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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18
DRIVING OUT DEMOCRATS.
Tom L. at Toledo Tyrannieal to the
Last Degree.

By what right does Tom johnson
arrogate to himself all Of the author
ity among nearly a half million Demo-
Gratis of Ohio to do just as he pleases.
while he expects every man among
them to do only as johnson breaches,
upon the penalty Of being kicked out
of the party? Having already bolted
two planks of the Democratic state
platform, his example should warrant
they do not like.
From refusing to vote for platforms
to boiling candidates is a shortcut
even for Candidate johnson. Under
his orders, conveyed by his candidate
for lieutenant governor. Frank Niles.
the Johnson men are preparing to
drive from theLucas county Democratic
ticket candidates nominated by the
Lucas county Democratic convention,
in accordance with the vote of the
Democrats Of Lucas county at their
primary election. Here you have
home rule. according to johnson, In
full operation.
Equally characteristic Is the way
that this Johnson raid In Toledo upon
the regular Democratic candidates has
been conducted. The Lucas county
Democrats chose a county central COM
mittee that was anti-Johnson. Need
ing this body In his business. johnson
set out to capture IT. Enough of its
members to change its complexion
| were secretly seduced from their orig
inal allegiance and elected johnson
johnson managers. distrusting the
very man who had put them in power
next got vote to put all the author
| ity of the committee in the hands OF
a small circle. all Johnsonites. Thess
were given the full power Of the COM
mittee itself. They were authorized
to accept designations. not only from
, the committee. but especially from the
/ county ticket.
This last unusual provision bringz
the scheme right back to johnson. fol
! It opens the way for that fusion with
the Jones "non-partisans." which
johnson advocated in his speech at To.
ledo the Monday night after his OWL
nomination. Johnson thinks that II
will help him in some strange way
to have the Jones support. and for I,
he would drive on the ticket regularly
nominated Democrats and drive out ol
the party committee the men who
have been the staunchest workers fol
the party in past years. Are not thsdl
rights In these respects entirely eQsA
to his ownf
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18

They were tolking of strange adven-
lures The big man from the north
west told OF one which astonished his
hearers.
''Some years ago." he said. II was
sleighing in the country, and my way
lay across a frozen river. l knew the
ice was thin. but l was determined to
cross. The team scurried over the riv-
er under whip. and we We're midway
between the shores when the ice sud-
denly gave way. and the sleigh. horses
and myself sank within a second to the
bottom. However. the speed of the
horses was so great that we were car
ried by the momentum safe upon the
other shore. little wet. to be sure.
but not much the worse for that"
The thin. silent man had listened
with great interest to the story.
1T Is strange" he said. "but the
same sort Of an accident happened to
me. The issue. however. was more
tragic"
The big man squinted at the speaker.
"And what was the issue?" he asked
suspiciously.
"Well. was drowned" said the thin
man seriously
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18

At a time when. as Ben Jonson says.
nothing but filth OF the mire" was ut
tered on the stage. laws were made In
England against stage playing. In 1884
common players ~wcre debarred from
Oxford university. by an act passed In
1898 strolling players were punishable.
as rogues and vagabonds. with whip
ping and Imprisonment unless they be-
longed to u nobleman and had his IT,
cense. and even this exception was
abolished by another act passed I'm
1GO4.
It was further enacted I'm 1925 that
players acting on a Sunday should be
fined > shillings or placed I'm the stocks.
The powers of the cities OF London and
Westminster with their environs were
augmented by an ordinance of 1917 by
which all players We're brought within
the scope OF the acts OF 1888 and 1904.
BY an ordinance passed I'm 1913 gal
leries were to he removed. the actors
whipped during market hours i'm some
market town. the spectators fined 5
shillings each and all money paid for
admission forfeited and disbursed I'm
relief Of the Door.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18
THE LITTLE
COACHMAN
BY EHiof eOoNer
BY Elliot rOoNer

