Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-30
THE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN, PRIMARIES

All that remains for the Republicans of Califor-
nia with respect to the presidential contest IS LOT men
to decide whether it is better for them to remain
"oya" to the California candidate or whether they
should give their allegiance to their party.
Senator Johnson has made his campaign anu lost
Under conceivable circumstances can ne become
the candidate. He has submitted his claims to the
people of the United States and his opponent mas won
victory such has seldom been registered IN the MS
tory of the country In convention states and primary
states alike Mr.. Coolidge has swept the field 1t mas
been vote of confidence of most remarkable charac-
ter Mr. Johnson's campaign managers and campaign
contributors have retired taking the verdict as decisive
and final. A less pugnacious man than the senator
would accept the situation but he and his most Jealous
friends insist on his taking the count
It is regretable that Senator Johnson found it ne
cessary to make war upon Coodge ana the party. Inc
efforts of his campaign have been to dscredlt ooth
he had found them vulnerable he could have won ana
he staked his fate upon that issue His tactical error
was of course made when he determined TO be can
didate He forecasted wrongly. Having decided
to become candidate his only course was to show tha
Mr.. Coolidge is unworthy of confidence 10 that end
he made use of all the scandal genuine and false that
bitter partisans of the opposing party could dig up
There has been in all such disregard of the common
laws of evidence such utter abandonment OF the rules
of fairness that the people have resented it. 1t IS
trait of human nature to goat the downfall OF
men in high places; but fortunately there is an over
balancing quality. That is the of justice and
fair play Sacrificing Mr. Coolidge to make Roman
holiday has not worked 1t IS logical therefore that
those who have engaged IN that effort should sqlIet
upon the solid rock of sound character Storms beat
in vain upon all such.
friends are insisting that the California delegation to
the Cleveland convention be given to Senator Johnson,
even though his defeat already known; even though
he will have only handful of delegates IN that party
conclave This, they argue, is to demonstrate that
California is back of the senator. But this argument
is unsound. To support him under present crcum-
stances put the seal of approval upon the sena
tors attacks upon Mr.. Coolidge and the Republican
party 1t will be that the president IS untrst-
worthy and his party is corrupt. No Republican is
called upon to do that merely to exonerate Senator
Johnson in his wrong doing. The well-ngh universal
dated that contention. For the Republican voters OF
California to express such judgment will be to do
themselves a grievous wrong. Mr. johnson is still
senator For that office the people have given him
strong support They will not be voting for hlm Tor
senator next Tuesday On that day there will be an
entirely different issue nvolved that has already
been settled on the side of right.
1t is automatic that everybody knows more than
any body. Therefore, why should California follow
even its favorite when he has been wrong
The state has another senator 1t has II representa-
tives Their standing, their influence at Washington
are to be considered Senator JOhnsons personal and
political welfare not all that to be taken into
Count Through the contact of these others with the
administration this state is likely to gain much as
through blind adherence to Senator Johnson when he
amuck.
Of direct and immediate Importance to the people
Of Imperial VALLEY is the fate of the project in
volved in the construction of the Boulder D2n. Mr..
Coolidge favorable to this development. So is Sem
ator Johnson and he will remain in Washington to
carry on work for the enterprise He has absened
himself for many weeks, at critical time for the
measure. why should the people of this valley be
more loyal to him than he has been to them?)
It is obvious that Republicans of Imperial county
should give their full support to Coolidge next Tuesday
at the polls
THE WORLD COURT AGAIN