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Show Sen. Norris Would ! Elect BL W. Johnson WEST POINT, Neb.. April 16. Speaking here J.his evening in the interest in-terest of the candidacy of Senator Hi am W. Johnson. Senator George W. Norris, declared it his belief it was necessary to elect Senator Johnson president if this country Is to maintain Its Independence of government and-promote and-promote the liberty and freedom of Its! people. Senator Norris said Johnson I was a representative of the common I people, without funds with Avhich to wage a presidential campaign "such! as his opponents are conducting." "If Sonator Johnson's efforts to conscript con-script (he wealth of the corporations in 1917 by levying even heavier income in-come taxes had been successful," Norris Nor-ris asserted, "high coats of Hying 1 would be unknown today." j Senator Norris denounced the league, of nations nnd the peace treaty as "the most dishonest, unjust, dishonorable dishonor-able and sinful document humrfn mind ever conceived." Ho advocated more freedom of speech and the press, and unrestricted privilege of peaceable assemblage. as-semblage. oo |