Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-08
JOHNSON SWAPS
CHICAGO CROWD
BY AN ADDRESS
At AUDITORIUM
Says Republican Party Must
Not Hide or SuIk'' On
Treaty ISSuei RapS Press
and G. 0, P. Leaders,
Is SAME MAN He WAS
8 YEARS AGO, STATES
KNOCK EN- Dead, Hiram"
a Voice Shouts as CaIifor-
nian Takes a Shot At the
League Of Nations,


Chicago, June AT a conven-
tion-eve popular rally tonight,
Senator Hiram Johnson declared
the republican party must not
hide or skulk" on the treaty issue
and must Sc it goes before the
country with "clean hands"
Speaking to a capacity audience
In the big auditorium where the
1916 progressive national conven-
tion was held, the California candi-
date kept his hearers cheering as
he raped the 'servile press" and
the republican leaders, who, he
said, wanted to make the party "a
party for the few"
Some of these men, he declared,
ARE in the saddle all over the
country and are today in evidence
in Chicago"
His demand for repeal of war
laws was loudly cheered. Another
whoop went up when he said the
big profiteer" had escaped pun
ishment through lack of adminis-
tration effort in executing the law
Ear-spliting cheers greeted Sem
ator johnson and Senator Borah
as they walked to the center of the
stage in the California delegation.
After seven minutes cheering the
band played the Star Spangled
Banner and then there was a mix
ture of cheering and band selec-
tions covering fifteen minutes.
Senator johnson was introduced
by A. ID. Lasker of Chicago. Cheer
ing continued in some parts of the
theater during the brief introduce
ton speech.
Tribute Paid to Borah.
In opening his address Senator
Johnson paid tribute to Senator
Borah. who. he said. had pio
neered the way in the campaign for
the policies they represented,
Cheers frequently interrupted
the speaker and he apparently
tried to hold down demonstrations
to proceed.
The meeting was punctuated
with flashes of lightning and claps
of thunder waited in on on even
storm The downpour washed some
of the overflow meeting away from
the front of the theater, but about
half of it stuck and when the
shower passed the others returned
Declaring radicals of today were
the conservatives of tomorrow
Senator johnson harked back to
his detection from the party in
1912 and said he remained "the
same man" proclaiming the same
doctrines in the same way.
"That which we preached and
for which we were condemned in
1912 and 1916" he said, "have
been accepted all over the country
/ have learned that the radical of
today is the conservative of tomor-
row and what seemed radical eight
years ago now seems triLe and of
very little consequence,
Preaching the Same Doctrine.
but what | want you to know is,
that I'm the same man | was
eight years ago, I'm just the same
man / was four years ago. I'm
standing here tonight preaching
the same doctrines of humanity
and Americanism that | preached
then, and Pm preaching it now
and | always have preached it
without a limit or compromise"
You're all right; you're all
right" was shouted from the gall
leries until he said he pleaded
guilty" to being radical If that
is one who advocates equal rights
and justice.
More cheers came when he said
he was against the league.
knock 'em dead. Hiram" a
voice shouted.
Departing from his text, Senator
johnson said that in considering
the league convenant the people
are called upon ito deal with this
specific contract" He added he
was glad of the opportunity and
time had come fdr the people to
speak their will.
Opposes Present Covenant.
Declaring his opposition to "the
present. covenant" of the league of
nations, Senator Johnson added;
Reservations are urged as our