Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-27
Bailey and johnson.


United States Senator from Texas, j:
evidently of the opinion that harmon!
is not to be sought for in Democratic
circles. Perhaps he recognizes thu
fact that it has never existed in thai
body for any appreciable length O
time. 1t is also possible that he pre-.
fers to maintain his personal indie
pendence. upon which he has Ions
prided himself, without regard to Dem
ocratic prospects. Born in Mississippi
the hot blood of that torrid state
courses through his veins and is ap'
to show to greater or less extent ir
his language, of which he has a large
and varied assortment. He is also
past master of sarcasm and invective
He loves to pounce, like an enraged
cat, upon some small offender and give
him verbal flaying. In this favorite
pastime he is never particular whether
his victim be a Democrat or Repub-
lican.
One Of the latest Democrats to incur
his Olympic wrath was the Hon. John
A. johnson, the Democratic Governor
of Minnesota AS everybody knows.
Governor Johnson is exceedingly anx-
ious to be the standard bearer of the
Democratic party in the 1912 campaign.
He has all his rods in posi-
ton, and is earnestly hoping that the
political lightning may strike them at
the proper time. While Governor
Johnson was not an active candidate
before the Denver convention last year,
he caused it to be generally known
that. like Barkis, he was "willin."
However, Mr.. Bryan, who owns and
controls the Democratic party, body
and breeches, decided that he would
himself lead his organization once
more in a national campaign, and so
Governor johnson was forced to slide
out of the limelight and confine him
self to his own campaign for re-elec-
ton. In this it must be admitted that
he was vastly more successful in Min
nesota than Candidate Bryan was in
the nation, inasmuch as he got back
into the gubernatorial office, albeit by
a vastly smaller margin.
1t occurred recently to Governor
Johnson that by senueStering himself
in the wilds of Minnesota the Ameri-
can people We're likely to lose sight of
him, and that he was in serious dan
ger of being forgotten. Having reach
ed this conclusion, he promptly packed
his grip and made his way to the ma
tional capitol at Washington, where
he improved the occasion to call the
sorry showing they We're
in the tariff discussions. 1t
was very hazardous thing for
him to do, and events would seem to
snow that he acted with more courage
than judgment, for scarcely had he is
sued his pronunciamento before uprose
the fiery Joseph Weldon Bailey of Tex
as, breathing forth the most resentful
and contemptuous sentiments regard
ing the would-be Democratic Moses of
He made it very evident
that he did not regard Governor john
son as much of a pumpkin and served
notice that neither he nor any of his
friends would accept seat in his polit
zeal band wagon. Thereupon Governor
Johnson repacked his valise and hur-
RED back to Minnesota, positively re-
fusing to say one word to the various
ne wspaper reporters who afforded him
all excellent opportunity to vent the
sense of outraged dignity and shattered
self esteem that seethed in his bosom.
1t is safe to say that if Governor
Johnson should ever become President
of the United States, and it must be
admitted that the outlook is in no wise
the mistake of selecting the Hon. JOS
eph Weldon Bailey as member of his
cabinet However. there We're those
who did not fail to appreciate Mr..
effort in his neat and dexter
Gus skinnine of the Minnesota chief
From far-off Lincoln. Ne
braska, there came the reverberating
echoes of joyous laughter that pene-
al capitol and made the Texas Sena-
tor feel that his effort had not been
wholly in vain.
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