The Detroit times., 1912-09-10
factory WORKERS CHEER
STATEMENT THAT TAFT IS
HAUMILATIhG SPECTACLE
Gov. Johnson Applauded by Fiji
teen Hundred Employees at
Packard Motor Plant
ONLY TWO IN THE RACE
Either Wilson or Roosevelt Will
Be Next President, Says
California Progressive
ONLY TWO IN THE RACE

Cor. Hiram w. Johnson. OF Califor.
MIA, Progressive candidate for vice
president, tested the temper OF a
crowd of 500 working men In noon.
day meeting at the plant of the Pack.
ard Motor Car Co., Monday noon. and
curled his point by drawing a big
round of applause upon his declara.
tioi that the president OF the United
states stands today humiliatinS
sp,ctacle before the people and tha:
| thsre are really only two candidates
| between whom the voters VIII choose
the next president.
Gov. Johnson and L. Whitney Wat.
| klns. OF Manchester, Progressive can.
cidate for governor OF Michigan, were
on hand in automobiles when the big
nian, released its army of employees
| for luncheon. but waited Is minutes
While the men hurried to nearby
lunch rooms for bite to eat. Then
Progressive State Chairman Charles
p. O'Neil called the crowd to order
and introduced Mr.. Watkins. who IL
turned introduced the vice-presidentia;
candidate, O'Neil and Watkins also
making brief addresses, which wers
cordially received.
II was ON the ground that the Pro.
sressive party has been the first great
political organization to come forward
and cspouse the principles that have
animated the great philanthropic
workers and organizations for years
that Gov Johnson appealed to the
voters for their suffrage. And he
enumerated a number of points OH
which the new party has declared In
favor of the nations toilers.
Among the planks OF the Progress:
sive pla.from that Coy Johnson point
ed out is being especially designed to
help tie working people were the
declaration In favor OF adequate meas
sures 10 do away with occupationai
diseases, the plank In favor of work
mems compensation laws, the aboli-
ton u child labor, the declaration for
ar eEht-hour workday, and mini
mum fiving wage requirement for
women. and the declaration that there
should be an eight-hom day In all en-
ploypents that are continuous for "a
hours.
Guild labor was referred to by Gov
Johnson as a great blot upon the
escntcheon OF a proud nation, and he
declared that our institutions could
not endure long as We want them to
endure unless this blot were removed
After having declared President
Tsft entirely put of the presidential
race, he claimed that the Democratic
presidential candidate had recently
declared himself against the proposal
U require a minimum wage for-wom-
en-, and said this ought to make II
easy for the workingmen to decide
who should have their vote for presi-
dent
The first duty Of any nation is to
conserve its human resources" said
Gov. johnson. I'VE believe In the
conservation of property, OF course,
hut we believe also In the conserya-
ton OF the men and women who ere
ate property.
ION the question of the tariff. We
believe in a protective tariff, but one
that will benefit the men who work
for their pay envelopes, a protective
tariff that equalize conditions of COM
petition between the United States
and foreign countries. We are not
in favor OF a tariff that fosters monop-
oily and tends to beat down wages.
Generous applause greeted GOV.
Johnson's glowing eulogy OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
I'VE not only have the cause that Is
destined to serve humanity" he saiG,
"but we have as our candidate for ths
presidency the man who Is capable OF
leading that cause. Theodore Roose'
welt Is the greatest two-handed fighter
America has ever known. And the
greatest thing he ever did was to
Stand out and say that he would lead
this movement for the uplifting Of hu-
manity."
Gov. Johnson's address was listened
to with close attention and at Its con.
cIusion a round OF cheers was give2
for him, while many OF the men crowd
ed arouno his automobile to shake his
hand.
Mr.. Watkins appealed to the crowd
as a plain farmer and was greeted
with cries OF You're all right Ha
declared that the Progressive ranks
were flied with workingmen like
those in, the Packard audience and
that the party's candidates were al:
professed friends OF labor.
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