Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1905)
T-" WM igjqjroj mm'nmm u' "qw y jjwie imp Wff,MB""f( "t. V"-trfrr-vn f mt. w,t T- f-TT' ijr" 1PH TV aP"wr'TVl"'?PiljJ The Commoner. TONE 23, 1905 9 COME WORDS OP CHEER TO DEMOCRACY subscriber to The Commoner. This is the second year that I have read it and I t&ke pleasure in reading de mocracy in it. I supported democ racy In 189 G and in 1900. That of 1904 made me a little sick. Many democrats in this section of the coun try would not vote for Parker. I wish The Commoner and all its readers success. Robert H. Miller, Lake, Pa. I send you primary pledge with fifteen names. W. A. Moore, Dunlap, Tenn. En closed find primary pledge with twenty-eight names. These were picked up as the parties came into the store. I hope I have done some good for the cause of right and justice. There is success awaiting the old style of democracy and the cause of right. I. W. Denton, Ingram, Texas, En closed find my pledge. I believe your plan is a good one. Ed Talz, Ingram, Texas. Enclosed find my own and two other pledges. I shall do all in my power to further the interests of the party of the people. J. J. Denton, Ingram, Texas. I had rather fast one day in the week than be without The Commoner. Your paper is doing wonderful work. En closed find three primary pledges, in cluding my own. W. T. Stephen, Willow Springs, Mo. I send you primary pledge, signed by twenty. B. W. jiussell, Rushville, N. Y. I am always interested in the cause of honest democracy, and think it was born in me. I have fought a good many fights and I 'want to live long enough to fight some more. This plan is in the right direction. I do not believe in a sham democracy. I am very busy, but will devote a little time to the primary pledge plan. M. C. Gentry, Prairie Grove, Ark. Signing the primary pledge will be a good thing for the democratic party. Stephen P. Ilgenfritz, Ordway, Colo. I have served my party since be fore I was old enough to vote. In Tippecanoe county, .Indiana, I was chairman and candidate. I am now located in Colorado. I shall be glad tp mingle with the democrats of my adopted state and be of service to my neighbors and the party of which I am proud to be a member. J. W. Davidson, Patoka, 111. En closed find primary pledge. I have always attended all our conventions, and if all democrats would do this there would be no defeat, as the mem bers of the party would be satisfied and the candidate would be a demo crat who would not sell us out to Wall street. John M. Hickman, Dunn Place, La. Find enclosed five signatures to the primary pledge my own and that of my four boys. They are all full blooded democrats. I never scratched the ticket in my life. Will give $5 to see one of the name that is not a democrat. The names of these sign ers are John M. Hickman, Sr., J. E. Hickman, Oscar Hickman, O. Hick man, M. D. Hickman. I am 61 years old, and can trace my history back to great-great-grandfather. All were democrats. A. M. Hallowell, Oklahoma City, Okla. I herewith Iiand you blank ap plication on the pledge plan involved and presented by your valuable jour nal. I have known the editor since his first visit here and as a republi can I left the party in his support in 1896 and -helped organize the free Bilver republican party in the Terri territorial central committee, and now fully endorse all the Kansas City plat form implies. Your plan will surely result in the marshalling and solidifi cation of the most vital interests for, by and of the people and the pro phetic Lincoln were he living would be heart and hand in the movement as well a long train of compatriots who will ovei live in the memory of a grateful people. Prank H. Garrett, Council Bluffs, la, Enclosed please find my primary pledge. I might add that being a traveling .salesman, I am not always in position to attend every primary, but at the same time, heartily endorse Mr. Bryan's plan, and will do what I can to further it. Please mail me a lot of blanks and I will interest a lot of my democratic friends in same. Would suggest that all democratic traveling men adopt this method of in creasing the Interest of the demo cratic voters in the primaries. With best wishes for success of The Com moner, and its efforts along this line. Lloyd S. Dalley, Chicago. I enclose herewith primary pledge. I am will ing to do anything honorable to as sist in preventing the democratic party from repeating the disgraceful proceedings of last year. If the party is to live it must prove its right to existence. This can only be done by casting out the moral and political lepers who now defile it, and making it an aggressive party of the people. Let us have no more "safe, sane and conservative" rot;' no more Belmont; no more nonentity candidates; no more political hacks at the head of party affairs. George V. Jones, Columbus, Ohio. I enclose herewith a primary pledge duly signed. I heartily endorse the plan, as I have no doubt it will exer cise an influence for good. Like all other suggestions of The Commoner, it is in the Interest of political jus tice. The Commoner comes to my table every week and is the most wel come editorial visitor I have. It rep resents patriotic effort of the right kind and is alwfiys rational. I am a municipal ownership man and the arg uments put forth by Mr. Bryan