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mass of people whose cause he has said he represented. Will Father Coughlin, a lone figure standing against a gigantic force of power and money be able to combat this force in his ether battle? He says his is a battle for as long as he lives, against privileged interests that hazard the right of the "common people" whose rights he has seen fit to champion. He is regarded as one of Wall Street's most powerful enemies. He is considered a nuisance by bankers whose deeds he has so often challenged, and certain moneyed representatives have determined to silence the weekly Coughlin messages.
The two big chains because of their policies have been denied this middle-west priest. Will the chain of individual stations he connected in a business arrangement deem it expedient some time in the future to have the period sought by him otherwise engaged? How far can Father Coughlin go in the daring way he has chosen for himself? New issues like those he espoused or denounced in the past few years will come up to meet his unequivocal judgment and opinion. Will the radio lanes which are supposed to be unbiased and available to all who seek them be closed to his pertinent and startling talks? He has battled even within his own religious group to maintain his stand on political and economic questions. He has even defied the President, whose ardent supporter he has been, when his own and the Administration's theories conflicted. He is obviously without the fear that curbs most men's speech. He is just as obviously well-informed on those matters he defends, and whether anyone agrees with him or not, he cannot be accused of blind prejudice nor ignorant superstition. He has carried his convictions into the camps of his enemies and has routed them. He has withstood challenges in high places and whether he converted his opposers to his way of seeing things or not he has already held up under crucial examination and has come out of every encounter with his banners high. One doesn't have to agree with him to admit that he has built up a far-reaching influence with all classes and all creeds of people. He has been accused of playing on the emotions of the morons. But that is not true. Letters, some of the hundred thousands he received weekly while he was on the air are proof that his loyal supporters come from every walk of life and that he can count on the ardent (Continued on page 77)
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