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The Commoner
HIARCII, 1916
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for mo to prepare to go and kill my
neighbor, then, it Is wrong for the
entire nation, to prepare to kill. War
is all wrong. Let the United States
lead in peace and disarmament.
J. A. McElrath, Coleman, Tex.: I
have a son. He is just 21 years of
age. I want him to live for his coun
try instead of dying for it. The poor
men give their lives for their homes
and fatherland, while the rich men
loan their money. Why shouldn't
a rich man in time of war givo his
money also just as freely as the poor
men give their lives? The rich loan
at usury and therefore enslave the
unborn generations.
B. T. Leonard, Duncan, Okla. I
heartily endorse your position on
"preparedness" and believe 90 per
cent'of the people in this part of the
country are with you.
Charlie Myers, Barnesville, Ohio:
I believe that everyone who is
against preparedness should write to
their congressman, senators and the
President, and let' them know how
they stand on this very important
question preparedness. I, for one,t
want to help check It by getting sub
scriptions for The Commoner. I be
lieve if Mr. Bryan's paper could be
put in more homes this war scare
would die out completely as far as
the voice of the common people Is
concerned. I believe it is a move
for a few to get richer from the tax
payers. I think it fs time the gov
ernment should get busy and put a
stop to these money grabbers that
seek to embroil this country in war
that they may get richer. How long
will we stand for this state of af
fairs; does any one know?
more expense than equipment and
would not be in accord with your
policy of "the greatest good to the
greatest number."
D. G. Pickett, M. D., Fredonia, N.
Y.: So far as I am ablo to speak with
the democrats in my section, and
many of the republicans also, they
are in favor 6f the policy you are
advocating. If it is not possible,
then wo may as well havo elected
Roosevelt and prepare up to the
ninth hole and challenge the whole
world which would, of course,
bring chaos at once.
Wm. M. Pogue, Rising Sun, Md.:
I have written our congressman, sen
ators and the President, also sent in
a petition of 88 voters against any
increase in army or navy, and I im
pressed on them all the fact that the
people are against this program, and
I can not for the life of me under
stand why Wilson is for an increase.
It is going to put our party in a hole
in the coming light; if we enter on
this program we will just lose all the
ground we have gained since 189 G. I
believe the United States could and
would be doing the very best thing
to disarm the navy and army and
demonstrate to the world that we
stand on our honor and our justiee,
and that we only want what is right
and just.
C. E. Tyler, Skiatook, Okla.: I
glory in the stand The Commoner is
taking with, regard to national "preparedness."
E. Arnold, Orleans, Nebr.: I am
with you in your stand against that
lunacy called preparedness, and be
lieve that if the President persists in
it he will defeat his party. I served
nearly four years in the armies of
Grant and Sherman and I know from
personal experience that Sherman's
definition of war is right. We have
enough of hell here without war. In
the list I am sending you are seven
of my sons who I hope may read and
profit by it. Enclose find bank draft
tp pay for eight yearly subscriptions.
H. L. Bake, College Corner, Ohio:
Wo think that Mr. Bryan is doing a
great work; hope he will keepit up,
for we believe he is doing much
good. Enclosed find check to cover
three yearly subscriptions' to The
Commoner.
D. D. Jacobs, LaPayette, Ind.: I
am heartily in accord with your pres
ent attitude in regard to the prepar
ation propaganda, and think that a
polioy to equip our fighting forceg
Vith . materials purchased from big
yndicates would result naturally In
T. Percival Gerson, M. D., Los
Angeles Col.: In these times that try
men's souls, in your advocacy of
the ideal of love and justice against
hate and greed, I wish to assure you
of the support of a humble physician.
I consider wonderful your act in
stepping down from the helm of the
good ship of state, not as a despised
deserter, as the subsidized press
would have us believe, but as a real
patriot that refused to guide his be
loved charge on to the dark shoals
of infamy and chaos. I can imagine
the inner struggles endured before
your victory in the name of principle,
and the misunderstandings and in
sults that have come to you sincb.