There was more than n suspicion of
snow in the dampness of the late twi-
light. now darkening rapidly rs the
dismal clouds above closed pall-like
, over the city streets.
The well clad business man, the
sturdy laborer with no overcoat. swing
ing his dinner pail by rough red fin
gers: the factory girl hugging herself
within a faded shawl. the smart clerk.
the trim saleslady-all pressing on.
leaving their workday behind.
Among them glided n small. wiry
man. stepping fast where open spaces
gave him expeditions advantage. His
head was bent. his cap pulled over his
| eyes and the collar OF his heavy box
coat turned well up to hide all view of
the face and head save Il glimpse OF
grizzled. close cropped hair. n jutting
nose and quick eyes
Presently he slipped down a side
street. keeping close to the smooth
walls of the high brick buildings. then
with lessened speed. moved cautious
ly into dark alley. A few moments
later found him in a poorly lighted sa-
loon. knocking softly upon the closed
door OF a room to the left of the unat-
| tractive bar.
''Come in" sounded a low call. and
the man entered.
At round table sat two men. both OF
good appearance and in apparently
poor keeping with their dingy sur
roundings.
a gas jet fiickered dimly from the
tarnished fixture on the cheap papered
wall. glimmering on the empty glasses
and the bottle ornamenting the table
between them.
Turn up that light and sit down
-Pennock. l got your note. What.
the news?' remarked the older Of tn,
occupants to the newcomer.
''It looks like chance tomorrow
night. Mr.. Gradley." began Pennoci
in a deliberate whisper.
SSH" said the other warningly
"We'll drop names. l guess" and hi
companions nodded. "Have a drink 2
he added.
"No. must skip back. The olt
mans particular. you know. He won
keep a coachman minute IL he smell
OF liquor"
'How about the first time you me
us| grinned the third man.
THAT was a night or" replied tn
coachman soberly. Il know better now
Gentlemen. IL l turn the boy over t
you what do / get?"
Twenty years IL you're caught" SAT-
Gradley facetiously. That's whit W
will all get. If we work things right
l means fortune for you
Pennocks gray eyes were expires
sionless In their stare. His thin. clos
shaven lips set anxiously. But Nv
got to get away" he objected "PI
the one they'll look for. OF course. II
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18
A Joke Th., Led to Bu,chery.

What citizens of old were cruelty
punished for joking about their EN-
peror?-
This fate befell the citizens of Alex
andria. Caracalla. monster OF afro
cious cruelty. left Rome about year
after the murder OF his brother Geta.
who had shared the throne with him.
and spent the remaining five years OF
his reign In the provinces of his en-
pire until his death. A. ID. 21I.
While peace prevailed he visited Al
exandria, a chief center then OF wit
and learning. and there some one hung
up In the theater a joke made at the
cmperor's expense. This so enraged
Caracalla that he caused the citizens
to be assembled outside the city on
the plain and told them that they
should shortly see that his wit was
practical.
Then from secure post in the tenn
pie of Serapis he directed the slaugh'
ter OF many thousand innocent citizens
and strangers and coolly Informed the
senate that all had been alike guilty OF
objectionable insolence.-London An
swers.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18

soachman tucked him In. "It's most
10. amt IT? I had "a lovely time. Ridin'
Aome alone in the big sleigh Is fun too.
Have some candy? I've got two bags"
mo. Flip (every one called him Flip.
II don't go much on candy"
His stern countenance was flintlike
as he mounted the box.
Three blocks and he slowed up and
stopped, to jump down with the reins
I'm one hand. bending over to open the
heavy door.
''Two gentlemen, friends of your ia
ther. Flip" ne whispered. I'm goin'
10 give them lift"
"An right" murmured the six-year-
old sleepily. IL 'em pile in."
A few cautious words, the handing
Of a small package to the driver. and
whisper of advice from that worthy.
"He's almost asleep. No need to dope
him."
The millionaire's. sleigh slid rapidly
on through the lighted streets. Inside
1t was very dark and still. The child
snuggled against the warmth of the
villain beside him and his little head
fell lower and lower.
Now they were going faster and
turned a corner sharply to stop with a
jerk.
were violently wrenched outward. The
conspirators within, too startled for re-
sistance. found themselves i'm the re-
lentless clutch OF uniformed men who
yanked them viciously to the icy pave
ment with fierce commanding words.
The abductors glared wildly ut their
| captors. then at the entrance toward
which they were being roughly hustled.
Over ii, In black. forbidding letters,
plainly to be read In the gleam from a
nearby are light they saw Police
| Station"
| Tuck that boy in. Tell him it's all
| right. and we're going straight home.
raped n sharp voice from the box as
a shrill wall issued from the interior OF
the equipage. Lock those fellows ur
| I'm separate cells"
| A big officer touched his cap. "We'll
take care of 'em, sir" he called re
spectfully, and the little coachmar
drove on
"Oh, that's Ellerton. the detective
he added to a curious bystander
"Smartest man In the west for this sort
Of thing. Old Vaughn sent for hin
three months ago. Seems he got al
inkling that his boy was being watch
ed. Neat. wasn't this landing EN-
right here at the doorT'
But the next morning little Flip won
dered what had become Of his FRIEND
and IL he should like the new coachmaI
half as well.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18

