Johnsons Chief Office Holders As Tax-Eaters
A Cleveland Leader critique argues Mayor Johnson's push for just taxation clashes with his administration. It notes 106 city county officeholders earned 296,766 in salaries while reporting only 41,195 in personal property taxes, suggesting a tax-paying gap. The piece cites tax rate rises from 2.67 to 3.01 per 100 and warns of shaky bond demand.
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Cuyahoga County
Treasuries
Ohio
Cleveland
Henry George
Coffinberry
Wypery
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Court House
Paldrom L. Johnson
Charles P. Salen
Robert C. Wright
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Joe Goldsoll
Ehief Park
J. Martin Thumm
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H. D. Coffinberry
P. O'Reilly
G. J. Estep
Iw. J. Geler
John Dunn
City Electrician
Thomas Doreen
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Republican tax cuts save Ohio taxpayers millions
Charles Dick writes that the 1902 Republican excise tax laws reduced state taxes from 2 mills 9 hundredths to 1 mill 35 hundredths per dollar and saved over 3 million dollars for general taxpayers in one year. He blames Democrats led by Tom L. Johnson for opposing the measures and notes county by county savings, urging voters to support Republicans on November 3 1903.
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Ohio
Republican Party
Senate
House
Tom L. Johnson
Columbus
75Th General Assembly
Nash
Vinton County
Hamilton County
Tom Johnson
Cuyahoga
Cleveland
the Auditor of State
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Salen
Clarke
Bemis
Witt
Charles Dick
Johnsonism in Ohio and British debt concerns
The piece criticizes Johnson era politics in Ohio, noting English municipal ownership driving UK city debts higher and accusing Johnson allies of inflated salaries. It cites Cleveland politics as a live example and mentions issues from free passes to street vendors amid a broader theme of free trade and local authority borrowing.
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Johnson
Ohio
Cleveland
Socialist label haunts Ohio campaign at Johnson convention
Analysis notes Tom L. Johnson rejects socialism while Ohio Democrats face a platform leaning toward municipal ownership and a single land tax. Press voices like the Columbus Citizen and Cincinnati Enquirer denounce Johnson as aligned with Henry George and state socialism, warning it departs sharply from democracy.
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London
Hanna
Johnson
Ohio
Zimmerman
Cleveland
Columbus Citizen
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Cincinnati Enquirer
the Enquirer
Socialistic
Henry George
George
Enquirer
Labor's Sake Wall Street Opposes Him
The piece argues labor should reward President Roosevelt for his settlement of the Pennsylvania coal strike. It warns that labor forgetting his service would aid Wall Street and financial trusts in opposing labor and helps elect Hanne and Herria.
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Wall Street
United States
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Ledger
Ohio
Hanne
Herria
Johnson Attacks Gunn Over City Election and Bond Plan
A Cleveland political row shows Tom Johnson clashing with Councilman Gunn on a municipal electric lighting bond. Johnson seeks a special election to push a 4 million dollar project, but Gunn and allies demand a regular vote. Tensions rise as Johnson’s methods draw criticism of his leadership and party loyalty.
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Tom Johnson
Gunn
Cleveland
Johnson
Ohio Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Democrats Split Over Two-Cent Fare Bill in Franklin Delegation
The Franklin county Democratic delegation shows split loyalties on the two-cent fare bill. Senator Thompson and Rep. McNamee oppose it and were renominated, while Rep. Bracken faced defeat. Maag of Youngstown and Vindicator ties influence to Clarke, with Maag voting against considering the measure. Labor and railroad opposition fuels the controversy, cutting across party lines.
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Thompson
McNamee
Bracken
Clarke
Youngstown
W. F. Maag
Vindicator
Mahoning County
Mr. Maag
Johnson
Maag
Tom Johnson
Editorial Etchings on Tom Johnson Tax Tactics
The piece rails at Tom Johnson over tax policy and alleged concealment of property to dodge taxes. It blasts his Cuyahoga county commissioners for open defiance of Ohio law and withholding public access and labels his reform stance as anti county, favoring cities instead.
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Tom Johnson
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
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