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i-f .. m-y-pnti Ai!'il l5WL'M"'"iFwaW. 1 1 jtj-r - .Ji ,i,ittj-r(i5 The Commoner 8 VOLUME 5, NUMBER 18 THE PEOPLE H A V E A C. ID. Cook, Greenville, 111. I en close herewith my pledge. I am a llttlo late as I overlooked the matter. The people have a remedy for every wrong, at the ballot box, and every wrong will be remedied as soon as the people got right. This is a step in the right direction. J. K. Havoly, Portland, Ore. De cidedly the best sentiment appearing in your issue of 21st Inst, was: "I am for democracy because democracy is for me." I take great pleasure in fill ing out and returning to you the pri mary pledge and will interest my neighbors in same so far as possible, though a very busy man. B. P. Klingler, Herring, Ohio. 1 hope that every true democrat may have a pledge on file' with you by Jan uary 1, 3908. May the good work go on. .A. B. Snyder, Folks Station, Ohio. I agree with Mr. Bryan in the im portance of the democrats who believe In the principles enunciated in the democratic platform of 189G and 1900, attending the primaries and seeing to it that real democrats only are se lected as delegates to all conventions. O. B. Cortrlght, Hurloyvllle. Enclosed find list of signers to pri mary pledge. I could have gotten more if I had the time, but have to work ten hours each day to keep up this pros perity, but will do all I can to help the cause. I think it the right plan and will be approved by all honest voters. J. M. Whittaker, Falls City, Neb I have carefully read your editorial in The Commoner relative to the pri mary pledge and heartily concur in this your plan of giving the membevn of the democratic party an impartial hearing in all their conventions. A. B. Colburn, Memphis, Tenn. In signing this pledge I desire to say that, in this movement, you are beginning at exactly the right place to purify politics and you will have my heartiest support. William S. Bourne, Nogal, N. Mex. I heartily endorse the primary pledge and I think it's the road to the control of the next democratic national con vention. I herewith enclose primary pledge signed by twenty voters of this precinct. N. W. Marshall, San Diego, Calif. Herewith I send vou throe nrlmnw pledges. There will be a list sent from the court house soon. Your plan is ap proved by democrats here as else where, as being the proper thing to do, especially in view of the fact that the half-hreeds are nosing in a&ain already with their safe and sane schemes of reorganization. But in my opinion they have captured their last national convention and that demo crats who stand fpr democratic prin ciples will conduct conventions in the future on a platform of principles that will appeal to the 'honest every where. , X A. W. Drummond, Exeter, Calif. Herewith I send primary pledge. I have been slow to sign but when T read Judge Parker's Jefferson' day speech I realized that it was time that something was being done. C. M. Brown, merchant, Ithaca, Mich.. Like many who havo and thousands who will, I enclose my pri mary pledge, which is an easy pledgo iur me to Keep as i always attend the primaries of my party. Hope all the democratic papers will take up the work laid out by The Commoner, and assist in securing a perfect organiza tion for the future. A. B. Black, deputy sheriff, Columbia county, Bloomsburg, Pa. Enclosed find eighty signatures to primary elec tion pieuge, wnicn is a good one and - w ww lAf Bnouui nave tne endorsement of eveiw maries is in a very large measure WWUUWdl w" "as e post interestssponsible for dissension and joajo.. of his party and government at heart. Charles Bamford, Morton, En closed herewith find primary pledgo duly signed. I think the time has como for the people to write the plat forms of their parties. F. S. Brong, Saylorsburg, Pa. I en close herewith my primary pledge properly signed. Give us an honest ex pression of the rank and file. Lewis S. Long, Midland, Md. In closed find my primary pledge. I am for democratic democracy and for all that democracy implies. John Andress, Rockford, Ohio. Please accept my primary pledge. Clement L. Bassert, Brookville, Ind. The primary pledge suggested by The Comoner is a good plan whereby the voters may be encouraged to go to the primaries and dictate the policies and platforms of their parties. J. W. Booker, Baileyton, Tenn. I have secured twenty signatures to the primary pledge and am going to get lots more, as soon as I can get to sec them. Wo hope these pledges will be instrumental in securing a national platform in 1908 embodying the essen tial features of the platform of 1896. Government