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M. O. HASKELL, President.
II. E. DAVIS. Casffipf-' '
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THE ANNUAL BANQUET
Tho annual banquet of the agonts
of-THE MIDWEST LIFE was given at
the Lindell hotel on the evening of
the 29th of January, 1916. Hereto
fore the speeches at those banquets
have boon made by tho regular agonts
of the company who wore giving full
time to its service. This year the fol
lowing bankers wore the speakers:
W B. Ryons, cashier of tho First Na
tional bank, Lincoln; J. W. Welpton,
president of tho Exchange, bank,
Ogallala; J. M. Riley, cashier of the
Security State bank, Lawrence; O. E.
Mickey, president of the Osceola
bank; and George N. Seymour, presi
dent of tho Elgin State bank. H. C.
Johnson,, an agent of the company,
s"ang two or three solos.
; Two members of tho State Insur
ance board, were present, Auditor W
H. Smith and Governor John H.
Morehead, and they each.gavp a short
, talk which was very much appre-
1V4RIVUII
ThbMidwestLife
k U1W,JN,SB"ASKA.
muJ.lrCHfAHY SELLING
UAMNTEED COST LIFE IHSURANCE
I certainly endorse and -support him
in the position he has taken in regard
to tho "preparedness" question; also
the great work he has done and is
doing for international peace. May he
bo blessed with health and a long
life of usefulness for the great com
mon people, for they have no greater
friend or more able advocate. En
closed find money order to pay for
flvo subscriptions.
Lillian V. Beasley, New Ulysses,
Kans.: I have sent in a number of
petitions against armament, and
think the defenders of President Wil
son's "preparedness" program are in
the minority here. I wish The Com
moner success.
military equipment that may here
after be required for the national
defense, to the end that every penny
appropriated for such purposes will
go to the nation's benefit and not as
profit to private unpatriotic selfish
interests.
E. L. Montgomery, Grand Rapids,
Mich.: I consider the coming cam
paign as the most important and, I
might say vital, that this nation has
ever experienced. Every patriotic
democrat who is a Commoner reader
should subscribe for at least ten
copies to be sent to his acquaintances
where they will do good. Enclosed
find my check for $G.OO and names
and addresses of ten subscribers.
A. II. Olmstead, St. Louis, Mich.:
Best wishes for the good work you
are doing in the interest of human
ity. Herewith find club of three
yearly subscribers to The Common
er.
Jno. M. Wood Linden, Va.:
Strength to W. J.'s arm; may his
views prevail, unto the undoing, of.
the militaristic party. Enclose find
post office money order to pay for
flvo yearly subscriptions.
against trusts' and combines. I some
times foil as if he was all there was
between us and eternity. I am one
of the first subscribers, read the first
copy and want to read it as long as
I live.
J, A. Erikson, Fertile, Minn.: En
closed find remittance to pay for
club of eight yearly subscriptions.
We are sending the paper to some of
our best customers as a Christmas
gift.
G. -W. Waisner, Sheridan, Wyo.:
I am strictly in sympathy with The
Commoner on "preparedness." I
can only say God bless the great Com
moner and his work. Enclosed find
my check for seven yearly subscriptions.
J. Janford Perry, Jerico, Ky.: I
nm with The Commoner. Herewith
find remittance to pay for club of
ten yearly subscriptions.
M. P. McGraw, McGraws, W. Va.:
At this writing there are about thirty
people in my store, and of that num
ber I only find one in favor of the
so-called "preparedness" bill Tor
more preparedness. Keep up the
work, W. J. B., the masses are with
you. Please send your paper to the
enclosed ilst 0f five yearly sub
scribers and find check to cover the
same,.
G. L. Coffenborry, Cleveland, 0., in
a letter to Hon. E. I. Emerson,
2L ' ,8ayf: As yxl know con
gress is being urged to appro
priate vast sums of money for
increases in the naval and military
jr; meruuie tnought and
ltt,Zrli0tloclu-
priations fo7 riimary ZZTt
wisely and economically spent are
mor j than ample to maintain SnaiS?
SSod?ttVyQ SUffflclent f0r a11 legitimate
needs. So far as I have been able
to learn, no good reason has been
given, or justificr.tion shown for
such extensive military preparation
nan'd3 521 IITJ "er
Hv!nir YwVr y masons for be-
ture, to stampede congress and til
more firmlv tJ:7. ' and would
small but ambition mim present
Hit f "ssr'pS
manufacture lui U .ISoTKS
Dan T. Welty, Buhl, Ida. I like
The Commoner very much and have
always admired Mr. Bryan for the
stand he takes on all public ques
tions. I surely will agree with him
for peace at any price rather than
the horrors of war, which language
can not express.
