Memorial to Joseph Benson Foraker; Meeting of the Bench and Bar Held in the Court Room of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Federal Building, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Speech of Hon J.B. Foraker before the Richland County Lincoln Association, at Mansfield, Ohio, February 12, 1914
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(Notes of a Busy Life by Joseph Benson Foraker.
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Speech of Senator Foraker at the Republican campaign opening at Bellefontaine, Ohio, September 23, 1905
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The Cuban question. Speech of Hon. Joseph B. Foraker, of Ohio, in the Senate of the United States, Wednesday, April 13, 1898
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Speeches of J. B. Foraker, 1908-1913 (Classic Reprint)
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The secretary. A bill (s. 048-1) to establish postal saving banks for depositing savings at interest with the security of the Government for repayment thereof, and for other purposes.
Mr. Carter. I ask unanimous consent that the unfinished business be temporarily laid aside.
The vice-president. The Senator from Montana asks unanimous consent that the unfinished business be temporarily laid aside. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Ohio will proceed.
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Joseph Benson Foraker was the 37th Governor of Ohio from 1886 to 1890 and a Republican United States Senator from 1897 until 1909.
Background
Joseph B. Foraker was born on July 5, 1846, on a farm near the village of Rainsboro, Ohio, the son of Thomas S. Foraker and Margaret Reece.
On his father’s side, Foraker was of English and Scotch-Irish descent, the forefathers of his paternal grandfather, John Fouracre, having emigrated to this country from Devonshire, England, while his paternal grandmother was of Scotch-Irish origin.
In 1820 his paternal grandparents left their home on Bombay Hook Island, in Delaware Bay, for a farm near Rainsboro; and early in the same century his mother’s family came from Virginia to Ohio and settled at Reece’s Mills on the Rocky Fork of Paint Creek.
When Foraker was only two years old his father bought a farm near Reece’s Mills and at the same time acquired the flour and sawmills which his wife’s grandfather had built on the mill-site.
Education
The next thirteen years of Foraker’s life was spent on the farm at Reece’s Mills. He performed the usual tasks that are the lot of a farmer boy; achieved a local reputation as an expert swimmer and good horseman; attended the district school during the winter months, and on Sundays the Methodist Episcopal Church of which his parents were devout and active members.
When Foraker was fifteen years old he went to Hillsboro to accept a clerical position in the office of his uncle who was auditor of Highland County. He remained there until July 14, 1862, when he enlisted in Company A, 89th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His regiment was assigned to the XIV Corps of the Army of the Cumberland, participated in the Chattanooga and Atlantic campaigns, and accompanied Gen. Sherman on his march to the sea and then through the Carolinas and thence to Washington for the Grand Review. Foraker served with his regiment in all these engagements except the battle of Chickamauga, when he was away on special duty.
Enlisting as a private he was promoted on August 26, 1862, to the rank of sergeant; advanced to first lieutenant, March 24, 1864; and was brevetted captain, ranking from March 19, 1865, "for efficient services during the recent campaigns in Georgia and the Carolinas".
Following the fall of Atlanta Foraker was detailed for duty in the signal service and later was assigned as a signal officer to the staff of General H. W. Slocum, whose aide-de-camp he had been; and on several occasions was selected for service that required courage and daring. He was highly commended for his bravery in carrying the news of the capture of Savannah to the United States fleet off the coast; and his bold ride as a messenger cf Gen. Slocum in need of reinforcements at the battle of Bentonville (March 19, 1865) attracted the attention of General Sherman.
Foraker’s war experiences made him appreciate more keenly the importance of an education; and in 1866, after a year at Salem Academy, he enrolled as a student in Ohio Wesleyan University.
Two years later Foraker transferred to Cornell and was a member of the first class graduated in 1869 from that institution. While a student at Ohio Wesleyan he began the study of law, and on October 14, 1869, he was admitted to the bar and commenced to practise in Cincinnati.
Career
His natural inclinations soon led him to enter politics, and from 1879 to 1882 Foraker was judge of the superior court of Cincinnati.
In 1883 he was nominated by the Republicans for governor on a platform favoring the taxation and regulation of the liquor traffic, but he was defeated by Judge George Hoadly because many former Republicans, disapproving of sumptuary legislation, deserted the party ranks.
Two years later Foraker was elected governor, after a spirited campaign in which he demonstrated his skill as a debater in his discussions with Judge Hoadly, who was again his opponent.
