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Xhe Commoner,
VOLUME 6, NUMBER 2J
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The SsSFSSZP THE PRIMARY PLEDGE PLA
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THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nob
Some of the Pennsylvania railroad's offlclals
seem to have held their honor at bargain prices.
"Introduced by Mr. Hepburn" seems to be
about all of the famous rate bill that was left in
its original form.
Mr. Perkins would do well to bear in mind the
fact that the jury of the great American people
have pronounced him guilty.
- Those Missouri lynchers have been indicted
and will be tried. They will be given the "square
deal" they denied their helpless victims. -
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Mr. Jerome may wear his vindication, but
it will not disguise his loss of prestige and make
up for the loss of the respect of the people.
Perhaps Senator Burton's mistake lay in the
fact that he took a cash fee from the company
instead of a few quiet "tips" on the market.
The news that China has enough coal to sup
ply the world for 1,000 years is untimely. The
flXO in the furnace wertc out several weeks ago.
Upton Sinclair continues to prance around
in the vicinity of Packingtown with all tho con
fidence of a man who has a pocketfull of proofs
to back up his charges.
awfulW wwf CUy Slllpper3 had t0 work
clmsw t E ! T11 unlmown gentlemen from
ZXr d railroad
w Jh C0lm,1,y t0 understand that its lead
hat is pnhffPreVai,1fat0r?' r is Jt t0 understand
that its chief executive is very forgetful of his
interviews and statements?
rovlSS if tV? ,DaIze11 ls stm aSainst
revision, it must be remembered that IT- Dal-
jell deserves credit for never forgetting what
he was elected for nor by whom he was Stcted
for H?vP?lla(,?lph,a man who has been asleep
foi forty days is not attracting much attention
IttlT WtchIng thG awakening o a sen!
ate that has been asleep -for over thirty years?
,1rt , UR lBJara to teach an old senate new tricks
dec ares the Chicago Tribune. Sakes alive! is
there a man so foolish -as to think he can give
the senate any pointers on new kinds of Sckery ?
ai.iJ? stT'y fthe )0nce Pact -between Senator
U e lffiloanve5e?!,dS?f RSeVelt
uie littie veise: "There was a y'ounK ladv nf
Niger who went out for a ride wi h a ticer Thov
returned from the ride with the lady ins de and
a senile on Uio face of the tiger " Sen-Unr a Tl
nms to be the wearer of the smile. Ch
As this copy of The Commoner may be read
by some one not familiar with the details of the
primary pledge plan, it is necessary to say that,
according to the terms of this plan every demo
crat is asked to pledge himself to attend all of
tho primaries of his party to be held between
now and the next democratic national convention,
unless unavoidably prevented, and to secure a
clear, honest and straight-forward declaration of
the party's position on every question upon which
the voters of the party desire to speak. Those
desiring to be enrolled can either write to The
Commoner approving the object of the organiza
tion and asking to have their names entered on
the roll, or they can fill out and mail the blank
pledge, which is printed on page 14.
G. W. Weese, Upper Glade, W. Va. Please
find enclosed 109 signatures to the primary pledge,
all . good democrats.
J. H. Sheridan, Bancroft, la. Herewith find
enclosed primary pledgo signed by 150 demo
crats men who are waiting and wanting to vote
for democratic principles, 'not "conservative de
mocracy," which in our judgment is republican
ism under an assumed name.
C. G. Hill, Ladoga, Ind. I enclose the names
of thirty true democrats who pledge themselves
to attend all primary conventions and see that
the party makes a clean, honest and straight
forward declaration on every question upon which
the voters of the party desire to speak.
N. C. Ault, Columbus, Ohio The primary is
an important thing in this form of government
where the people are said to rule. It is the
place to select men of moral honesty to be voted
for at the general election.
Gottlieb Hill, Aabra, Mont.-Enclosed find
my signature to the primary pledge. I have" al
ways firmly believed in the principles of the
democratic party.
M. Hoover, Hooversville, Pa. I enclose the
names of three true democrats who have enlisted
to fight for democratic principles." May the
American people, regardless of past affiliation,
arise and break the chain of might,- strike down
corruption and once more come into their
own.
Mrs. Zerfah Denison, Tunesassa, N. Y.
