The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-07
NEED OF COUNTRY
TRIUMPH OF DEMOCRATIC PRlN-
clPLES is IMPERATIVE.
THE MAN AND THE HOUR.
With the Nomination Of John A. John
son, Progressive Democrat Of In
tegrlty, Ability and Achieve
ment, Success 10 Assured.

ing which time the party has lost ma
tional political control of every north
ern state and has witnessed deyastat-
ing inroads even on the southern
states, hundreds of thousands of DEM
ocratic voters have in the last few
months asked: who is the man who
can lead the party to victory?"
The best Of armies, military or pO+
litical, require some measure Of sue
cess to maintain their spirit and eff
ficiency. Continuous and overwhelnl-
ing defeat, even in the worthiest of
causes, disheartens the strongest mon.
Conditions are such In this year
1908, that a united Democracy, sup
porting strong presidential nominee.
can win the presidential Office and
open the way for return Of the Demo
cratic party to power Not only do
the best interests of the Democratic
party call for victory this year, but
so also do the best interests of the ma
ton. Twelve years of almost unop'
posed government of the republic by
one party, and for eight Of those years
practically by one man, have brought
about conditions that are repugnant
to the efficient and satisfactory ad-
ministration of a government sup
posedly of the people.
Principle with Victory.
Victory can be achieved this year,
without sacrificing one iota of the
stand for principle that has been made
with so much sacrifice by the Demo
cratic party of the United States for
the last dozen years. 1t is merely q
! question Of changing leadership. Three
times in succession our party has gone
to defeat, because its leadership has
not been able to inspire confidence in
the masses of the voters, patriotic,
progressive and sincere as that leader
ship has unQuestionably been. The
party is greater than its individual
membership and greater than its lead
ers. The time has come when it
should name its leader in presiden-
tial campaign and no longer permit It,
self to be defeated by sentimental,
though heroic, devotion to great
name that has dominated 1t for q
dozen years.
II in the ranks of the party there is
q man whose principles, whose party
fealty, whose success in political bat
ties, whose actual achievements in
legislation and statesmanship-and q
man holding a commanding political
situation-are such that victory under
his leadership is indicated, is it not
the duty Of reasonable, thoughtful, de-
voted Democrats, desiring the success
of their party, to turn to him?
johnson the Man.
The friends of Gov. John A. Johnson
Of Minnesota, who have watched his
remarkable career in recent years, as
we'll as impartial observers and jour
nalists throughout the country, believe
that he is the man of the hour, the
man in every way equipped to make q
successful campaign, and afterward
to be a chief executive Of the highest
order. Let us briefly review his career
John A. Johnson was born In st
! Peter, NicOllet county, Minnesota
July %, 1861, Of Swedish parents. His
childhood and youth were passed II
; great poverty. At 13 years of age, hi
was compelled to leave the public
schools of his native city, In order t
support himself and the parental fam
, lily. Though his formal education was
, thus early cut short, his self education
8 never stopped. A student at all times
wide reader and a thoughtful one
Mr.. Johnson, after some years of oh
scure toll as drug and grocery clerl
and railway time-keeper, became a
Q the age Of "a editor of the st. Pete
q Herald. He soon became known a.
r one of the ablest of Minnesota jour
nalists and was recognized as one o
the leaders of journalism in state re
markable for the number, vigor and in
fiuence of its periodical press As
country editor, he was gradually draw
into politics and In 1898 was electe,
q member of the senate of the Mime
: sofa legislature, and his first public pc
r Itical work was as a member of tina
=, body. From the first, he was identi
u fed with various reform measures
= which have since become law In Mir
nesota.
!. Wherever Gov johnson has gone
II he has impressed men as being ma
n of the Lincoln type. He has the faC
: ulty of making many friends and fey
enemies,
!. Gov. Johnson's Legislative Results.
!. The governor recommended PEI
q manent tax commission. The legi!
lature gave it to him and the ink wa
hardly dry on the document before b
Ia appointed commission so strong l
it's personnel that the Republican SCI
ate resolved by rising vote to col
firm the appointments without della,
9 while the equally Republican hous'
l. though without the power of confirms
ton, expressed by rising vote its al
probation of the excellence of the go,
ernor's appointments.
d In Aorthssx minnesota are the grea
,r est Iron ore fields in the world. TIL
N state Of Minnesota owns extensiv
g areas OF these lands. BY leases the
8 were largely IN the hands of the Uni
70 ed S'stsa Steel Corporation and til
At state ~AS receiving only an insight
/ cant incNzse from its royalties TIL
ic governor Used the withdrawal {
D. all such lands from mineral leases an
r the legislature concurred.
le Minnesota has enjoyed but scant i
f.
Is
~ Bad Attack of by sentery Cured.
0An hnnnrd citizen Of this town WI