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Commoner
WILLIAM J. BRYAN, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
VOL; 24, N0.. 8
Lincoln, Nebraska, August, 1921
Whole Number 748
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Wanted, in every state that elects a United .
States senator next year, and in every congres- '
sional district a clean and courageous -progVesV
sive Democrat, wjio "is willing to become'' a etiudi
date. Most of -the Democrats-.now serving, in
the Senate and House, are doing well -and should
be re-elected, -but the records ,of all should be
examined and unfaithful ones retired.-
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Next year's campaign is the beginning, of the
presidential campaign of 1924 arid everything'
depends upon the character of the candidates.
The paramount issue is likely to be taxation,
but there shotil -be ho' retreat on other issues.
Big pu9LatryJng!to"sWt its-share .pJL,
taxes to '.the . masses! the profiteer is tryingo
unload on his victims. If the Democrats put up
candidates whom the people can trust, it. is pos-
sible t'd carry- congress" and lay "tiie foundation
for success""in 194. Now is the;time for Demo-,
crats to got;bi(sy. 'The Commoner will help' in
eyery possible' wifyi- ' : :? .; --; ; $ .
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"OTHERS"
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- "Lord, help me live from day to day
Iii such a self-forgetful way .
' That, even when I kneel to prav,
My prayer shall be for'OTHlDRS!'
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Help me in all the work I do "
, To ever be sinoere and true," ' '. "
" Aud know that all I'd do for,vou
Must heeds be done forQTH;ERS.
LeOSelf' tie crucified and slaffi ,
And buried deep; and all fn vain
May efforts be tp rise again '
Unless to live for OTH73RS.
And when my work on eafth Is done';- .'
. vAnd my new work in, heaven's beguif,
rMay I forget, the. crown" I've won ' '"?
While thinking still of OTHERS.' . 7
: Others, JLord, yes, others; -. .,, 'v
Let this my motto be:
Help-me to live for others. : ;., "
TbTat'T-may live like th$e." . - '
-Author Unknown.
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LJisai
rmament
Noto'tihe follow-
;The pdace sentiment grows.
;ing facts ' ': "
' 1st. qongitess" reduced Uhaarmy Co 150, 0Q0
of .war.
inpite of-4heprotests of the secretary
2tid. Oongi-Qss cut down the Xavy appropria
tions in spite of (jie protect' of the secretary of
the Tiavy. .
" -3rd. jQongrless lias burled the universal cbm
. pulsoqr military bill which would have required
an appropriation of $700,000,000 a yoar.,'
4th. Congress passed the Borah rosolutfoti
; by .74 to 0 in the Senate and by 303 to 4 in the
. Hduse." ' ; ' '
" , :;'6th. ' president Harding, already . committed
, by his speeqiies to disarmament, lias secured the
consent of tfte Jipt'tgns to the conference and;
ilxed Armistice 'day .November 11, for- the as-i:
' sembllng of the conference.. . - . - ..
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No representative, ot Wall;stre.ets.needapply:
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the candidate ius. .b"tree to proteptiubA, mm'f-'t
the country must not return' to the saloon.
The candidate must be able tb appeal to the
conscience of women as" well as to the judgment
of men-1-woman's vote will hasten the triumph
of every righteous cause. "
The Democratic party has nothing, to hope tot
from the predatory interests, from the liquor
interests or from the underworld! Expediency
as well, as principle compels'it to stand for prog
ress, peace prohibition and -purity in politics.
Select gOod men and draft them into the ser
vice oftUe'-party for the country's good.
"'. ' : " W: J. BItYAtf?-.
..; . ' ' '"-' Author Unknown. ; .,; . cth. The President has vetoed the proposed '
.' :X?mn ' : tv'v,HV-"1';.'. -Prluarycorileiet of premiersiho. wiints
SHIFTINCIHE BURDEN
An effort is being made by those who7 repre
sent "Big Business" to shift the. burden of. 'taxes
from the profiteers to the masses. First, they
demand the repeal' of the excess profits tax and
the substitution of other taxes that burden all.
