Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-10
Nebraska
c. W. BRYAN SAYS
HE is FOR WILSON
Brother of Commoner Says He Fa-
vors denomination and Eleo-
ton of the President.
ALSO LIGHT PLANT FOR OMAHA

LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. s.-Charles
w. Bryan, brother OF William j.
Bryan, former secretary OF state, to-
day issued statement relative to
his candidacy for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination in which
he says:
Il yield first place to no man in
approval Of the words accomplished
by President Wilson and the demo-
cratic congress, nor in advocacy of
the denomination and reelection Of
President Wilson. The pending
legislation marks the most faithful
redemption of all the legislative
pledges made by the
Baltimore convention"
Mr.. Bryan declares in favor OF honor
able peace and "unalterable opposition to
any and all military programs calculated
TO promote the profits Of makers of war
munitions at the expense OF peace"
lie declares himself in favor OF state
regulation of telephone rates, aid in ir-
rigation projects. aid in procuring a
municipal lighting plant for omaha. good
highways, state owned water power
plants, the maintenance OF fire insurance
competition and the abolition of the
liquor traffic in the state.
Opposes Military Programs.
While claiming to be for President
Wilson, Mr.. Bryan emphasizes the fact
by saying that II yield first place TO
no man in approval of the great work
accomplished by President Wilson and
the democratic congress. nor I'm advocacy
OF the denomination and reelection OF
the president. In the hour when our
country is threatened with a foe more
dangerous than it has ever encountered
the militaristic foe-I take my place with
the friends OF honorable peace and
against the friends Of war. and declare
unalterable opposition to any and all
military programs calculated to promote
the profits of the makers of war munl-
Itions at the expense and prosperity of
the vast majority of the people"
RRps Corporations First.
Speaking of other problems. he says:
Astounding matters of particular mo-
ment to the people of our own state, |
desire to be fairly understood as favor
ing legislation to the following specific
ends:
/. To curtail the arbitrary powers OF
the State Railway commission, so that
the people who contribute to the profits
Of the great telephone corporations may
not be compelled to pay eNorbitant rem
tails and tolls for telephone service. I
favor legislation which will limit the
revenues OF the great telephone corpora
ton to reasonable profit on the capital
stock of such corporation after all niois-
.ture shall have been squeezed there
| from.
y nv,
people of Gosper, Phelps and Kearney
counties to secure government aid in
their effort to utilize the flood waters Of
thereby the ' making certain profitable retSrr;
to the agriculturists of that section of
the state.
| City Light I'm Omaha.
3. TO give the people OF the metro
politan city OF Omaha the right to es-
tablish municipal lighting plant. by
| the aid of which they might be annually
saving more than a quarter-million dol
lars now unjustly collected from them
above reasonable rate by the corpora
ton which owns the private electric plant
i'm that city.
Against Insurance Combine.
4. To prevent the fire insurance COM
| bine from destroying competition in the
writing OF fire insurance policies which
would lay an additional burden upon the
policyholders in Nebraska of upwards OF
| $3.50 100000 annually.
! 8. To encourage the building of good
| public highways throughout Nebraska.
6. To encourage the building OF electric
iDterurban railways.
I. To provide a plan under which the
| people OF Nebraska towns, counties, dis
| tricts or the state may build and operate
! waterpower plants on the rivers OF the
J state for the purpose OF generating cleo
| trio energy at low cost and carrying II TO
the homes OF the people ON the farms as
well as in the towns
Eliminate saloon.
A study OF the efforts of the people to
secure legislation for the common well
! fare. and contrary to the desires Of the
| public service corporations convinces me
that such efforts VIII be futile, in whole
or In part. as long as the organized
J liquor interests shall be permitted to have
as large a hand as they have heretofore
had in controlling the actions of our leg
I islatures. Experience I'm our own and
! other states has convinced me that there
II one way. and only one way 10 put the
| organized liquor interests out OF the legis-
| lative business i'm this state, and that way
| lies in the direction of putting the saloon
out of business altogether.
In my campaign for the democra tic
nomination for governor / desire II to be
understood that IL nominated and elected
| | shall feel It my duty to lend all possible
| influence to the making and execution OF
/ laws for the enforcement OF all provisions
/ of the pending constitutional amendment
! provided the people shall vote to make il