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WHERE THE BATTLE IS GOING ON
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In 1792 Thomas Jefferson wrote to Lafayette:
Too many of these stock Jobbers have
come Into our legislatures, or, rather, too many
of our legislatures have become stock Jobbers.
However, the voice of the people la
beginning to make Itself heard."
The voice of the people was heard, and tho
cormptlonists forced to loose their hold. But It
was only for a time. What Jefferson said In 1792
could bo said with equal truth today, and tho
stock Jobbers are looking to tho republican party
to continue their hold. That tho voice of tho
people is beginning to make itself heard is evi
denced by tho returns from Maine, from Vermont,
and tho reports of political conditions In other
states.
JOHN C. HAMM
John C. Hamm, democratic candidate for con
gress in Wyoming, was born In Pennsylvania in
1858. He graduated at tho Kansas state normal
In 1882. For a while ho taught school and then
took up the study of law and was admitted to
the bar In 1890. For six years he was prosecut
ing attorney for Uinta county, Wyo. For tho
past eighteen years Mr. Hamm has resided at
Evanston, Wyo,
Mr. Hamm has Issned an address to the
voters defining his position upon public ques
tions. He pleads for tho restoration of "com
mon honesty in the management of public af
fairs, and boldly attacks the "unholy alliance
established by the republican party in Wyoming
to perpetuate Itself In power, and the great cor
poration that Induces its poor employes to com
mit forgery for the purpose of fraudulently ac
Qulring coal lands."
HEARST'S WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN
Mr. Hearst's campaign in New York may
properly be described as of the "whirlwind"
order. He Is meeting with fine receptions wher
ever he speaks, and he is taking the people into
his confidence by telling them Just what ho
stands for and Just what he will seek to accom
plish if elected. The opposition is halting at
nothing in Its fight against him. All the power
of the corporations, the trust magnates, the In
surance boodlers and Wall street speculators Is
centered against him, and no abuse or vindica
tion seems to be spared by his enemies. Despite
these bitter and malicious attacks Mr. Hearst
pursues the even tenor of his way. The factors
In the opposition to him are causing the common
people to rally to his support because they rea
lize that the interests behind Mr. Hughes are
Inimical to the interests of the people. Tho op
position has been "greatly disconcerted by the
results of the rebate case against the New York
Central railroad, for It was through Mr. Hearst's
efforts that this arrogant corporation was brought
to book.
NEBRASKA'S CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT
' ' The usual overwhelming republican majority
in the First congressional district of Nebraska
seems to be giving way before the forceful cam
paign that Thomas J. Doyle, the democratic can
didate, is making. There are some reasons for
hoping that tho majority will be completely wiped
out on November 6. E. M. Pollard, the repub
lican candidate, was elected to congress on July
18, 1905, at a special election, yet he took $1,900
as salary for the time between March 4, and
July 18, 1905, when he had not even been elected
to congress. Many republicans of the district
have demanded that he "put It back," but ho has
failed to do so and offers the plea that he was
Ignorant of custom and simply signed the papers
tho congressional paymaster sent him. But
since being Informed that he had no claim to the
money he has neglected to "put It back," thus
disproving his claim of Ignoranca Mr. Doyle is
making a good campaign, and everywhere In tho
district is receiving assurances of support. The
outlook for the redempton of the old First dis
trict is doubly encouraging to the people who
are demanding honesty in their public officials,
and who have set the seal of their disapproval
upon every species of political graft
In tho Second district, Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Is waging a winning fight The Lincoln Evening
News, a republican organ, concedes Mr. Hitch
cock's election and says that the democrats will
carry Douglas county by 1,500. Ther are thre
counties In this district and it 13 believed that
Mr. Hitchcock will carry ovory ono of them.
In tho Third district Judge Guy T. Graves
has aroused tho pcoplo by his merciless cxposo
of tho selfish Interests that nro trying to elect
tho republican candidate The people are rally
ing to his support and tho outlook for victory In
the district are better than they have boon In
years.
In tho Fourth district J. J. Thomas is making
an effective campaign and has tho opposition so
frightened that it Is resorting to every schemo
to offset his growing strength.
In tho Fifth district It D. Sutherland, a mem
ber of congress for four years, Is again a candi
date for tho honor. Ho is one of the best cam
paigners in tho west, and his good record whilo
in congress is causing many voters to rally to
his support
In tho Sixth district G. L. Shumway Is fighting
hard. The district covers an Immense area of
territory, and local conditions are causing tho
people to forsake party and rally to his support
Looked at from every standpoint tho con
gressional outlook In Nebraska Ib especially
pleasing to the democrats and populists who havo
for years been fighting against tho special In
terests that havo so long controlled tho congres
sional delegation from Nebraska.
To the democrats and populists of Nebraska
or to those of other states Tho Commoner would
say: Don't forget that tho work now at hand is to
GET THE VOTE TO THE POLLS.
