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'y ' (1JT""V V' '-tv-ymjniiww .. -.p-., ;1rK& ) ; - The Commonero CHARLES W. BRYAN, PUBLISHER "'i ' VOL. 8, NO, 40. ?' ' Lincoln-1 Nebraska October 16, 1908 j . u I VWfhole Number 404;. l; - m That Is The Slogan. 'Two Votes For Bryan And Kern" The argument in this campaign is on our side. This argument may not have been presented to your neighbor, who intends to vote the republican ticket Let everyone who advocates the election of Bryan and Kern make de- terrained effort, between now and election day, to get one vote among his neighbors. From now on let the slogan be "Two votes for Bryan and Kern' my own and another man's." -)00 0 0 ' 0 NINE MONTIIS OE FAILURES The Lincoln (Neb.) Journal, a repub lican paper, prints in its issue of Octo ber 5 the following: Commercial failures - in the United States during the nine months ending September 30 were 11,943 in number and $179,677,523 in amount of default indebtedness, according to statistics, compiled by It. G. Dunn & Co. In the corresponding months of 1907 there were 8,090 failures, and the amount in volved was $116,036,348, Manufacturing failures were 2,862 in number and $79 140,341 in amount, against 1,094 similar suspensions last year, with liabilities of $62,783,957. There was 7,630 trading defaults for $72,820,227, against 5,878 failures In this class last year for $3,9, 893,927. Other commercial failures numbered 454 and Involved $27,726,865, against 258 for $13,358.,4Q4 in 1907. Banking, and- othjar -fiduciary, concern suspended to the number of 14 7 with, liabilities "f rfillOOS.Glti against 2$ bank 'failure's Tor' $i2457669 last year. Failure statistics for nine months are compared below for a series of years: Year. Nos Assets. Liabilities. 1908 11,946 $123,237,797 $179;677,523 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 8,090 7,912 8,806 9,183 8,176 8,676 8,683 7,851 6,854 9,258 9,702 10,783 9,449 9,907 10,398 73,978,690 45,787,940 44,325,069 67,328.110 53,109,285 43,265,389 39,931,458 58,390,002 30,751,557 59,968,124 77,392,957 120,401,309 81,044,566 90,266,802 200,000,000 116,036;348 84,660,237 76,234,028 111,659,205 101,655,855 85,407,490 80,560,862 101,867,448 5p,703,905 92,549,417 117,293,975 171,155,031 121,007,123 181,144,502 251,334,265 0 0 ,0 0- 0 AFRAID OF THE LIGHT! ,- T Anticipating the publication by the dem ocrats of their campaign fund, republican man agers have sought to recover some lost ground. They print the names of two contributors, An drew Carnegie and Mrs. Itussel Sago and they announce that they will make other contribu tions public AFTER THE ELECTION. An Associated Press dispatch tells the story in this way: "New York, October 9. The fact that Andrew Carnegie has contributed $20,000 to the campaign fund of the republican cause was announced- today by State Chairman .Woodruff. Mr. Woodruff also announced that Mrs. Russell Sage hasjjon-. tributed $1,000 to the same fund. Thero have been no other largo contributions from individuals, Mr. Woodruff said, but smalt sums are comlpg In from various, sources. Gfeorge R, Sheldon, treasurer of, the n&tidnaj committee, whea asked abbut 00 WHAT OF IT? A REPUBLICAN CONFESSION AND A REPUBLICAN DEFI The Chicago Inter Ocean, a republican pa per, in its issue of October 7, printed an edi torial from which the following is taken: "Judge Parker let out a whoop at Balti more on Monday over the $100,000 that the re publican national committee redcived from the Stundard Oil companyrand dld not return in the Roosevelt campaign of 1904. "AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE REPUB LICAN CAMPAIGN FUND GOT $100,000 FROM THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY, AS IN 1806 IT GOT $50,000 FROM THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND. IN 1904 $200, 000 FROM E. H. HARRIMAN. WHAT OF IT? "The only questionable feature of these transactions is that in 1904 the country was Riven Mr. Roosevelt's word of honor that his campaign fund had not received contributions from large corporations, when, in fact, it had. However, that is Mr. Roosevelt's affair, not the Party's. "Otherwise, what of it? What effect did theso contributions have except to, promote tho lHticnl education' the public?? . ' mitted to assure the Filipinos that thoy would bo given their independence. Commenting upon this story, tho Chicago Tribune said that tho stqol magnate "has tried the patience of his frionda .aovoroly In some of his late bids for notorioEy." It expressed tho opinion that Mr Carn,ogIo is' constantly posing, and said "ho scattered libraries throughout tho country, all of which aro to bo called for him, and every one of them is 'a contribution to tho conscience fund.' " Then tho Tribuno said: "Mr. Carneglo made his money In a magnificent "way, but ho should 'nevoi tdrget that ho, mado It through th'o undue" favoritism of tho government of tho United States. 