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Show A GREAT DEMOCRATIC GOV-ERNOR GOV-ERNOR Is the tltlo of an oxcoptlonnlly Interesting Inter-esting nnd coqclso study of Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota In Tho World's Work for April. Mr. Wlnthrop B. Chamberlain, tho author, Bums up somewhat as follows: "Gov. Johnson has often been compared with Lincoln, Lin-coln, whom ho resomblos In physical mako-up as well us In the success with which ho has overcomo untoward un-toward circumstances and has cm-braced cm-braced opportunity as it arose. But his political career thus far recalls rather rath-er that of drover Clovoland up to tho tlmo of his triumphant election ns governor gov-ernor of Now York. Llko Clovoland, ho was tho Instrument used by tho people peo-ple ofo great stato to robuko political" corruption. Llko Cleveland, ho has proved that tho popular reliance upon him was well foundod. But ho possesses pos-sesses somo characteristics valuable In w public man that Clovoland lacked, such as gonlallty, approuchnblllty, readiness as n spoakor. Ho has tho courngo of Hughes tompered by tho tact of Taft. Ho Is as convinced of tho supremo necessity of law onforco-ment onforco-ment as Ilonsevelt, but Impulsive. denunciation de-nunciation of those who do not agree with lilm would bo quite forolgn to his character. It Is tho charm of his personality .that makes a friend of ' every man who comes within' tho' ra- ' dlus of his Influence Often radical ' In utterance, he is usually conservative conserv-ative In action. Conservative states manshlp ho has uevor as yet shown In great measure, yet ho Is sensitive to the thoughts of. tho masses and knows how to plvo It effective expression. |