Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-05-08
THE CLEVELAND MOSES
What Tom L. johnson Is Doing
For the Forest City.
TIE CITIZENS ARE WITH HIN.

Changes and INNOVATIONS CievelaRd's
New Mayor Pr. pose. to Make Dur
ing Hi. AdmisIstratioa-Has Adj
Nrrtised the city Well - over
wheImed with Congratulations on
His Election.
Cleveland has grown al such a prodl-
gious pace that IL has mot had time 10
throw or It's overgrown village gar
ments and put on the lg city garb,
says the Cleveland correspondent OF the
New York sun Its equipment IN this
respect Is ahsurdly inadequate. Its POI
lice force is so small IN proportion to the
size of the city that Ia many Instances
the residents Of streets have Clipped In
and hired private watchmcn 10 patrol
the streets. In the same way business
men have dubbed together 10 put up
something like O. sufficient number of
street lamps The streets are atrOci0us-
ly dirty aud bcdraggled. The place Is
filed with old ramshacklc shells that
long have been condemned. yet In the
easy going village way have been al.
lowed TO remain Notwithstanding the
condemnation aud Notwithstanding the
fact that they are a menace on the
score Of fires.
The Instances Of special private priv.
lleges which are open public abuses are
numerous and notorious Never did %
city more surely need somebody who
would come In and shake things up
somebody who would mcrcllessly strip
on the infantlne swaddllng clothes and
ind the money TO buy an outfit Of a
grown city's garments. The psyche.
logical moment Tor the advent OF such
a Moses had arrived. and Tom l.. John
son plunged into the arena, scattered
the whcezy old party machines 10 the
right and left and announced himself
as that Moses. lie took hold II the
task n shaking things up with all the
aggressive force which characterized
whatever he did In the field Of bust.
ness. The crash Of the falling rock.
cries and shacks Is beard on every
hand. To appeals and pulls and lin.
huence" he has been jovIally obdurate.
He said the shacks must CO. aud they
went lie said the showcase BARR.
cades on the sidewalks must 60. and
they likewise went. lie said there
would be a shake up all along the tax
line, and the shake up Is IN the air
lie r. going 10 have enough police 10
patrol the streets, enough lamps 10 light
them and a brand new corps of white
wings 10 sweep them
There Is more municipal business on
foot 10 day than there ever was be-
fore In month Up 90 date he has
got the people with him. Even IN,
east end. which is TO Cleveland what
the west end Is to London the SILK
stocking east end. which Is over
whelmingly Republican voted FOR him
and Is glad Of H. lie has all the pop
ularity ~ man who breaks q solder
stagnatIon by doing things just al the
time when the public has nj last made
up It's mind that things had got 10 be
done. The general attitude NJ the city
toward him 50 far is one Of approval
In some quarters the approval has
taken the form Of "llurrah for Mayor
Tom enthusiasm. In others Ii is lu
the attitude Of an amused waiting "a
see what he will do next. The paper,
contain columns of things he has said
or is said 10 have said or Of exploit.
he Is planning or said 10 be planning
for the future. II Is quite generally
expected that be will make bad
break Of some sort pretty soon. but
bad or good there Is settled conyic
ton that II will be interesting
That he has got rather a long strlng
OF hobbyhorses IN his stable which h,
has not yet brought out, but which h,
will soon be riding four In the ring. I,
pretty much an article Of faith with
many even Of those who are glad he /,
where he Is. ON the other hand. Their,
are many more who think that with
the presidency In his eye he viii keeI
these steeds under cover
But about one thing there Is no shad
ow Of doubt. and that Is that he ha,
done more 90 advertise Cleveland thar
any man Of his generation and that
incidentally he has not gone wholly
unheraldcd himself and knows II aud
Is glad of Il.
II have had letters from all over hi,
country and all over the world con
graduating me on my election" b,
said, speaking Of this feature o. hi
recent skyrocket rush into prominence
| II have bad them from England. from
France, from Germany aud even iron
Australia. get the biggest mail
ever had in my lfe ] go through q
every morning before go down 10 On,
Office. u takes mc until ~ o'clock
have fair allowance ut upWsugu.