The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14
Speech of johnson.

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= Speech of johnson.
Mayor Johnson spoke as follows:
We have in this campaign three great
questions to present to the people OF
Ohio. These are the questions of home
rule, equitable taxation and the destroy
ing of the unholy. If not corrupt. alliance
between certain managers of the repup-
special privileges. No one denies that
every locality should have the right to
control its own local affairs. The JUS
tice of local selfgovernment is nniver,,
equitable taxation. And no one claims
that we have either local selfgovern-
ment or a system of just taxation.
The city of Cleveland furnishes an
excellent illustration of the issues Of the
democratic rarty in this campaign
Cleveland has become known as the
most completely enjoined city in Ohio.
Since | have been mayor fifteen inJunc-
lions have been issued against the city
in the interest of owners of valuable
special privileges, like the street rail
roads ana the gas and electric ight
companies And after each injunction
the democratic pluralities have been lars-
er than before.
Senator Hanna, who is financially In
tefested in scne of these public service
G. rnC IA tons. with the aid of Attorney
General Sheets, has been able to prevent
She city from compelling the public serV-
Zee corporations to pay TIER just snare
establishment of cent fare street
railroad to compete with his cent faro
n onopoly.
Hanna Strikes at Liberty.
THE last injunction issued against
Cleveland strikes at the very liberties
Of the people. Senator Hanna. through
the attorney general. secured an lnjunc-
ton from the supreme court restraining
the people of Cleveland from expressing
Il To hot pY
operate their own electric light plant or
allow it to be operated for private proht.
The injunction prevented the election.
The municipal code which foisted on
all the municipalities of the state BOSS
Cox's board plan of government, bE some
slip had left in it provision allowing
clues 10 have their own electric light
plant if they desired 1t. 1t was certain
IL an oversight. If the men who made
the code had only thought OF II they
would have left lis In the same position
as we are in respect to street railroads.
The state laws are such now that II Is
impossible to build municipal light plant
Ii you are skilfull enough to dodse the
senator Hanna is standing for vindi-
cation lie stands tor Vindication on that
variety of municipal ownership which
through the ship subsidy proposes TO pay
into the pockets OF Mr.. Hannas friends
from ten to fifteen million dollars an
nuallv in snip subsidies. He stands as
orEgSeU 10 allowing tAc ISpl'Ac " SiNNN
land to express their will as to whether
they desire All electric light plant
Will be satisfied with the verdict OF the
voters
Clarke Strikes Stand Patters.'
MI Clarke spoke as follows:
Let well enough alone. stand pat
Continue To stand pat Hands off, For
Gods sake secp letting We'll enough
alone This in his own language is the
sum of the political wisdom and states
mansMp i'll which Senator llama has
gwen counsel TO the people of this state
and nation for several years, as if, for
s00th he thought the national life of this
great y. ople and the business of it would
stand still not move, at his command.
The business of the country has re-
fused to stand stiu at Mr. Hanna
command but on the contrary has run
riot in speculation. such az was never
seen before, and now stands upon what
ali men fear is the verge Of collapse. and
capital and labor halt in daily eXpccta-
ton Of a panic--a fear in which the pres
I'd NJ and secretary of the treasury, by
their public speech, show that they dis
tinctlv share This condition has been
largely brought about by the disturb
aucp Of business caused by the high
tariff rates. through which millions of
dollars have been unnecessarily taken
from the people and the channels Of
business and locked up In The United
States treasury or loaned out by it to
favored banks
Spread of the Trusts
while Senator Hanna has thu. been
urging this do-nothng policy there has
been worked out unrestrained in our
country The greatest Industrial revolution
Of modern times. which mas placed every
branch of business and manufacture In
the control of a form of monopoly,
which an the world except Mr.. Hanna
agrees 70 call trust.
"As to remedies in the way Of con
trolling trusts the first is the taking of
the tariff from all articles, the manufac-
ture or sale Of which is controlled BY q
monopoly. and the second. the limiting
Of the capita liza ton of all corporations
engaged IN Interstate commerce strictly
TO the value Of the property invested The
last 7 think Is n most sweeping rem
edy because I am satisfied that the
$ hemes o. oppression are always worked
OUT through fictitious stock: that it is to
pay dividends on such stock that mo-
nopOly prices are always eXacted and
that # such could be prevented or If the
capital could be limited SO that the prof
It's would show when monopoly prices are
being charged. the people could be de
pended upon to apply the remedy"
Referring to the Philippine policy Of the
republicans. which he denounced Mr..
Clark said he was in favor of granting
the Filipinos immediate independence
reserving the coaling stations. which they
have always been ready TO grant to the
United states. and of saying to all the
rest of the world: Hands off. this is
attempt TO form government of the
free
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