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VOLUME 11, NUMBER 2
The Commoner.
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THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nefc.
CAUCUS PROCEEDINGS SECRET
"Welch, W. Va June 10, 1911. Editor Com
moner: From reading the account of the light
on the wool schedule in tho democratic caucus
in an issue of Tho Commoner, it occurs to me
that, whero it is practicable to do so, on im
portant .measures of this kind, whether in caucus
or in the house, The Commoner should publish
the namos of those who voted for and against
such a measure. The rank and file of the party
ought to have information on this subject, so
they will know what to do with their represen
tatives when they come up for re-election, and
I believe The Commoner is the best medium for
distributing the information. It helps, of course,
to know which side the leaders took, but most
of the voters only get to vote for the smaller
men. I hope you will give this your considera
tion and give us all the information you can
whenever such measures arise. Very sincerely
yours, CHARLES V. PRICE.
Caucus proceedings are secret and vote is not
available. The secret caucus is an evil The
Commoner is trying to havo eliminated.
A GOOD SUGGESTION
. Pace & Pace, Lawyers, Harrison, Ark., June
14, Tho Commoner:. As I am advised by Mr.
J. R. Newman, editor and proprietor of the
Harrison Times, a democratic newspaper, pub
lished at this place, his paper beginning with
this week's issue will carry clippings from The
Commoner. It was suggested by one of your
correspondents that it would be well to induce
country papers to carry articles from The Com
moner. I commend the suggestion and shall
be glad to see the day when the subscriber will,
on receiving his home paper find something from
tho great teacher of democratic principles.
Yours truly, W. F. PACE.
SENATOR HOKE SMITH
Hoke Smith, who was inaugurated governor
of Georgia something more than two weeks ago,
was elected to the United States senate by the
Georgia legislature. Governor Smith received
127 votes, 115 being necessary to a choice.
Georgia has done well in sending Hoke Smith
to tho United States senate, He is needed in
that body and the people may confidently count
upon faithful service by Georgia's now senator.
Congratulations to Hoke Smith for tho oppor
tunity of rendering larger service to tho people
and congratulations to Georgia upon having a
eenator whose fidelity to democratic principles
ia unquestioned.
Commoner readers everywhere are advised
to submit to the various presidential candidates
questions something like the following:
1 Question Do you favor tariff for revenue
only?
character of support each party and candir
dato receives? "
10 A.
1 Answer
2 q Do you favor freo ra"w material and the
placing of a revenue duty only on manu
factured goods?
11 Q Are you willing that the source o"! every
dollar of contribution made to your cam
paign fund either after your nomination or
during the contest for the nomination shall
be made public prior to election day?
11 A,
2 A,
Q Do you believe that in the revision of the
tariff the element of protection should be
given consideration?
12 Q Do you believe in the support of the
state governments in all their .rights?
12 A,
3 A,
Q Do you believe that the three branches of
government are co-ordinate and that each
ono should keep within its constitutional
sphere?
13 Q Do you indorse the labor planks of the
1908 platform? . ,' ,
13 A.
14 Q Do you .believe in the strict regulation of
railroads?
4 A.
Q Do you approve the recent Standard Oil
decision whereinthe United States supreme
court legislated the word "unreasonable"
into the Sherman anti-trust act?
14 A.
5 A.
15 Q Do you indorse the democratic platform
of 1908 respecting trusts wherein it de
clares that "a private monopoly is indefen
sible and intolerable" and presents a
remedy?
Q Do you favor the repeal of the criminal
clause of the anti-trust law or do you be
lieve that in view of supreme court legis
lation congress should make it clear that
all restraint of trade is unreasonable?
15 A.
16 Q Do you approve the plan, known as tho
Aldrich currency scheme? - " '
16 A.
6 A.
7 Q Do you favor the election of senators' by"
the people?
17 Q Do you favor asset currency in any form?
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17 A
7 A.
8 Q Do you favor the income tax?
8 A
9 Q Do you believe that it is the duty of the
American people to promise independence
to the Filipinos immediately and to give
it in the same way in which they gave
independence to the Cubans?
18 Q Do you believe in the establishment of
what is known as a central bank?
18 A.
9 A,
10 Q Do you believe in tho publicity of cam
paign contributions and expenditures both
before and after election day in order that
the people may know in advance the
19 Q Do you favor legislation compelling
banks to insure depositors?
19 A
Let democrats everywhere ask questions and
secure answers, thus finding out just what every
candidate stands for. In this way democrats
may be able to determine with some degree of
intelligence as to the available candidate.
The Commoner will be glad to print the re
plies made to these questions by gentlemen
whose names have been mentioned in connec
tion with the democratic presidential nomination.
TIME TO ACT
Write to your senators and representatives
write at once and tell them .that it is time to
act on the resolution submitting the amendment
providing for popular election of senators. Both
houses have by a large majority declared for
the policy but the resolution is hung up in
conference because the parties differ on the
language. Each party is trying to secure a
party advantage in connection with the reform.
Tho people want the REFORM they are much
more interested in the reform than in any party
advantage. The optional plan eliminates the
party Issue and insures the ratification of the
amendment. Urge your senators and members
to Bupport this plan or some other plan that
will give us popular election of senators im
mediately. Tho special session can not afford
to adjourn without action.
THE LONESOME LEADER
A few months ago eleven democrats signed
a telegram to the governor of Texas in which
they declared Senator Bailey to be the "un
disputed" leader of the democratic minority in
the senate. He had just led TWO democrats
in his fight against Arizona's admission. He
has just given another sample of his "undis
puted" leadership. He led TWO democrats over
to the support of the Cummins amendment to
tho reciprocity agreement. Unless he is able to
muster a larger following he will Boon become
known as the lonesome leader.
"COUNT UPON WASHINGTON"
Spokane, Wash., July 10. Editor Commoner:
Today's Commoner contains an article from the
pen of Joseph W. Folk, ex-governor of Missouri.
That article has the proper ring, it carries
weight. It shows that the political differences
in our country are not transitory but deep
Tooted. The lines are being drawn to determine
whether this government shall champion the cause
of privilege or the cause of the people, whether
It is better for the government to defend the
rights of dollars or the rights of men The
rights of both are conceded, but in the case
of conflict, "Put the man above the dollar, not
the dollar above the man." To this self-evident
truth every honest American of whatever party
can subscribe.
I heartily agree "with Governor Folk on tho
tariff. It is a delusion and a fraud, a thief and
a robber, reaching its mailed hands into the
pockets of the poor, and robbing them of their
substance. It parades in the false garb of the
pauper, solicits alms upon the highway, and
demands tribute from the state, while its coffers
overflow with the unearned millions wrested
from the toiling masses. A pauper is one who
begs alms of the passers-by, or is supported by
tho state. So too is that industry which can
not live without a tariff for protection, a pauper
industry. The other self-supporting members
of society must carry along this over-fed glut
ton of privilege.
The tariff is a delusion in that it teaches th
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