The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-22


~ are not going to stand up and
fight on the proposition to weed out
some of the excessive items in the ap-
preparation bills. The appropriations
are to come in Tuesday according to
Speaker McKinnon. And what Speak
er McKinnon says goes. He has a
faculty for declaring things that are in
order out of order and things out of
order in order. All this is in order
that the dose to the Democratic mi
nority may be made as bitter as pos
sible. 1t has been quite bitter thus
far. As a matter Of fact the entire
Democratic party is made to suffer
because of a desire on the part of the
Republicans to get even with Tom
johnson. The Cleveland mayor has
talked too plain in Columbus this win
ter. He knows spade when he sees
it and knowing its name that's what
he calls it. All this has been very
CALLING. During the spring elections
in Cleveland the Johnson plan was
furthered and the result gave Johnson
control of everything but the police
department. That he has as good as
secured because of the scandals re-
Gently unearthed and the legislature
is trying to save something for the
Republicans of Mark Hanna's town.
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have much potency in his home town
and must needs come to the legislature,
which doesn's care whom it helps so
1t hurts johnson.
With this state of facts existing, the
Legislature saw fit to pass the Cleve-
land park board bill, creating a board
to be appointed by Republican pro-
bate judge to take of the money Cleve-
land wants to spend for parks. II
was this bill that created the scene
in the house when Representative
Stage was not allowed to speak on his
own amendment and was in fact de-
MED free speech. This made the Dem
ocras mad and they have put up a bluff
that they are going to hold up the ap-
propriations till the house majority is
in humor to give them fair treat
ment. But the Republicans have gone
ahead with their plans and arc going
to give the Cleveland fellows another
n-tt. .ntt nfta
The bill that is to create a board of
review of appraisements is to be pass
ed as soon as it is reached, and Speak
er Mckinnon will have it reached as
soon as he sees fit, which will be soon.
This board is to be appointed at the
county in the state when he deems it
necessary. In Cleveland there is a Re-
publican auditor, and, as everybody
knows, especially everybody who is
Republican, the mayor of Cleve-
land is Democrat He has the ap-
pointing power and appoints his own
kind of men on the board of equaliza-
ton. 1t is feared by the railroads,
who own the Ohio legislature, that the
board up there will make the railroads
pay what they ought to pay in the way
of taxation, hence 1t is necessary to
appoint board to review the work
of the other hoard, and IL any harm
has been done to the railroads to de-
clare it null and void. Thus the board
of equalization is taken out of the
hands OF the mayor and placed in tho
hands Of the railroads.
This is about the only plan that
Otherwise the railroads in Cleveland
would have to pay what they owe the
people and not what they say <hey
owe. When the matter comes up for
passage the Democrats will oppose it.
Brt it will do them no good. The
people are not to have show in this
matter. and the bill for the board of
revision will pass, whether the speak
er has to count members voting who
do not vote or not and whether he has
to suspend the constitution of the state
to carry out his designs. With that
dose added to the park board dose it
is believed the Democrats will have
been fifty punished, for they have
committed the grave crime of opposing
the railroads in some matters. and
that is fatal position to take in the
subsidized Legislature that is, fortu-
nately, soon to adjourn.
In the face Of this it is whispered
about that the Democrats are going to
capitulate and pass the appropriation
bills. They cannot be passed without
Democratic votes. but there are some
weakened brethren who.e feet are