The Washington times., 1920-05-06

sJohnson's Great Victory.
His Enemies Near-Slghted.
All Published Robinson
Crusoe."
Never Published William
Blake.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
(Copyrtxht. lsleD

IL Is Johnson Otdte ana ~ 10
Hoover's State.
Hoover's friends and others op-
posing johnson said the test would
come with the California vote,
and it has come. How do they
like it! What do you think about
it,
What does the Republican Old
Guard think about it, the Old
Guard that never surrenders to
anything but Wall Street?
The greatest primary vote and
the greatest primary majority
F., ever known in America have been
given to johnson by California.
I California knows johnson. He
f, was born there, has always been
there, has been Governor and
! Senator. They have tested him,
|, they KNOW him.
{ The New York Evening Post u
not exactly a johnson newspaper-
q member Of the Morgan firm owns
the Post, and that firm does NOT
own johnson.
| The Post calls Johnson's victory
. ssthe Greatest Popular Vote Ever
Cast in California" 1t might
add: ever cast in the United
States"
1t also says of Johnson, as Gov
ernor, "It was johnson who took
opportunity by the forelock and
ousted the whole railroad ma
chine"
Johnson did that and many
other things-Californians showed
. their good memories In their vote.
Such men as own the New York
Evening Post dislike johnson, and
will fight his nomination with the
usual weapon. They make a mis-
take. They are going to need,
above all things, good government,
laws enforced, and johnson is the
man to give the country law
enforcement.
He threw out the dishonest rail-
road gang that ruled California,
and he threw, out just as swiftly
the /. w. w. gang that tried to
rule California.
The /. W. w., with professions
and other demonstrations of vari-
Gus kinds, terrorized sections of
California. They decided to call
on the Governor and do a little
more terrorizing. They had never
SEEN johnson. That explains
their visit.
Two hundred of them, a big
committee, walked into Johnson's
Office, where he was seated, alone.
'i@ This, condensed, was the con-
conversation. -.
"What do you want from me?"
"We want work, Governor"
'I hoped that that would be
your answer, and you shall not be
disappointed. / will see that work
is found for you at once. Every
man is entitled to work, it he is
willing to work"
"WelI, Governor, there is no use
stalling. We don't want work.
We are out to start public
movement and"
That will do. / was afraid
that might be your idea. 1t is 2
o'clock now. Everyone of you
that isn't out of town by 4 o'clock
will be in Jail at sharp. I have
the men ready to attend to that.
Good day."
1t was not long conversation,
but it had good effect on the men
that didn't want to work and who
wanted to frighten those willing
to work. They were all gone at A
o'clock.
Those that want a President to
enforce the laws, against the law
less of every kind, stealers Of rail-
roads as we'll as stealers Of
chickens, want Hiram johnson.
Those that think good government
consists in stopping retail theft,
and not interfering with whole
sale theft, do not want johnson.
He would Jail the biggest of
them 'at o'clock" as he would
any rabbid, drunken, misled ]. w.
w. bully.
But just THIS time, if they
were wise, even the biggest of the
public pirates would take johnson
and four years Of strong govern
ment with him.
Before 1924 comes around they
may find themselves needing some
one to enforce the law more than
they need some one warranted to
let THEM break the law.
Mr.. Lloyd, a rich Philadelphian,
is dead, leaving the worlds best
collection of Robinson Crusoe.
He had Robinson Crusoe in innum-
cradle editions and many
languages, French, Gaelic, Japan.
\, csc, German, Yiddish, etc. He had
children's editions and other edi.
tions, greatly valued because the
leaves have never been cut.
Deeply interested Defoe would
have been in this collection of his
best known book, he having spent
so much time in prison for per.
sisting in telling what he believed
to be the truth.
In these days Of "Americaniza-
ton" many might well read Defoe's
"T,,yc Rorv En1Iishunn his do.