The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-23
rule, equal taxation, two-cent railroad
NOT ON THE LEVEL.

NOT ON THE LEVEL.
"The Democratic candidates for the
Legislature in this county, Mr.. David
son and Mr.. Walker, are pledged to
these reforms, and you have heard Mr..
Deweese declare himself upon this
platform. These issues, my friends,
are more important than the isthmian
canal or ship subsidy bill. l under
stand that Mr. Foraker, in his speech,
devoted his time to praising Joe Cham
berlain, the statesman across the
ocean, who is trying to convert his
people to protection. Actually, l do
not believe that Senator Foraker is
on the level in this campaign. Uong,
continued applause and laughter) One
man, l believe, could distribute the
state patronage much more easily than
two. Old Man Sherman, whom l re-
spected, could get along with Demo-
cratic colleague, and blieve that Mr..
Foraker could do the same"
Johnson's reference to Foraker's part
in the campaign was well taken by the
audience. In all the stories of staff
correspondents, the general concensus
of opinion seems to be that Senator
Foraker would only be too glad to
see his colleague go down in defeat.
Leaving this subject, Mr. Johnson
started upon a resume of the Demo-
cratic platform. Our Republican
friends" said he, "call our platform
hard names. refer to it as crazy quilt
and as Anarchistic and Socialistic but
have failed to find in Republican
newspapers, in the speeches of Repub-
licans or even in the letters Of
Charley Dick fair and open dis
cussion Of any plank in that platform.
Not once have they pointed to a plank
and said that proposition is wrong.
Why is it that they will not debate,
but spend their time
MAKING FACES
At the Democratic candidates. Don't
you think the people ought to know
sons for running away from debates is
simple. They know that If, plank by
plank, 1t Is discussed that either the
speakers must admit the principles or
the audiences will.
Our Republican friends go further
than that and say that we are wan
dering from the faith of the fathers and
repudiating Jackson, Jefferson and Til
den. Why, the Democratic party, my
friends, is applying the rules of Jeffer-
son and Lincoln to the questions of to-
day, and these two statesmen, l be-
lieve, were the two greatest Democrats
that ever lived"
| Changing the tenor of his discourse
the speaker started upon resume of
the platform: First, we declare that
county officials should be paid good
salaries, and not enormous fees. There
are four officials in Cuyahoga county,
and two of them are Democrats, who
draw larger salaries than the president
of the United States. Those two Dem
ocrats, my friends oppose the fee sys-
TEN, and If they did not we would fight
them openly. Not one ward has been
said in favor of the fees system"
At this juncture several auditors
made remarks and the mayor said: II
like this audience, and believe l will
get numerous questions"
| Just then some one asked why
Hanna could not beat Mr.. Johnson in
Cuyahoga county. To this the speak
er reI lied that Mr.. Hanna could not
beat the people of Cuyahoga county.
"The Republicans of Cleveland like fS ir
play, and they have come to our aid.
What has happened in Cuyahoga coun-
ty will happen in Stark. Just as sure
as Cuyahoga county goes Democratic
by 10000, we will
WIN THE STATE.
"Our platform declares for two-cent
fare. Nobody says this is fad. They
say two-cent fare will cut down wages
of the railroad men. The New York
Central gives rate of two cents a
mile, and its employees receive no less
than those in Ohio, and in some in
stances more. The employees when sick
receive half pay on this two cent road,
and when they become unable to work
are placed upon the pension rolls. That
is more than the railroads of Ohio with
three-cent fare do for their employees.
The rule for three-cent fare was fixed