The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-24
THAT LETTER OF TEppYs.
cleveland Press)

President Roosevelt TO Congressman
Burton anent the Cleveland municipal
campaign was made public by Nj
Burton Wednesday.
Those who had been holding their
breath in anticipation of tins letter,
expecting that its publication would
give such impetus to the Burton cam
paign that the congressman would
simply be swept into the city hall on
the crest of wave of Roosevelt popu.
iarlty' must have been disappointed.
In erect the president said, what
very few people will deny. that MIR.
burton is one of the most valuable
members of congress, and that his
loss as member of that body will be
distinctly felt should he be elected
mayor.
Ihen the president says: 1T is ex.
ceedingly desirable that YOU shonl.l
win out as mayohof Cleveland tnow
that you have decided to be candi.
date)
president Roosevelt doesn't claim f,,
Know, and probably doesn't know ne
much about the municipal situation
IN this city as the most ignorant voter
In the city.
Whatever views he has are probably
based on information given Inn by
Jimmy Garfield Jimmy's chief claim
TO lame, locally, is that when n mem.
Der OF the Legislature he voted as
Oilhd partisan on every important
question, and was one Of the chief
promoters OF the 50year franchise
steal.
IL IL evident from the publication of
the Roosevelt letter. from the inter.
view given out by Secretary Taft and
IRON statements made by Candidate
burton himself, that II Is the latter's
purpose to try to bamboozle the voters
of this city into the belief that GRAVE
NATIONAL ISSUES DEPEND UPON
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION
IN CLEVELAND THIS FALL.
IL Is equally evident that Candidate
Burton proposes TO attempt 10 take
advantage OF the popularity of Presi |
dent Roosevelt TO compass the defeat
OF the Johnson administration.
Behold the spectacle Of Burton trv.
ing to pull the conoon's chestnuts out
on the fire by appealing to loyalty to
President Roosevelt, who Is Ieadina
me same fight against corporation
domination In national affairs thst
Tom johnson is leading In city affairs.
Just stop TO think moment Mr..
Admirer OF Roosevelt--wHo ARE
THE PRESIDENTS ENEMIES IN
THIS COUNTRY TODAY? They are
he Harrimans, Morgans, Ryans, Rocl.
1felleTs, Rogers, are they not?
why are they his enemies? Isn't II
because he is fighting in the national
lrena the battle of the people against
rust and railway domlnationY
Who are Tom Johnson's .bitterest
'nemies In Cleveland today? Aren't
hey the heads OF the public service
corporations whose attitude toward
he public In city affairs is the same
s the attitude Of the presidents emo.
lies toward the public in national
hairs?
The editor OF THE Press" knows !
nat Horace Andrews, president OF tho !
oncon, believes Theodore Roosevelt .
be dangerous man." "demagog" !
nd "hypocrite." q
The editor knows this because he .
nows that this opinion Of our great Y
resident is held by 999 out OF every I
lousand mlllionaires In this country.
In the mind OF Horace Andrews. ana d
robably OF every member OF the Con.
IN board Of directors, Tom johnson
I'd Theodore Roosevelt are equally
ingerous, equally insincere, equally
aft for the high Offices to which the u
'mmOn people have elected them.
II THE Press" has not correctly
zed up the mental attitude Of An.
ews and his fellow COncon owners
ward President Roosevelt, their de- p
ais will be gladly printed over their n
snatures in the columns Of this pa
r. a,
Tom Johnson could safely run for y,
on the platform: WHAT n,
oULD ROOSEVELT Do?" :,
But this doesn't happen TO be an n
sue In the campaign this fall. a
The issue Is the same as II has been .,
er since Tom Johnson some seven >,
ars ago put stop 10 Concon az. =,
ession and domination. =,
Mr.. Burton Is a big man in Cleve- ~
nd politics. and he has thousapds OF =,
dent admirers and supporters But W
isn't big enough, and no other
IN is big enough, to dodge this issue. ~ ~
He isn't big enough, and no other ~ ~
IN is big enough. to refuse to debate 81
s issue and to stand or fall at the 10
ming election by the peoples verdict y'
this Issue. w