Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-24

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demonstrations of approval
Charles w. Baker, who was the Dem
ocrntic candidate for United States SEN
ntor against Foraker, was the chairman
OF the meeting last evening. In intro
ducing Mr.. Johnson, he declared that
, the red devil" automobile was n devil
indeed, a devil which boodlers and
corruptionists within and outside the
party should fear. He said that Mayor
johnson had converted Cleveland from
a Republican community into n reliably
Democratic city and that this result
had been largely aided by the actions
and speeches of Senator Hanna, also
of Cleveland.
Aside from Mayor Jonsons denun-
cintion Of Mclean, his paper and his
man Friday, the most notable fenture
of his speech was his denunciation
of Nicholas Longworth, the Republican
Congressman from the west district.
The tent wns pitched Mt the corner of
Gilbert ave. and Windsor St, in Long
worth's district. The Mayor said that
personally Nick" Longworth is "a
good fellow and that he is very pleas
ant to know" Politically, the speaker
declared that the Congressional aspir-
ant had been the chief lieutenant of
Boss Cox in the last Legislature and
that 1t was largely through his efforts
that the curative net, or Cincinnati
steal, was consummated.
The Mayor explained Mt length that
the provision In the curative act" al
lowing revision of the terms OF the
franchise at 14-year intervals, In reality
amounted to nothing to the people. II
1t We're possible for the railrond people
TO attain their ends in no other way,
Mr.. johnson said that they would put
forth a special effort each fourteenth
year and make no mistake about hav-
ing the City Council. bought and pnid
for. He declared that the revision
clause In Cleveland franchises Ind
amounted TO nothing and that 1t would
be easier In Cincinnati ms in Cleveland,
for the people to obtain Scent fare than
to squeeze some lmmaterinl concession
from the railroads through means of a
revision of franchises, Municipal own
ership Mr. johnson held up as the
only ultimate solution of the problem.
Mr.. johnson made his usual statement
to the effect that It had been impossible
to induce any Republican leader to
come to the tent and make an attempt
to disproye the charges made against
him e@
Hanna is comm, amt hep asked
man.
You couldn't pull Hanna into this
tent with n fourinch rope" was Mr.
Johnson's reply.
'Does Hanna want to be Presdan
, Of the United States?" asked the same
man,
/ MY friend. that's Job most any
one would like" was the reply of tn,
Mayor.
Mr. Johnson last night again refer
red to Gov. Nash's statement that "Co,
gives Cincinnati more economical
government than Johnson gives Cleve
land"
THAT was the first time" said MI
Johnson, that the Governor was will
ing to admit that Cox really was tn
government OF Cincinnati In rebut
ta Of this statement the Mayor showed
that the assessed valuation In Cincir
natl was s2i5.00o 900 and the assesse,
valuation In Cleveland 800. 0o0. 900, o.
this account the city OF Cleveland
though with a higher tax rate, doe
not tax its citizens as heavily as doe
Cincinnati, said the Mayor
THAT is because the assessors 1
Cleveland are bigger liars than the as
SCISSORS In Cincinnati" expounded MI
Johnson. M