Debated Home Rule Taxation in Ohio Speech Clash
Ohio Governor George K Nash answered Tom L Johnson in a lengthy Sydeny speech on home rule taxation and state institution management. He compared costs per inmate under Democratic and Republican rule and argued for lower taxes and proper valuation of railroad property. The piece cites Johnson’s and Cincinnati’s administrations and ends noting Toledo Blade's opposition to highway robbery and support for curative legislation.
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Tom L. Johnson
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Campbell
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Ohio
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Cleveland
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Cincinnati
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The Curative Act in Cincinnati Rail Finance
The state should not deprive investors of their good faith purchases of Cincinnati traction company securities. The Rogers act granted a 50 year franchise, spurring upgrades and marketable securities. Supreme Court nullified the franchise, prompting a curative bill to extend the grant for the remainder of the original term, preserving city revenue from street railways.
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Cincinnati 'Sraction Company
Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Tom Johnson
Auditor Ains Appeals to Johnson Over Tax Case Facts
Former Cuyahoga County Auditor A E Akins mails a public letter to Mayor Tom L Johnson urging a full public accounting of Johnson taxes. Akins recalls 1899 proceedings to explain why taxes were added to the duplicate and calls for Johnson to correct political statements about tax matters.
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Tom L. Johnson
Cuyahoga County
Johnson
Cleveland
A. E. Akins
Cuyahoga Co
Senator Burnham Defends Democrats On Curative Clause Vote
The piece reports Senator Burnham voting against the curative clause while defending fellow Democrats who supported it. It notes bribery talk surrounding the amendment, asserts no improper inducements were offered to him, and mentions a new jury commission appointed under the current act with a ready grand jury a week away.
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Burnham
Toledo Blade
Democratic Party Cast as Free Trade Calamity Catalyst
In the Morrow County Sentinel this week the democratic party is labeled as the source of a free trade disaster arguing economic fallout and policy failures impact local voters and businesses.
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Morrow County
Quiet Opposition to Johnsons Rise in Ohio Democrats
Organized anti Johnson Democrats spread across Columbus Springfield Cincinnati Hamilton Newark Dayton Toledo and Mansfield with a plan to vote against Herbert S Bigelow and attack Tom L Johnsons control after the campaign. They accuse Bigelow of being Johnsons hire man and seek to curb Johnsons party dominance through county and state actions.
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Springfield
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Newark
Dayton
Toledo
Mansfield
Cleveland
Herbert S. Bigelow
Single Tax League
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Bigelow
Sandusky
Tom
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Tie
Jor Johnson
Franklin County
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Detroit Three-Cent Car Fare Battle Recalls Johnson Pingree Clash
A recap from Street Railway Review traces Mayor Tom L. Johnson’s opposition to a three-cent car fare during his Detroit tenure with the Citizens' Street Railway Company. The September 20 issue outlines Detroit street railway history and Johnson’s legal fights with Mayor Pingree in court.
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Detroit
Michigan
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Johnson
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Supreme Court
Pingree
Citizens’ Company
Johnson’s Company
Cleveland Leader
Tom L. Johnson
Detroit ‘Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Street Railway Review
Street Railroad Trade Journal
Political squabbles and tax debates across Ohio newspapers
The group of clippings shows sharp partisan have at regional figures from Tom Johnson to J A Norton. It notes Johnson's support for higher taxes after selling streetcar interests and predicts Republicans in Portage County may win a fall victory aiding a larger next year battle.
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Johnson
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Portage County
Ravenna
Herb Bigelow
Toledo
Tom Johnson
Cleveland Street Railways
Tom
Cleveland
J. A. Norton
John R. McLean
Toledo ‘Blade
Mayor’s Monopolies Claim Meets Skeptical Rebuttal
The Cleveland Leader critiques a mayoral speech denouncing monopolies as emotionally charged and flawed. It compares the banter about reform to a temperance lecturer who, after years of hard drinking, argues for liquor control, questioning the permanence and thoroughness of any reform.
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Johnson
Cleveland
Johnson ism and Ohio Democrats in recovery
The Washington Post quotes a Cincinnati audience remark that no man is greater than his party, noting Tom L. Johnson’s ability to make himself ridiculous and suggesting Ohio Democrats will recover from Johnsonism.
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Tom L. Johnson
Cincinnati
Tom
Ohio Democrats
Tom Johnson Circus Quietly Bypasses Ohio Crowd
The three cent Tom Johnson circus in Ohio fails to spark big excitement as the projector and proprietor hoped. Punch and Judy shows and monkeyshines in politics rarely win over sober, substantial, intelligent communities according to the New York Tribune.
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Tom Johnson
Ohio
New York Tribune
County Officials Push for Injunction Against Mayor Johnson
Officials threaten to compel Mayor Johnson to prove entitlement to an injunction to halt back tax collection or move to dismiss the case. The move would set the issue for court resolution.
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Johnson
Cleveland
Wealthy Democrat Hopes to Build Orphanage for Orphans of the Sandusky Convention
The Toledo Blade notes a wealthy Ohio Democrat may fund an orphanage for party members left without a political home after the Sandusky convention. The item frames the gesture as charitable and politically pointed.
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Ohio
Sandusky
Toledo Blade
Should Satisfy the Courts Reformer in County Taxes
A quotation from the Mt. Vernon Republican News criticizes the belief in a single genuine reformer noting that such a figure must first satisfy local courts he owes no back taxes.
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Mt. Vernon
Has 'Em All Beat Demagoguery as Johnson Spars Truth
A Mansfield News line cites Tom Johnson as mastering demagogues and humbugs, a sharp takedown echoed by the Toledo Blade urging clarity and honesty. The quip frames Johnson’s critical stance as a mile ahead in political debate.
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Tom Johnson
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Toledo Blade
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