ownership or control of public utilities, initiative and referen dum, election of senators, judges and postmasters by the people. Boys, let's all get to work and make our grand old party what it ought to be, and our efforts, sooner or later will be crowned with victory. J. A. Stuart, Oak Cliffe, Tex. En closed please find primary pledge with twenty names. My time is so taken up with my business I haven't had time to do much in the way of getting sig natures. But I shall continue to do what I can to got our people to take an interest in the primaries as I be lieve it is the only hope for the party. I would be glad to have fifteen to twenty extra copies of your paper. If I can only get the people to read a few copies of The Commoner it will have more influence than I can possi bly have in arousing an interest. John McGrane, Rqmulus, Ala. Your plan of organizing the democratic par ty is all right. The place to discuss what the ,people want is in the pri maries and nominate men who are in sympathy with the people. J. B. Thawley, merchant, Summit ville, Ind. I heartilv anDrove of the primary pledge and herewith mail it with my name attached. I am willing to do what I can to bring the demo cratic party back to the ever-living principles of true democracy which is equal rights to all and special privi leges to none. William F. Schrader, Whiteford Cen ter, -Mich.I am for democracy first, last and all of the time. It is with pleasure I sign the primary pledge. Believe me Interested in your every move. From the start yours has been a battle for the uplifting of humanity. I have been a reader of your paper since the first issue. While it is hard ly necessary for me to obligate my self by signing a pledge to attend the primaries and assist in perpetuating the principles of democracy, I am will ing to have my name enrolled, hoping it will encourage others to do like wise. C. O. Stewart, Mohamet, Tex. By me next election l will be 72 years old but while I live, I will do what I can for the party represented by Jeffer son, Jackson and Bryan. Something must be done to change back to the people, and away from the bosses. I enclose pledge. J. M. Collier, Fresno, Calif. Your plan, while simple, is the keynote to party success. Indifference and neg lect by the majority to nttemi i. manes is in a very large measure re usy in party organization, and as Mr. Tom L. Johnson very truthfully says, "mis representation in conventions." If your plan is only half carried out, demo cratic success and the reforms advo cated by Mr. Bryan, is assured vfour years hence. B. C. Howard, Morlow, N. H. En closed find pledge. I endorse the plan most heartily, but think Mr. Bryan ia mistaken in saying that it is not nec nessary to write the platform in ad vance. People do not respond to a trumpet of uncertain sound. C. S. Essex, lawyer, Pueblo, Colo. In over twenty years I have never missed a primary, a convention or an election. We hope and have reason to believe that the dark days of political anarchy in Colorado are drawing to the close of a dark chapter. The dis regard of, the will of the people as ex pressed at the polls and the theft of the governorship is bearing such fruit as will forever consign to public con tempt and political oblivion in this state every political pirate connected with it. Evidence the late election in Pueblo, Leadvllle, Colorado Springs, etc. Partisan politics and machines will be no barrier to the determination of the people of this state to right this crime against free government and send Alva Adams to the United States senate in 1906. Colorado can and will purify herself. May her efforts be exemplified throughout the country to which end The Commoner and Bryan must be important factors. Walter M. Heaslet, Decatur, Ark. Find enclosed primary pledge. I cer tainly want to do my part in this grand and glorious work. J. R. Bernower, lumber dealer, Can ton, Ohio. I enclose you priiriary pledge and wish to congratulate you on the stand you have taken for pri mary elections which should be the only method of nominating any ticket, city, county, state and national. xHad we had a primary to nominate our na tional ticket in 1904 we certainly would not have had a ticket or a plat form named and made by Wall street. Jesse Bailey, Birdseye, Ind. En closed una six primary pledges. We fully indorse your way or plan of or ganization and are glad we are on the side of the' common people. If we all stand firm to our pledge we are sure to win. v John C. Sauner, Redding, Calif. I herewith enclose primary pledge. I havo been watching the movement in your paper and have been much grati fied at