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to hold a primary, I suppose I shall
not he Inconvenienced much hy at
tending them, and again I might bo
thrown out if I did attend one, as the
only vote I ever cast here was for
Roosevelt However, I believe in the
general trend of Mr. Bryan's ideas
and have voted for them twice. Think
the pledge will do the trick. Now if
some of the influential republicans
will get up a pledge for republicans
voters and have it universally signed
the reign of the Piute will be short
for one-half of the people are no bet
ter than the other half. If the will
of the republican voters had been car
ried out eight years ago at St.- Louis
there would have been no gold plat
form and Mr. McKinley might have
realized his ambition without going
back on his principles, Mr. Bryan
could not have made his "cross of
cold" sneech and the country been
spared eight years and then some, of
the "Bryan peril." (This as a sop to the
Plutes.) There is one thing that
should be added to both pledges. It
is this: "I promise to go as a mail,
with a purpose, not as a sheep follow
ing a bell."
H. A. Meyer Hooper, Neb.- Will
enclose primary pledge. Yours is not
, always the first paper that I read,
but when I read it I know that I am
reading the truth. Best wishes for
The Commoner, and true democracy's
success.
St. McAllister, Carthage, Mo. I am
greatly in fayor of the primary pledge.
I was born a democrat in West Vir
ginia in 1864. Voted for Cleveland
twice, Bryan twice, Judge Parker
once. Will do all I can to keep demo
crats in line in my ward on any and
all occasions from now on until we
win in 1908.
Wm. Henton, Miami, Mo. Enclosed
find pledge with 49 names. Please
send me another pledge. When I
have time to spare fro.n my work I
will try to secure more signers to the
primary pledge.
James Conklin, Marlboro, N. Y.
Enclosed find primary pledgo signed.
I have been a democrat all my life
and a firm advocate of the Chicago
and Kansas City platform. I believe
in the principles of Thomas Jefferson.
B. F. Baker, Charlotte, Mich., R. F.
D. No. 2. Enclosed please find the
primary pledge that you sent me with
19, good and true democratic signa
tures attached.
L. M. Manzer, San Francisco, Calif.
Enclosed please find the primary
pledge signed by me. Not that it
will in the least affect my action, as
I am now 75 years of age, and have
attended every primary of my party
and every election at which I had a
legal right to vote. This in my youth
was taught me as a religious and
civil duty. It is not enough that we
go to the primary and vote. We
should see that we have men to vote
for who will represent the right. It
is far more important that we have
an honest primary system through
which the voter can express his
choice and sentiments on all matters,
than a lofty declaration of principles
with a dishonest primary system, or
a platform imperfect in its provisions.
We can never have a true democratic
party until we have a truly, demo
cratic-primary system for its expres
sion and government. Nor can we
have a respectable burlesque on a
government of the people until we
have a genuine primary system just
and democratic in all its machinery.
As well attempt to purify the waters
with a putrid carcass in the fountain
by filtering as to purify government
by legislative safeguards of the gen
eral election which are but ratifica
tion's of something done at- the pri
mary source of power too often neg
lected and quite often misunderstood
by those claiming to represent it. I
would have every candidate for office
nominated by a direct vote of his
. party, .at .all times requiring a. ma
jority vote to nominate. I would
have all officers elected by a majority
vote. In each case when a majority
was not obtained on the first ballot,
drop all but tho two highest and have
another ballot. Religiously and politi
cally. I believe in a government of the
people, and am at all times willing to
abide by tho fairly expressed will of
tho majority.. As far as wo can get
at this time Is tho primary pledgo and
you have my support and commenda
tion in your present effort for tho
truth, as you have had it in the past.
D. W. Batchler, Winter Park, Fla.
Hero is my pledge; also my son's. I
believe it is a move in tho right direc
tion. Now is the time ,to get busy
and prepare for the future, to work for
the rights of the people and give to
them what they demand. Best wishes
for the success of Tho Commoner.
A. C. Snyder, Easton, 111. Find en
closed my pledge duly signed. I am
glad to do what I can to help the
good cause you advocate. If you will
send some blank pledges, I will make
an effort to get them filled out.
J. K. P. Duncan, Ash Grove, Mo. I
heartily endorse the primary plan as
set forth in The Commoner of March
17, because it is right. It appeals to
the voter of every precinct to come
out and be heard. It is in keeping
with the basic principles of democ
racy as enunciated by Jefferson; by
that plan we will get the consent of
the governed. I have not talked with
a single democrat but what endorses
it.
C. E. Bilderhach, Huntsville, 111.
In signing the accompanying pledge,
will say I do it for tho influence it
may have as I never miss a primary.
Your plan is a good one. Success to it.
John Lynch, Albany, Ind. I never
missed a primary since I was old
enough to vote. I am well pleased
with the plan you have taken to get
out the vote at primaries. If this
plan is carried out all over the "United
States we will send a democrat to
kill bears after tho 19C8 election.
A. M. Gallagher, .South Onmha, Neb.
I enclose you herewith primary
pledge duly signed. I consider the
pledge an excellent one. I have never
missed a primary since I cast my
first vote, fifteen years ago.
John L. Karns, Ridgeway, 111. En
closed find my primary pledge ..duly
signed. I at first thought it was not
necessary for me to sign since -I had
done this all my life, having never
missed an election since I had been
a voter, but I came very i-ear not
voting last fall. I finally concluded
to vote for local candidates. Icould
not swallow Parker. May the good
Lord deliver me from anything that
savors of Grover Cleveland.
Hubert Boehmer, Lodi, Wis. I take
pleasure in signing the primary pledge
and hope that this good work will
continue until victory is won.
Commodore Smith, Lawyer, Chilli
cothe, Mo. I enclose you herewith
the primary pledge. I have been in
tending to send this for some time,
as it meets vrith my hearty approval.
I have always thought and do yet,
that the proper place to begin a re
form or to build a foundation is at
the bottom, that Is among the rank
and file of the party. I think your
theory of "going back to the people"
is a correct one. Whn the masses
attend the first and subsequent meet
ings of our party, they do not only de
mand, but get what they want and
what the masses want Is what the
rulers should want. I am with you
heartily in your efforts to keep the
party together and to build up such
an organization that by the time tho
national convention meets, we will
have such an organization that the
plutocratic members will not attempt
to decoy us from our principles and
to foist upon the people an uncertain
and ambiguous platform. Keep up
the good work and we are with you.
Rev. W. J. Blankenship, Look, W.
Va. With the greatest of pleasure I
sign the pledge and hope that every
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