Please find enclosed five pledges duly signed by
friends and neighbors. I also sent pledges to
two democrats in the neighborhood who returned
them without their signatures, not giving any
reason for so doing. They are known to possess
strong "I wonts" in their make up, rather than
"I will." I have received several packages of
The Commoner which I have distributed to tho
best of my ability. I have taken The Commoner
since its first issue.
Jerome Morgan, Frederick, Okla. Please find
enclosed sixteen primary pledges, which I had
no trouble to get. The bankers don't seem to
want to sign the pledge. I asked one banker in
our town and he said, "No; I am a democrat,
but I don't think it necessary to sign that." J
would like to know if all those who circulate
the" pledge medt with as cool a "no" as I did
from this banker. There are two other banks
in town, but I didn't call on them. I had an
idea they had the same answer ready.
Jerome Dudding, Winfield, W. Va. I hand
you herewith primary pledge signed by forty
six prominent democrats of my county. I have
complied with' every request made by The
Commoner. Soon after the primary pledge plan
was started I sent you sixty-one signatures, when
you asked for aid on Commoner Day to increase
your circulation, I forwarded you six new sub
scribers; and now I take pleasure in responding
to your last request for 25,000 additional primary
pledge signers by June 1, by sending the en
closed list. It is the disposition of too many
democrats to be ready at all times to share the
fruits of victory but to contribute little toward
the consummation thereof. What we want to
do is for each democrat to assist in organizing
our forces, in getting them in fighting trim, then
the victory will bo easily won, and the honors
will be sufficient for us all.
E. F. Horn, Courtnay, N. D. I have" lived
here for twenty-four years, and brought demo
cratic principles with me from the old state of
Pennsylvania. My convictions have been strength
ened from time to time and especially since the
rjevelations of Thos. Lawson, and "The Treason
of the United States Senate " "Looting of Alaska,"
etc. I believe the time ripe for action. I en
close pledge.
R. M. Baggerly, Jeffersonville, Ind. Find en
closed my primary pledge.
Marcus Hardy, Hull, 111. I enclose primary
pledge signed by thirty-four true blue demo
crats. The following have sent' in primary" pledges
in number as follows: John J. Hopp, Grover
Hill, Ohio, 15; 'AMcGuyer, Pembroke, Va., 22;
John Rank, Freedom, Idaho, 8;- J. L. Sinder,
Glenville, W. Va., 8; J. H. Eckles, Harlan, Ind.,
32; J. A. Baughman, Boggs, W. Va., 16; J. W.
Stewart, Puxico, Mo., 14; F. C. Helder, Man
hattan, Kan., 35; C. Whitt, Kitchen, Ohio, 13.
Commoner Readers' Good Work
The following letter received at The Com
moner office is self-explanatory:
T. E. Moores, Lexington, Ky. Herewith an-"
other club of subscriptions. These, together with
some scattering ones sent recently, make twenty
more readers for The Commoner.
The following subscribers have sent in year
ly subscriptions in number as follows: Francis
M. Reed, Afton, I. t., 12; John Carolan, Ridge
way iowa ,14; Frank J. Gehant, W. Brooklyn,
in., 11; D. C. Carleton, Waterford NY 11 t
E. Moore, Lexington, Ky, G; J. E. Downing, Day-
t??i ?' 7i,M' Portwood Grant, Ky., G; John
B. McLain Hubbard Tex., G; J. N. Newlon, Bishop,
Cal., 9; W. R. Knox, Intercourse, Pa., 6; Frank
Stewart, Aspen, Colo., 6; J. M. Crutchley, Catlin,
ill., 6; N. B. Hames, Colorado City, Colo., 12;
David Alkire, Marco, Ind., 7; O. A. Veazey, Pratt,
w. Va., 14; Shelby Kash, Frenchburg, Ky. 6;
J. R. Corrigan, Minneapolis, Minn., 10; b' C
Berry, Danville, Ky., 7; J. Robert Eck, Allentown!
Pa., 6; Wm. Hurley, Burlington, Wash., 9; S JEI.
Neathery, Paris, Tex., 6; W. C. Nucljols, Ansted,
w. Va., 11; A. S. Down, Lakeview, Ore. 14- J
Power Miller, Sugar Grove, Pa., 7; W. J. Prince
Sewanee, Tenn., 6; Joseph A. Gray, Spangler, Pa.'
b; H. G. Stallings, JMaury City, Tenn., 8; W L
Campbell, Sr., Mitchell, Ore., 6; Wm. Tr"emaine
Akron, la., 6. '
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