The Washington times., 1923-11-16
johnson 5 HAT
IS THROWN
IN RING
Senator Outlines His Platform
as Candidate for the
Presidency.
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his political friends ct the Drak.
Hotel at 5 o'clock this evening.
theoretically under our system
the people themselves elect their
President. The States with presi-
Dental preference primaries not
only recognize this theory but put
It In practice. Ti1ey preserve The
spirit as well az the letter Of
American institutions. It IL an
Americans birthrigft to submit
himself and his political tenets
to the decision Of his fellow
citizens.
Entitled 10 Decision.
He is entitled to their decision.
anu they are entitled to make Il.
recognise no prescriptive right
TO office; and / deny that anyone
or any number Of men may dis
reaard popular will, and in de-
fiarlce of It, dictate our candidate.
Peculiarly should this be 50 at
the present timc.
There Is discontent abroad in
the land; there IS threatened dis
party. The discomfort and party
differences arise not because Of
popular government but from
the lack OF {. Two warning
PHILOSOPHERS Of government In
the Nation, just as in the State
from which ] come, struggle for
mastery. designate them as you
will. the contest between them Is
age-old. The ono ultra conserv-
alive, rnaterialistic, stolidly and
stubbornly resisting any change
and vigorously contesting every
human advance. invites an ultra
radicalism. The other, mindful
Of existing rights, but recognizing
conditions and mankind's grad
ual progress, is idealistic and for.
ward looking.
An Old Struggle.
It avoids alike ultra conserva.
tisnn and ultra radicalism. It's
the old, old struggle beginning
In the early days Of mans first
achievement. never ending since.
Reaction and progress must fight
It out again in the Republican
party IN the coming presidential
primary. I question not men
now, but their philosophy OF
government. That which obtains
at Washington does not fit pres
emit day needs. Ultra conserve
tism there rules: progressiyisfn
challenges it. And the ensuing
contest will determine whether
the Republican party shall be
the permanent instrument of re-
action or whether it shall re-
spond to present day conditions
and aspirations. We would have
g, revitalized Republican party, a
party representing alone it's rank
and file, the instrument neither
Of static reaction nor destructive
radicalism. Only such a party
with broad understanding, vision
and human sympathy Of pro-
gressivism can solve our press
ing demands and problems.
Foreign Affairs.
Not only is there the funda.
mental and irreconcilable differ
ences in our domestic politics, but
q like divergence, perhaps even Of
greater importance, in relation to
our foreign affairs.
A foreign policy once entered
upon may with difficulty be
changed. One false move may
/ do what years may not undo.
The whole future Of national
existence may be endangered by
the ill-considered act of a day.
I'm against the League of Nations
and all its subsidiaries, member
ship in which would tend to par
ticipation directly or Indirectly in
the League. To take us into the
League Court or to involve us In
the political struggle abroad in
eyitably will draw us into the
European maelstrom from which
we fondly imagined the election
of 1920 had delivered us. OF
course, we would always promote
peace and endeavor to prevent
war.
we would help Europe in any
rational way. We would continue
to alleviate suffering. clpthe the
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