The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-24
THE. NEWEST U. S. SENATOR.

Magnus Johnson, who has just been elect
ed to the United States senate in Minnesota
in a race in which the republican candidate
ran a close second and the democratic candl-
date poor third, insures another agtator and
disturbing clement in the membership OF that
body. johnson ran as a farmer-labor candidate,
and during the campaign announced his IN
tention OF affiliating with the LaFollette
group of radicals in congress. Johnson, in
his campaign speeches, gave the people OF his
state and the nation the best portrait OF him
self He told audiences all over Minnesota
that he is a common, ordinary sort OF man
and that he is proud Of it. He said he doesn't
care thing about history-that sounds like
an echo-because he cannot see anything IN
it, He also says he doesn't give damn
for books"
Mr.. Johnson has some definite ideas on
some subjects, and some indefinite ideas on
some other subjects. For instance, he be-
heves chose lawyers" at Washington only
try to confuse the people, and, like Daniel
Boone. who said he felt ordained to settle
the wilderness" of kentucky, Mr.. Johnson
feels it is a solemn obligation for him to
straghten things out at Washington. He
promises to dc that when they start TO
make long speeches and try to mix things up
with their parliamentary procedure Mr.
Johnson gives assurance that he will do some
untangling when he goes to Washington. AS
to his indefniteness, Mr.. Johnson reveals that
he is willing to let some of the chosen ones
make up his mind for him. He declares;
| don't believe in being too definite on
issues I'll wait until | get Brookharts
report before | decide on foreign lrela-
tons. I don't want to get tangled up
before | know something La Toilette
knows lot about these things and I'll
listen to him. But there is not a man,
woman or child who is going to tell
Magnus Johnson where he IS at
Senator Brookhart, of Iowa, was much
impressed with the soviet government Of
Russia. It might develop that Mr. Johnson,
too, will be impressed with bolshevism after
he talks with Senator Brookhart. In the
meantime more Americans, who have the in
terest of their country at heart, will probably
prefer to agree with the policies outlined by
the two last national administrations with
reference to the Moscow regime. The spec
tacle of United States senator's lnclinng to
bolshevik theories, therefore, is a dread pos
sibity. Mr.. Johnson also said in his speech
es
can vote yes with La Toilette in
keeping the supreme court from declar
ing acts of congress unconstitutional.
Exactly; he knows enough to follow his
leader, who is the radical senator from Wis
consin, and who would tear down. by attack
ing the highest tribunal of justice in the
country, that part of the federal constitution
which created it. He knows enough also to
vote yes on legislation designed by the La
Toilette Brookhart crowd to force the rail
roads into bankruptcy and government own
ership. Yes Mr. Johnson knows lot of
things but what he knows best is to line up
with the radicals in congress.
That is the kind of who has been
elected to one of the most dignihed Offices
within the gift of the people, and one of the
most exacting He doesn't ''give a damn"
for books nor for smart lawyers. 1t seems
that the only thing he cares about is to see
that Senator LaFollette holds the hoop just
right for him to jump through.