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MAY 12, 1905
of oil the Standard', cuts the price before It ar
rives, so It must bo sold at a loss, and the buyer
of independent oil will not repeat his action."
,The St. Paul correspondent for the Chicago Trib
une, referring to Mr. Hull's declaration, sAys: "It
was developed that the oil, which costs 7.28 cents
a gallon when the tank car reaches the company's
station here, is sold in St. Paul at 8 cents, leaving
a margin of only .72 of a cent to pay the state in
spection fees and all the expenses of the business.
On the higher grades of oil, however, the margin
Is not so close, but it is still smaller than the
advantage in rates given to the Standard Oil.
The latter gets from railroads three times the
margin on which, the competitors have to run
their business.''
AN interesting story was printed in the Cin
cinnati Enquirer under date of Cleveland,
O., March 31. The story follows: "The spirit
of true Christianity permeated the police court
today while the case of John Almond was on trial
and was the means of saving him from punish
ment and a police record. Almond, aged 74, was
charged with depositing poison in the premises
of Rev. B. W. R. Taylor, rector of the Church of
the Good Shepherd, to kill the pastor's dog. His
twelve-year-old daughter Dorothy testified that
she had seen Almond drop a piece of meat in the
rectory yard. The meat contained sufficient
strychnine to kill several animals. Judge Wheelan
imposed a sentence of $25 and costs and five days
In tho workhouse. When tho sentence was pro
nounced Rev. Mr. Taylor asked permission to ad
dress the court. 'I am a christian man,' said tho
rector, 'and as such I do not wish to prosecuto
Almond. Although I am fully convlncod of his
guilt, I'll give him my, hand and forgivo him,
Judge, if you will suspend tho sentence. X want
him to bo my friend.' Judge- Whelan granted tho
rector's plea and after shaking hands Almond
and tho minister left the courtroom, together."
THE Des Moines Register and Leader, a re
publican paper, finds food for thought in
Judge Dunne's election. Tho Register and Lead
er says: "There are several suggestive hints for
republicans in Judge Dunne's remarkable vic
tory in Chicago. Tho people are getting away
from their former dread of anything that savors
of socialism. Public ownership Is no longer a
bogy to frighten them with. Governor Larrabec's
alternative of public ownership of railways is
not an impossible issue even as early as 1908. Tho
vote for the minor parties fell off. This disposi
tion of the radicals of all complexions . to unite
on one candidate, while each conducting his
own campaign, may be an important consideration
in 1908. The voters of the minor parties are a
factor in many states. If there are any republi
cans who are convincing themselves that it is
not important to make good on tho reforms Pres
ident Roosevelt has promised, there is food for
thought for them in the Chicago election' returns."
DR. J. M. HURTY, secretary of tho Indiana
state board of hoalth, rocontly declared
CETft nearly 42,000 Infants had died during 1904
from poisoning, duo to Impuro food put upon tho
market by unscrupulous manufacturers. This
statement was mado boforo tho members of tho
executive committeo of tho national association
of State Dairy Food Departments in session at Chi
cago. Newspaper dispatchos say: "In support
of his claim Dr. Ilurty produces figures to show
that G per cent of the total deaths of Infants -in
America last year was duo to poisons administered
in impure foods and tho ready concoctions placed
on tho inarkot by fraudulent manufacturers. fHo
produces statistics to show that more than 700,000
infants died in tho United Stales lust year." ' k
A REMARKABLE statement was made roccnt
ly by a Paris physician. According to tho
Paris correspondent for the Now York World,
Prof. Lannelonguo has just described to the Acad
emy of Sciences tho case of a man afflicted with
au unusual illness called osteomalacia, which in
three years caused his stature to diminish from
4 feet G inches to less than 3 foot. According to
tho physician, all the bones in tho patient's body
became softened and bent like rubber, and this
condition lasted for more than threo yoars, after
which period "tho patient got well again without
any apparent reason or cure, and is now in good
health, minus eighteen inches of his stature."
