Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-04-26
GREAT OVATION
GIVEN JOHNSON
1000 Men and Women Cheer
Senator Who EnthuSes
Crowd With Fine Speech

OciidtOl WIN CIllIlllSeS
Crowd With Fine Speech
Before crowd of about 1000 men
and women, probably the largest
number ever assembled at an after
noon political meeting in this city
Senator Hiram w. Johnson. of Cali
fornia, gave an address, almost two
hours In length, at the Auditorium
Saturday afternoone The hall was
decorated with American flags and
the cheers and applause of the audi
ence intermttently forced the speak
er TO stop his talk until the outburst
had subdued.
Recorder Harold Il. Piclxersgiu in
troduced the Republican candidate
for the presidential nomination, after
which Senator Johnson, the only
speaker of thefafternoon, arose. He
was given a big ovation, including
three cheers by "a delegation of more
than 100 OUTLAW" strikers.
The sincerity with which the SEN
ator spoke soon resulted In the audi
ence being drawn close to him as he
told Of his fight for the nomination
with only the attributes God gave
him and no sinister influences behind
him" lie is trying an experiment,
the speaker said, to learn whether a
man can win in America without be-
ing pawn of the capitalists and money
interests. II am depending upon the
hearts of the people for my success,
said Senator Johnson.
Senator Johnson gave q brief his
tory of the outcome thus far In states
where presidential preference prima-
ries have been held, declaring that
in two which We're considered wood
strongholds. he had come out victo-
~ af n q "A
maries he led in six. IF | had the
power" he said the first thing /
would do would be to repeal the war
time laws. New problems now con-
front us i'm the aftermath of war and
many of the old problems are intensi-
fed. No man has a cure for every
government i'll. no panacea for all the
wrongs and although there are many
things we would like to do there Is
much we cannot do. / cannot wholly
cure these evils. No man can. But
here and there we can do some
thing"
The speaker attacked the prof.
teers of today, declaring that the
spotlight of publicity should be turn.
ed upon them and that they should
be made to cease their practice and
be punished. The patrioteer, the
man who wraps himself up in the
American flag and hides sinister de-
signs as well as covering up ugly
sores" also came i'm for his share OF
contempt and derision by the sena-
tor.
Senator johnson declared that they
should cease the extravaganza IN
Washington and lessen the burden,
which was excusable during the war
but inexcusablc now. There is no
justification for the great cxtraVa-
gance being continued" he said, land
by rigid economy now We can DO
something TO remedy matters
II recognize the peculiar condition
existing today IN industrial life,' SEN
ator Johnson declared. at must be
met with firmness, but also with JUS
tice. l recognize the right of capital
To organize and the right of labor 10
organize as well. i not only recognize
the right of capital to be represented
by agents but ! recognize the rlsht OF
labor to be represented by agents as
well. l know the rule of the square
.Ieal preached by Theodore Roosevelt
and that | apply to every man.
1.-TWO great challenges are made
today to tho integrity of the republic
One comes from within. is domestic
and threatens the constitution Itself.
The other comes from across the sea
and the very perpetulty OF TINS coun-
try is threatened. Righteous pubhc
sentiment rests OH AlIt' H4iintTf ~
right OF free speech free press and
the right of peaceful lawful assembly.
THE overshadowing issue in TINS
campaign Is the League OF Nations.
We cannot avoid this issue during the
ensuing months. The question Is now
here and is yours to decide. and the
pussyfooting gentlemen in tins coun-
try are now shivering because the
people themselves are to deal with II,
l. ny nGGlflG
Themselves where the Stars and
Stripes shall continue to wave over
this country or whether the polyglot
banner of Europe will take its place.
The senator stated that 'erberl
'oover'' emphasizing the English pro
nunciation and DIR Dr. Lowell. leaders
of the League to Enforce Peace. VINO
had called tho men opposing the
League of Nations, slackers and other
names, are now join
ing those who twelve months ago
said that the League could not be
accepted and have agreed that Article
Y contains obligations we ought not
IA accept" Il disagree with the
President" said the speaker, in that
i do not believe in shedding American
blood i'm a dispute in Europe that does
not concern us in the least. the coun-
tries of Europe owe MS millions. Now
hey want us to form a partnership"
Senator Johnson explained I'm detail
the proposed workings of the League
of Nations. and his foreign trade policy
which is not of isolation but of main
tanning the same Relationship with
countries foreign In the future as in
the past.
In conclusion Senator Johnson said:
II ask you to keep in the same old
path we have been in for the last i5o
years OF course there are some sc
rifices We must make. We want 70
live our lives in our own way as IN lhe
past and not the way some fcsGoHn