The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-17
johnson Will Not Ans
wer His Questions.
TENT IS THE PLACE
To PROFOUND Queries, Says
Tom L.--Rousing Meeting
at Ravenna Wednes-
day Evening.

Ravenna, O., Oct. 16. - Republican
Ravenna, the always Republican cap
itai of always Republican Portage
county, has furnished the greatest sur
prise of the entire cross-country cam
Ipaien. The Johnson tent was packed
to its utmost capacity.
Mr. johnson enjoyed the pleasure
of answering number OF friendly
questions, one of course being why
didn't he pay his own taxes. The
mayor answered that the best proof
of the falsity of the charge that be
owed any taxes to the people of
Cleveland was that the people of that
city did not believe it. and had at
three consecutive elections endorsed
him
How much did it cost you to have
the people endorse your" asked an
other man.
MY friends" replied the mayor.
you can buy state legislatures and
you can buy city councils, but you
cannot buy the people of any COM
munity. Anyone who thinks that
money can buy an election at the
hands of the people makes a serious
mistake in that respect. If those three
elections showed nothing else they
clearly demonstrated that the voters
Of Cleveland are above being bought
Chief gains came from the strong Re-
publican wards of the East End
where the residents are all supposed
to be well to do in this worlds goods
and above any temptation to sell their
votes. Our votes came from the
young men of the Republican party
who are tired OF being hoodwinked
and made geese of by the leaders of
their party. All the money that was
expended in these elections was on
the other side. The street railroads
would gladly spend 500 900 to prevent
the bringing of Scent fare to Cleve-
land, and the steam roads would spend
any amount OF money to keep from
being forced to pay taxes upon the
same basis as other taxpayers. But
you canrot buy any community and
you have very poor opinion of the
people of Cleveland if you think they
can be bought"
Johnson made an additional charge
against Sharpe of Fairfield. Sharp is
/be man who was honored by Speak
er McKinnon with a place on the con-
ference committee, as a reward for
his stand with. the. Republicans on the
curative measure. Sharp sold out
his party and his people when he vot-
ed for the curative act" said Mr.
Johnson, "McKinnon placed him on
the conference committee to work in
the interests of the house code, but
he sold out McKinnon too. and is
voting with the senate members of
the committee for the senate code.
"He is double-dyed traitor"
Mr.. Biselow, in his speech, paid
particular attention to the curative
act" He said that it was well named
in that it would have the effect of
curing the people of voting for the
franchise grabbers, who had passed
1t through the legislature. He said
that his heart did not go out to the
poor widows and orphans who own
Cincinnati street railway stock SO
much as it did to the widows and or
phans who did not own stock and who
by the curative act" are compelled
to pay 2 cents too much for each
street car ride for a period of forty
four years.
Mayor johnson announced that he
would give no attention to the ques-
tions which are being printed in the
Republican papers purporting to come
from the pen of Gen. Dick.
II invite questions" said the may
or, "and will attempt TO answer all
that are asked me in this tent. It
cannot be expected. however. that /
will take the time to answer the
filings OF Dicks literary bureau, which
are being thrown broadcast SIN boiler
plate form to all the country Repub-
lican papers. Let Dick accept our Oft
repeated invitation and come to the
tent and / will do my pest to reply
to anything he may ask.
Meanwhile 1t might be a good plan
for Dick and his associates to answer
few of the charges which we have
made against the leaders OF the Re-
publican party. and whicn they have
made no attempt to do"
Today's meeting. the last OF the
cross-country campaign. will be at Ak
ron.