MEN Wi BELIEVE III DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE CAN SECURE WHAT TREY WANT t'i ATTENDING THE PRIMARIES
Lewis S. Record, Worcester, Mass. Enclosed
find my primary pledge which I mean to follow
out. If kept by every believer in democratic
principles the mistake made at St. Louis in 1904
will not be repeated at the national convention
of 1908. I find that the voters who find the most
fault with party management are just the ones
who never go near a primary election. I have
never failed to get a fair hearing in a democratic
caucus, and I believe that democrats everywhere
who believe in an honest, straightforward party
platform" and clean, upright, able candidates can
secure what they desire by turning out at every
caucus or primary election. A man who has not
attended a primary election for years need ex
pect to accomplish little tho first time he ap
pears, but a regular attendant always exerts a
strong influence.
Henry Wise, Mauchport, Ind. I am well
pleased' with your plan. The American people
are not willing to support 'two republican parties.
Ono is a plenty unless it becomes better than what
it is. I am a veteran 70 years, old, and have vot
ed the democratic ticket all of my life and I am
too old to change now.
M. P. Herron, Nashville, Tenn. To read tho
hearty responses of the pledge signers from
"Dan to Beersheba" fills my democratic soul, with
a joy unspeakable. And to think of the acres and
acres of paper and the oceans and oceons of ink
used in tho past eight years by the hireling scrib
lers telling us of Mr. Bryan's "lost following,"
"waning influence," etc. What waste of time,
talent and material! However, if this pledge
signing movement continues to increase in, vol
ume and velocity even Judge Parker will soon
find it "easy to foresee and predict" a sweeping
democratic victory in 1908.
Joseph Duffy, 319 North Homan Ave., Chica
go, 111. It affords me great pleasure to place
myself on record in support of a movement that
concerns the layman in politics. This is, indeed,
a move in the right direction, one that will give
every man a chance to do something for his
party and the country at large.
C. A. D. Coleman, Peoria, 111. I appreciate
also tho work The Commoner is doing for the
people and try to do all that. I possibly can to
help the good work along. I will also sign the
pledge to attend the primaries, not because It
is necessary in order to help me to attend, as
nothing gives more pleasure than to attend every
one I possibly can.
Charles J. Parker, Editor News, Stephens,
'Ark. I am glad to have the privilege of signing
a pledge that means so much to .the party and
country at this time. I am squarely in line with
the distinguished editor o The Commoner, and.
feel it an honor as well as a .duty to follow him
in his efforts .to again swing the party back to its
right moorings and saye the4 country from the
dangerous cataclysm which, it seems will envel- .
ope it in spite of us.
B. A. Martin, Woodland.-rrEnclosed find prop-,-
erly filled pledge. Now is the time for every
democrat who loves democratic principles to put
his shoulder to the wheel and contribute his
mite toward putting in vogue those grand prin-ciplos-as
taught by Jefferson and Bryan.
James McHugh, Pensacola, Fla. I enclose
you my pledge to the primary system; also my
son's. I am now a candidate of that system for
alderman from my ward to succeed myself.
C. A. Frommel, cigar manufacturer, Henry, 111.
Enclosed you will please find the primary pledge
signed by me with my hearty endorsement. I am
a democrat of the Jefferson and Bryan type. But
not a Parker-Hopkins so-called democrat. I want
mine right or not at all.
J. J. Spicer, Abshers, N. C Enclosed find
primary pledge properly, signed. I am highly
pleased to have an opportunity of endorsing the
same. I sincerely believe that all true demo
crats will be more than pleased to endorse tho
pledge at tho first opportunity. There are at
least 150,000 Bryan democrats in North Carolina
and they do not want any more re-organization
not in a thousand years.
J. J. Flenor, Maces Springs, Va. Find en
closed my primary pledge, which I think an ex
cellent plan. I will try to fill my obligation to tho
best of my ability.
J. C. Glasgow, Courtland, Kans. It is my
opinion that The Commoner occupies the wisest
position in politics of any influence with follow
ing enough to" be effective in securing reform.
