The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-04-16

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TO begin making himself famous, says
the New York World.
Nobody would ever think Of
"Thomasing" or Mastering Tom
johnson. AS soon as you see him You
recognize long-lost brother, a bosom
friend of the human race. He is az
wide as he is long. And while he is
not very long, It does-not take great
deal of length to make an expansive
showing when II is turned sideways.
He has big, stout hand--a glad
hand. He has q great moon face that,
unlike the other moon, never changes
in its circled orb but remains constant
at beaming and benevolent fuIness.
He has bright, keen, dancing eyes and
a mouth that laughs. deep-bosomed in
the valley of pair d the chubbiest
cheeks that ever swelled in mockery Of
melancholy. He has a. sharp little
nose that peeps from between those
same cheeks as II it were saying;
What is it?'' What is going on
there?' "a
Tom johnson rs as full of contradic.
tions as a pine knot or a cowlick. -
He is a fat man who has the jump
and dash and staying power of the
leanest jack-rabbit that ever made a
streak of dark lightning on q sage
brush horizon.
He Is rich man who believes In
rich men paying most of the taxes and
in laws against large aecumulations Of
wealth. 80
He is a peace-loving man who lives
by preference in an atmosphere of
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ly.
He is street railway magnate who
believes in and fights for three-cent
fares and public ownership Of street
railways.
He Is a man absolutely without a
sense Of dignity and Importance who
is extremely dignified in the true mean
ing of the word and most important.
He is sentimental to the point OF
sitting in the starlight and wailing out
the most lang,iishing melodies about
Pretty maiden, do you love me true?'
or "My heart drips tears of blood for
three" Yet he has a business sagacity
SO penetrating that he can see at a
glance through mass of figures that
looks like the pied" form Of trea-
tise on arithmetic.
| They elected him mayor of Cleve-
land the other day chiefly on his per-
sonality, which is guarantee of hon.
esty, shrewdness and government In
| the public interest.
Here is the way he took Office. And
It is typical of Tom Johnson:
He was, elected ON April Fools Day
Ia huge April Fools joke on the pub.
lie plunderers of Cleveland. There /;
a custom in that city by which the
mayor-elect, Through courtesy" lets
the existing mayor hold Office unit
| April 10.
Mayor Farley was sitting in his Office
on Thursday at 1923 a. m. surrounded
by fishing tackle'and preparing in lei
sure fashion to sign away the city.
waterfront to the Pennsylvania rail,
way company.
In popped fat. beaming Tom John
son. 1--WE come to take possession,
said he. 'I'm mayor
Farley's jaw dropped and his lip:
fell open. And Tom soon convince,
him. Brisk bustling" had hastene,
the official report of the board of eloc
tions and had finished all the othc
legal formalities. Farley gathered VI
his fishing tackle and disappeared
Tom Johnson senk into the mayor
chair blew out great, happy sigl
and winked at the unsigned ordinance
which scowled miserably back at him
II he had been twenty minutes late
Fan injunction preventing Farley iron
signing would have expired and Far
ley could have signed.
Life will be gay, full Of incident
well worth living while Tom johnson
is mayor; for the little fringe of curl
about the back Of his head never has
chance to stand any other way bu
straight out until Tom Johnson presse
it down upon his pillow at night-an,
he is light and short sleeper.
John Charters former Canton boy
but now located in New Castle, Pa
Is spending few days In the city, witt
his mother. Mrs. A. Charters, Of 62
West Third street. Four weeks ag
Mr.. Charters underwent an operatiol
for large tMnor which was growing
on the left side of his neck.