The Washington herald., 1920-06-08

ONersNohing
As Substitute
Californian Bitterly Assails
Conservatives in Repub-
lican Party.
By ROBERT T. BARRY.
CPubIic Ledger servfee.)

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nc mination for Presidency. He drew
I upon his familiarity with Roosevelt
tian methods to introduce spectacu-
| lar methods into the convention
fight. He went so far as to invoke
the name and words of Roosevelt in
Ills address at the Auditorium. There
was no threat to bolt the party.
Condemns Red Menace.
1 Speaking to packed audience of
his followers but directing his
words to the convention delegates
the Californian denied that he was
radical. He contended that the
charge was applied to him as to
any other not sufficiently subser-
vert to power" He condemned the
Red" who would overthrow by vio-
lence the government, and insisted
his support was derived from Just
plain folks" the new definition for
the shop-worn common peepul."
Mr.. johnson took a bitter fling
at the conservative leaders of the
party who oppose him. He confined
mis- statement of principles to those
two issues which he regarded as
uppermost in the minds of the
American people-the high cost OF
living and the league of nations
He proposed no -cure-all for the
nations economic Ills He urged alb
solute condemnaticn % the covenant s,
as written by President Wilson. he
would substitute adh erence 20 tsss
policies of washingtoa and Monroe.
but he failed to state how he wosid
apply them to existing world cen
ditions.
Borah Makes Bets~r sPeeeh.
Senator william Z. E9rah Of
Idaho. who stood IN hr. Jchnson
in the Senate tree'- fight shared
the. platform here tonight. He
made the better speech. Mr. John
son was careful of his words. His
address lacked much OF the FIRE that
characterized his extemporaneous
utterances. 1t was only when he
referred to the party leaders who
are determined that he shall not
be the Republican standard bearer
this year that he attained some
thing of his familiar fervor.
The meeting was well staged. It
was the object of general interest
among convention visitors strolling
Michigan boulevard seeking diver
sion. The johnson managers were
careful about the distribution of
tickets. The party leaders smiled
| at Mr. Johnson's obvious effort to
set himself straight with the rank
and file Of the party. A large throng
gathered before the theater. There
was abundant noise and clamor. free
use of all the time-tried tricks OF
! the political party.
Would Avoid Pitfalls.
Every thoughtful member of the
Republican party, all who earnestly
desire its success, would have IL
avoid the pitfalls with the peculiar
times present" Mr.. Johnson said.
There are some, now as ever, who
would make it the party of the
few: some who would make IL
wholly subservient to power.
Learning nothing from the lessons
VI N"o PooNs thCiC orc lhOcc Who
would disregard the voices. of the
great majority of the rank and fle
of the party and impress upon IL
their own arbitrary will. Those in
dividuals, abetted by the senile
press, affect to view with contempt
the expressed preference of the
members of the party, and in dis
dain of the mass of the party. would
substitute their desires and deci-
sions for those of the great major
ity. These individuals are fortu-
nately few, but some times they are
in positions of power. In their
swollen arrogance, depending upon
their allies of the press for their
justification. they would read out of
the Republican party those who
have written its glorious history.
the plain people of Lincoln.
.Common Peepul" Made Party.
They fondly hug the delusion
that they and their puppets may
act in defiance Of the rank and file.
These few and the members of the
press acting with them are cur real
enemies. 1 deny their right to draw
the line in the Republican party,
against just common folks. These
common folks made the party in its
early beginning. They gave their
blood that the nation might be
saved for you and me. They fol-
lowed with the instinct of right
eousness the greatest OF American
leaders. / deny the right of any
man to set at. naught their ex-
pressed will. All its traditions, ITS
marvellous history, the great galaxy
of its immortals. its glorious past
achievement. its present greatness,
its future certain destiny, all cry
out against the attempt made by a
few today to dehurAanize the Re-
publican party.
Every normal American would
foster, conserve, and protect every
legitimate business and all that
man has honestly acquired. The
yery basis Of society is the right
Of legitimate acquisition and secure
possession of that which man has
honestly gained. jealousy and
zealously world We guard foster.
protect and conserve every MATERIAL
possession and every juYt property
right, but just as jealously and Just
as zealously as We would guard
every material possession. we would
protect, and safeguard every hu-
man right and with the same earn
estness & nd feariessns IS With which