Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-16
GOV. JOHNSON ST|Rs
With HUMAN STORY
IBy L.. \. Dickson. stan Correspondent
Los Angeles Express and Tribune.I


Los Angeles Express and Tribune.I
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 16.-To have
succeeded singlehanded and alone il,
transmitting a national campaign from
a sham battle with sham issues and
sham purposes into a real struggle for
real issues and real accomplishments
such is the achievement of Gov. Hiram
johnson, who, this week, concluded his
remarkable cross continent tour.
Before the Progressive candidate for
vice president started out from Califor-
mia on his political crusade, there was
not a single candidate discussing the
great humanitarian problem which he
boldly catapulted into the political
arena as the great issue of the cam
paign.
All We're struggling as best they could
with the stump-worn arguments of ec-
onomic theories, which, after decades
OF ceaseless agitation remain unsolvej
and politically unsolvable.
Theories being his specially, Wood
row Wilson, the Democratic candidate,
had grappled with the trust-incrusted
issue, and was seeking to reapply rem
edies which were proved economically
unsound and governmentally disastrous
more than twenty years ago.
President Taft, with his record of
unkept platform pledges and preelec-
ton promises on tariff, sought to in
fate trust issues, advancing trust
coined arguments as panacea for po-
Iitical ills that afflict the nation.
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man problem, but only at a tangent.
His great dynamic energy was bein 8
exerted to splendid purpose and for real
results, but not until he felt the slim
ulus Of Governor Johnson's crusade did
he make humanitarian Legislation the
central theme of his own propaganda.
How changed today, after eight
weeks of Governor Johnson's powerful
pleading for social and industrial jus
tice. All over the land not only the
major candidates but the minor ones
as well are trying to convince the pub
lie that their eyes are at last open
to the basic and fundamental idea that
the government has to deal, not with
the protection of property alone. but
with the protection of the human being
as well.
To be sure, President Taft's effort
along this line was rather ludicrous
and Wilson's early pronouncement
against such issues as the minimum
wage for women invites the charge
for insincerity; but, nevertheless, the
fact remains that both of these can
didates have come at last to realize
that throughout the country there is
a broad and an awakened conscience
demanding to know whether candi-
dates believe that the vital thing n
government is to make rich men richer
OF to make mankind better.
In every city and in every hamlet
! from Maine to California men and wo-
men of broad sympathies have received
inspiration after listening to Governor
Johnson's eloquent political serm ons
and it is these men and women who
have developed a spirit which the gov,
ernor himself describes as half mill
tant, half religious, wholly patriotic
spirit which has for its object the con.
servation of the nations human re
sources.
! This is the accomplishment of on,
man from away out on the Pacifi,
| coast. Less than three years ago h,
was practically unknown at the ex
/ trtmities of his own state. Today ther,
are but three states outside of tn,
tier of sO-called southern states which
have not heard him and where he ha
not lit the fire of a new political prop
uganda.
Since we last saw him addressin.
three and four monster meetings
night in New York, he has been speak
ing to tens of thousands throughou
the coal regions of Pennsylvania, Will
at Philadelphia and Pittsburg he wa
greeted by throngs which established
new records for political assemblages
The closing days of his campaign wer
spent in Indiana and Ohio with a fina
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