The record-union., 1896-10-25
JOHNSON AT LODI.
The 1el0n Center Was Crowded With
People.

(From the Stockton independently
There was a crowded town in the
northern part of the county last Friday
night when Congressman Johnson spoke
to the Republicans of Lodi and vicinity
Many We're in from the other towns of
Northern San Joaquin and about 500 or
600 of the members of the Mckinley
and Hobart Club of Stockton went out
on an excursion under the auspices
of the County Central Committee. The
Drill Corps Of the club was out about
sixty strong under the command of
Lieutenant Giovanessi.
AS soon as the special train from
Stockton had landed it's load of pas
sengers in Lodi parade was formed
which marched through the streets of
the little city, finally winding up at the
stand which had been erected on the
square facing the hotel.
When Chairman Hemphill called the
meeting to order the space between the
stand and the hotel was filled ank the
porches of the hotel were crowded Mr.
Hemphill introduced the Congress
man, who was in good trim fer the
speech and he made one of the best of
his campaign.
recently published letter of Congress-
man Mcguire, which is alleged to be a
reply to Mr.. Johnson's letter explain
ing his position on the funding bill He
declared that a committee consisting
af Senator White, Congressman Ma
guire and ex-Congressman CaIninetti
had been appointed a month and more
ago to answer his letter. and after
mo nf haI
1t was signed only by Mcguire be-
cause the others would not attach
their names to an alleged answer
which was not an answer in any SENSE
Of the word. He had no reply to make
for there was not an argument in the
reply. All that he cared to ask was
that the people Of the Second District
would read both letters and compare
their arguments.
Mr.. Johnson drew a vivid picture of
the situation to-day as contrasted with
that under Republican rule He showed
by statistics that all that had ever been
done for silver was accomplished by
Republican Congress; that the party
was now friendly to the white metal
and if returned to power it could be re-
lied upon that they would hold silver
Oil party Will SOlu. IN Didln ana
unmistakable language which a child
could understand he demonstrated the
absurdity of a free silver policy with
out protection. Protection must and
always would be a bodyguard of any
monetary system in the United States
The speaker related the legend of the
Greek King Midas. He besought the
gods to give him wealth and power. He
received an inspiration and a promise
that whatever he touched would turn
to gold. To put this to the test he laid
his hand upon the noble warhorse, and
10, it turned to solid gold; he touched
his palace, it became gold: he called
for wine in his ecstacies of joy, but, ah,
sadness, it became gold and so his food
and everything he encountered turned
TO gold, and thus surrounded by fab
uiouS wealth he died the victim of his
own aVarice. 80 it is,' said Mr. John
son, with the people of the United
States. They may have free and un-
limited coinage of silver to such an ex-
tent that silver may be freely coined
until every vault and bank in the Union
is full to overfiowing; until the streets
are paved with the shining coins. and
our citizen can never get one dollar of
1T except they work for it or steal it,
The silver will belong to the men
who dig it from the earth, and like
King Midas Of old they will starve amid
wealth unless there is a demand for
their labor. Protection is what is need
ed to restore prosperity. Protection
Will open the workshop, the foundry,
the mills. and enable labor to honestly
earn an honest dollar
There should be not only protection
to manufacturing, but protection to
labor 1t is time to cast off the gang
plank at Castle Garden and let Amer
lca henceforth and forever be for
Americans. / will labor for the pas
sage OF that bill. I will labor for every
protection measure in it's broadeSt
sense, believing that / am doing that
which will bring prosperity to the coun-
try and happiness to your family and
my family"