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' B. W. Day, Hutchinson, Minn. I
liavo read with interest rind profit
ImoBt, but not nil, of the answers to
Sonntor Owen's pregnant question,
and have failod to find the true solu
tion to tho problem. Hero it iB: The
great mass of ignorant or indifforont
'votors, casting their ballots blindly,
'.against their own and- public inter
ests, give another kind of "intoresta"
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a cinch on a vast number of things,
which belong to the public. In some
states tho intelligent, discriminating
voters prodominato and there the
people frequently "get what they
want." For instance, Minnesota and
North Dakota, strong republican
states, elect democratic governors
but choose republican presidential
olectors. Tho people of Minnesota
demand two cent passenger fares and
four per cent railway gross earnings
tax laws and get them. Tho legisla
ture of North Dakota has passed
laws of like. importance to tho public
and equally objectionable to Big
Business. In both of these states
the percentage of illiteracy is low
and the forolgn population la com
posed largely of intelligent Germans
and Scandinavians who received good
educations in the fatherland and who
are pretty independent in their vot
ing. Tho time is not far distant
when in such states the people will
got everything they go after. Give
us an educational qualification for
voting; prepare for every election a
set of questions relating to important
issues, which every illiterate or self
evident puddin' head must answer or
be barred from the polling place and
tho residue of alert, intelligent, pro
gressive, citizens, whose votes are
now offset by a lot of incompetents
less qualified for voting than tho
average high school boy, will rule;
and tho rulers, in getting "what thoy
special interests who, while loudly
claiming to be the champions of the
peoplo'B interests, are only seeking
advantages for themselves. They
make a great noise about party loy
alty and party regularity in order to
keep the people blinded to their own
interests, ancHto cause them to lose
sight of the principles they are fight
ing for. The great body of demo
cratic voters believe in a tariff for
revenue only; but all men have a
selfish streak in them, and tho poli
ticians, supported by tho special in
terests, find it an easy matter to per
suade the democrats of a particular
locality to favor a tariff on certain
local products, and thereby forsake
the principle of tariff reform. The
democrats of other localities, influ
enced by the same considerations,
lay aside their principles and con
tend for a taTiff on local products,
thereby giving the lie to their pro
fessions of faith in state and national
platforms, and losing the confidence
of all intelligent independent voters
who after all are the controlling fac
tors, in elections. It is the same way
in other reforms in which the people
aro interested. They aTe divided
among themselves. Tho special in
terests are not fighting for principles,
hence their appeal is to local preju
dice, to personal avarice and to party
spirit. But what the people are sup
posed to be interested in are certain
great principles, the enactment of
which into law will be for the great
est good to the people at large; and
as long as they lose .sight of those
reforms, which are for the better
ment of their condition, and listen to
local, personal and party appeals, so
long will the people fail to get what
they want. Party spirit is all right
as long as the party is contending
for the rights of the people, but is
people or. get down and out for all
timo, that would make them consider
well before they accepted tainted
money, then tho people would get a
voice in steering the good old ship
of state. Fourth, Tariff for Revenue
only. Bryan is correct, Jefferson
democracy. This is an old one and
one that both the democrats and re
publicans have held up to the public
very much as the Mexicans did a rod
garment in a Mexican bull fight, to
create enthusiasm, every presidential
election, and all the time the tariff
goes higher and higher, the people
pay the debt in costlier garments,
higher building materials and leather
goods, a few individuals get rich at
tho expense of the many. And all
this time Mr. Bryan is almost alone
in this fight for education of the
people., If all the democrats that
are not hanging on the republican
band wagon, and all the republican
insurgents that believe in reforms,
would take hold of these few para
mount questions and educate the
public so they could vote intelligent
ly upon them the people would in a
very short time be able to get what
they want. As it now Is private cor
porations endeavor to keep the peo
ple divided so as to continue to reach
their pocketbooks as they have- for
years past; for thirty years, although
raised a good republican, I have
voted for these reforms whenever I
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want," will get that which, will best
promote the well being, not only of all w when lt d 'orates into
the idea of regularity alone, without
the toiler but of him who lives In
luxury from profits unjustly wrung
from toil. Lincoln said of emanci
pation that in giving freedom to the
slave we ensure freedom to the free.