'Owing to' tho discrimination practiced In his favor by tho tariff, ho was en abled to amass a fortune of $200,000,000, or more, most of which' came put of tho pockets of his -countrymen throueh tho oneratlon of un equal" laws. Muqh haB beon paid pf tho benefit . .itji : t. . :j . i . j, '.' . ".,-: .... the contributions, decimea-to tiiscues xnerav - savinK,that ha -wouldL "iubllBh! ljiaT'incntM)5tLCSMOOjIoJW4!l arising: to' q wor.jtjnmen .fromlho establish? fcb WWMWfMw&i OF ALL. THE ' 66 tr8Ss to survive TO TOT REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE AFTER ELECTION." If tho republican managers aro willing to make Carnegie's contribution public, why not give the names of other heavy contributors? The explanation Is that Mr. Carneglo has given away so many libraries out of the money which he has obtained through "undue favoritism" at the hands of the government that the republi can managers rely upon his "popularity" among the people to prevent the fact of his contribu tion doing Injury. But let it be remembered that Andrew Car negie has good reason to contribute to repub lican campaign funds and wo need go no farther than to a republican newspaper for proof. Several years ago it was reported that An drew Carnegie had offered to pay $20,000,000 for the Philippine Islands, provided he was per- and flourlsti, but there are stihje people who have not forgotten the Homestead strike, nor the outrageous manner In which tho working men wore treated at tho time by employers whoso brutality has seldom been exceeded in the history of labor agitations," The republican party has, in every presi dential campaign and congressional campaign, been financed by the men to whom they have granted what tho Chicago Tribune calls "unduo favoritism." Does any one imagine that tho tariff barons and trust magnates will withhold contributions from tho republican campaign fund this year? Does any one believe that tho republican party will over revise the tariff in the Interest of tho consumers so long as it ob tains its campaign funds'from tho tariff barons? Is anyone surprised that the republican managers aro afraid of tho light? The First Voter .Young man, great responsibility attaches to your first vote. As you begin, so you are likely to continue. .The momentum that carries you into a party at tho beginning of your political life Is apt to keep you in that party unless some convulsion shakes you out of it. Start right, and in order that you may start right, examine the principles of the parties and the policies which they advocate. There are two great party organizations In the United States, ono fifty years old, and tho other more than a century old: The republican party has been in -power almost uninterruptedly for more than half a century and under its reign abuses have grown up which threaten the perpetuity of the government and. endanger our civilization. So great are these abuses that re publican reformers aro now pointing out- that something must be done and what can be done' The first thing Is to undo tho things that have been done, and the party to undo these abuses is not the party which has done them, but the party which has protested against these abuses and pointed out remedies. The republican party has turned tho taxing power over to private Individuals; It has allowed monopolies to grow up and assume control of the Industries of the country by granting privi leges by law and by giving immunity to the largo violators of the law; the republican party has permitted the fortunes of the predatory rich to become so largo that government Is corrupted, politics debauched and business polluted. The democratic party proposes to withdraw the taxing power from private hands, to so legis late as to make a private monopoly impossible, and to enforce the law without discrimination. It proposes to protect legitimate wealth, and punish those who attempt to plunddr tho public for private gain. On which side do you stand, young man? Are you with the masses in their effort to restore, the government to its old found ation and make it a government of the people, for the people and by the people, or are you with ".t H'i ,i ft a '4i 4 : f M f ' 1 I I " M - f.t 4.. .