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VOLUME 5, NUMBER 18
THE
PEOPLE
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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
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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
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