Foraker was reelected in 1887 and nominated a fourth time in 1889, but was defeated. During his two administrations he secured the passage of much-needed legislation and proved himself a forceful executive in rigorously enforcing the law; but he also revealed a penchant for the dramatic and the sensational. He induced the legislature to pass a law taxing liquor which avoided the constitutional objections to previous enactments, secured the establishment of a state board of health, obtained the enactment of statutes providing for the appointment of bipartisan boards of elections and the registration of voters in the large cities, and improved the system of taxation by appointing tax assessors. On several occasions, his actions as governor aroused much discussion. When in 1889 an organization of saloon keepers in Cincinnati boldly announced their intention of remaining open on Sundays in defiance of the law, he sent a letter to the mayor, ordering him to "smite every manifestation of such a spirit with a swift and heavy hand".
Probably his most sensational utterance was in connection with President Cleveland’s order of 1887, calling for the return of all captured battle-flags to their respective states. Foraker attracted national attention at this time by declaring: "No rebel flags will be surrendered while I am governor". This provoked his enemies to call him "Fire Alarm" and "Bloody Shirt" Foraker; but the popular response only whetted his zeal in appealing to the passions engendered by the war.
Upon his retirement from the governorship Foraker resumed the practise of law, but in 1896 he was elected senator from Ohio and reelected in 1902. During his two terms he was recognized as one of the foremost constitutional lawyers in that body and one of the ablest leaders of his party, while his aggressive personal attacks on prominent men kept him constantly before the public. He was an early champion of the Cuban revolt, a strong defender of Admiral Schley in his controversy with Admiral Sampson, a supporter of President McKinley’s Philippine policy, and he was primarily responsible for the organization of the civil government of Porto Rico. He consistently opposed President Roosevelt’s policies, notably in the case of the admission of Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico, the passage of the Hepburn Rate Bill, and the President’s dismissal of an entire company of negro soldiers for alleged participation in a riot at Brownsville, Texas.
During the presidential campaign of 1908 William R. Hearst published certain letters written by John D. Archbold, vicepresident of the Standard Oil Company, which revealed that Senator Foraker had been in the company’s employ while in office and had received $29, 500. He maintained that the money was remuneration for his services as legal counsel for the company in Ohio, and denied that it was compensation for preventing pending national legislation deemed "vicious" by the Standard Oil Company. In addition to this $29, 500, he accepted a loan of $50, 000 from Archbold for the proposed purchase of the Ohio State Journal; the loan was repaid after the enterprise had been abandoned. The disclosures compelled him to retire from public life.
In 1914 Foraker attempted to return to politics and became a candidate for the Republican senatorial nomination but was defeated in the primaries by Warren G. Harding. This defeat convinced Foraker that his public career was ended and he devoted his remaining years to the writing of his memoirs. Joseph B. Foraker died on May 10, 1917, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Achievements
Joseph Benson Foraker was an influential governor of Ohio, who was concerned about election fraud in Ohio. He helped institute a voter registration program and favored changes in how election boards were established. During his administration, the state legislature also passed the Dow Law, which taxed the sale of alcoholic beverages in Ohio. The governor instituted a number of reforms, including the establishment of boards to reduce corruption in city government, the creation of a state board of health, and greater oversight of the operations of the state penitentiary.
Joseph B. Foraker first entered politics in 1879. He was elected to be a judge of the superior court in Cincinnati. He held this position until 1882. During his years on the court, he gained a reputation for his speaking skills and became an important member of the Republican Party.
In 1883, Joseph B. Foraker lost the election to become Ohio's governor to George Hoadly. Two years later, he became the 37th Governor of Ohio, served from 1886 to 1890, and helped to establish the voter registration program.
Foraker was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1889 and was succeeded by James E. Campbell. He resumed his law profession until he was elected as a Republican to represent Ohio in the United States Senate and served from 1897 to 1909. He sponsored the Organic Act of 1900 (also known as the "Foraker Act"), which established civil government in the new territory of Puerto Rico.
Foraker was reelected in 1902 and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908. He was also a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1908.
Views
Quotations:
"No rebel flags will be surrendered while I am governor".
Interests
As a boy Joseph B. Foraker displayed a lively interest in politics, a fondness for reading, especially war history, and an aptitude for declamation. Foraker also developed a fondness for fishing which he retained through life.
Connections
On October 4, 1870, Joseph B. Foraker married Julia Bundy, the daughter of H. S. Bundy of Jackson County, Ohio. The couple had several children.
Father:
Thomas Stacey Foraker
Mother:
Margaret R. Foraker (Reece)
Sister:
Sarah E. McKeehan (Foraker)
Sister:
Ruthellen Foraker
Sister:
Louisa Jane Amen (Foraker)
opponent:
George Hoadly
George Hoadly was a Democratic politician, who served as the 36th Governor of Ohio.