So the true reformer is seeking jus
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pressed seeks to save tho oppressor
from the penalties which must in-
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thought of those principles which
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the great common people.
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Oliver Shanks, Bowen, 111. In re
ply to Senator Owen's question, will
say. Each class is against the other
class; if you make laws good for one
class the other will cry don't do that,
that would ruin my business. Bach
class wants things all their way.
That is one reason another money
shark and gamblers make the people
believe that if honest men were at
the head of the government every
thing would go to the dogs. If hon
est men get in they know they would
have to take their hands out of the
peoples' pockets; that is the reason
they fear Bryan. Another reason the
people have is they put tho dollar
above the man and above truth and
justice and the teachings of the
Bible. They care not for the cries of
little hungry children just so long
as they can fill their pockets with
the almighty dollar. They preach
Jesus but don't do anything Ho
taught; they forget the golden rule
and tho sormon on the mount. An
other reason they aro party blind;
they would vote for a yellow dog If
he ran on their ticket anything to
get my man in, even if he does rob
me. How long, oh Lord, how long,
will tho people be fooled? Just as
long as human selfishness rules the
world. '
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THE COMMONER
Lincoln, Neb.
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L. N. Burnett, Gentry, Ark. In re
ply to the query of Senator Owen, I
will say that the people, while clothed
with the authority of rulers, and
while exercising that authority to
some extent, in tho small concerns
of life, aro so engrossed in their lo
cal affairs that they are disposed to
leave the government of stato and
nation to self-seeking politicians and
Frank L. Wood, Vallery, Colo.
The people don't rule, they do not
get what they want. They get what
a' majority of the Aldrich-Cannon re
publican machine dictated by the in
terests give them. Bryan's idea
Education is the keynote. The people
need reforms, and will get them soon
er or later, if not through either of
the two old parties, a new party will
spring up and will give perhaps only
a partial relief. Why not educate
the masses upon all tho economic
questions. Paramount at present are
the following: Money, or circulating
medium If the government to make
money good has to stand behind it,
even to the extent of shouldering the
musket to protect it. then whv
should not tho government handle
it and govern the volume of it, in
stead of private Individuals and so
called financiers hitched up to tho
Aldrich-Cannon band wagon and
democratic go as you please gold
brick assistant. Second, Government
ownership of all public utilities
The people pay the bills. Why should
a few men be allowed to carry off
tho surplus; give the people these
necessities at cost. Where there are
at present fifty employed by corpor
ation methods, seventy-five would
be employed if controlled by the gov
ernment at only eight hours instead
of twelve; this additional money paid
employers would be left in circula
tion, instead it Is now taken to
Europe. The Gould heirs and many
others married to foreign titles tell
tho story of millions taken out of
circulation in this country by heirs
of these private corporations and
that mentioned is only a small Item
of tho saving to this people. Third,
Tho initiative and referendum, the
recall of public servants, thus any
public servant must either serve his
Six below normal tho Government Crop Tto
portor says the condition of wlntor and .spring
wheat was In Montana July 1. 1910, asalnst 12
below normal in tho United States. In this dry
year Montana Increases lbs yield of Brain whUo
crops aro perishing from drouth In less favored
regions.
Why notjoln tho thousands of now settlers
who aro building homes and fortunes on Mon
tana's Tertllo Qolds? In Montana free govern
ment land may bo had; and deeded raw lands,
Improved farm?, and truit tracts may bo bought
at low prices. In avcrago yield and farm value
per aero of crops Montana lends all states. MQ
llons of acres of fertllo land havo never been
plowed. ITcro Is land for tho homesceker, and
opportunities of all kinds for tho enterprising.
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