''ese ofyahs pseV PATaeaF
ship.
81 do not think that any president
ever acted more wisely. courageously
or promptly in q national crisis. Mr..
Roosevelt deserves unstintsd praise
for what he did"
This eulogy upon the presidents
part in the settlement Of the immense
strike in the anthracite coal mines
from direct. personal knowledge of
the situation. to state the case cor
rectly and clearly. Judge George
Gray of Delaware. as chairman OF the
commission which investigated the
strike and brought about its settle
ment, by his fairness won the esteem
OF the public in general. while organ
lied labor learned that he would deal
with them with the most exact Justice
in every case Of the kind. Just-minded
employers recognized the same condi-
ton. so that both parties to the great
bituminous coal strike In Alabama
Joined in asking him to act as arbi-
TRAITOR of their differences. Upon his
recent return from the settlement OF
the Alabama strike. Judge Gray used
the expression above quoted in an in
terview expressing great hopefulness
as to the outlook for future adjust
ment of differences between employ
ers and employed. He particularly
defended President Roosevelt against
the charge that the latter's interfer-
ence in the anthracite strike was q
trespass on the rights Of private prop
erty"
Judge Gray's position in this matter
is practically that OF the principal
leaders of organized labor. iney rec
ognize and have publicly expressed
their appreciation Of the signal impor.
tance to the entire cause Of labor Of
the anthracite settlement. Vastly ex'
tended as were the immediate rela'
tions of that great conflict. the meth.
an era in such matters beyond al
other strike settlements. Such has
been the freely stated sentiment BY
the. labor leaders. notably by that one
among them best informed In this
particular matter, John Mitchell, pres
ident of the United Mine Workers.
In view of these facts known of al
men. how petty the partisanshio pi
| William ]. Bryan in his Marion
| speech when he spoke cuttingly ol
the presidents settlement Of the Goa
strike" saying with an evident sneel
that after six months time the com
mission had settled one strike. The
utterly false impression sought to bs
conveyed by this remark is SO fal
from the truth as to suggest the nat
ural wonder whether Bryan can tel
the truth about anything when ht
misrepresents SO plain a matter. Ths
evident malice against Roosevelt II
tthe remark can not harm the presi
dent. nor should II fail to damage
Bryan and the Johnson cause, fol
which he was speaking.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18

need money. It's run and hide for
lars. You gents led me into this; not
but what / was willin'. but 1t looks
ticklish now. Give me a thousand
down when place the lad with you
a thousand. seei Ii not. I swear
won't take the risk. I know the inside
of Jail. and / don't like it"
His companions. leaning on their el-
bows. covered their hard mouths with
compressed palms and gazed thought
fully in each others eyes
you two are as safe as fieas." went
on the coachman. I'm to provide the
team and get rid of IL. You're landed
at the place you've picked out with
what you've been after these two
months. Where am 1? EscapIn' for
my life or Just as bad. A thousand
amt a penny too much: no. nor five
thousand with what you'll get"
"Hushr' hissed Gradley through his
fingers. Tomorrow night. you say.
Deliver the goods and it's yours Then
get out and keep hidden until you hear
from US. Where shall we meetT'
thTtef suttts SoiHch ii"h"hu a'e
nue.. between and 10 o'clock I'm
drivir him home from a kids party
and he'll be alone. That's It."
The little coachman put on his cap,
buttoned his coat. nodded significantly
with a finger on his lips and the door
closed softly behind him. Then he
passed quickly through the outer room
and out again to the dark alley now
whitening fast with swirling snow
fakes
I'm bout the last one to leave. Pen
HAL. DhfIf.. Vanuhv fh<
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18
PLATFORM HAS IT.
Johnson Opens a Wide Door
For the S ngle-Land Tax.
The Tax classific alton Amendment OF.
fers Plenty Of opportunity-How
Many Will Vote to Tax Themselves
Out of Their Homes and Farms.

