The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-25
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FotHker sounds the Keynote.

The proceedings of Republican con-
yentiorls in these modern days consist
mainly OF fireworks, tin-pan thunder,
and Fourth Of July oratory. with the
Declaration of Independence omitted
The Republican gathering at Columbus
is no exception. The press dispatches
inform Us that il was completely doI'-S-
mated by Senator Foraker-not as tenn
porary chairman, but as orator, and
glance at the synopsis of his speech
shows that he spoke in his character
istic vein At the same time il Is Ger
tain that in the real work which IS
dom. behind the scenes Mr.. Hanna IS
doing some dominating himself
Foraker and Hanna came upon the
stage together, not exactly like Siam
csc twins. perhaps, but still in a very
brotherIy sort of way. 1t is astonish-
ing to note the affection which these
two great meE bear TO each other for
few brief weeks or months just before
one or the other Of them is to be re-
elected The simple truth is that they
love each other with q mortal hatred,
but neither can win in Ohio without
the other. So just before an election
they kiss and gush- 4 day or two ago
Hanna eulogized Foraker at Cleveland,
and now Foraker sounds the keynote Of
RePublicanism at Columbus, while
Hanna rapturously applauds the man
whom only a week ago he was threat
ening TO kick cut of the party Such
is Republican politics in the Buckeye
State
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Mr.. Foraker eulogized everything Re
publican and denounced everything
Democratic. He was greatly exercised
because there are people in the United
States who venture to doubt the sound
ness Of the decision Of the Supreme
Court in the Downes case, but he is
joyous in the belief that the Repub-
Iicans viii again triumph for patriot
ism and Americanism. 1t IS peculiar to
Mr. Foraker that whenever q campaign
is on his ideas Of patriotism and Amer
icanism always find a perfect repre-
sentation in the particular things for
which the Republican party then hap
pens to stand
The most eloquent portions Of Efr-
Fcraker's speech are said to have been
those IN which he poured out his in
dignant denunciations upon the De-
1nocracy for its disregard of the polit-
icaI rights Of the negroes in che South.
His Jusuce-loving soul is shocked at
the idea Of denying the ballot to an ig-
noTant colored man in North Carolina,
but he perceives nothing wrong in de-
nying every constitutional safeguard to
the people of Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines. He fears that if the Filipin0s
are held to be American citizens they
may compete with the American wage
worker, but he sees neither injury nor
injustice in allowing Uneducated ne
groes to absolutely dominate the States
Of the South. In short. he strains at
a gnat and swallows a camel" He is
outraged in his conscience because the
people Of the South do not hold the
Fifteenth Amendment quite so sacred
as the Lords Prayer, but he patriot
fcaIIy'' endorses the action of the Pc
publican party whereby the whole Con
stitution IS treated as a piece Of blank
paper in Porto Rico and the Philip
pines It IS a bad case Of political as
tigTnatism-but it is good Republican
ism
Mr.. Foraker fully substantiates the
report which was given cut a few days
ago that the Ohio campaign win ne
fought by the Republicans on national
issues. Evidently they are afraid q
local questions, and so they win burn
red FIRE, wave the American flag. and
plead with the dear people to stand by
the President"