The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-07
SEN. JOHNSON
FOR THE TICKET
Support of the Republican
Candidate Is Advocat-
ed by Him
ONLY CHOICE LEFT
OUR AMERICANISM
Says the California Senator
in Declaring His Posi-
ton on the Ticket

San Francisco, July Support of
the Republican party with candidate
standing four square upon the plat
form" is the only choice left 'those
who believe in safe guarding, protect
ing and preserving our Americanism,"
Senator Hiram w. johnson of Califor-
MIA declared in a statement at his home
here to-day.
over the presidents league of nations
has been waged in Congress" Sena-
tor Johnson's statement said 1T has
been the all-engrossing and paramount
issue.
"Of necessity this issue came to the
convention of the great political par
ties, both Republicans and Democrats,
in their platforms, have INDUCED in
the usual political verbosity, but new.
ertheless these platforms, in direct OPP
position to each other, sharply define
and clearly present the question for
decision IN the November election.
"The Republican party declared that
the presidents covenant failed signal
~ to accomplish its purpose, and con
tanned stipulations not only intolerable
for an independent people, but certain
to produce the injustice, hostility and
controversy among nations which it
proposed to prevent and repudiated to
degree wholly unnecessary and UNI
Unsuitable the time -honored policies in
favor of peace declared by Washing
ton, Jefferson and Monroe.
"The Republican party stands, there
fore, firmly against the presidents Gov
enant as presented, denounces it as
breeding war rather than promoting
peace, and re-affirms the time hon.
ored, nation-old policies of Washing
ton, Jefferson and Monroe.
"The Democratic party, on the 9th
er hand, rejected every effort 10 modi-
fy or qualify the presidents proposed
league of nations, endorsed the presi-
dents attitude and took its position in
favor of the league as presented. IL
is true that the Democrats, in effort
to placate, say something about reser
vations which might make clearer or
more specific the obligations of the
United States, but the language is
meaningless and does not at all alter
the essential position of the Democratic
party for the league as presented.
"The two parties acted in similar
fashion in one respect, but from differ.
ent motives and for different reasons.
Both rejected the pleas for the adop-
ton of the league with reservations,
the Democrats because they were for
the league as presented and because no
reservations devised by the human
could anticipate the contingencies
which might arise in the future from
an instrument Of such potential posi-
bilities for harm.
"Thus the issue finally comes from
the forum of Congress to the final ar
bitrament of the American people. The
oyershadowing question in the cam
paign, therefore, is whether we enter |
the maelstrom of European and Ash |
attic politics and diplomacy and be
come a part of the cynical imperialism |
of the old world, or whether America |
shall live her life in her own way. in |
dependent, unfettered, mindful always |
of her obligations TO humanity and |
but free to act as each |
crisis shall arise and maintaining al l
ways the policy of Washington and
jefferson and Monroe of friendship |
with all nations, entangling alliances
with none.
with candidate standing four
square upon the platform, the issue
leaves those who believe in safeguard
ing, protecting, and preserving our
but one choice, and that
is to support the Republican party.