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Editor The Commoner: There was
hold at Plymouth, Indiana, Monday,
July 9th, a great food conservation
mooting. It was attended by more
than 20,000 people, coming from all
parts of northern Indiana. The "meet
ing was under the supervision and
direction of. Prof. G. I. Christie of
the extension department of Purdue
university. Mr. Christie is also the
Indiana food director. The arrange
ments of the meeting wore in charge
of the following Plymouth citizens:
John R. Jones, chairman of the com
mittee; Mrs. Samuol Boys, secretary;
L. G. Harloy, Dr. Walter K. Schlos
sor, Samuol Schlosser, Samuel Tom
ilson, Alpha Ball, U. S. Lonnert, Clay
W. Motskor and Samuol Boys. The
success of the mooting would war
rant that this committee was -ably
assisted by the entire citizenship of
Plymouth. v
The speakers of tho occasion wore
the. Hon. W. J. Bryan, who spoke on
food conservation, under tho direc
tion of Socrotary .Houston, Gov.
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James P. Goodrich and Prof. Q. L
Christie.
The meeting was called to order
at 2. o'clock by tho chairman, John
It. Jones, author of tho Indiana di
rect primary law, who presented
Governor Goodrich as tho permanent
chairman of the meeting. In pre
senting the governor, Mr. Jonos said
in part that Governor Goodrich had
made a wonderful record as the phief
exocutive of Indiana, pointing to the
fact that ho had signed a constitu
tional convention bill, a statewide
prohibition hill and a limited wo
man's suffrage bill. He also called
attention to the light the governor
Was making in the interest of all the
people for lower coal prices.
Governor Goodrich paid ,a high
compliment to John R. Jones, and
said that he was largely responsible
for the enactment of a statewide pri
mary law, which enabled the people
to select their candidates for office
without interference by tho political
boss. He also paid a splendid com
pliment to Jamet, H. McGill,, of Val
pariso, who he said had been leading
the fight in the democratic party for
a cleaner democracy.
Governor Goodrich devoted his
remarks to the demands that were
being made upon the country for
foods, owing to tho war, and congrat
ulated the people on their splendid
activities in producing foodstuffs. He
said the men and women on the In
diana farms were rendering as large
a service in the interest of the
United States and their allies in fin
ishing the war, as our soldiers were
rendering on tho battle front. He
also pledged the people that in case
the federal government did not curb
the extravagant coal prices, that the
state of Indiana would use all the
power it could command in giving
the people relief. The governor's
address was received with enthusias
tic applause.
When tho governor presented Prof.
G. I. Christie, of Purdue university,
who is the Indiana food director, to
the audience, it was clearly demon
strated by the splendid reception
given Mr. Christie, that the governor
had made no mistake ini making him
tho food director for Indiana. Prof.
G. I. Christie in organizing extension
work in the state and sending out
some three hundred representatives
or more to assist in every way pos
sible, has made for himself and the
state a very enviable reputation. His
address was practical, logical and
splendidly appreciated. He said that
his department had called upon the
farmers of Indiana, in the early
spring, for a genuine co-operation
and they had responded splendidly.
They had increased their acreage very
materiallly over previous years and
now the necessary thing to do was to
care for the fooc'stuffs that were now
ready for conservation and those
that would continue to ripen through
out the season. His touching appeal
for tho starving women and children
on the blood-soaked fields of Europe
touched a responsive chords in the
breasts of all his hearers.
Professor Christie expressed his
appreciation to his co-workers at
Plymouth for making this great
meeting possible.
Governor Goodrich, In presenting
the great. Commoner, said that the
good things were always saved until
tho last, and that no introduction
was necessary. He expressed his ap
preciation for the great honor ac
corded the state by Mr. Brvan'a mm-
ling to join in this great meeting.
The acres of people that greeted
the great Commoner with their gen
uine applause was certainly inspiring.
Mr. Bryan congratulated RnvAmm.
"Goodrich In the highest terms for th
things accomplished In the ilrit-iix
months of his administration. Ho
said it was" one of tho mobt remark
able records in po?itical history, and
pledged the governor, regardless of
what tho governor might have said
about him in years gone by, and the
number of times that the governor
had voted against him, thathe gladly
forgave him for it all.
