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From Now Orleans TimcsPlcayunc.
HEADERS INDORSE CONSTRUC
TIVE PROGRAM
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with you in all the issues sot forth
. except I am a little weak-kneed on
govornmont ownership of railroads.
Charles E, Roberts, California. I
am in accord with practically all the
issues as advocated by Mr. Bryan in
tho constructive program, and will
use what influence I havo in that
direction.
O. J. Sanders, Iowa. I indorso
every ono of your reforms. I am one
of tho old-time groenbackers.
Jacob Henklo, California. I shall
take groat pleasuro to co-operate to
tho full extent of my ability with Mr.
Bryan in his gigantic undertaking as
outlined in his constructive program.
I have been a supporter of Mr. Bryan
over sinco tho Chicago convention and
a reader of Tho Commoner almost
from its inception.
R. M. Lowry, Missouri. I indorse
all oCt your program, but I want
power to declare war vested in the
people.
R, H. Hall, Idaho. I heartily agree
with every principle mentioned, r
h vo always admired Mr. Bryan, and
I recognize Tho Commoner as tho
best educator published. I will make
an effort in the noar future to got
moro subscribers.
C. C. Vandeventer, Kansas. I am
thankful that wo havo a Bryan for
there is a great danger ahead and we
need him in tho watch towor.
J. M. Hussoy, Indiana. I Btand
for all that Mr. Bryan advocates in
his program except wfrssan suffrage.
Yy E. Hnrdman, West Virginia.
I appreciate Tho Commoner and ad
mire its fairness and fearlessness. I
look upon it aB the one real demo
cratic paper and the only real ox
pounder of democratic doctrine. Mr.
Bryan has championed many roforms
under most trying and discouraging
circumstances and has lived to seo
thorn become principles in" his party
platforms and onacted into useful
laws, largely by his party, while the
public at largo seem to have for
gotten who so ablv clinmnimiAii nm
when they seemed so unpopular. It
remains to bo seen how well Mr.
Bryan succeeds In convincing the
democratic hosts.
M. J. McCabo, Iowa. I am glad to
seo that The Oommonor and Mr. Bryan
aro pushing the things mentioned. I
am interested in them. I think the
timo is at hand when the people
should bo aroused on tho danger of
lumiunain m our miast. a great work
Tho Commoner and Mr. Bryan could
do is to stir up the people against
universal military training another
namo for militarism. The army
should bo demobilized and reduced
as rapidly as possible. The same with
tho navy. I would like. to see dis
armament all over the world. Oh
do all you can in these things. Stir
the people! Our liberties are at stake
In the issue.
J. M. Tatos, Louisiana. I am a
charter member of your inestimable
papor. Hurrah for no moro com
pulsory service!
It. E. Fischer, Minnesota. I have
taken The Commoner for almost
twenty years and, while I hardly find
time to read it as doserved, I often
find a single item that is worth more
many times than a year's subscrip-
T. S. Scanlon, West Virginia-1
am in sympathy and really very much
nterested in all the measures men.
turned with possibly one exception;
that is, tho question of woman sufl
frage.
Peter M. Ringdal, Minnesota. I
E? ! aT , a11 tUo measures men
ioned and in addition thereto, I am
in favor of land value taxation with
out wh ch all other remedia mea
sures will prove more or less ineTec-
L. H. Jarvis, Montana I am with
you and will do all I can for the
promotion of the planks set forth
Emu W Pfeiffer, Colorado.! The
ninth plank in your constructive pro
Smr -GuaranteG of DoposUs--calls
for my unqualified indorsement
greater now than it did in 1908 My
experience and knowledge of r
smaller banking institutions in this
state justifies me in maintaining the
view hat a guaranty law, not ona ly
vrill be a good thing for the banks
na -mail na Mm flonnHif.orfl. I have no
doubt of tho ultimate success of the
plan, and am glad to Know oi your
continued efforts in its behalf.
Jason Helmlck, Kansas. i. waff ono
nf iha fnllnworn ftf Mr. Brvan in
years past and there is quite a feeling
among tne voters who were auverija
to us that we were nearer right than
they then thought for. I 'beHeve it
would be better for each state to
settle the suffrage question, the same
as Kansas, Nebraska and other states
have done.
D. G. Lamb, Missouri. I am cer
tainly with you on. all of the reforms
mentioned, and shall give each re
form ffln.i mv hast thoughts and do
what I can in bringing them about.
I have never failed to defend you and
thft nrlnninles vou have advocated
since your nomination in 189 G for the
presidency.
C. E. McCulloch, North Carolina.
I have numbered your propositions
and will say that I fully agree on 1,
2, 3, 5, C and 9. As to 4 (public
ownership of railroads, telegraphs,
telephones, cables and merchant
marine), I would agree if the oporar
tion could be divorced from politics
and the "pork barrel." As to 7 and 8
(protection of producers from' pack
ing house combine, grain, elevator
combine, insurance combines, trusts
and monopolies, -and protection of
consumers from profiteering), I be
lieve these things desirable but ap
preciate the difficulty of legislation
to bring results that would be ad
judged compatible by the courts.
Mr. Herr, Ohio, Favor regulation
of railroads, telegraphs, telephones,
cables and merchant marine as op
posed to public ownership. Favor all
other planks, except one month train
ing each year foievery young man.
J. J. Wilkes, Kansas. I read your
list of things' that -need reforming,
but I note you overlook the greatest
monopoly of all land monopoly
which is the mother of all.
Marcus McClain, California. I
wish to thank Mr. Bryan, engaging in
battje with millions of others with
the strength of a giant the monster
demon, booze, now about to be slain.
Out of his grave a tree will btow. it
branches extending over the earth,
carrying a fruit of blessing to
humanity on and on into eternltv.
C. P. Dunlap, Ohio. Hurrah for
the prohibition amendment! Hurrah
for Mr. Bryan for president. Parm-
cially when woman suffrage becomes
a fact. I am an old subscriber. Your
paper is the best.
M. M. Spitler. Missouri. T nnnnnr
in your demand for immediate reduc
tion of army and uaw to a ron arm-
able peace footing, freedom of speech
and press, cancellation, of all unnnnAR.
sary army and navy contracts. I "have
aiways been an ardent advocate of
government ownership of telephones,
telegraph and cable. Our recent ex
perience in government operation of
these utilities, as well n ih Mil
roads and merchant. mnrinn i,o
proved so inefficient and extravagant
that I have lost nil imnn nt .
ability to handle them successfully.
u. ir. Pike, Idaho. I am vory
much in favor with vour ninrfnr
of reconstruction with possibly two
opinions, it naruiy seems advisable
to me to include the national amend
ment for the initiative and referen--m,
have long, been a 'supporter
of the direct legislative plan as ap
plied to cities and statea; but when
n. uuiea io national affairs it seems
to me it would bo so cumbersome as
to be useless. To adopt such an
amendment would require a long edu
cational campaign and ' the results
SXf Zt inadequate to justify the
fight. Of course, I am not opposed
to it as a principle, but I believe the
SS??w0f the n?roeram is sufficient
ana that we will wunimn .. .
by including the proposed amehd7
VOM9,No.2
ment. I am not stroTfT
ernmont ownership of rai hi 8
not opposed to it as a SU' l
of municipal and local TuMl a
ship. o2 public utilities huT 0WDer
clined at present to the hl
simply government super ' thl
regulation of the XL I 0n aa
oensible plan. I amSSj J.
balance of your program and li
operate to the extent of my oj,?00"
believe that you are strikZ s ' y,,
at the center of the vSm71
not refuse to work on acS ltM
objections as noted above ' 7
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