Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30
JOHNSON ON ISSUES,
Tariff and Generalization Most Important, Says Governor.
NOT A FOE OF CORPORATIONS
Does Not Believe In Destruction of Present System - Opposes Govern ment Ownership and Thinks Canada Will Come Into Our Union.

Present system - opposes Sovern- nnent Ownership and Thinks Canada Will Come Into Our Union.
 Detroit, Mich., April S0.-Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota arrived here from the upper peninsula to be- gin programme of entertainment which will end with banquet follow ing his lecture before the Alumni as- sociation of the Western High school, the particular object of his visit.
 In an interview on his candidacy aRd Governor Johnson said:
 New York has no connection with my candidacy. My support will have | to come from another direction than | Wall street. l may say that l have had no relations, politically or. other Wise, with the other side of the Hud- son. I have had absolutely nothing to do with Tammany or Murphy. Mir. Bryan and l are good friends. l am not in a fight for the purpose of de feating Mir. Bryan.
 Tariff the Big Issue.
 "The tariff is the big issue in the coming campaign. The others are sub- ordinate to that. 1 believe in the legiti- mate combination of capital, and I do not believe in the destruction of the corporation system. l do not believe in government ownership of railroads. I Believe in government regulation, but not ownership
 In one of his addresses here Governor | Johnson said: "The problem of the fu- ture is tie government of America by Americans. In the working out of this problem l believe we must obliterate the imaginary line between the United States of America and the Canadian states of America. I can see no reason for the division. I believe that the flag bearing the stars and stripes must finally float from Boring sea to the gulf of Mexico. If the products of the busi- ness men of Detroit went free and un- hampered into Canada, perhaps the flag would follow them into that coun- try
 Two evils menace America, said Governor Johnson in lecture on "The Majesty of the Law before the Alumni association of the Western High school. They are, he said. the centralization of power in the federal government and the centralization of l in ha honIS nf men.
 PeriIs of Expedieney.
 Executives too frequently are gov erned by expediency," he said. EEK, pediency is always fraught with dan ger The political organization which disregards expediency and sticks to a principle is the one which accom- plishes results. America has become a great world power. Her progress has been phenomenal. It has brought system of centralized power. In stead of government by the people and for the people it seems to be be coming a government by people and for people who have been enfranchised Dt tne people to uo uudsl pupiiS business Some things have happened In the last few years which seem tc indicate that few men are trying tc control everything. We have now ir this country an oiigarchy as great as was the oligarchy of Rome. It is the oligarchy of business. The men who are responsible are making mistake and think that they will be called tC account soon. There is a demand fol certain people that there he more cen tralization of government in Washing ton in order that we may become 2 great There are two