The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-04
Cleveland So ociaIis
Routs Democratic Doc
trines for the Evening.
TOM |. SHOWS WHEREIN
SOCIALISTS ARE WRONG
Strickland Read Paper Attack
ing All Republican, Demo-
cratic and ] nsonian
Doctrines.

Cleveland, O., Nov. 1. - Last nights
tent meeting at the corner Of Waverly
avenue and Detroit street was So
cialistic rather than Democratic
gathering. A few days ago Mayor
Johnson, while paying MONDAY visit
TO the festival of eloquence which oc-
ours upon the public square, came with
in the zone of influence of Frederick
G.. Strickland, spellbinder Of the So
cia,ist party. Strickland propounded
number of questions, and even invited
the mayor to mount his humble ros-
tlum and share the attention of the
iupromptu audience. The mayor de-
clined, but gave Strickland an invita-
ton to appear at last nights tent
PROFOUND whatever questions he might
wish.
Strickland accepted the invitation
and last night he appeared at the
meeting. accompanied by a bodyguard
of fellow Socialists who resolved them
selves into a general interrogation
committee and completely drowned out
the fact that the meeting was being
held under Democratic auspices.
Previously to addressing the Waver-
ly avenue meeting, Mr.. Johnson spoke
in another tent at the corner of De-
troit, street and Winchester avenue,
Lakewood. This meeting was well at
tended. r. A--Carran acted as chair
man, and aside from Mayor Johnson,
speeches were made by Max e. Meiscl
and Newton y. Baker.
The strickland meeting was presid-
ed over by I.oftin e. Johnson, son OF
the mayor. 1t was his first appear
ance in active politics.
The Socialist read paper in which
he attacked both the Democratic and
Republican parties, saying that they
we're both capitalistic parties. He de-
elared that the only hope for remedy
Ing the condition of the workingman
lies In voting for the candidates of the
Socialist party. He then especially
attacked Mr.. johnson and the issues
Tor which he stands. He said that the
workingmen we're not interested in the
equalization Of taxes, because, as he
saw it, the workingmen had to pay
all the taxes anyway, no matter wheth-
er they were equalized or not. Also,
no hn nf raaYlf IT.
is OF no interest to the laboring men,
because they walk now and save
cents, and would walk then and save
cents.
The code bill, according to Mr.,
Strickland, is of no consequence, what
ever, to the laboring classes, and, in
short, Mayor Johnson's issues should
not even be considered. He also bit
terly attacked the single tax, which
the mayor Is supposed to represent
declaring that the principles of Henry
. George offer no true solution Of the
present difficulties. Summarized, Mr.
Strickland's argument was that both
old parties are striving for the keep
ing down of the producer of wealth
and that socialism was the only posi-
bic remedy.
Democracy was dispensed with and
the mayor went at Strickland ham.
NOR and tongs as a single taxer. Ht
expounded the doctrine Of Henry
George and showed that the difference
between single tax and Socialism was
fundamental one, the single taxel
believing in competition and the So
c,alist believing in the abolishment Of
competition.
"if you open natures store house
which is now controlled by monopoly
and special privileges, there would bt
200 jobs for every 100 men, and wages
would correspondhgly 60 up, while
when the natural resources of the cour
try are dominated by monopolies there
are 900 men for every 100 jobs am
wages are kept down." said the mayor
'You say that capitalists must be de
stroyed. We say that monopoly aLf
privilege must be destroyed. The So
cialists wish to do away with all com
petition, while we, on the contrary, be-
lieve in the fullest opportunity for CON
petition. You cannot destroy compe
tltion any more than you can destro,
gravity.