WYOMING
Stephen A. D. Kelstcr, democratic candidate
for governor of Wyoming, was born at Hunting
ton, W. Va. March 28, 1865. Ho attended the
public schools at Ashton, W. Va., and later re
ceived normal Instruction. At tho age of sixteen
years he qualified for a teacher's certificate of
the first grade, and began teaching In the public
schools of the Btate. In 1884 ho went to Tipton,
Mo., where he followed teaching during the win
ters and saved his salary to defray his expenses
while serving an apprenticeship in pharmacy dur
ing his summer vacations. In 1887 he accepted a
position In Nevada, Mo., a3 a registered pharma
cist having passed the state board of pharmacy
examination at Kansas City, Mo.
In 1890 Mr. Kelster moved to Lander, Wyo.,
and later engaged In buslnoss thero and for many
years conducted a retail drug store at that place.
For three years, from 1894 to 1897, ho was post
master at Lander. In 1898 he was elected a com
missioner for Fremont county and served as chair
man of the board. In 1900 ho was a candidate for
member of the legislature and was defeated by
twenty-eight votes, the county giving a majority
of 375 for the republican state ticket at the some
election. He was defeated for mayor of Lander
in 1903, and in 1904 was elected to tho stato
senate by a majority of 223 votes out of a total
of 1,700, although the majority given Roosevelt
In Fremont county at that election was 440.
Mr. Kelster was nominated by acclamation
and he is making a hard fight with good pros
pects for success.
IOWA
Dee Moines, Iowa, October 29. Governor
Cummins has always had many admirers among
the democrats because of his tariff views, but
a disposition to temporize which ho has this
year shown has disgusted tariff reformers gen
erally. Many democrats really believe they will
carry Iowa on Tuesday next Our candidate for
governor Is particularly strong and no candidate
has ever met with better receptions than thoso
that havo been given Mr. Porter wherever he
has gone.
The entire stato ticket Is exceptionally
strong every candidate being recognized as a
strong champion of democratic principles.
The Midwestern, a Des Moines magazine, re
ferring to tho democratic nominee for governor,
"Mr. Porter's legislative record Is as free
from error as the conscience and Judgment of a
pure and brainy man could make it. He was al
ways at his post and was diligent and painstak
ing in his duties to the state. He was specially
Interested in the adoption of laws ameliorating
the condition of the miners. He was tho author
of a Uw t- perfected ths frequent pyat of
miners' wages and prohibited tho opcralora from
holding back earned wages."
JUDGE GUY T. GRAVES
Judgo Guy T. Graves la the democratic caw
d date for congress In tho Third congressional
dlBtrlct of Nobraska. Judge Graves Is paying
spec a! attention to tho paoa issue. While on
tho bench ho has stead fasti v rofuocd to use rail
road passes. Ho has been on the bench now six
ycaro and during that period has always paid
nJo fare, Ho Ib opposed to tho paaa as a mattw
of principle
Judge Graves la a pioneer of Nebraska. Hs
broko sod as a farmer whoro Pendor now stands,
became a school teacher, a county superintendent
a lawyer and lastly a Judgo, and In all the
positions ho has tnado good. His friends and
neighbors love him for hfs honost methods and
kindly heart They havo known him so Ion
and so favorably that men of all parties arc snp
portlng him. Four ropuhllcan newspapers of U10
district nro supporting him becauso of tho notor
ious pass-UBing record of Judge Boyd, tho repub
lican candidate. Judgo Graven should bo elected.
Ho will bo elected if tho people of tho Third dis
trict obtain an accurato idea of tho situation.
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EVERY VOTE COUNT
IDvnry democratic reader in orery
stato should remember that every vote
counts and It might be that his particu
lar vote would havo a determining In
fluence upon the election.
Ono frequently hears during a cam
paign the statement: "My ballot won't
havo any bearing on tho result and there
Is no use In my going to tho polls." Men
who habitually mako this statement for
get that they do not stind alone. Public
interests havo suffered greatly In tho
past by the stay-at-home vote. Ono ballot
by itself does not greatly count and yet
in tho aggregate these stay-at-homo bal
lots would in many cases havo changed
results. And there havo been many in
stances where even a single ballot might
have turned the scale.
Not long ago the St Louis Republic
said that at a municipal election in St
IsOiiis one of tho nominees for-tho city
council was elected by a plurality of three
votes, out of a total of about 98,000, and
these three votes definitely decided tho
majority of the superior branch of tho
municipal cssombly. These threo votes
caused a majority of ono in tho city
council; by such a small majority putting
the council In sympathy with the mayor
and his administration. These three
votes practically determined the general
working policy of the council.
Commenting upon this fact the Re
public said "At some time In tho na
tion's history one vote might determine
tho government's policy or the country's
destiny. The small plurality of three
votes out of 98,000, Impresses the value
of one ballot and accentuates the duty
of patriotism upon every occasion. Every
ballot is equal. Every ballot is a unit
which, whether applied or not applied,
has some bearing on results."
At this moment these observations
are important to tho American voters
and particularly to voters In those states
where repeated republican victories havo
caused them to lose hope. But there are
good reasons for believing that If every
opponent of monopoly will do his duty at
tho polls, victories for the public interests
will be won in many districts and states
heretofore regarded as republican ter
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