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Editorials by Commoner Readers
J. 13. Goodcll, Albuquerque, N. M.
Tho enclosed Is from a republican
paper, one that baa opposed Uryan
In tbreo campaigns, and oven avers
that It does not understand why
Bryan Is still today tho idol of all
dornocratlo democrats; yet aftor
more than ten years it shows the
folly of imperialism and even ad
mits tho weaknoss of a supremo
court which has been largely chosen
by President Taft.
As timo goes on the country is
drifting deepor and deeper into what
has been called "Bryanlsm." And
is this not a proper name, for it is
Bryan who has led tho light all
along. Others are following. Roose
velt admitted that tho recall of
Judgos would bo proper in Califor
nia, which Is Just over an imaginary
lino from Arizona, where his crea
tion (Taft) declared this reform
should not exist. Wilson was able
to sco the wisdom of placing the
courts in the hands of the people
by tho time ho reached Oregon; and,
bad the United States extended a few
hundred miles farther westward,
would have become fully convl'fod
Why even Taft himself, who sees In
a Judge tho nearest approach, on
earth, to tho Creator himself, ad
mits that It Is timo something should
bo dono. Ho sees the hand writing
on tho wall. Something will be done
aftor 1012. Yours for "Bryanlsm."
J. F. Parsons, Ogden, Utah The
Chinamen of theso western states are
vory anxious for a republic in China.
Many have contributed money to
that end and received notes similar
to our "greenbacks," payable by the
China republic In gold. Several con
sulted with mo .about it and I sug
gested to them the signs were that
Japan and England would oppose
tho establishment of a Chinese re
public and be backed in that view by
tho United States administration.
Thcso Chinamon hero say most of
tho provinces are in tho hands of tho
robols and most of tho loaders are
ablo and learned men, nearly all or
many can speak English and received
their education In tho United States,
and feel they should havo our sym
pathy in their struggle for a re
public. Tho condolence wo offered
tho South African republics I fear
is of tho same brand Undo Sam will
glvo to tho Chinese republic. Oh, for
a LaFayotto! Or, havo all such men
long sinco died?
looks up his record of cases won, of
ability shown and of legal knowledge
proven in hard fought battles
Why, then, when it comes to
selecting a candidato for an impor
tant odice, where tho ability de
manded must bo great, and where
tho position of tho applicants on the
mighty questions of the day must be
not only well understood, but so
rock-ribbed that there can be no
after dodging, and no evasion, it Is
enough to simply "question tho can
didate" and take his word for what
ho is and will do if elected?
Why not go more into details, and
do as any good business man would
do, demanding proof that the would
be officer has been an advocate of
tho principles you desire enacted Into
tho law long enough to have
those principles firmly fixed In his
mind? Then question him. and you
will havo not only the present day
statement that he will be true, but
you will also have his record of the
past to hold him in line when the
fight becomes hot, and the tendency
to quibble and to compromise and
to dodge Is before him. and when
every inducement to go bacu on his
word is being made to him.
Men will say glibly enough, "Oh,
yes, I am in favor of the initiative
and referendum, for instance, and
yot when that measure comes up for
a voto will as glibly support an
nmendment to make tho initiatory
per cent forty, as was attempted here
in Colorado, which is in effect a
death blow to such a measure. He
could comply with his ante-election
pledge and still help to practically
kill tho measure.
By selecting men who have In the
past hold certain opinions, and
fought for them, too, we make it all
tho harder for them to switch, and
at the same time make it certain just
what thoy mean when thev stand up
when wo proceed to "question tho
candidate."
it would do away with land specula
tion, with its Inflated values and put
values whoro they rightly belong.
"In conjunction with government
ownership or control of telegraph,
telephone and interstate transporta
tion and municipal ownership or
control of street railways and public
utilities, It would form tho basis of
tho best government on earth, 4of,
for and by tho people,' and is the
logical, sane, honest, Christian
method of bringing the Kingdom of
God on earth. Monopoly and privi
lege one and the same have this
country by the throat. The people
have the remedy in their own
hands. Think it over. A. A."
B. M. Olena, Champlain, N. Y.
I notice there has been considerable
discussion of late in the newspapers
in regard to selling and disposing of
a goodly number of United States
war vessels which, It is claimed, are
out of date, and therefore unservi.
able for war purposes. It BeoniB to
me In view of the fact that the
same vessels having cost the peon
of these United States hundreds of
millions of dollars, and many of
them having made a glorious record
in the Spanish-American war that
they could be converted into man
ships, or as The Commoner hai
urged, United StateB mail routei
could be inaugurated and theso ves.
sels used to carry the mails and
could also be used for the purpose
of training ships for American sea
men and midshipmen. I am not sura
but that some of them could be con
verted at very little expense into
merchant vessels and thereby ba
used as a hasis for the upbuilding of
our merchant marine, which sadly
needs a stimulus of some kind. I
hope that Mr. Bryan will take up the
fight and save these valuable war
vessels to the American people.
J. Q. Adams, Hammond, La. In
ro of letter of Levy Mayer on
corporations, why should not all of
tho profit above a certain per cent
belong to tho people? On what
theory hns one man a right to exact
a greater percentage of profit than
another?
0. C. Skinner, Montrose, Colo.
I note in Tho Commoner that Sena
tor Owen and others heartily indorso
the suggestion of Tho Commoner
that tho candidate bo asked to state
how ho stands on public questions,
which is all very woll as far as it
goes. But before the candidato is
nominated by tho party there is
somothing of more importance.
If one Is engaging a printer to
work in his offlce, he not only
questions tho candidato" but ho
wants to see recommendations as
woll.
If he is hiring an engineer for
some mportant work, ho not only
questions tho candidates" but he
wants to know whon and how the
applicant won his right to be apply
ing for tho job. l '
Tf ho Knnlrra n lon.. r
important caso, ho not only "ques
tions tho canfUrlntn" i,i.i. , WA .
case is tho lawyer applicant, but he
Jesse J. Barker, Philadelphia
Iho enclosed quotation from a
speech of William Pitt, (the rejec
tion of whose advice to George III
caused tho American revolution)
appears to me to bo apt and ai
nronrint in mnnt i, '
" " apeemes or
Mr. Taft on his 40 days' itinerary:
q."T0 tiSi!?d,to,of 'The Bulletin'
Sir: William Pitt, the English
statesman, said during a speech in
the British parliament
(a) 'To levy a tax of 7 per cent
is a dangerous experiment in a free
C0"n!7' ?"!? excit0 revolt
wiiii But there is a methd by
which you can tax the last rag from
moi,?hCkw5Sd ?le W bite Si
mouth without causing a murmor
against high taxes, and that is ?o
tax a groat many articles of dailv
use and necessity so indirectly that
tho people will pay them and not
know it. Their grumbling then will
he of hard times, but they will not
bynLn ha,d time3 -
pf all the poverty and distress Tin Zl
land of plenty. The protective tariff
and our system of taxation are tie
bulwarks of monopoly and privilege
would settle the trust que tT0n the
money question, the land question
A1?0' question, the labor auet
t on. the poverty question, the char
oypqpotePninand mak this c
The Mnn,? fi" a Way "beamed of.
ine land tax would open idla inmi
to capital and labor to'get busy?
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