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The Commoner.
VOLUME 8, NUMBER 5
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ARE YOU READY FOR THE GREAT BATTLE OF 1908?
Havo you onllHtcd hi Tho Commoner's Mil
lion Army? If not, then you aro behind the
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Or If you do not cure, to inutlliito your copy oi
Tho Commoner hpiii! In it request asking for n,
number of blank eertlfirateH mid they will no
forwarded to you, thus enabling you to glyo
your acquaintances an opportunity to join in
tho work of building up tho "army of a nillllon
plan" and enabling thorn also to scour' J no
Commoner from now until November 1908 for
only sixty con la.
It Is not poHHlble lo print In full (ho letters
received at Tho Commoner ollire and relating
in Mm Minion Armv ulan. but extracts from
Bomo of them aro given below:
U. II. RuHsell, Moyne filly. Allrli. Send me
somo cortlllcaleH. Think I can get subscribers
hero. Host wishes for success of true demo
cracy. Cyrus Cox. Oilman, 111.- You will find cn
clopod sixty cents for Tho Commoner to be sent
to tho address on the certlllcate. Please send
mo ton or a dozen subscription certificates, as
I know several that would like to take Tho
Commoner. I want to do all 1 can to help get
an honest government.
Link CI hidings, Geary, Olcla. Please send
mo four or flvo subscription blanks. I have ob
tained several subscribers and want more.
T. M. Grlssom, Syracuse, Kan. I send you
n list of six now subscribers and my own re
nowal with chock for $-1.20. a
Jacob Ohlsen, Hartley, Iowa. Enclosed
ploaso find money order for GO cents and mem
bership certificate of Mr. S. It. Crossor, Hartley,
Ja. Plcaso sond mo more certificates and I will
do all I can for Tho Commoner's "army of a
million." Tho first candidate for president that
I voted for was W. J. Bryan in 189 6 and again
In 1900. I wont to St. Louis in 1904 and saw
his principles dofeatcd and therefore did not
tako an actlvo part In that campaign. But to
day ovorythlng points to his nomination, and
that means Mb election.
William E. Long, Sweet Springs, Mo. If
you will sond mo a few coupons and allow mo
to act as recruiting officer I believe I can do a
littlo work for tho "army of a million." Ton
will bo enough at present. I don't want to
mutllato my copy of Tho Commoner.
Thomas Council, Monongah, V. Va. En
closed check for three now subscribers. Sond
mo ton moro membership certificates. Tho good
work must go on.
Georgo Saloman, Seneca Falls, N. Y. I
wish you would send mo right away twenty
flvo certificates. I am going to do all in my
power to furthor tho cause. I'll havo them
llUoil In a wcok or so.
Dan Plttman, Dopauw, Ind. Enclosed
plcaso find postal ordor for $4.20 to pay for
Bovon subscriptions for your paper. Six now
subscribers and renewal for myself. Plcaso send
mo moro certificates. I think I can got many
mpro subscribers. Yours for success of democ
racy. Hunter Dunklo, Punxsutawnoy, Pa. riease
Bond mo ten sample copies of Tho Commoner
of last week's issue. I want to bo a member of
that grand army and am going to try and bo
a- color bearer In that victorious army.
II. II. Evanson, Starbuck, Minn. Enclosed
find money order to pay for two subscriptions.
Sond mo moro certificates and I will try to cot
a fow moro subscribers. I know if wo could get
thorn started to reading Tho Commoner many
of thorn would soon chango their politics.
E. J. Moonoy, Chilton, Wis. Find enclosed
rXyr.rtlTi for11-80 t0 Py r throe sub
scribers. I havo boon a constant reader of Tho
Commoner almost since its first Issue and was
?Ltl a n?vor siuco savored in my
foalty to our distinguished general. His twelve
yoara' bat lo for tho political rights of the com
mon people of his country, his exemplary H?e
and Christian virtues havo only increased tho
love, esteem and admiration I have over felt fo?
him Binco I first saw and heard his voice in
Schlts park city of Milwaukee, during this
first memorable battle. His triumphant election
next November, of which I have no doubt wm
5nmnreirf ,V10 happiest ovts in tho Mo of hfa
faithful follower and sincere friend
please'fiiln 20! SK0?10 Enclosed
pxense una i.q for tho two signed certificates
enclosed. Please send mo a lew moro tohiu-
cates.
Arthur C. Anderson, Absarokee, Mont.
Enclosed you will find money order for 60 cents
to cover cost of sending The Commoner and
also send mo certificates for membership.
Robert Walters, Casey, Iowa. Send mo
twelve tickets as I wish to assist W. J. Bryan
or bo ono of his million voters. Please send me
some extra copies to distribute to non-subscribers.
I would like to give them a taste; they
might wish to have some more of tho same. If
you havo any of the last issue send some of them.
Joseph Auermiller, Manitowoc, Wis.
Please send me about fifteen blank certificates.
