The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
Joseph Dsnson Poraksr--Politisal
Leader
by JOHN FRANCIS corFEY.

the Unlte0 states must DC a corn
leader of men. He must be able and
amiable, candid and courageous, far.
seeing and forceful, decisive and de-
finite, self.reliant and sympathetic,
resourceful and resolute. He must
be a man of the people, knowing
their good and weak points, a Judge
of men, a winner of good will. He
appeals to principle, but takes &C.
count of prejudice, not to enlarge
but to subdue and direct It He be-
lieves in the highest national ideas,
and these holds up constantly to pop
ular reverence and pursuit. In VIC
tory confederate and purposeful, he
bears manfully with defeat. Defeat
the brave leader knows how, in fact,
to turn into victory. The Republican
party has never had leader SO digni.
fed and fair in victory, 90 noble, 80
resourceful in defeat as Senator For.
aker. His leadership began as soon
as he entered politics, and for thirty
five years Senator Foraker has given
time, talent and effort to the cause of
Republic unsurpassed on the
part of any other living man.
The four years after the war the
future Governor and Senator from
Ohio devoted to study in Cornell Uni.
versity. His success In that celebra.
ted seat of learning was 80 marked
that on October IA, 1869, he was ad.
mitted to the bar and began practice
In Cincinnati. His triumph from the
start was assured. He combined in
dustry with system, clearness of mind
with caution, Judgment and reaec-
tion. He never did things by halves.
He could not be satisfied with back
seat when front one was awaiting
him. Ambitious to excel in the pro.
fession he loved, the young jurist was
a thorough student. He took deep
and profound personal concern In
every case and interest iutrusted to
him he had the art of winning con.
fidence and the virtue of deserving
its continuance. He made friends by
the score and he won admirers by the
hundred. Ten years after his admis-
sion to the bar, he was honored by
elevation to the bench as a Judge of
the Superior Court of Cincinnati. He
was then but thirty years old and had
already achieved the ambition of
many a distinguished lawyers whole
life. But he was not to remain long
on the bench which his learning
strengthened, his lucidity honored
and his affability popularized. Ill
health compelled his resignation May
/, 1882. Judge Foraker was already
recognized as state leader who
could inspire such enthusiasm In every
rank of the party, that he must be
brought once more to the front. he
was accordingly nominated Governor
by the Republicans of Ohio In 1889.
His opponent was strong man. The
tide through the nation was turning
toward Democracy, but Joseph Ben.
son Foraker made a magnificent
fight. The returns showed: "Hoad.
ly, Democrat, 1853, 1893; Foraker, Re.
publican, 47,166; Schumacher, Pro.
hibition, s,382; Jenkins, Greenback,
1881" Right here it is we'll to bring
into notice one of the chief services
rendered BY Joseph Benson Foraker
to his country. To him as much as to
any other man Is due the permanent
establishment of protection to Amer.
lean industries as cardinal doctrine
of the Republican party. he has, in
fact, made Ohio as strongly Protect
ionist state a. Pennsylvania. Before
his ascension to the state leadership,
the Republicans of Ohio we're IN the
main Pretectionists, but not 40 out
spoken and emphatic a. he desired.
In 1879 the Republican platform of
Ohio, for instance, declared
"Atarin for revenue should be main.
tained and 20 adjusted a. to secure In.
cidental protection to home indus.
try"
In 1881 the Republican platform Of
Ohio went somewhat further
THAT We hereby indorse the wise
policy Of the Republican party in Civ.
Ing full protection to American labor
and Understanding In favor Of home
production"
The Ohio Republican platform in
1883, framed under Joseph Benson
Forakers direction, emphatically de.
clared:
THAT the Republican party be.
lieves now, 40 In the past, in the main.
tenance of tariff system which will
provide a revenue for the Govern.
meut and at the same time will pro-
tect American producers and Ameri.
can labor; taat It Is opposed to the
Democratic doctrine of a tariff for
revenue only because such a doc.
trine, II Endorsed. would of necessity
compel American workmen to accent
the unrenumerative wages which are
paid to their foreign rivals. 1t looks
with alarm upon the purpose already
announced by the Democratic leaders
that the next Congress will revise
the tariff BY further reducing the du.
ties on imports"
On this platform Joseph Benson
Foraker met with defeat in 1883. but
It was defeat in all respects honor.
able. The Ohio Republican platform