The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
FORAKER IN A WALK
NO SHOW OF OPPOSITION TO HIS
ELECTION TO THE
SENATE
ENEMIES COULD NOT STOP HIM
Admits That Some Folks Dislike
Him, but Feels Good That
Ohio still stands by
Him.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Jan. 15.-What in
terest was lacking in the present session
of the Ohio legislature was fully mada
up this morning at the time fixed for
the formal reelection Of Joseph B. For
aker to the United States Senate. The
ballot of yesterday taken by the separate
houses was confirmed in joint session.
senator FORAKER had practically no on
position, the division being purely par
tisan, the Democratic members sunnort-
ing Hon. Charles H Baker. of Cinn.n-
natl. Every Republican present cast his
vote for Senator Foraker. There wern
no addresses except that of the senator
ana no demonstrations except tbe snon-
taneous applause which greeted him
When ne was introduced to the general
assembly. W
senator Foraker said in part:
nave my fair share of enemies as
every other public man has had since
the beginning of the government ans viii
nave until the end of time If is NOT
peasant to have enemies, but 1t is a.
So 6neal satiisLaetlon to be able to set down
say, the answering fact that of adj the
many honors 1t has been nv good fnr1
tune to enjoy at the hands of the Re
pe'o siit,srI or ONO. every one, without
with this same unanimity of expression
and most of them by acclamation and
WlIhout solicitation. shall earnes tiy
s S; TO merit such uncommon honor
since l stood here six years ago on a
similar occasion, a great deal Of impor-
tant history has been made
Approprfates Some Credit.
At that time the country was suffering
from universal business PARALYSIS and
prostratlon. There was a serious contro-
versy going on as to the cause and rem
cay. NOW long vanished prosperity has
returned and never in the history Of the
world has there been anything like what
We now enjoy.
The great international problem of Eu-
rope at this time is not how to sell il
our markets, but how to protect their
own from our ceS1n>Ncial invasion; and
one OF our greatest industrial problems
IS row to go on Indefinitely collecting
FAVOR without bankrupting all the rest
OF the world and thus DESTROYING the
customers we are acquiring
The floods Of gold that are pouring n
upor US arS-S apidly making us the great
credit nation of the earth, so that hence
fcrth we shall hold the securities OF
other peoples and collect interest from
them on their obligations, instead as
heretofore, paying them tribute on ours.
Some Questions Settled.
Grave questions of vital character re-
iating to our power to acquire, hold and
govern territory to the necessities of
the people governed, have been settled for
"a time for the authority of the Unitel
States. AS result we are today more
than ever before in our history a world
power to the fullest meaning of that
phrase.
In consequence, the term for which YOU
have now reelected me will doubtless be
distinguished for new problems Of gl
Importance and far-reaching conse-
quenees. The inter-oceanic canal, our
merchant marine, our navy, the govern
nent of our insular possessions, our re
lat!ons with Cuba, and especially our
trade relations with other commercial
countries, will demand and must receive
the highest and best thought of the leg
islative mind.
1 account it a great piece of good for
tune to have been Unidentified as your rep
resentative with the administration Of
William Mckinley. l account 1t another
piece of most singular good fortune that
under the command you now give me, I
have the privilege Of being also indentifiad
with the administration of Tno@dore
Roosevelt