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Show 8iHI1Sfilljri,M JLii J1 JUL y iLU SiiLy JL a M f fcy Johnson Contrasts Speech of Wilson With That of Roosevelt Chovennc, Aug. 31. Governor lll-ram lll-ram W. Johnson of California, vice presidential candidate of the Progressive Progres-sive party, arrived here last night and addressed a capacity audlenco at the C.ipital avenue theater. His ppeoch was often inteiruptcd by cheers. At times the orchestra and galleries galler-ies was a sea of waving red bandannas bandan-nas Governor Johnson said In part: "At last the Ameilcan people can turn from fighting a sham battle upon political Isauos to a real struggle with real consequences "In this year 1912 It is given to us to be a part In the great con tost where economic Justice Is the goal With what relief wo may turn from the platitudinous plea of tho platform adopted at Chicago in Juno and the Impossible opportunism of that of Baltimore to a declaration of principles princi-ples of living, breathing vitality of real human interest." Contrasting Theodore Roosevelt's Chicago address with Governor Wilson's Wil-son's speech of acceptance, Governor Johnson said: "I listoned with Intense Interest to tho remarkable address of our leader, which has been designated as his 'confession of faith,' and Just afterward af-terward J read with the utmost caro the speech of acceptance of the Democratic Dem-ocratic candidate for president. I commend these two documents to every ev-ery thoughtful American citizen, that ho may read both and that when he has concluded the reading of both he asks himself the question, which of theso two meu, evon asBumlng them to bo equal in other respects, announces an-nounces himself with greater clarity, with greater strength, with greator' cortalnty, which document do I bettor understand and which man can I better bet-ter picture from tho print beforo mo? "If you will read these two documents, docu-ments, which presumably state tho exact attitude of each of the real contesting con-testing candidates, and If you will thoughtfully thereafter answer thoBe questions to yoursolf, there will be no doubt of your cholco at the November No-vember election. "Clear, forceful, direct and certain Is the pronouncement of Roosevelt, and 1 challenge you to apply a single one of theso adjectives to the pronouncement pro-nouncement of tho Democratic candidate" candi-date" Discussing tho tariff, Governor Johnson declared that the Progressive Progres-sive party stands positively for a protective pro-tective tariff but Insists "on a tariff which Bhall be represented In the "pay envelopes of the laborer." He continued: j "I would not hae you beliove the j |