The Columbus journal., 1908-05-06

and thirty graduates from the Iowa
Agricultural College entered the ser.
vice of the Turkish government. The
time has come for Nebraska to pay
more attention to progressive farming
and less attention to progressive poll.
tics and partisan measures.
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
The May number of the Success
Magazine contains replies from ten
thousand subscribers in response to
questions sent out on National Policies
and Presidential Candidates.
Success Magazine had no means Of
knowing the politics Of the parties to
whom the questions were propounded.
The subscribers were residents of diff:
ferent sections of the country. The
questions were framed with q view of
securing answers that would indicate
the trend of opinion: In each case it
was requested that each subscriber
vote EYES," or NO." to the question
as stated.
The following are the questions
voted on:
nz..<,, SI..,a A.. N.x:..,
exercise q stronger control of corporations do
ing an interstate business?
On this question 8, LAG voted yes and
2O9 voted no.
Question 2 Should business corporations
| conducting an interstate business report annu-
ally to the National Government, a. hanks and
railroad companies now report? g..
The vote on this question was as fol.
lows: Yes, 9,1O1; no, PA.
Question 3. Do You believe that these reforms
in the conduct of great corporations should be
carried out even If in doing this there should be
| q risk Of temporarily unsettling business con-
ditions?
On this question 9,O97 voted yes,
and 219 no.
Question. Would you support the President
and Congress in carrying ont corporation re-
| forms which would tend to the permanent Bet
torment Of our social conditions even IL Il meant
! some personal sacrifice to you yourself in the
way of money panics." restriction Of bank
credits. and other matters affecting business?
Only us voted against this question
and 1872 voted yes.
Question 5. Do you believe in the policy of
permanently retaining the Philippines? mother
words. do you believe that America should 70
| main q world power. or ahould our national
policy be ono of cutting of al foreign complies
tons and coming back to the confines of our
own original country?
On this question there was greater
difference of opinion than on any of
the others, 9,2OS votes being cast, and
of this number 5,214 voted yes, and
1894 voted no. The states of Mary.
land, Virginia, North and South Car
olina, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida and Mississippi voted in favor
of the proposition two to one.
Question 6. Would you approve liberal appro-
priations by Congress for the upbuildins Of the
American Navy. for the purpose solely of prop
erly defending our present seacoast and Island
possessions, and of Increasing our prestige
among nations?
On this question there was q greater
difference of opinion than on the first
four questions. The vote cast was
S,21S yes, and 1888 no.
Question DO you approve The policy OF ex-
pending vast sumo of money for the develop
ment Of our national resources. such q are
illustrated. for example. BY the Panama Canal.
the improvement Of our internal waterways, the
Improvement Of waste lands BY izrisatioo pro-
jects. ETC., these Expenditure being in the nature
OF Investments which require present sacrifices,
but are expected to incresse the national wealth
and the facilities for doing business?
The number voting yes was $3.50;
no, 266.
Question 8. Do you. On the whole. approve
the administration Of President ROOSEVELT
Those who have been 90 bitter in
their antagonism to the policies of the
President as to claim that he u losing
his popularity; OF those who insist that
Bryan is the idol of the people, will
find in this vote that the people of
every section are with the President
in the fight he is making for the poll.
cies he represents. The emphatic
manner in which 8,64S voted yea, and
only $50 voted no, is not only IN en-
dorsement os the present administra-
ton, but carries with it IN endorse
ment Of Secretary TAFT who has 20
ably upheld Roosevelt and defended
him from the partisan attacks made
upon him BY the man who has twice
been repudiated BY the people for the
presidency.
Question Q. Who would b yoar 6rst and
second choice for the Psssidsncy dns3ne - nsxt
four ysars?
Here again Roosevelt shows up