Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21
Tom johnson Redivivus.

Tom johnson KedIvtvuS.
One result of the November elections
has been little noticed, too little, amid
Democratic jubilation, and that is the
reelection of Tom l.. Johnson as mayor
of Cleveland. Perhaps the reason why
that gratifying fact has been so gen
orally passed over is that it is taken
for granted that he can carry Cleve-
land as candidate for mayor whenever
he chooses. That is conceded to be
his bailiwick. His right there is none
to dispute in any substantial way.
This time he achieved his magnificent
triumph by greatly increased ma
iority The only reason / mention the
matter now is that when Herrick de-
feated Johnson for governor many
wiseacres declared that Tom was per-
manently done form fact, dead as the
men who lived before the flood. No
body who really knows the man be
lieved any such rot. but while he is as
widely known in general way as al
most any man in public life it is never
theiess true that only comparatively
few persons really know Tom johnson
or any other public man in any salts
factory way. In the very nature OF the
case. public knowledge for public men
must be of the most superficial kind.
Those who know Tom Johnson init
mately know full well that he viii moi
be permanently done for so long as he
has breath in his body. He is born
fighter of the Kentucky variety. OF
splendid mental and physical endow
ment There is no man more thor.
oughly alive in all the land than the
brave and capable mayor of Cleveland
He is in the prime of life and has lei
us hope, many years of usefulness ano
honor before him. All who know him
rejoice at his success and expect that
he will climb still higher. He is
worthy of any honor and well qualified
to fill any position. He has given am
pie proof of possessing executive abili
ty of the highest order. Even at last
the courts have come around to point
where they can sustain his main con
tention as to three cent car fare,
for, 10. these many years. He is easily
one of the three or four most promi
nent Democratic leaders in the United
States. He now fills the highest office
held by any Democrat who has beer
widely mentioned for the presidency.
There is an old saying that history
frequently repeats ITSELF" In 1881
Grover Cleveland was elected mayor
Of Buffalo. In 1882 he was elected gov
ernor of New York. In 1884 he was
elected president of the United States
Cleveland is as great city as Buffalo
Tom Johnson is and for years has beer
national figure, which most assured
" Grover Cleveland was not until be
was elected governor in November
1882. Tom Johnson has a large and
positive following all over the country
by reason of what he has done and
what he has accomplished. which Gro
yer Cleveland did not have until he
sent to congress his message on the
tariff in December, 1887, which was il
the third year of his first term in the
White House. So, taken all in all
Johnson is in much better position te
secure the presidential nomination
than was Grover Cleveland at this time
in 1851 Another thing about it. All in
telIigent Americans know what Ton
believes on every important question
Nominating him would not be the OLD
and condemned performance of buying
a pig in a poke, which was precisely
what we did in nominating Grover
Cleveland in 1854.