The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09

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Tariff Reform Will Be the Slogan
y Of the: Presidential: Cam.
paign. ia: III. -.
i AT. the johnson headquarters In Chi
eago there are signs Of satisfaction
with the turn the presidential pomtna-
tion contest is taking In the Democratic
party. AS the johnson managers see it,
the recent action of the New Fork state
Democratic convention and: the Mich.
igan Democratic state central COM
mittee marked significant change in
the contest From now on,'' said b.
B. Lynch; who is. In charge Of the
johnson campaign. you; will hear
much similar news. !: From now on
people who read the papers will know
that there is, q lively: contest on, good,
natured. though it shall be SO far as
we are concerned, for the Democratic
cial 2aetionss- Of 1ate---I refer: to the
course taken BY the New York state
convention and the Michigan state:
COMMITTEES ARE merely indications Of
what Is going on beneath the surface.
The fact IL the rank and file zof the.
party are waking up to the opportunity
the johnson candidacy affords. They.
are beginning to reflect on what 4 good
thing victory next November would be
and to consider that with a new can
didate like Johnson it is not only pos
slble, but probable. The news Of the
action of the Michigan state central
committee was surprise, but none
the less pleasing on that account 1t
was all the more surprise because of
the fact that we have done no active
work In Michigan and supposed, of
course, that the state central committee
would indorse Bryan and Campau. We
had received many encouraging letters
that the party leaders would refuse an
Endorsement to Bryan and Campau in
this state, which has been so friendly
to them in the past.
Another thing that is significant Is
that, although we have made no effort
whatever to organize in Illinois, quite
q number Of counties are electing un-
instructed delegates to the Springfield
convention, and in all such cases fall
ure to instruct means that the delegates
are favorably inclined toward Gov
ernor johnson: The popular response
we are receiving in Illinois shows us
that had we been in the field few
months earlier this state could easily
have been lined up for Mr.. Johnson.
We are receiving perfect deluge Of
letters from all parts Of the state and
largely from friends and supporters Of
Colonel Bryan who believe that the
time has come for new candidate"
Scores of letters are being received
at the johnson headquarters from Bry-
an Democrats in all sections OF the
country. While as much attached to
Colonel Bryan as ever, the writer's feel
that it would not be wise to nominate
him third time.
A typical letter is the following from
w. N. Bremen, q prominent lumber
dealer at Niles, O.:
II reply to you as Democrat.
have talked Of and pondered over this
presidential election many times and
have found that John A. Johnson is
the man needed to lead us to success
I have worked hard for Bryan in his
last campaigns and fell with him. I
am now out for John A. Johnson. We
can, win If he is nominated. I will
talk with our delegate here and urge
him for Johnson. have told him
Bryan can't win even If nominated. I
have quit politics for the past three
years, but will go to work for j. A. J..
for II we nominate him he will surely
be elected. will stay with him until
the last vote is counted in November
Trust me with any political work you
may offer me for his success"
Governor Johnson .is a man Of strict
adherence to political principle, but he
does not believe in confusing every
passing fancy OF fad with. political
principle. He believes that there are a
few basic political ideas which charac-
terize Democracy. He is not a man
who was a Republican yesterday, a
Democrat today and an Independent to-
morrow. Throughout his career he
has been Democrat.
:. Although there can be no, question
that Governor Johnson is a believer in
sweeping tariff reforms and a believer
in the necessity for vigorous legislation