Will the voters OF Ohio permit them
selves to be deceived at all by Tom
Johnson's position upon the single tax
question? That has been his hobby
for years. All through the campaign
last year he repeatedly declared his
devotion to II as his dearest ideal.
.---s year the pretense will be made
that there are no words about il in
the party platform. Neither was there
any mention of 1t in the Cedar Point
platform of 1902. and yet johnson
kept talking about it in all his state
meetings. This year he complo ely
controlled the convention and the plat
form was made to order just as he
wanted it. IL was written by a single
taxer. imported for the purpose from
Chicago. That man has been running
around Ohio in close company with
johnson, particularly at all his i'm
portant conferences. What is the mat
ter with the single land tax. that these
two single takers should keep its name
out of their platform? Are they afraid
of IL, or ashamed of It?
But though the name of the single
tax on land values does not appear in
so many words in the Tom johnson
platform in Ohio. IL is right there in
full power just the same. Let no land
owner think that he is safe. The most
vehement thing in all of Johnson's
talk in the campaign has been his de-
mand for the adoption of the consti-
tutional amendment TO classify prop
erly for taxation. That amendment is
emphatically endorsed in the Tom
Johnson platform. That amendment
makes the single land tax possible
Should that amendment be adopted in
November. and a Johnson legislature
be elected. that body under that
amendment would have full power to
enact for Ohio the most sweeping tax
upon land values. That tax could be
made strictly according to Henry
Georges theory. that all revenues
should be raised by land taxation and
nothing else. and that such land taxa
| tion should take the entire rental
| value OF all real estate.
This is the treat that Johnson offers
| to the farmers and home owners of
| Ohio. How many of them want to
vote to tax themselves ont of all their
| property. and TO connscate it to the
state by such taxation?
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18
DEMOCRATIC STATE
PLATFORM, 1903

(Translated from the Original Tongus)
J. We endorse the Kansas City
platform. We will demand the free
and unlimited coinage of silver by the
United States at the ratio Of 16 to /,
without the consent of Mark Hanna or
any other NATION ON earth We in
vited w. J. Bryan to come to Ohio and
discuss the silver issue in the coming
campaign, but We intend to place the
name Of three gold standard men upon
our state ticket, all of which fought
US in 1896. This will catch all kinds
Of suckers"
2. We oppose government by in
junction, and demand that the rail-
road companies pay at least half Of
their share Of the taxes; but we in
tend to endorse the general attorney
Of the Nickel Plate Railroad company
for United States senator. This plank
is copyrighted.
3. We demand the initiatory refer
sndum. but we know darned well that
both are impossible under the Amer
tcan system Of representative govern
msRt This is to catch the Populists.
4. We denounce the boss" methods
Of Mark Hanna, but we intend to nom
mate for governor the most gigantic
boss" who ever rode q ''Devil-cart"
over q free people. This is our ideas
of consistency.
5. We demand home rule for all the
municipalities in the state. provided
We can do the ruling. OF course We
know that municipalities have no in
herent governmental powers. and have
only such as are conferred by the state
through the legislature. This won't
make any difference; we want to catah
votes.
g. We belong to the party Of JEFF
ferson, Jackson and Tilden. The party
that used to stand for something, and
We intend to nominate as ono of our
candidates one of Sam Jones' lieuten-
ants who has no party and don't stand
for anything except socialism ana
once. There is nothing like pleasing
everybody.
z. We intend to nominate one Re
publican ON our state ticket We would
take on more If we had room
We submit in confidence to the peo-
pie Of the state of Ohio, that this plat
form beats the NIGGER'S coon trap.
which. only caught the coon from two
| directions-"coming and gwine." This
platform not only does that, but it
likewise catches the coon from each
sidewise direction as well as diaeon-
| ally from all other directions. 1t has
the proper squint no matter where You
stand.
II you don't believe the foregoing
and other things which Tom johnson
believes - altogether - right now. We
| don't want you to vote with us.c
| Bowling Green Sentinel.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18

