The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-16
Motley Following
 Of Hiram Johnson

of California; he is forceful and mag netic, but many of his followers are not 100 per cent Americans. Of his own sincerity there can be no doubt. Kisses greeted LaFollette's name in the republican convention at Chicago, but Johnson, although a bitter oppo- nent of the League of Nations, was not placed in the same category with the Wisconsin senator.
 Nevertheless, Johnson went to the convention with strong backing of radicals, pro-Germans and people who did not show much patriotism during the war. This fact was commented on by many papers throughout the country, republican as well as demo- cratic
 However, the issue has been square ly drawn between the radicalism which seeks to overthrow American institutions and honest constructive effort to maintain American tradi- tions and at the same time take our proper place among the nations of the world. No man or party would be acceptable to the American peo- pie, either ultra-radical or ultra conservative. We must go forward, but with due regard to national safety and national honor.
 Shonts is where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest, but his little affair with "my friend, Amanda Thomas," is still being featured in the Sunday supplements.
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 San Francisco promises fogs and cool weather for the democratic conven- tion. MT. Bryan is under a self-im- posed contract to furnish the fire works.
 The palpitating cables tell us Paris is learning to laugh again. Thousands of Americans are impatiently waiting for chance to go over and join in the mrth Governor Cox of Ohio is going right ahead with his plans to get the demo- cratic nomination for President, de- spite the fact that MT. Bryan classes him among the inebriates.
 x # # As Jimmy" Montague points out, If Wilhelm had taken to tailoring instead os "kaisering," this world would have heen spared a lot of trouble on his ac- count. When the Turk is no longer able to slaughter Armenians ad libitum he's going to experience the worst attack of ennui he has ever known.
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 MT. McAdoo has not publicly an- nounced himself a candidate for the presidency. However, MT. McAdoo will gracefully submit to being drafted.
 
 While illicit distillers have lost thou sands of dollars worth of confiscated property, they contrive to steer clear of the bankruptcy court.
 * # F pempsey says he decided that he ought to enlist in the navy. Second thoughts are always best. England is going to take something more than an academic interest in our presidential election.
 E * * Flag Day" oratory was up to the usual standard assaying rather high in flapdoodle. Josephus Daniels pleads for peace like a man who realizes that it will fill a long felt want
 * * # Governor Coolidge will have to ex- plain to the voters how ne contrives 10 pay only sS2 month house rent.
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 Germany is planning to send out new apostles of "kultur," who will try to make the world safe for militarism.
 H x * Boise Penrose has probably had his lest long distance connection with Chi cago.
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 It is safe to assuoe that when Hi Johnson departed from the scene of his defeat he was not the life of the party.
 
 THEN HE FELT FAINTER From the Pittsbug Chronicle Tele- graph.
 sister" said the deacon severely, you should avoid the very appear aace of evil"
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