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DECEMBER, 1915
The Commoner
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Escabana, Mich., Nor. 20,
1016 The Commoner, lin-
coin, Neb.: the first page of
the November Commoner
should be posted upon every
whII in the. United States,
that all the people may read
it and think about it.
Yours truly,
0 JOS. F. CUDDY.
that if that plan is frustrated the
people will have to wake up to their
peril and circulate petitions to send
to their congressmen protesting
against those military measures.
There ought to be some concerted
plan started for that purpose, and
some one in every city, town and
school district in this country that
would be glad to do that work. I
have started such a petition, and find
that a large majority are pleased to
sign it.
Sylvester Hassel, Williamston, N.
C: I have taken The Commoner ever
since its first publication, and I be
lieve you to be the most Christian
statesman in the world, and that, for
the last twenty years the Lord has
made you a greater blessing to your
country than a y other man in it.
and I desire to thank Him for your
character, your ability, and your pat
riotism. Especially do I endorse
your earnest opposition to making
the United States a military nation,
and I believe that .the great masses
of our people heartily approve of
your course in this matter.
S. C. Clbson, San Leandro, Cal.:
Please accept my hearty congratula
tions on your attitude on war meas
ures. I feel sure that a large per cent
of the best element of the country are
with you, and ust that this ele
ment will make its self heard in the
coming session of congress.
Floyd Bnshnell, Butte, Mont.: I
admire your stand' on the prepared
ness plan, and I believe the large ma
jority of the working men of this
country are with you. I have great
confidence In you and I believe that
you are sincerely working for the
common people, no matter what the
cost. May you be spared many years
to espouse the cause of the common
man.
F. R. Constance, "Waupaca, Wis.:
I notice with a great deal of interest
the controversy going on over "pre
paredness." I can but feel that your
position is right and that this "pre
paredness programme" is fostered
and being pushed by that same ele
ment whom J. Clark Ridpath spoke
of in 1896 when he said "They (the
money trust) would plunge the whole
world into war to enrich their un
holy coffers." I notice that yourself,
President Wilson and Mr. Roosevelt
are quoting Scripture, and I wonder
you have not call td their attention
to Matt. XXVI.: 52. If we are going
to have any Scripture, and the Chris
tian religion amounts to anything, let
us have quotations from the New
Testament, not the old. I am opposed
to a big army or navy. Let us re
member Lincoln's remark that "The
strength of a nation lies not in
armies, etc., etc., but in a contented
People." I can not quote exact, but
you probably recall the passage to
which I refer.
read. I beliovo tho stand Mr. Bryan
21SE X. rleht and wU1 revail- It
merits the support of tho American
people. 1 served three years in the
Civil war. Don't want to fio to war
any more, nor have any of my boys
go. But if country should bo at
tacked by any foreign foe, we would
all go to its defense. God bless W.
J. Bryan and give him strength to
continue the good work he is doing.
I. W. Howerth, Berkeley, Cal.: I
approve most heartily of your whole
attitude with respect to "prepared
ness." I regard tho question as one
of the utmost gravity. If tho plan
approved by tho President is entered
upon, we shall have committed our
selves to a policy which has invari
ably proved disastrous.
W. W. Palmer, Glasco, Kansas:
You can depend upon me doing all I
can to inqreaae the circulation of The
Commoner. In its columns I get
lore raluabl political reading than
Irwin B. Linton, Washington, D.
C: Before tho receipt of tho last
copy of your "Commoner," I had ex
pressed to friends my conviction of
the correctness of your position re
specting the present craze for "pre
paredness." Please accept my con
gratulations upon the noble, cour
ageous, Christian spirit you show. It
is strange that the folly of expending
vast sums at this particular time in
preparing for war does not appear
to those other honest men in our
party as it does to Mr. Kitchin and
yourself. It looks as if the whole
world including our beloved United
States is to bo caught in the whirl
of war-mad men as they dash blindly
onward. But thank God, it probably
means the near approach of the glor
ious "Prince of Peace" in person.
