguish their pro-
feFsion. Take a poll of the Cincinnati bar
and there will be a two-Lhirds II not
unanimous, vote against the claim that ].
B. Foraker has ever practiced law, as
! practice of law Is understood by real law
,yers. since he left the governors chair
| In his practice, in or out of court, politi-
cal influence has stood in the place of pro-
fessional skill and learning. Every cor
poration. every interest. so far as can be
| learned. for which Foraker has ever acted
as lobbyist, alias ''attorney." employs
other lawyers to handle its genuine law
business. s
This is not news m Cincinnati. Half a
dozen years ago the Times-star. then, as
now, Republican newspaper of undoubt-
ed party fealty, made it clear to all its
readers.
about two years ago." said the Times
Star Of then on one occasion. az. B. For
aker adopted lobbying as profession and
dubbed 1t practIcing law"
He has been at it ever since and growing
holder. He has made It pay TO all appear
ances. He has risen at It from poverty
and debit to opulence. And he glories in IT,
]. y. Foraker came out OF the govern
Or's Office IN 1870 n poor man. That IS no
dscredit to him-rather the contrary were
It not for later developments. But poor he
was. and wonse than poor-deeply in debt,
according 10 the Information disseminated
! by himself among friends In Cincinnati.
Some say he owed s50n00. others say $4,000
| and he lowest estimate is 81. 000
Now. 10 all appearances. he s rich. Gin
c'nnatians estimate his wealth anywhere
from $4,000 to 100000
Eight or nine years ago Foraker told a
friend that ne had not yet been able to
pay off a mortgage Of only 5000 put on his
old home in Norwood twenty years before.
when he WIS called on to make good a
note he had signed FOR a friend. Within
the last three years he has butt splendid
home N Washington. It's cost. say people
who have seen Il and know the cost OF
building. must have been nearly S10A DO n
not more. Il Is furnished. say men who
have been inside =. IKE a palace. Them
entertainment has been on a splendid
scale
Foraker himself has given Testimony 70
the sDl'ndar Of his existence IN these. his
senatorial days. so different from his Cub
e~nat0rial
Come IN ard see ne" re said 20 =
friend last winter. an old minister ~ the
gospel from an interior Ohio town. who
had n the middle SIS often mingled Geo
t'nHarinC for Foraker With preaching the
gospel. Come ~ and see how live now.
| have built the finest mansion n VAS
inEton. Oh. Z * n hcaur-ul houze--cg,l-
lar. real Tinted States senator's nous.
Como IA ara % ne show Il to YOU
AMI the aid minister ~ the Flsp /. 50 the
story runs. was 81 Disguised by the vain
Haunting II suddenly acquired wealth that