Tho first part of Mr. Bryan's ad
dress dealt with the food conditions
and the instructions that had been
given him by Mr., Houston, secretary
of agriculture. He told of ,the won
derful crops, thrpughout our country,
and also explained lie absolute need
of their conservation. His great au
dience gave the closest attention to
his address on food conservations,
but when he touched on the liquor
traffic, they showed a splendid ap
proval. His argument against the
saloon and fo: the protection of the
home went direct to the hearts of his
hearers, and his appeal for woman's
suffrage was splendidly received. He
also called the people's attention to
the things that are confronting them
in their coming constitutional con
vention and suggested that the people
would be wise if they selected their
delegates without political domina
tion. He closed his address by mak
ing a strong appeal for the Initiative
and referendum. He said if he were
permitted to write a single paragraph
into Indiana's new constitution, he
would write the paragraph that
would make the constitution easily
amended. He said the initiative and
referendum make this provision and
called attention to the fact that
twenty-two states had adopted the
initiative and referendum, and no
state had. ever attempted to strike it
from its constitution.
Tho writer enjoyed the broad smile
that passed over the countenance of
James H. McGill; who had recently
been made chairman of the Indiana
Initiative and Referendum league,
when Mr. Bryan was presenting his
reasons for the adoption of the ini
tiative and referendum for Indiana.
Mr. McGill has been one of the Com
moner's close personal friends for
more than twenty years, and while
he has agreed with Mr. Bryan on
every issue that he has presented to
the country, there is no issue that
appeals to McGill so thoroughly as
the initiative and tho referendum.
McGill's friends are circulating pe
titions throughout the state for him
to become a candidate for constitu
tional convention delegate at large,
and his fight will be made upon the
initiative and the referendum,, pro
hibition, woman suffrage, workmen's
compensation, taxation and other
great questions that will come be
fore the convention.
At the close of Mr. B'ryan's ad
dress, Governor Goodrich presented
Congressman Henry A. Barnhart, of
the 13th congressional district, who
presented to the county that had
sent the largest automobile delega
tion, a magnificent flag. Congress
man Barnhart's constituency greeted
him enthusiastically, and after tak
ing a few wallops in his masterly
way at John Barleycorn and his.
partner Gambrinus, presented tho
flag to the Laporte county delega
tion. It was a banner day for the city
of Plymouth and Marshall county,
and while the great Commoner has
always been a favorite at Plymouth,
the warmth and cordiality that was
extended him by the citizenship of
Plymouth showed that the people's
friendship for him is in no way di
minishing. Northern Indiana will
certainly long remember the food
conservation meeting held at Piv-
I mouth, and all those present are
eittiuiui to governor uoodrlch, w. J.
Brymn vJid Prot O. L Christie and
& See for making th0
Tho writer was privileged to an
company Governor Goodrich X"
Bryan and Professor Christ e
Winona, where there was a great
evening meeting held and he 2
much .impressed on the way over hv
a statement made by L. G. Harlov
of Plymouth, in which he said tw
the greatest heritage that 'e ex
pected to leave his sons was that
they could cl m Mr. Bryan as their
father's personal friend.
Mr. Bryan was given the subject
pf "Prevention of Crime" at Winona
and his address indicated that he
was as familiar with tho subject as
he is with all the great subjects
which he discusses. He devoted tho
greater portion of his remarks to
the cause of crime, showing that the
American saloon was the breeding
place of crime. The great Commoner
never loses an opportunity to deliver
a blo,v against booze, and he takc3
apparent pleasure in calling to the
attention of his Indiana audiences
the acts of a Fort Wayne brewer,
both in the last democratic state
convention held at Indianapolis, and
in the democratic national convention
in St. Louis, where this brewer in
sulted the womanhood of the na
tion by signing a minority report on
the woman's suffrage question.
Mr. Bryan's popularity in Indiana
is best evidenced by the number of
addresses that he will deliver to
Chautauqua audiences. He speaks in
every section of the state, between
now and Septembe- 1st. The people
of Indiana still regard him as their
idol, notwithstanding the opinion of
some of our so-called democratic
leaders.
JAMES K. RISK,
Lebanon, Ind.
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