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is much worse, the two ssirreconeilable" |
senators have made it clear that they |
cannot 90 out and stump for a platform
that favors the league Of nations with |
any reservation whatsoever. The upshot |
of it all may be an independent ticket
after all with the opposition against the
treaty and the league as the central mo
five of it and with the wet, sentiment
of both Democratic and Republican
parties finding an outlet In that indie
pendent party. Senator. johnson hasn't
said he would lead such a movement, but
beneath the surface things are starting
IN that direction and it would not be
surprising to find such an overwhelming
| and spontaneous demand for johnson to
| lead the big following which he has built
up that he will find it hard to turn them
down. There is talk also of a separate
! ticket with Herbert Hoover on it if the
| Republican party should by chance accept
the johnson view on the league of ma
tons Certainly the chance of an indie
pendent ticket grow brighter as the diff
4 ferenees on the treaty issue appear more
and more irreconcilable.
But the embarrassments of the Repub-
liean leaders multiply as they observe
the reckless tactics of Senators Johnson
and Borah. For instance, here is a
lstenographic excerpt from Senator
Borah's speech delivered in the presence
Iof Senator Johnson before multitude
of noisy delegates and supporters
Let me tell YOU" he said, IAN ancient
| story. When -Pertinax was slain in
Rome. one gentleman thought he had tc
be emperor and bid, in our money, about
, $500 600 for it and another gentleman
-. bid S9OO,500 and they auctioned and bic
laoainst one another until they got it III
: to 81. 500 900 in our money and it wa
knocked off to Julianus and they actually
2 sold the emperorship OF Rome fo
: So. 800 600. Now, my friends, we are no
+ going to sell the presidency of the Unite'
, States for $l,506,000. That is too ehea
(applausel Iou think perhaps that
am a little severe about this matter, bu
: [ am perfectly calm, and ] am moderat
4 in nv view compared with what TIL
American electorate will be when the
pass upon this question. We will leav
Il this convention in three or four days an
e we will 90 out to see the men on tn
l. farm and in the factory, and men an
d women wherever they mingle the
n thought with their labor and we wi
n deal with those who believe that IL
presidency OF the United States shoul
t be in its securing above any possible SUI
is picion of corruption of any kind. | a.
er not saying this because | have any fef
Y of the Republican convention namiu
,e either one of these gentlemen Wood
II Lowden). | am saying it because | thin
lie it utterly discreditable to the Republ
III can convention that it would perm
IT their names to be considered after the
d, had attempted TO control that conventiC
4 by the sheer use of money.
You may differ with me as to wheth
he Mr.. Johnson should be president b
ID You certainly as Republicans cam,
IN differ me as to the fact that Il
n man You nominate should, like Caesar
20 wife, be above suspicion in these affairs
at 1t is with such gentle thrusts that Il