The Omaha morning bee., 1924-01-23
Bryan to File
for Reelection
to COvernOrship
Executive Says He Can Be of
More Service as Governor
Than as l.. S. Sen
atOr,

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, Jan. Ex-Governor Charles
W. Bryan announced today that he
will be a candidate for reelection.
Following the announcement, he Is
sued a lengthy statement in which
he outlined the platform on which he
will run. The issues are substantially
those of his previous campaign.
The governors statement follows:
ut is my present intention TO
stand as candidate for nomination Tor
governor. ] have been considering
the issues which will probably be up
permost in the minds of the voters
of the state and also the availability
of candidates who have been identl-
fled with the issues.
II have been of open mind as to
whether 1 would be a candidate for
the senatorship. for the governorship,
or whether ! should stand as a can
didate at all In the campaign.
Economic Issue Foremost.
II am deeply interested in the com
ing campaigns. both state and ma
tional. and believe the coming cam
paign will be fought along economic
lines. The question of whether tax
payers in this great agricultural sec
ton of the country will control the
state and national government, as
their number and Importance Justi-
fies them in doing, or whether prof
iteers and tax-eaters should control
the government. is, in my mind, the
issue which will be uppermost in the
minds of the voters.
"rhe progress which has been
made in this state during the last II
months in reducing taxes. reducing
I,e number of useless employees who
nave been lying on the taxpayers
backs. and reducing the cost OF liv-
ing, has not only been OF service to
the state, but is attracting interest
and attention throughout the United
States.
Hears Call.
with the needs Of the agricultural
classes and wage earners who are
dependent on the success of agricul-
ture to have consideration of form
of government settled by repeal OF
the code so that it cannot again be
used to double expenses of the state
and build up political machine;
with the repeal of the intangible tax
law. which has shifted more than
half million dollars in taxes from
the backs OF the financiers to the
backs of the farmers. home owners
and business houses; with the de-
velopment Of water power so that
users of electric current can pur-
chase it at reasonable price and
not pay tribute TO great power com
[ panfes who are gathering up water
power sites and selling current to
| the farmers at 20 cents a kilowatt
when 1t could be sold at less than 5
cents. cutting out Nof fads and tsrps
| in the state government; the passage
| of legislation to encourage and pro
mote cooperative marketing and
buying and other needed legislation
that will not only give agriculture,
but other wage earners of the state.
their Just share OF what they pro
duce. / feel that / can. with what
appears to be the present lineup of
candidates of other political parties
be of more service I'm standing fof
denomination and reelection as gov
ernor than I Nd as candidate for
United states tteor.
Situat. Chaotic.
"rhe political situation nationally
is so chaotic that IT is not possible
at this time to determine what the
national issues may he or what
would be the most available candi
date for United States senator who
would be OF most service In the com
ing years, but there In no doubt ir
my mind as to what the issues should
be and will be In Nebraska, and un
less something appears In the yer,
near future nationally which would
entirely alter the situation in thli
state. ] will file for denomination an'
continue the fight have been max
ing for the common people OF thi
state. irrespective OF parties"
The governor today also replied Il
a telegram received from w. G.. Me
i Adoo, in which McAdoo advised hin
that he would not place his name ol
the ballot In Nebraska. The governo
expressed deep appreciation OF tn
kindness, courtesy and generosit,
which prompted your action"