As there isn't enough difference between my kind
of. populism and the Bryan brand of democracy to
quibble over I will enlist under The Commoner's
standard until I see the result of the next na
tional conventions; and if the democrats nomi
nate candidates in sympathy with what I believe
to bo true democracy my party allegiance will
be indefinitely extended. I will further express
the opinion that if the radical element in the
so-called republican party receives no recogni
tion in their coming convention they will come In
large numbers to The Commoner's position.
Joseph Sherow, Langdon, Kans. Enclosed
you will find signed primary pledge. I have al
ways attended primaries and conventions ever
since I have been old enough to vote. I think
it would be wise also for us to pledge ourselves
to work to get all our neighbors to attend tho
primaries, as well as ourselves. If the rank and
file of the democratic party had been consulted
and their wishes heeded in the last national demo
cratic convention, results would have been diffe
rent from what they were last November. Yours
for progressive democracy.
J. W. Smith, Monument, Kan. With pleas
ure I sign the pledge promising to attend prima
ries, as I heartily endorse the method The Com
moner has put before the American democracy,
and will do all that I can to promote the noble
cause to effect an organization on true demo
cratic basis. Yours for better democracy.
N. J. Goodman, Tidewater, Ore.-rL feel that
I am only performing the duty of a true democrat
in gjgning tho. primary pledge and 4t will be a
pleasure for me to fulfill that promise. For forty
two years have I stood loyally by Jeffersonlan
democracy. But once in that time did I balk,
and that was in November last, and since read
ing Judgo Parker's recent speech at tho Waldorf
Astoria, I still am glad that I did not support
him. In our last county convention I usod my
best inllucnco to defeat tho compromise policy
of tho gold standard democrats, but failed. I
hope it was all for tho best, and will unito all
who hold for true democratic principles.
K. L. Snider, Glenville, W. Va. I herewith
hand you twenty signers to tho primary pledge,
I was only two hours in getting these names. :
B. F. Helsel, Lincoln Place, Pa. Enclosed
find pledge signed and blank for some applica
tion cards. Was reared a republican, but am
happy to enlist under the banner of tho grcafi
and grand old democracy. Wishing you much!
success I bog for ji place in tho ranks and hoping
you will recolvo the support of the people In thr
coming contest.
John E. Wilson, Kirkwood, Mo. The above
signers are real democrats who want tho bjsl
men to win, not common ward heelers, such s
those who helped to name Parker. Mr. Bryai.
is doing a great work and Is loved by all hones'
and real democrats. Sorry that all democrats an.
not all of the same kind. We want n.orc buv '
honest real democrats and are in favor of letting
all others go to some other party.
Alex A. Leitch, Dayton, Ohio. I consider ir
a valuable privilege to do what I can under the
Inspiring leadership of Mr. Bryan, toward the
crystallization (1. e. organization) or tno latent.
democracy that now and always lias existed in
our beloved country. It is significant in observe
ing in tho present renaissance or democracy iw
our country, the desnair exhibited for Instance,!
in the New York World on tho one hand a so-'
called democratic paper, and, on the other handl
in the New York (Rep. so-called) Weekly Inde
pendent, John De Witt Warner's contribution of,
last month. Tho sloughing off process is certainly
at work, the" healthy, true democracy Is appearing
Organize! Organize! Organize!
Felix Adler, Guthrie, O. T. I heartily endord
your plan as outlined. I have practiced same fori
sixteen years, since tho organization of this coun
ty, and my labors were crowned with success lastj
falli this county going democratic tho first time
in its history.
Claude L. Finger, Saugerties, N. Y. I Heart
ily endorse your primary pledge, and will do an
in my power to secure as many democrats t
slcn It as possible.- I regard it as a great or
ganlzer, and all real democrats should endorse.
It Purer nolitlcs and better government must!
come through tho efforts of tho common, pcopiei
If wo can get the great body of the democratic),
voters as much -Interested in the primary .electioiiV
as they are 4n the general elections, I think half
the battle is won against the element that Is
ruling our country today. So let us, dear demo
. crats, join hands, and work for the cause of th
r common people. ' .','.
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