Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-23
SENATOR JOHNSON
OUT FOR HARDING
NOTED CALIFORNIAN TAKES
STUMP FOR G.. o. =. PRESI-
DENTAL CANDIDATE

Senator Hiram w. Johnson of Cali
fornia, in his first speech in behalf
of the republican national ticket in
dorsed the attitude of Senator War
rem G. Harding, nominee for the
presidency on the league of nations
"Mr. Harding happily for himself
and for America has scrapped the
league" Senator Johnson said Sena-
tor Johnson had been one of the
most bitter and unbending foes Of
the league in the United States
Senate.
The speech, first of several Sena-
tor Johnson is scheduled to make in
California in the national campaign
was made to the republican state
convention at it's opening session. II
began with congratulations upon
the outlook for republican success"
and an attack upon the present
democratic administration"
$50 wide is the dissatisfaction
with the present administration, he
said, $50 great the hostility to many
of the acts of the president and so
acute the justifiable fear of the
metamorphosis of our foreign policy
that apparently nothing can prevent
overwhelming republican success in
the November election.
1.-THE indictment brought against
Mr.. Wilson's government Is severe,
but warranted by the facts. For the
| first time in our lives the democratic
administration taught us what re-
preston and suppression were. This
administration not only curtailed the
constitutional privileges of citizens
at home, but endeavored to drive us
| into perilous paths abroad. Free
speech has been threatened, not in
the interest of patriotism, but for
existing power.
"a free press has been endanger-
ed. A rigid censorship deluded the
news and facts to which all were en-
titled we're forbidden publication,
while government propaganda color
ed and often distorted the informa-
ton permitted to come to the peo-
ple. These assaults insensibly bred
intolerance the ancient foe OF Tree
| dom. The necessary restrictions or
wartime have been inexcusably pro-
| longed in peace, and our govern
ment has strayed far from those fun
damental principles upon which for
more than a century and a quarter
the republic has so securely rested. :"
Senator Johnson then attacked the
administration on the league of ma
| lions issue.
Under the specious guise of a
| league of nations to promote peace
and prevent war, We were to be in
extricably bound hereafter to every
future world war" he continued.
Upon the league of nations the
| issue is clean cut. There are some
gentlemen who seek by shifty con-
struction OF words TO obscure 1t.
| do not object TO the gentlemen and
| their newspaper, protagonists saving
| their faces so long as they do no
carry their league. But the language
| of the two candidates is plain anc
! unambiguous. The one says he viii
/ go into the league, and l am proud
! to say that our candidate says he
will stay out of the league. Every
normal man desires to promote peace
| and prevent war. Every private citi,
zen and every individual in official
position will do their utmost in the
/ endeavor to promote peace and pre-
vent war. 1t is possible that this may
be done in one way or another In
! the future without involving us in
entanglements or in imperialistiC
policies or European or AsiatiC
schemes of aggression or ambition
That we will strive to find a way
to prevent war goes without saying
But the present issue is the league OF
nations. This has been the issue
since the return of Mr.. Wilson from
Europe. During all the bitter, vim.
dictive months this has been the
fight. 1t finally eliminates now in
solemn referendum to the people
Mr.. Cox says if he is successful he
will go in. Our candidate says he
will stay out. Mr.. Harding, happily
for himself and for America has
scrapped the league"