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Show BOAST MAY jHURT WILSON Johnson Says Democratic Democrat-ic Candidate Confessed Confess-ed Wall St Affection. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 2. That while In a boastful mood, Govornor Wilson, npoakinjj laut night In Madison Square gardon, mado a "confession," which clarifiod the positions of himsolf and the- Wall street interests in the present pres-ent campaign, wac the assertion of Govornor Johnson In a secch at Convention Con-vention hall la8t night. "This fight Is botweon common humanity hu-manity on tho ono hand and tbo&o who wish to oxploit common huraan-Ity huraan-Ity on tho other," he declared. "Last night tho Democratic candidate for president vrae In a rather boastful mood and ho mado a statoment In Madison Square gnrdon to which 1 wish to advert for a momenL "1 will read his remarks as reported report-ed In the press. He spoke as follows: " Tho gentlemon in Wall street don't bet five to one on their destruction destruc-tion and they don't go to their business busi-ness smiling and complacent when thev expect a deluge next week.' This ho said in respect to his own attitude In the campaign and what he believed. Ho Is absolutely correct. Wall street docs not go to Its business busi-ness smiling and complacent when it expects a deluge "When Mr. Wilson made that confession he relieved us from tho necessity of making Inferences and drawing conclusions, because he told just where he Btood. and, what is more, just where Wall street stands In this contest. "And so, ray friends, you havo the position of Wall street from the very lips of Mr Wilson, in the contemplation contempla-tion of his boasted success. Wall street is smiling and complacent." Yesterday Governor Johnson covered cov-ered a schedule laid out for Colonel Roosevelt, and it was difficult rough territory to the most hardened campaigners. cam-paigners. Early in the day a rain set In and It rained intermittently until midnight Despite this Inconvenience the governor spoke in all the cities to 1 which "he had been assigned, except Dunkirk and Batavla AH the crowds were large and they frequently interrupted the governor with applause. The governor's Now York campaign cam-paign "will close todav with several speeches between here and New York and a night gathering in that city. |