Perhaps you felt like Henry Clay
when he said, "I would rather be
right than bo president." Becauso of
the monstrous misrepresentations by
the newspapers and magazines of
Mr. Ford and yourself, in your en
deavor to practlcalize the Golden
Rule, I have just written Mr. Ford,
suggesting that he endow an inde
pendent, strong, idealistic national
newspaper for the people. I recall how
I used to enjoy The Commoner, La
Follette's, I still do; and The Public.
But all these should be surpassed a
hundredfold, 'and could be, and then
we would begin to see a ray of hope
for the disinherited. I was glad to
hear my good friend Senator John
D. Works recently say that he was
going to oppose preparedness when
it came up in the senate.
gard the makers of war suppljcs, and
stand by Christ and Bryan wo would
securo our country against a great
evil.
Richard Moore, Billings, Morlt.:
Ninety per cent of the people in this
"neck of the woods" aro with you
and against "preparedness."
L. W. Garner, Lawrencoburg,
Tonn.: Herewith find money order to
pay for seven yearly subscriptions to
The Commoner. 'Send each a copy
of the last issue. The subscribers
aro business men, as you will seo by
their "occupation." Hope the paper
may result in much good to each of
us.
many others of this community who
aro opposed to this needless expend?
lturo of money. Herewith flndclub
of three yearly subscriptions.
Geo. M. Alexander, Claypool, Ind.:
I wish to assuro you that I do not
want to miss an lasuo of Tho Com
moner; I valuo it higher than nil the
rest of tho papers. I shall do all I
can to get moro subscribers for you.
Every American citizen should read
Tho Commoner. Herewith find club
of six.
Mrs. Sara Evon Ehrenberg, Buffalo,
N. Y.: All success to you and your
fight against military "preparedness.
Herewith club Qf five subscriptions.
H. W. Horch, Columbus, Ohio:
Kindly accept our approval of tho
stand you aro takliur nrrahiHfc thn
"preparedness" plan. I assure you !
I speak the sentiment of a great,
J. A. Wilson, My ton, Utah: Your
sentiments as to tho "craze of pre
nnrndneso." aro so completely In ac
cord with my sentiments, that I can
not add to or enlarge them. I find
these the sentiments of the people
generally.
Henry S. Griffith, South Carver,
Mass.: Shall federalism, laid on tho
shelf by our ancestors, be revived by
this generation? I don't sec how
anyone who has the least senso of
the meaning of democracy can be
hoodwinked by the IJlogical screech-
W. P. Navity, Pekln, 111. I am op
posed to "preparedness" and believe
Mr. Bryan is doing a great service
for our country In his work at tho
present time. Strength to his arm.
Herewith find remittance Xor four
yearly subscriptions to The Commoner.
S. A. Gustafson, Albright, W. Va
in a letter to Mr. T. M. MacCorkle,
Elklns, W. Va., says: I thank you
very much for your kind letter of
the 9 th inst. It Is a great pleasure
for me to know that you are still
true to the great principles that have
dominated this country in the past,
and I hope that we have enough of
sane minded men to be able to con
tinue the same in the future. It is
a pity that the leaders of this coun
try have been trapped by the sly de
vices of the manufacturers of arms
and munitions, whose patriotism is
shut up in their own pocket-book.
We should thank God for men like
Bryan and Kitchin, that aro sane
enough to see the diminishing dan
ger in the east which is consumed by
its own fury. Should we bo fool
hardy to the extent of patterning af
ter them? The only reason I had
for leaving Europe was the Intense
military preparation for which I
could find no other excuse but scien
tific murder sanctioned by custom
and perverse rules of honor, and with
this I also disagreed. From this you
can easily see that I have regarded
militarism as an evil before now, and
still hold the game view. If I had
time I would giye you pages of my
reasons against this proposed policy
because of its moral effect on the na
tion, and if the people of this coun
try in the present crisis would disre-
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