Auditors once Logan County.
Bellefontsine. Ohio. Aug 81. lsoa
To Mary Z. Jones. @. J. McCupe. Sarah "
You are hereby notified that petition
signed by Elma Rutledge. Anna NJ. Neer.
IdellA Rea ct al. has been fled with the
Audilor Of Logan county. Ohio. praying for
the location and construction of ditch.
drain or water-course On the following de-
scribed line: .
BEGINNING In the gutter In the north side of
Patterson street, In the city Of Beilefontaine
Ohio, and opposite the east line OF lot No ss2
As shown on the recorded plats Of SAID city OF
20 q point west OF Mad River street: thence In
a south westerly direction crossing Patterson
% ss s ey
the old voolen mill property. ana there
terminate
And your petitioners further ask that said "a
to effect the proper drainage
You are also notified that the Board of
County Commissioners of our said county oi
place OF beginning OF the said proposed i'm
provement and take such other steps as
are required by law.-on
SEPTEMBER Is 1905.
at 10 O'Clock a. m
Said Board of Commissioners wiIl at the time
oerd by sns os the eeI parsi % a5ecse9 by
said Improvement. and other persons COM
peteut 10 testify and determine the necessity
TO such place asfhe necessity OF the work may
require. and In case said Board OF Commission
ers and for said Improvement. they will fix n
day for the hearing OF application for any ap-
preparation OF the land taken for said I'M
provement. or damages any of them may sus-
tain thereby and for the approval OF the re-
port OF the County Surveyor.
At any time on or before the day above set
for the hearing. any person or oorporatlon
whose lands are taken or affected In any way
by such Improvements may make application
tn said Board OF Commissioners In writing. FOR
compensation for damages. and they or any OF
them may make application In writing foI
a change or alteration of the Line OF ditch
through their premises, and q failure 20 make
to be a waiver 20 All rights fhereto
F.E- NILLIGAN.
Auditor of logan County. Ohio
Sept 4, f003-21
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-18
ALWAYS AGAINST SILVER.
Would Clarke Vote in the senate
-eryan's Strange Surrender.

Would Clarke Vote in the Senate
-1ryan's Strange Surrender.
'Tt will be the United States sena-
tor who will have to deal with the cur
rency question. and not the governor
of Ohio. and in this respect. therefore.
the nomination OF Tom johnson means
nothing, while the nomination OF
Clarke means everything."-New Or
leans Item
The southern newspaper in this sem
tence hits the center spot Of the fall
lacy. in fact the humbug, of the John
SON campaign pretense in Ohio so far
a. national issues are concerned.
Johnson could not have controlled the
convention except the silver men had
helped him. He had to put into the
platform q complete reaffirmation OF
the Chicago and Kansas City plat
forms. Even the "reorganizers," in
their platform report. found it neees-
sary to do the same thing. Still they
were defeated three to one.
After all this, Johnson rode rough
shod over the silver men by compelling
the convention to take Clarke. who has
since declared that he is still for gold.
BY some strange seduction, johnson
also persuaded Bryan to endorse
Clarke. the goldbug: but that is only
hurting Bryan. without helping Clarke.
To accomplish all this. Johnson de-
feated Lentz. the known silver sup
porter, by the unit rule In Cuyahoga
county. by voting absentee delegates
from Hamilton and other counties. and
BY false statements to the delegates
in general. And SO the silver Demo
Gratis Of Ohio are asked to elect to the
United States senate the most vigorous
gold supporer in the state, knowing
that in the senate he will have a vote
that counts upon this very question.
and that against 1t always.