Andrew Kingan, Sholbyville, Ind. I send
you money order for $1.80 for three subscriptions.
PUSHING THE WORK IN KANSAS
The following letter from the chair
man of the democratic county committee at
Columbus, Kan., explains itself:
"Columbus, Kan., February 1, 1908.
Editor Commoner: At a largely attended
and very enthusiastic meeting of the Cher
okee county democratic central committee,
tho enclosed resolution was unanimously
adopted, and a copy ordered sent to Tho
Commoner. The people are greatly in
earnest in this part of the state. At this
meeting Charles Stephens, of our city,
offered a $25 prize as follows: To be paid
on tho second day of July, 1908, $15 to
tho party living in any of tho cities of this
county who would secure the greatest num
ber of subscribers for Tho Commoner, and
$10 for the party living in tho city that
would secure the next greatest number.
II. B. Henderson of this city offered a sim
ilar prize to be paid the same time as fol
lows: For the party living in the country
in this county securing the greatest number
of subscribers for The Commoner, $15. To
tho party living in the country and secur
ing the next greatest number of subscrib
ers $10. We think with tho interest al
ready existing in this county, these offers
will bring splendid results.
"M. A. HOUSHOLDER,
"Chairman of Democratic County Cen
tral Committee."
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J. S. Wooley, Harrisburg, Ore. Please find
enclosed money order for $1.80 for three sub
scribtions. The harvest is ripe for democracy
in Oregon. Send me a few more certificates for
membership in the million army.
T. B. Yandell, Sedalia, Ky. Send me more
certificates for the million army plan.
Ed Casey, Sleepy Eye, Minn. I am enclos
ing the coupon for Tho Commoner army for
19 OS. Please send me some certificates for
membership in Tho Commoner army for 1908
and I will try to have them signed. '
S. A. Eshelman, Peru, Ind. Unclosed you
will find order for 60 cents for which you will
please extend my subscription from the time
it expires, which is in May, I think. I wish to
ho counted as one of The Commoner armv. n
If you will mail mo a few of those certificates
I will try to help swell the army. Yours for
success in 1908.
Jacob Anderson, Almond, Wis. Enclosed
please find $2.40 for my renewal and three new
subscribers. If I had a few more certificates
I might be able to get a few more.
R. W. Knott. El Reno, Okla. Please find
enclosed $1.20 for two certificates. Send me
more blanks.
D. G. Hopkins, Wilbur, Neb. I send you
three subscriptions. Send me two dozen more
certificates.
W. F. Seymore, Newark, Ohio. Please
send me twenty-five application blanks for Tho
Commoner's million army.
R. N. Douglass, Postvillejowa. I encloso
$2.40 to pay for enclosed subscriptions. Send
me more blanks and I will try to get you a good
subscription list from this neck of the woods.
Nealy Nelson, Nora Springs, Iowa. I send
you certificate with 60 cents. Please send mo
more certificates.
C. W. Oswald, Hutchison, Kan. I send
$2.40 for new subscribers. Please send me a
few more million 'army cards.
W. B. Nichols, Hinton, W. Va. Inclosed
please find $1.20 for which please send The
Commoner one year to the inclosed names on
the membership certificates. Please send me
some more certificates. I think I can get some
more.
D. F. McGhie, Toronto, Ohio. Enclosed
find $1.80 to pay for three subscriptions. I am
a farmer and up to 1896 was a republican, since
then I have been an independent voter. I m
an enthusiastic supporter of Mr Bryan. I think
his plan of guaranteeing the deposits is one of
tho most popular measures now before the peo
ple. I hope he will be elected president. I will
do all I can to help. Please send me some
certificates.
A. Longworth, Clay City, 111. Please send
me ten membership certificates.
James Bruce, Verdigree, Neb. I send vou
$1.80 for subscribers. Democrats are pretty
quiet here, but they are all In favor of tho
principles The Commoner advocates and will get
wound up in time. Send me more blanks.
J. B. Leffel, North Manchester, Ind Please
find enclosed $1.80 for The Commoner for my
self and two others. Will you please send no
more blanks?
J. Ort, Wahoo, Neb. Enclosed please find
postoffice order for my own subscription and
sixty cents for million army certificate for tho
benefit of a republican friend Success to the
army and its cause.
A. B. Smith, Convoy, Ohio. Enclosed
please find postoffice order for renewal of my
subscription, and send me ten certificates; will
try to have them filled out and send them in.
Yours for success in 1908.
Cary M. Kisor, New Sharon, Iowa. Send
you money for renewal. If I had a dozen more
tickets for subscribers I might dispose of them.
A. Cowden, Hollister, Cal. Please send mo
some of the certificates as I have inquiry for
them. I have already forwarded three and shall
do all I can for the cause of democracy.
Here is
The Com
moner will be
sent from now
until Novem
ber, 1908, to
every one who
will sign and
send Coupon
accompanied
by Sixty cents.
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