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WILLIAMS ON "STANDPATTERS"
Roprosontativo "Gusslo" Gardner of
Massachusetts, son-in-law of Senator
Lodge, buttod into tho turlff speccli
-which John Sharp Williams was mak
ing tho other day. Gardner put some
hypothetical questions about tho duties
on hides, and Williams said one of tho
propositions could bo done.
"If tho gontloraan says it could bo
done," said Gardnor, "may I be excused
if I ask him if ho believes in Santa
Claus?"
"I do in a way," Williams ropllod.
"J bollovo in it just aa I believe in the J
Now England fetich that the republi
can party will revise tho tariff. I
think that Santa Claus is a very use
ful cult among children to encourage
faith, and I boliovo that tho Massa
chusetts reliance in tho Junior senator
from Massachusetts and in yourself
and in tho ontiro republican congres
sional representation to reviBo the
tariffs an awfully useful cult to en
courage republican voters, who seem
to bo as full of credulity as children
aro at Christmas, to remain in line."
That was about all for Mr. Gardner.
Minneapolis Journal.
PRIMARY PLEDGE PLAN
As this copy of the Commoner may
bo road by some ono not familiar with
tho details of tho primary pledge plan,
it is necessary to say that according
to tho terms of this plan ovory demo
crat is asked to pledgo himself to at
tend all tho primaries of his party to
bo hold between now and tho next
democratic national convention, unless
unavoidably prevented, and to Becure
a clear, honest and straightforward
declaration of tho party's position on
ovory question uponwhlch the voters
of the party desire to speak. Those
deslreing to be enrolled can olther
write to the Commoner approving
tho object of tho organization and
asking to have their names entered
on tho roll, or they can fill out and
mall the blank" pledge, which is print
ed on this page.
Tho following letters are self-explanatory.
Jesse J. Dunn, chairman Democratic
Territorial committee That Oklahoma
stands fifth in the number of primary
pledges sent in, speaks well for the
(Through this relief may be had from
and enforced against many of the
evils of which we complain -in vain.
If every democrat in the territory
would send in one of these pledges,
and then live up to it, success in tho
future would be made certain. We
failed in our last campaign not from
lack of voters but because thousands
who earnestly desired to see demo
cratic principles succeed, were indif
ferent, and did not go to the polls.
The Winona (Minn.) Leader, edited
by P. J. Earth, says: "W. J. Bryan,
in his paper, Tho Commoner, is
spreading a wonderful campaign of
education in securing the pledges of
democrats to attend all caucuses held
for their party and the matter should
be taken up earnestly everywhere. If
only half the democrats of the nation
could be aroused to a point of action
and attend the caucuses the rank and
file of the party would namo tho next
president and the politicians, the
leeches upon tho body politic of the
nation, would weaken and sink into'
oblivion for want of sustenance. The
work of the St. Louis convention in
' condition otthe democratic party in 7on?Ji LS ntf uls onv en" onMln
the territory. It shows that its mem- l?f ,?$ S"?ted, th! nmin,aUon
bership is alive and aware of the , V" SntfiTt iS?
lunuamentai proposition tnat an just
governments exist and operate by con
sent of and to serve thoir creators,
and those who maintain them. Fond
ly do we hope, trust and believe that
we are on the vorge of statehood.
and the interest mentioned indicates
fleet the sentiment of five ner cent of
the democratic voters of the country
but it became possible through the
inactivity and disinterestedness of
the masses. The situation in the past
has been simply this: in a precinct
where there are perhaps a hundred
democratic voters there are seldom
tlinf flin rf riMoJrvra nQ mm nnnnUKiUnr.
will be understood atid dictated by the haf a doz?tn Tot?s cast at a caucU8
great common neonlo. The mmrnRalnn and moro llkely less- The man who
great common people. The expression
in the primary Is the beginning of
legislation and here will be put into
operation in Its simplest form, the
principle of direct legislation, which
provision will doubtless, become part
of the oVganic law of our state. South
Dakota and Oregon have led off, and
other states aro soon to follow. Ok
lahoma should be ono of them. Thus
will be held in the hands of tho peo
ple, tho life and death power over
all legislation affecting them, and
scandals among lawbreakers will dis
appear. It will work to the purifica
tion of politics, and measures and not
men or party will make tho Issues.
has an axe to grind becomes a dele
gate to tho county convention by get
ting a few of his friends to the cau
cus who don't know or don't care
what he stands for and thus ofter cor
ruption is sanctioned at the bottom.
It is true that republican caucuses
have fared no better but the condi
tions are different. The rank and
file of the republican party are not
supposed to mould the destiny of
muiy; uieir uuty is confined to stand
ing pat at all times."
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.Mima us luunjtiLou on i ceecungs.;
this pledge represent the work of Just
a fow minutes', as, down in this coun
try, democrats are all believers in the
principles as enunciated by W. J. Bry
an, and it would be an easy matter
to fill pages with the signatures of
those who are in favor of the pledge
and what it stands for. Believing as
I do that your paper is one of the
greatest factors in the United States
toward building up and maintaining
democratic principles, I wish you every
success possible in your efforts.
L. Mighell, Washta, Iowa.- En
closed find $1.00 in payment of tho
continuation of my subscription. I am
interested in the rerorms and prin
ciples advocated by The Commoner,
and hope to see them carried into
effect in the future, ana every day am
contributing -my mite of Influence to
that end. There is one thing I have
not yet seen The Commoner speak
of, one of tho recent occurrences in
labor troubles is the arrest of Moyer
and Haywood of Colorado in con
nection with the murder of ex-Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho. It is
charged by the union that the ar
rest and imprisonment of these men
is the result of a preconceived plot
fostered by corporate interests with
the intent to overthrow and bring
Into public contempt and censure one
of the leading organizations of the
west. What does The Commoner
know about this question? I have
read the utterances or Eugene V.
Debs upon this question and if the
accusations he makes are true it
seems to me that one of the most
daring and atrocious crimes of the
times is about to be committed. If
The Commoner is a ch mpion of the
rights of the people it eems to me
that the Moyer and Haywood affair
should be closely watched by some
member of its staff and the facts
given to the Commoner readers.
Every plutocratic press of the United
States has denounced these men as
criminals and is using its influence
to prejudice public opinion against
them. We know that some years ago
these same tactics were resorted to,
in the trial and conviction of the men
accused of murder in connection with
the bomb throwing and death of
some of the citizens and policemen
of Chicago on Haymarket street.
Today every fair-minded man who
has investigated the matter knows
that the trial was a farce and that
the men hung were judicially mur
dered by the plutocratic Interests of
the country. Can it be that another
such plutocratic conspiracy and trag
edy is about to be committed? If
Moyer and Haywood are innocent of
the crime charged and are the victims
of a plutocratic conspiracy, The Com
moner with its national influence can
do much towards enlightening an
already misinformed public. We know
that crimes are committed every day
by capital and the guilty go unpun
ished and sometimes undiscovered.
Will not the present affair in the
west bear close watching? (It will
bear close watching and Commoner
THE PRIMARY PLEDGE
I promise to attend all the primaries of my party to be held between
now and the next Democratic National Convention, -unless unavoidably
. prevented, and to use my 'influence to secure a clear, honest and
straightforward declaration of the party's position on every question
upon which tho voters of tho party desire to speak.
Signed
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