The excess' profits tax is the mos1. just tax there
is it is collected from those who collect EX
CESS profits that is, larger profits than they
should. It is the only tax that a taxpayer can
avoid br his ow 1 act let him stop stealing and
he will not har'tO divide with the government.
And yet this .is the one tax that the reaction
aries want repealed. The next demand is for th
lowering of taxes on big incone and an increase,
in the rate. on smaller. incomes as bbld-a .piece t
of piracy as was evrrproposd. The -Democrats
iu Senate and Hou8e,.should oppose fcoth of these
attempts. ... . W. J. BRXN.
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- ';The- Gommoner ' js ' not often alle to rejoice
three limes in one day over the triump(U ofneas-'
ures which it' supports, but August 9th was a
"red letter day,"
1st. - The Senate and House came to an agree
ment oyer the ,bill to regulate the packers -a
very, important measure, .although the bill has
been to some extent "dehorned."
2nd. The Senate" passed the House bill pro
hibiting gambling in farm products. ,It is- not
3,Rtrong as it should be, but it is a'beginninK.
- 3rd. The Senate, by a vote of 39 to ,20, passed
the anti-beer bilL already passed by the House.
A great day's work and a Republican con
gress! , The first and second measures were
forced through by pressure from the farmers
w.hose condition is so dfstressing as toc.be
patheti?. . '!-
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ANOTHER LEAK ' '
$6w that the leak made by the Palirier lnjte,r-
potation has be.en stopped by the-anti-beer-law,
Attorney. General Dauhertyvcan address himself
to the leak caused by the appointment of .wet of
ficials to enforce the dry law. Such appoint
ments would seem to be a violation of the consti
tutional provision providing cruel .and. unusual
punishments.. What could be more cruel than '
to compel a wet to enf rce a law that shiiafbit"
his supply of liquor? '.
- T .ropye.Wtf', SP,ws; the Disarmament , cqu
ference iiiay become" tlie most important gatlTer
ing held In centuries. . IT MAY BNDA-WAR by ;
putting an end to, pie rivalry in armaments that,.
causes war and threatens universal bankruptcy,''
Ali who believe in prayer should assemble fc'
their places of worship on November 11 and
supplicate the Heavenly Father to bless with '
complete success this effort to hasten theday
wlien swordb Can be beaten Into plowshares
when nations shall team war no more?. .
- ' ' . . W. J. BRYAN.
EHE RESERVE BOARD
The directors of the Federal Reserve Bank' ar
under fire. Ex-Comptroller Williams has pre- '
sented Charges 'thafcthey will find it jllfflcult to, 0:
meet. Their explanations - give forth "more
thunder than lightning. What the board 'need's
is a membership that represents the Interests ot" '" .
ne country at large a farmer who farms, g
laborer who labors' and a business man who is
not a banker, .These three groups constitute,"
three-fourths of the population, and yet they
have no voiceln tUe decision's of a board that
vitally affects farm.. prices, wages and business -conditions.
.', ' " w J BRYAN.
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Senator Capper is to be congratulajted on the
passage of ishfe bill , to . protect the farmers from
the gamblers in farm products. It has taken
the farmers (one-third of 'the popuVation) thirty
years to ? oyercome- the influence :Of a handiil of
speculators;
THECOALMEJf ';
What about the coal men, who according to
Senator Calder mulct the country to the extent
of a billion and a half In a year, is no.thing-to le
.done .with them? Is ifc possible"' that tneycan
defy the government? , J "'"
'-' IT NEEDS JR. R. GIKqEKr ;
If the Bonus Bill could get soinerailfpad gin
ger it might travel as ?aas the-R.'R. Bill.
. A-CORRECTION
If any readef-. of The Commoner has .noticed
a dispatch gping the rounds of the press purport
ing to report Mr. Bryan's arrest for-peeding he
may be interestedin knowing" that Mr. Bryan
was not arrested at all. The driver of his car
was halted ONCE not twice and Mr Bryan
had no conversation with the officer.
Nearly 'two-thfrds of the proposed reductions
fn taxes will come from excess profits and big
inclines, which means that the percentage, paid
by tfhe masses fa increased. How long will they
stand it?
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