The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-19
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''They show also that the great and
good Mckinley, in whose behalf Kohl
saat is sweating all this blood and spleen,
knew there was no truth in the charge
that L had an improper connection with
the ballot box matter"
This is the language Of a true-blue Re
publican senator, and the great and
good" to whom he makes such touching
reference is none other than the present
pious president of the United States
The Hon. ]. B. Foraker is, as many
know, something of a political buzz saw
Not even a statesman of the impervious
variety of Mark Hanna can with abso-
lutte safety undertake to monkey with
him. He has not forgotten the effort that
was made some years ago by the truly
moral element of the party, now repre-
sented by Mckinley and Hanna, to de-
stroy him by fastening certain charges
of ballot box stuffing on him. He will no
doubt yet pay his respects to the great
and good" who was engaged in that con-
spiracy. against him, and he accordingly
makes this statement, as he makes some
others which possess a surprising de-
gree of literary and political interest.
Here, for instance, is another little state
ment by Gen. Foraker, taken from the
same source, being a recent interview
with representative of the Cincinnati
Enquirer Gen. Foraker says, also in
that interview:
THE truth is that Mr.. Kohlsaat has a
diSordered liver, and it's out of tune with
all the bells that do not jingle twenty
four hours day for his sanity idol,
whom. if the Cleveland story is true, he
will be so busy defending before the year
Is out that he will not have any time to
devote TO me- This will be sad for Kohl
saat and some other people,
The condition of Mr.. Kohlsaats liver
has not that same abiding interest to
the mass of the American people which
is entertained, for instance, in Mr. Kohl
saats sanity IDOL or might be mani
Tested in that Cleveland story to which
the general refers. OF course it would
please us all to see Mr.. Kohlsaat so busy
looking after the little secrets of the
good Mckinley as that they should not
escape SO as to be banded around among
the rabble. but we would also really like
land story. Inasmuch as it relates to
this gOdly man who is the junior part
ner in the political concern of Hanna g.
Co, of course it can only rebound to
the glory of the great Republican party
and the good men who are now in charge
8 of its interests in the national admins
tration to have it made known If the
: general would do a lasting service to hu-
manity he should give us the details of
:: that Cleveland story. Instead of doing
3 so. however, Senator Foraker proceeds to
Z stir up the good people who conspired
: against him, in this fashion:
''The American sense of fair. play is
such that the asSaSsinator of character
cannot have things his own way, even
when he owns newspaper, and is the
organ of d president If the war that has
been inaugurated by this alleged spokes-
man of the administration is to continue
there will be others dead on the field
when it ends, and some of the deaths may
be premature.
Here is the point reached In Cen For
aker's interview at which all good citi-
zens should feel called on to interfere.
Premature deaths are bad things, espe-
cially when accompanied by violence.
We certainly wish no harm to the presi-
dent; but unless Gen. Foraker is wrongly
reported there certainly is danger con-
fronting our good, church-going president
that he should carefully avoid. He should
break away from Kohlsaat, or else he
will be held responsible for every state
ment which Kohlsaat's papers may
choose to print concerning Gen. Foraker.
And in that event this interview makes
us quite fearful that the details of that
Cleveland story may be made known.
which if they are not entirely of that
God-fearing nature which truly becomes
a. good man like President Mckinley.
shouldn't be given to the world this
side. at least, of the next presidential
nominating convention.
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