al ways aid and reassure me. It was Dr. S. M. Carlton, of Thorn ton, Texas, instead of Dr. "Carton" who, as printed In a recent issue of The Commoner, said: T have never failed to vote the democratic ticket. I voted for Greeley and for Parker, two political sins, but they were my party's candidates. Moral manhood makes it obligatory upon every true bluo democrat to vote at tho prima ries. If every voter could havo the moral courago to do right, becauso it Is right to do right, without any restraints being thrown around him, and to rofusc to do wrong, because it is wrong to do wrong, regardless of temptation or influence, a grand dem ocratic victory would bo won in 1908." S. A. Krai, Vail, la. I havo always attended the primaries and havo not missed an election since and Includ ing 1884, and always vqted the dem ocratic ticket, but last fall although I voted it, I hated to, not so much on account of Parker as on account of the men that were his sponsors or backers. I will try to get somo of my friends to sign the pledge also. Jesse Stevens, Liberty, Ind. En closed are the primary pledges of my self and my father. My father has been a lifelong democrat and I cer tainly intend to follow his footsteps In that line. My first presidential vote will be cast In 1908 and I desire to cast it for some good democrat. We consider your plan of organization very good. J. C. Corrine, Yelm, Wash. I served through the Civil war from '61 till '66. Am now 66 years old and the only republican president I ever voted for was Abraham Lincoln for his second term. I am still in the ring and take great pleasure In signing the pledge for unadulterated Jeffersonian democracy. Alex. Itussel, Unionville, Mich. The democrats of Michigan are not all dead yet, so I am pleased to enclose you ten single pledges and one with seven names subscribed upon. The question of primary reform was the principal part of the platform upon which the state election was fought last fall, and w; N. Ferris received the nomination for governor at the demo cratic convention because of his ad vocacy of that principle. When will the people remove the scales from their eyes and see what is for their interests and not for the interests of a few that can manipulate everything to themselves. I wish you every suc cess in this work. George Martin, Meridian Township, Ingham county, Mich. I am glad to endorse your primary pledge, and to ask that my name be enrolled with those who believe that the people should rule. Allen Scott, Plato, Mo. Enclosed find primary pledge signed by 35. I will send in the other blanks In a short times. I heartily endorse tho primary pledgo plan and will put in what time I havo to sparo helping to oncourago tho work. Good wishes to Commoner and success to tho party. James E, Gromnn, Allentowri, Pa.- Find enclosed primary pledgo, with 12 trup blue democrats, who aro loyal to the principles for which Tho Com moner and Mr. Bryan so willingly strive K. O. Bradshaw, Noble Texas. En closed please find my primary pledgo signed. ! am a little late sending it In, but as I have always dono I will will if nothing prevents bo at tho pri mary with my voto, and I hopo all true democrats will sign Mr. Bryan's primary pledgo and not stop at that, but go to every election and vote for men that will stay with our old tlmo Jeffer.son and Jackson principles of democracy. I hope Tho Commoner with Its primary pledge plan will lead us to victory in J908. I have been a reader of Tho Commoner from tho first issue and I think I havo every Com moner now that I have received and I expect to read it as long as I live and It is published. Please fllo my pledgo and add my name to your roll of democrats who want the democratic party to bo democratic. E. D. Tull, Windsor, 111. Herewith I send my primary pledge with 102 others. Our township has about 120 majority. This list is part of an evening's work, and we think it will entitle us to a club organization. There will bo more to follow soon, as we think Mr. Bryan has struck tho right string. Organization means suc cess. W. D. May field, Haymonvllle, Mo. I send you pledge with thirty-flvo signatures. A. W. Nolan, Edna, Kans. Enclosed . find primary pledgo with iorty-onb signatures.' John T. Dow, Diiluth, Minn, I send you primary pledgo with eleven sig natures. J. S. Johnson, Cairo, 111. With pleasure I sign tho primary pledge, and am ready and willing to assist in anything 'that Is democratic. I think if all democrats would attend ill primaries and conventions wo could select to fill all ofllces men of good character men who would stand for tho masses rather than the class es. We are drifting farther from de mocracy every day, and will contlnuo as long as democrats sit at home and (Continued on Page 14) J THE PRIMARY PLEDGE I promise to attend all the primaries of my party to he held between now and the next demo cratic national convention, unless unavoidably prevented, and to use my influence to secure a clear, honest and straightforward declaration of the party's position on every question upon which tho Toters of the pnrty dasiro to speak. Signed Street. i ;'. . Postoffice '..'...'. 1 .. .'. State . ;.. County Voting precinct or ward ,, Fill out blanks and mail to. Commoner Office, Lincoln, Neb. tory and became secretary of its; .. , Aa .a, lmkfr it Vb
