The Washington times., 1920-05-02
JOHNSON LAUDED
/. BY SENATOR BORAH
CaIifornian's Attitude Toward
League Praised In Baltl-
more Address.

Senator Johnson. There Is probably
no more forcefui speaker anywhere
than the Idaho Senator. and he always
commands attention whatever theme
he may discuss. IL was thought by ms
admirers that he would say some not
things, but on the contrary. he stu
diiously avoided any criticism that
might either reflect on the opposing
candidate or those who are managing
his campaign.
His speech was mainly devoted to
eulogy OF Senator Johnson, whose
work and accomplishments he praised
in the warmest terms. He also paid
his respects to the proposed League
or Nations, which he denounced, de-
claring that no more Infamous doc
trine was ever preached In q free
country than that written in the COW
enant.
The speaker was frequently ap-
plaudcd during his sddreSs.
'The frst task that Will confront
the incoming President" Senator
Borsh said. "wiil be to restore the
American republic to the American
arbitrary measures enacted for carry
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League Doctrf.e Iafsnsvs.
Senator johnson is the only can
didats seeking the Republican nomi-
nation who has defined his position
on the League OF Nations so that all
may know il. Not one OF the seven
principles that President Wilson
previously demanded should be writ
ten into the covenant, appeared in II,
q q Sthpiffad n the SAnafe The Hrit-
ish got more than one million square
miles OF new territory under the
treaty. Article 10 OF the covenant
pledged every American boy to police
this area for them.
mo more infamous doctrine was
ever preached in a, free country. That
Is the league which General Wood
said should not be submitted TO the
people because the people could not
understand II.
They say the league Is dead" Sem
ator Borah added, but don't be mis-
led. We do not need league to get
ussembroiled in European strife. We
would always be glad to extend a
hand to a suffering country OF Europe,
but we want to lend our aid alone.
Constitution Not Suspended.
Senator Borah then added:
nave nedTu IL Sdlu OH the MOOT Ol
the United States Senate that the Con-
stitution was suspended during the
war. The Constitution obtains in war
as welf as in peace. 4 republic can
carry on war and remain a republic.
You don't need to change il to mon
archy. Enormous taxes cannot be re-
duced until the Governmental eX-
penses are reduced and unless the
knife is USED now in getting rid or
the thousands of members of boards
and bureaus infesting Washington. the
country will soon see a 3,5O0, 900 900
Congress" He added:
Il believe Senator Johnson is the
man best fitted TO take up these tasks.
Behind him is his record. He restored
California TO the people.
johnson stands for and has always
stood for the Constitution and its
guarantees--free speech, a free press,
and the right of peaceabIe assem-
blage, and all of the other rights
guaranteed by that great instrument.
lie stands for and always stood for
just and equal laws to all men in
every walk and profession of life-to
business and to labor alike.
Go back to his administration in
California and test the man of radi-
calism as applied by his critics. There
arc the laws which, upon his advice
and under his leadership, went upon
the statute books. What one of these
laws is it now proposed to repeal as
unwise or unjust, either to business
or to labor?
Man Of Common Sense.
What did he do as governor that
was destructive save to destroy
corrupt and unconscionable machine
and restore that magnificent common
wealth to the possession of the peo-
pie?
johnson has been aptly described
as man of immense common sense.
His policies. in the making. were al
ways subjected to mcrc.lcss analysis.
and to the most rigorous and trying
tests as<to their practicability. Once
adopted they were carried out with
the utmost thoroughness and vigor.
On this account, largely, they were
sometimes attacked by ultra-reac-
tionaries as radical. but in reality
they were merely that sort of pru
dent progress which is the best pro-
lection of our institutions against
dangerous radicalism. Johnsons be-
lief in progress through the orderly
processes of government has been
the guiding principle OF his career. He
applied this principle SO intelligently
to the affairs of his state that, before
the end Of his regime as governor,
he had won the respect and conf
dcnce OF every element in the COM
monwcalth.
Believes In New Remedies.
Like Roosevelt. johnson never hcsi-
tated to apply now remedies to new
public evils. His public career had
it's origin in his uncompromising en-
nifty toward grafters, profitecrs and
political cxploiters. and from his as
sumption of office he was thorough
going and successful in his measures
to curb and control them. He has an
intense vcneration for American in
stitutions and for Government by law.
The Bolshcvist, the !. w. W., and
other apostles OF violence he regards
as national enemies. In California
he repealed, with an. iron hand, every
EFFORT which they made to override
the law and in consequence he was
repeatedly made tho target for their
dcnunciation and threats
johnson is conservative, com
pared with what tho people of this
country will soon have IN Confropt 10