The Washington times., 1920-04-26
J0HNS0NF|RES
FIRST MD. GUN.
Enthusiastic Audience Greets
| Senator Today at
Rockville.
AGAINST "PUSSYFOOTERS"
Californian Pleads to Make
America lust America
| Again.
AGAINST "PUSSYF0OTERs"

I Senator Hiram johnson opened his
Maryland campaign this morning
when he addressed an audience OF
several hundred from the courthouse
steps at Rockville.
The swing continued from there
10 Frederick and Hagerstown, and
through some of the counties lying
west.
(. Against "Pussyf0oting."
The California aspirant for the Re-
publican Presidential nomination re-
ceived a welcome from the farmers
hnd townspeople assembled to near
Ghim as he drove into town shortly
before o O'Clock. He spoke for fifteen
minutes, drove home his platform OF
100 per cent Americanism for Ameri-
cans, and aroused enthusiasm when
.he said he would like to see America
lust America again, and that there
ls to be no pussyfooting. we VIII
smoke them out and make them tell
where they stand" referring to the
League of Nations proposition.
Senator johnson was greeted py
band and by States Attorney Thomas
Dawson. State Senator Willis L. Bur
dette and James Viers, leading
farmer, who introduced him.
On the court house steps, Miss DaW-
son, a sister of the States Attorney
grasped his hand and said:
I'm glad to see you, Senator; I'm
b good Republican" ,,.
Z sI wish you could vote" replied
the Senator, cordially.
=. shows johnson Victories
In a tabloid Introductory speech,
Mr.. viers called attention to the ma
jorities given Johnson in states where
public opinion was allowed free ex-
precision at the polls. He predicted
that next March would see the Sen
ator in the White House. This predic-
tion was cheered.
I'm glad to open my campaign
here because I've been a resident oil
Maryland, at Riverdale, for two years,
and because you have a chance to ex-
press yourselves at the polls in few
days" said Senator Johnson.
wherever there is a right express
sion of the people. there l am going,
preaching the faith that is in me.
wherever / have been in a direct
primary State, the result has been
gratifying. I intend to tell the people
Just where we stand and leave 1t with
ihom.
There are many things we as
Americans would like to do. There
are comparatively few that we can
do. We are going to do whatever is
possible to put this country on the
basis of Americanism.
Would Repeal War Laws
J There have been laws passed in
1hc stress of the war which have al
4 tered that status of people and condi-
t1ions. It was necessary at the time,
and do not regret that they were
passed.
I'VE have centralized government
in Washington that formerly belonged
10 the States. We created an autoc-
rscy under the menace of the war
such as has not been created before
in the history of the country. We
set curbs on the individual which
were not known before.
'.Td like to repeal many of these
Jaws.
..I'd like to make this country just
American again.
I'VE see two challenges to us as
Americans. One is within. and is
easily seen, The other is interna-
iional.
As to the FIRST, / will say this:
would, OF course, punish sedition
and any attempt to govern by the
bomb and the torch.
And yet, while zealously and jeal-
pusly guarding the Government from
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