Father of Five Sons: Millions for
good roads, but not one cent for armaments.
Guy B. Carr, Glenwood, Ind.: Many
thanks to Mr. Bryan for the good
work he is doing. Let the good work
go on. Herewith find $1.20 for my
own renewal and the subscription of
a friend; will send other subscrip
tions as I secure them.
J. H." Stussy, Vesper, Kansas: I
am against war, against "Prepared
ness." I am fully in mind and- ac
tion With Hon. W. J. Bmn. T wrnto
a letter to our congressman some
time ago in the' name of our com
munity, that we are against militar
ism; that we don't want misery,
starvation and bloodshedding here,
like the latio-s of Europe are now
prostrated with. We don't need
such taxation; we don't , want . our
sons or relatives to be compelled to
enlist in tho army, Let qur govern
ment be neutral to all of the Euro
pean nations alike, and we, need not
be afraid of any of them getting af
ter us. The people should wake up
before it is too late.
T. A. Walsh, Spokane, "Wash.: The
opposition delight in alluding to Mr.
Bryan indirectly as a "Peace at any
i'nv.c ionise, wmen is a libel. Our
fire-eating, militaristic friends should
be referred to as advocates of "War
for any reason." ' Both expressions
represent extreme views, and there
is as much sense in one as the other.
J. H. Ham, Charlotte, N. C: I am
right with The Commoner against
nrennrpHnAaa n-nn-' i,,. ...
. -- ..sUU, uuu uuvo bo written
Congressman Webb and Senator
Simmons Think it will mean the
-m.i, ui Yvnauu n nis program is
carried through, however he unfor
tunately has been led into this error
he is making.
W. E. White, Taylorsvilie, N. C:
Lor)eiLa man 1? ways Pleas the
Lord, he maketh even his enehiies to
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AVHAT PRESIDENT! WILSON
SHOULD ANSWER
Since President Wilson is about to
tour the country In behalf of his
preparedness plans, its is desirable
that ho give the public exact infor
mation on the following matters:
1. With what nation or nations
does he think there is danger of
war?
2. What cause of war exists with
it or them?
3. If the cause is due to some
fault of ours, why does he not urge
its immediate removal? If it is the
fault of the other side, why not pub
licly urge its submission, t'p arbitra
tion, if other peaceful means of ad
justment seem hopeless. Or wny not
insist at,, once .on palling a conference
to discuss the matter instead of wait
ing for tho end of the. war to call
one.
4. If he has no reason to believe
that there is danger of war with any
nation that he can name, what makes
him afraid?
To argue for preparedness, while
leaving these questions unanswered,
or only partly answered, is to argue
from unproven premises. Such an
argument can demonstrate hmfiiinn-
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A GOOD CHANGE
Hon' P q?G' Gra?d Rapids' MUSH.:
Hqi r ; ; Sherwod of Ohio, Jan. 4
1916 hi house of representatives a
given in The Commoner of January
expresses my sentiments thorough!
A. M. Grimes, Walnut Ridge, Ark
I am against preparedness excent tl
Peace. I am glad God has snarL n
man like W. J. Bryan todSKX us
Wrong food and drink cause a lot
of trouble in this world. To change
is first aid When a person is' ill, par
ticularly froih stomach arid nervous
troubles. As 'arir HlUstratiohfA lady
in Mo. was brought around to health
again by leaving' oh! feoffee aha' some
articles of food-that 'did'1 not' agree
with lier. -
She says: ; '
'''For a number of years X suffered
with stomach and tboWel' trouble
which kent getfing or'se until x was
ill mpst of the time. About four
years ago I left off coffee arid began
using Postum. My stomach and
bowels improved right along, but I
was so reduced in flesh and so nerv-
that the least thing would .over
come me. '
mT,-ie-n- X irnailee? my fpod and .be
gan using Grape-Nuts in addition to
S?nm; ve4 on ese two Prin
cipally for about four months. Day
2Hia?J gained Ih flesh and strength
until the nervous trouble had dis
appeared. T fool 1, T 1 "
t ".! a . -!. x owe my
health to Postum and Grape-Nuts.
H;rUSaind was troubled, for a long
wJP1 casIonal cramps, and
m ? Flually I Prevailed upon
him to leave off coffee and take
Postum After he tried Postum for
a few, days he found that he could
I.e,eLandt,that his cramps' disap-..
ESf ' drHe uever went back to cof-
? naTn? ?i7en b Dostum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cerealthe original form
-must be well boiled. 15c and 25c
packages.
Instant Postum a soluble powder
dissolved quickly in- a cup of hot
water, and, with cream arid Bugar,
makes a delicious beverage instantly
30c and 50c tins.
Bothkinds ate equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason' for" Postum;
-sold' by Grocers. I
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