New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-08


thing about Lowden," and LET our
Governor alone"
i won't let him alone as long Us he
Is candidate" Senator Borah replied.
Yes, and at $4,000 a delegate, /"
shouted voice in the gallery.
Will discuss him whenever l want
ehe audience was in pandemonium. ave
are making this fight on ideas and not
on money. l am gcing to discuss these
ton WV Gu
Senator Borah started the trouble
IN the meeting by declaring that he
was Just one of the men who helped
u uncover campaign expenditures.
referring to Senator Johnson's at
tack upon the Wilson Administration
for its failure to punish profiteers.
Senator Borah said:
:, You'll never deal with the profiteers
through man who accepts money
from profiteer."
He means Wood" several voices
shouted.
"A man who puts up 100000 expects
20 get 1T back somehow" Borah con-
tinued We are not going to sell the
Presidency Of the United States for
$1.o00,000. That's too Cheap"
dent must be above suspicion" Borah
declared.
No Compromise on League
Senator Borah urged the nomination
OF johnson as the only candidate who
IS opposed to the league of nations
He carefully avoided making any refer
ence to the Lodge reservations speci-
tlcally, but declared that the Republi-
can leaders could not compromise on
the treaty and win.
There is a disposition on the part
of the leaders of the party to compro-
mise on that which cannot be compro-
nised,' Senator Borah said. "Time
was when the Republican party did not
speak In terms of compromise. If the
Republican party wants the treaty rati-
fled with the reservations that have
been adopted, if the party wants to
turn its back upon the principles it
has advocated for sixty years, the prin-
clples of Washington and other great
leaders, the American people have 8
right to pass upon it."
Article XII of the league covenant, he
said, is more dangerous than Article x.
Il am just as anxious as any man in
the convention to follow the Republi-
can banner, but l am just as deter
mined that the Republican banner
shall follow the American flag"
The Republican party is facing the
problems of reconstruction, Senator
johnson declared. The question is"
he said, whether it will meet these
problems or hesitate and falter and
hide in the shadow of privilege.
will the convention send US into
this fight proud and undehled, or with
explanations, apologies, excuses and
defenSes?"
Two great issues are before the coun-
try, domestic questions resulting from
reconstruction problems and foreign
problems, said Senator Johnson.
This IS no year for an@mic Doliti-
cians," Johnson declared.
Among the things which the Repub-
hcan party must accomplish is simpli-
hcation of the taxes, the Senator said.
There is a virtual agreement among all
Republican leaders to have plank in
the platform declaring for revision of
the taxes.
A new epithet, that of radical"
Johnson asserted, had been flung at
him by the kept press" Asserting
his belief in stringent application Of
law to those who advocate the over
throw by force and violence of the
American government" he indicated
that he welcomed attacks from sources
he described
IF it be radical to demand 100 per
cent service from public officials, and
to insist upon justice and decency and
righteousness in government; if it be
radical to preach that humanity have
equal consideration with property" he
said, land finally if it be radical to be
just American, l accept the challenge
Touching on the league of nations