the number and character of the responses. T. J. B. Montgomery, Buffalo, Mo. Please find my signature to the pri mary pledge which I hope all true dem ocrats will sign and live up to. I am 66 years old, was born a democrat and have ever lived a democrat, and by the blessings of God I mean to die a democrat. Long live The Commoner. J. W. Montague, Madera, Calif. I most heartily endorse your plan and hope and trust every good and loyal democrat will come forward in this good cause you so ably and faithfully defend. E. J. Cantwell, New Boston, Mo. Enclosed you will find my primary Pledge. -I am ready to do anything that is honorable and in the bounds of reason for the good of democracy, l believe it would be a good thing if every democrat in the United States would sign the pledge. I. N. Jacobs, Lake City, Calif. It i? a great pleasure to send you my pri mary pledge and hopo that all lovers of a government of the people, etc will do the same, and by doing all we can we can surelv disnrmsn m, i.-i telegram in our next nreafrimiHoi wii. form and carry our party to a grand" 1 victory. I am, to say the least, greatly. encouraged. Will do all I can. Jas. Conger, Eagle Grove, Iowa Enclosed find list of sixty names signed to the primary pledge. H. H. Bailey, Lula, Chester county Tenn. I send herewith seven pledges' I am in line with the principles of true democracy as exemplified in the plat forms of 1896 and 1900. As a Jeffer sonian democrat I believe in majority rule in the party and in the govern- i ment. We need a platfortn for tho people and by the people. "Back to the people" should be our slogan and let Wall street politicians slide. J. A. Hewitt, Dover, O. T. You may enroll my name on your list as ono of the many who believe in democraoy. I recognize that the voice and vote of the people at the primaries is the first step of the initiative. Millard F. Osborne, New Canaan, Conn. I heartily endorse the plan. I will do what I can to get others to sign it. There is much need of some plan to induce the people to attend tho primaries in this town. I have fre quently been to the caucus as we caii it when there were not a score pres ent, and at the last one to elect dele gates' to the state convention, which was to elect a delegate to the St. Louis national convention, there were but thirteen votes cast. J. S. Kauffman, Homer City, Pa. Please find enclosed my pledge. I be lieve in true democracy asrepresented by Jefferson, Lincoln and Bryan. I was born 1860 of republicans parents. Bryan was my first democratic vote, in 1896. Omer Summers, Huntington, Ind. My hearty approval of your movement. Let us every democrat profit by our last year's experience and not care lessly wait until those "self-appointed" leaders have made our platform and nominated our ticket and then only give it our nominal support, but let us wake up to our duty before it is too late to again accomplish any move ment toward the reforms that the peo ple so much stand in need of. A. T. Belphrey, merchant, Collins ville, Tex. I have been contenting my self by reading your paper, but as f could see the true gospel of democracy you have been preaching fast taking hold of the people I feel that it is about time to say amen to the good work as it progresses. There is a big work to be done and it is not right to sit idly by and let just a few do it all. Every one believing- as you do can do something, no matter how humble a position he occupies, and he should not only be willing to do it but anxious to do it. I am chairman of our precinct and am going to have a meeting called at -which time we will have some good speeches and try and wake up the boys. Virgil V. Skeen, Kentuck, W. Va. Enclosed three primary pledges which have been signed with great pleasure. Heartily agree with you upon this im portant matter and am ready at all times to render any assistance pos sible to advance the true and noble principles which you have so eloquent ly and faithfully advocated. H. B. Hopkins, San Francisco, Calif. Enclosed please find seven primary pledges. If democrats throughout the country were half as zealous in put ting Jeffersonian principles into effect which are brought to their attention by Mr. Bryan, as he is in formulating such principles, there would be such an awakening, that in 1908, demo crats would win such a victory that the rights of the "people would be fully respected for many years to come. S. C. Vetter, French Gulch, Shasta county, Calif. I heartily indorse the plan believing that it will work for universal good in helping to solidify the democratic forces in all parts or LaitLjgiBBiiijiiiiJiitMiii i rttmtc-.