The Washington times., 1922-07-29
johnson HITS
HARD IN FIRST
CAMPA|G DAY
Going in With Both Fists, "
Senator Tells Big Audience
.s In Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES. July 2s.-United
States Senator Hiram w. johnson
fired his opening shot in the primary
campaign here last night when he
addressed a huge crowd at Philhar-
monte Auditorium. He said, in part:
II am here. my friends, to engage
In a political fight. I am here TO
engage with both fists In that politi-
cal fight. ] am here. to deal with
those who believe in assassination OF
character and I want to say TO you
that. no character assassin is going
to get by In this campaign.
THE candidates OF this campaign
are of the same old gang. and We
will do in this campaign as we olo
in every other campaign OF this sort
and victory Will be ours on Au'
gust 20"
Political Evolution.
Under our first direct primary,
in 1910, q political revolution oc'
Cured here, which, in It's far-reacn-
ing results and It's beneficent con-
sequences, has neither. rival nor
equal In the stories OF the common
wealths of the nation.
"a State, which for nearly forty
years had been administered as q
mere part OF a great railroad cor
porat ton was suddenly transmitted
into a peoples government. ON
ces awarded for faithful service 70
the corporations, We're transmuteo
into public trusts and officials whose
allegiance was first to q railroad
company and next to the people
were replaced by those who had
given an undivided allegiance to
the electorate alone. ,
"A program Of beneficent legisla.
ton ameliorating living conditions OF
humanity, providing for the maimeo
in industry, nuturing, protecting ana
conserving children, limiting the
hours of labor Of women compelled
to toll, and alleviating their condi-
ton, rendering justice to men heavily
laden with life burdens, was not only
conceived, but fully executed.
such work could not be done but
in the face Of manifold difficulties
and against bitter and vindictive op.
position. .
THE attack 10 general all over the
land now upon this fight that the
whole electorate should have. We
must never again permit the weak or
the grabbing or the covetous or the
corrupt politicians to work their will
In political conventions.
For the first time In the history
Of tariff making, California and the
West have received some measure OF
justice. Our products are In the
main fairly protected.
Before the Judiciary Committee
of the United States Senate is pend
ing today an amendment proposed by
me to the Constitution Of the United
States by which Congress Is given
the power to protect and conserve
the children Of the land.
Appeal to Hysteria.
Regarding foreign policy, the ap-
peal IL made to the hystsria which
naturally has come out Of the great
world war and to the ignorance of
good people upon international sf.
fairs. In the treaty OF Versailles we
were presented with the League Of
Nations as the world's panacea and
as the preventive OF futrre war.
Finally to the people them
selves (192ol came the question for
decision. BY 1000, 900 majority
they registered their will, and
America has remained the America
OF Washington, Of Lincoln and or
Roosevelt. -, ..... IT..
THE national Administration has
pursued ito definite policy OF
keeping out Of the European en-
tanglements.
The four.power pact I opposed.
I believed I was right then, I be-
lisve now was right. but for veal
or for woe the four-power pact 10
forever removed from the United