The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-14
Democratic lie aderDrew
$500 People In Al
lance Friday.
MANY QUESTIONS WERE
PROPOUNDED BY PEOPLE.
Mayor Tom Finally Makes Hit
With Audience That Was
undemonstratiys
at First.


third and last of his tent meetings in
Stark county at Alliance Friday night.
This meeting also drew the smallest
crowd Of the three meetings, although
the seating capacity was well taxed.
About $500 people listened to Mayor
Johnson and Newton d. Baker.
AS was natural in Republican
stronghold, the audience was not dem
onstrative during the early portion of
the meeting. Some Of Mayor Toms
answers reused a little enthusiasm.
State Senator F. B. Archer, Of Bel
NOR. county, CHANGED to be in Alliance
on Business in. the evening. Archer
is one of the Foraker Republican
leaders in the senate. Mr.. johnson
espied Archer in the hotel dining
room, and gave him a personal invi-
tation to come to the tent. The SEN
ator said he would be there. Come
as my guest" said Mr. Johnson. Il
will reserve a seat for you upon the
platform, and will agree to ask you
no questions, and embarrass you in
no way. The mayor intimated that
he would have the tent down in Ar
cher's own county at some future date,
2 and that then he would not be 80 con-
siderate of the senator's feelings. Ar
cher did not attend the meeting.
Mr.. Johnson is quite recovered from
his indisposition and enjoyed q very
pleasant outing during the afternoon.
with Newton d. Baker he attended the
Alliance fair and later spent an hour
at Mount Union college, watching the
football practice. Mrs. Johnson again
! left the campaigners and returned to
7 Cleveland in the evening
'snsThe most interesting feature of the
q meeting was Mr.. JOhnsOn's reply to q
number of questions, friendly and un-
friendly. The questions began during
Mr. Bakers address, when a man with
a decided German accent started the
ball rolling. Mr.. Baker had stated:
"Why shouldn't the railroads pay
taxes as other people?" Before Mr..
Baker could answer his own question
the man of Teutonic origin cut In
ahead of him.
Because Tom Johnson don't pay his
taxes"
THAT is no reason" said Mr.. Baker.
without hesitation. IF Tom Johnson
, don't pay his taxes, make Tom John
son and the railroads both pay. AS
q matter Of fact the people of Cleve-
land do not believe that Tom Johnson
! owes any taxes. They have been try
ing to prove 1t for five years, and dur
ing all that time all the city officials
have been Republicans and the tax
inquisitor Is Republican. And they
have not been able to collect those
taxes which they claim Tom johnson
owes. With good rake of for many
of the officials, and with the addi-
tional incentive of partisan hostility
against the mayor don't you suppose
that those Republicans would have
collected the taxes II there were any
to collect?"
. Mr.. Johnson in his speech dealt with
the questioner at great length.
A man asked the mayor II the pres.
ident should call an extraordinary
session of congress to deal with the
coal strike.
IF / were on shipboard," said the
mayor, "and all the bread had beer
cornered by few so that many or
the ship were starving, would not
hesitate to advocate heroic methods
to take the bread away from those
who have taken upon themselves tt
shut off the coal supply and who say
that they have nothing to arbitratt
and that It Is none Of the public'i
business, should be dealt with vigor
ously and handled without gloves
They have grown little too big, ant
ought to be cut off. When the peo
pie are confronted by such situation
1t is time for the government Of th'
United States to take possession of th'
steam railroads, whose owners are re
sponsible for the trouble, and brin,
the coal to the homes and factories
where It is needed"
The tent will be pitched at Salem
Columbiana county tonight.