Rev. J. Wilson Brown, Sharpsburg,
Pa.: I am taking the liberty of writ
ing to you to express my pleasure
and appreciation for tho strong stand
you have taken on international
peace, based on the principles of the
sermon on the mount. What a great
opportunity we as a nation now have
to teach the other nations of the
world some beautiful and all import
ant lessons on what is truly the basis
of true and permanent peace. I am
so pleased to know that you see this
thing from a Christian standpoint,
and trust that God may raise up for
us other true Christian statesmen
who will carefully and prayerfully
influence and direct the affairs of our
country at this critical time.
Fdna H. Edwards, Chicago, 111.: I
can not resist the temptation to write
you a letter giving my most emphatic
approval and hearty thanks for the
work you are trying to do and are
doing for the people of this country.
I have just finished reading the No
vember issue of The Commoner, and
I am delighted to know there still
are a few publications who are on tho
side of the people. You have a soul
as big as a mountain, and a brain to
match it. What puzzles me is how
any minister of the goBpel can oppose
your views on this question of pre
paredness. It is such good, common
sense. Thanking you for your work
in behalf of the American people.
L. McGown, Bangor, Maine: I am
with you in the belief of peace, and
hope you can exert influence enough
over congress and the people to keep
us away from militarism.
Ross L. Finney, Valley City, N.
Dak.: Though but a voice out of the
multitude, I wish to have my say to
u ? because you of all men can say
what I say to you if you think It
worth saying-so that the whole na
Son can hear it. ft
that this armament "hurrah nails
irnm the steel trust. The tariff by
SSEb 600 000.000 of steel water
was given a market value is gone. The
Foreign war market will come pres-
FIGHTING THE WAR SPIRIT
From tho Nashvlllo TcnncsBcan.
ently to an end. Then times will be
dull. Then the public must be hoaxed
in some new way if they arc still to
fatten the trust. This preparedness
nonsense sounds to me like bluster
to that end. Otherwise, how explain
tho unanimity of the press and tho
sameness of their arguments, i.e.,
the appeal to tho mothers that pre
paredness saves lives? How account
for the resolutions from business as
sociations unless they have been
coached into believing it means
"prosperity." How long shall tho
concentration of wealth continue un
checked while the interests hoax and
fool the people? What will tho end
be? If it looks that way to you, say
so, loud; tho papers won't!
Ed. F. Reaser, Roedsville, W. Va.:
It should bo an encouragement to
know that there are a number of
people capable of appreciating the
fact that avarice and ignorance can
not reach all of America' distin
guished sons. America's sons are not
raised to bo soldiers. We want none
of the Swiss model compulsory ser
vice. There Is a large faction look
ing to you for leadership. Surely
the right will triumph.
D. P. DoYoung, New York, N. Y.:
I have read with considerable satis
faction those parts of The Commoner
which oppose the President's plan
for "preparedness." All this wave of
sentiment for a largo army and navy
Is Inspired by the Interests, who al
ways regulate the valve of the press
of the country. The rank and file of
the people do not see the need of a
great army, which would be another
burden to the taxpayer. What we
need, and all we need, Is more ef
fective naval preparation, in the way
of submarines, and a discontinuance
of tho construction of large and help
less battleships. This can be done
without an Increased appropriation
of any importance, and it Is all the
defence plan we need. Furthermore,
greater economy in tho letting of
navy contracts, would provide a
CTeater sum of money for naval prep
aration. The one difficult thing in
this country, however, Is to get the
truth to tho people The eastern
press will not publish anything
which opposes its views. The public
can not get tho facts; it only gets
what tho newspapers will let out. I
trust that Mr. Bryan will again prove
himself strong enough to out-general
the interests at Washington this year,
as he did at Baltimore, and as he
has done on many notable occasions
in his life.
G. W. Kopp, South Bend, Ind.: In
my opinion this war-preparedness
scheme is gotten up by the republican
party to defeat tho democratic party
next year, am! if President Wilson
and his administration will stand for
it they will be beaten just as sure as
two and two mako four.
J. E. Lemon, Nash, Okla.: It Is
characteristic of the American people
to be easily swppt off their feet, the
President being tho latest and most
distinguished example. No one
doubts the President's sincerity when
he says that he advocates preparation
for defense only, neither do we doubt
tho sincerity of Emperor William
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