The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-03-03
A False Accusation,

An effort is being made to defeat tnt
| return of Senator Foraker to the U 3
Senate from Ohio. The Legislature tha
will have to elect Senator will not b
chosen for two years, hut in nearly al
cases Representatives to the Legislature
who are chosen this Fall will be re-elect
ed, and because of this, an effort is be-
ing made to secure the election of anti
Foraker Representatives and Senators
this Fall.
In Logan county, the gang are work
ing actively to secure an anti Foraker
candidate, and the Index stepped in tc
help the movement by disreputable
and unjust fling at Senator Foraker, in
it's issue of Wednesday.
The Cincinnati Tribune, in its issue o1
Wednesday, contained the following
dispatch from Washington:
Washington, D. c., Feb. Ex-senator
Foraker tonight, announced that he
would offer the following as an amend
ment to the army appropriation bill, as
proyiso, when it comes before the Sem
atf:
"That no franchises or concessions oi
any kind whichever shall be granted by
the United States, or by any authority
whatever for which the United States
is responsible, in the island of Cuba
during the occupation thereof by the
United States. and provided. further,
that the pacifcation of the Island OF
Cuba having been accomplished. the
President is hereby authorized to with
draw the military forces of the United
States therefrom and to leave the gov
ernment and control of the island to its
people. e."-Commercial Tribune"
Nobody but an enemy of Senator For
aker could have seen in this, an attack
upon Gen. Kennedy. But the Index
makes the following foolish charge in
order to iDjure Senator Foraker's popu-
larity in Logan covnty, just at this time:
"ConsideriDg the feeling that exists
between General Robt. P. Kennedy
of the advisory committee and by its
passage the committee's duties will be
largely done away with"
Every intelligent person knows that
Senator Foraker's resolution was
prompted solely by his sense of justice,
and is in line with his course through
out, in dealing with the Cubans. He
believes that Congress and the Presi-
dent should be faithful to the pledge
they made in the resolutions declaring
war against Spain, that we were making
war in the name of humanity to give
the Cubans an Independent Govern
ment.
The representatives of the Admins
tration in Cuba, Mr.. Porter, Gen
Brooke and Gen Lse have recently as
sured Gen. Come that this is the inten
tion of our Government.
In view of these facts, Senator Forake
| it is said will introduce resolution de
claring that our Government shoult
grant no franchises or concessions il
Cuba, and order having been restored
that our troops should be Withdraw,
from the island.
What right; has our Government t,
grant any concessions or franchises il
Cuba. if Cuba is not now, and is not go
ing to be part OF the United States. I
has none. whatever, and Senator For
aker's resolution is in line with the de
clared policy OF the Administration.
But the Index seeks to convey tn,
| i'm preston that this is q blow at Gen
Kennedy, in order to make it appea
that Senator Foraker is using his oficia
position in a very important matter, t.
vent his spleen against Gen. Kennedy
This is rank foolishness. Senator For
aker meyer had thought of Gen. Ken
nedy in drawing that resolution. Gen
Kennedy has not been sent to Cuba, AM
/ will not be. He has been sent to Port
Rico, which is part of the Unite'
States, to investigate and make recon
mendations as to the educational AM
industrial systems existing there, bu
he will have nothing to do with maxim
concessions or giving franchises, or recon
mending them. And if Senator Forake
had intended a blow at Gen. Kenned
his resolutions would have been aime
at Porto Rico instead of Cuba.
| 7 attack of the Index is only par
of the fight that has been begun on Fol
ak er, and it will go be received.
But Foraker will 60 back to the Ser
ate. He is already the leading membe
of that body and Ohio is proud (
him. Aud no man who is not an ou
spoken Foraker man will 60 to tt
Legislature from Logan county.
Foraker will not be turned down wit
Ouo form