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ISSUED WEEKLY
In the future the gentlemen who make ap
peals for the preservation of the national honor
would do well to burn the records.
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THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nob
The New York World says that "the sound
money cause is little helped .by such advocates
as John McCall." Quite true, but the World
might have added a large number of names to
the list.
President McCall "thanked God" for the part
he had in the campaign of 1896. All the world is
familiar with another gentleman of the same
class who went up into the temple to pray and
"thanked God that he was not as other men."
MR. BRYAN'S LETTERS
Mr. Bryan took passage on the Pacific Mail
steamship Manchuria, which sailed from San
Francisco September 27.
He wTII go to Japan via Honolulu. After a
few weeks in Japan he will proceed to China, the
Philippine Islands, India, Australia, New Zea
land, Egypt, Palestine, Greece, Turkey, Italy,
Spain, Switzerland, Germany, France, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Holland and the Brit
ish Isles.
The trip will occupy about one year, and the
readersof The Commoner will be able to follow
Mr. Bryan from the letters which Will be pub
lished in The Commoner from time to time.
The Des Moines Capital talks of the difficulty
of revising the tariff, but the Capital is wrong.
Revision of the tariff would be easy. The diffi
cult part is to secure the consent of the emi
nent captains of industry who profit hugely by
reason of the present tariff.
"All industries- have been protected except
the ship, owner," declared Senator Lodge recently.
This will be interesting information to the farm
ers who are asked to believe that a tariff on wheat
makes it yield a better price while the tariff on
woolen goods decreases the price.
"Finally, brethren," say the Chicago Trib
une, "you have been paying too much for your
life insurance." No, we've been paying too much
for what we thought was life insurance. It is
just as well to be correct in speaking of these
matters.
Of course the gentleman who took $160,000
from the Indiana state treasury was a 'good
fellow."
The amusement end of the Panama canal
' seems to be a long ways ahead of the industrial
end thereof.
Does it not strike you that the republicans
are taking undue interest in the democratic plans
for the coming campaign?
Japan announces that she will maintain the
open door in Korea, but intimates that the hinges
'will be kept properly oiled.
Up to date the printers have given a dem
onstration , of how to conduct a strike without
resorting to violence, and the indications are
that they will keep it up. The printers fight
with their brains which will explain why they
usually win.
Tip to date the country has heard nothing
from the White House concerning those" cam
paign contributions. This is singular in view of
the hot retort that came from the White House
just about one year ago when the same subject
was under consideration.
The Philadelphia North American is pound
ing the free pass -distributors. - Old Philly seems
to be thoroughly awake now.
Mr. McCall was vory much opposed to free
silver but he was quite free in the use of all
other kinds of money held by him as trustee.
- The spectacle of Mr. Rockefeller walking
barefoot in the dew emphasizes the fact that he
always did demand more than his share of due.
When the beef trust gets ready to go to
trial the, people will have such a little bit left
that they will take no interest in the outcome.
' The Panama canal is costing ' $650,000 a
month, and not enough dirt is being moved to
make a hole deep enough to hide the money.
- Mr. Perkins bf the New York Insurance com
pany started in with that company at $25 a
month, and he has been earning about that much
ever since.
. The
Heroism of
Peace
In the rush of business life, and amidst the
disclosures of corruption in life insurance cir
cles matters well calculated
to engross the public mind
let us not forget the heroic
devotion and self-sacrifice of
tne physicians who are making
such a gallant fight against yellow fever in New
Orleans. It takes courage of a high order to
face death in the guise in which it presents
itself at New .Orleans. The men who dare it
are. not enthusexL by the blare of bands, the ruffle
of drums and the excitement of battle. They are
moved only by a high sense of duty to the public
The country owes them an immense debt of
gratitude, and certainly they should have a place
among the heroes of earth.
After that pleasant call from his fellow citi
zens of Cleveland Mr. Rockefeller can not well
decline to respond to the shake-down that is
Ibound to follow.
In 1908 the gentlemen 'who stand up to talk
about "preserving the national honor," will have
to submit a certificateof character before their
appeals will receive any considerable attention.
- Mr. McCall thanks God that ho helped to de
feat the double standard and yet he used a double
itandard in keeping the books of his company-rone
set for the directors and ono set for, the
. public
' Pe U8f of corn as human food is growing
rapidly, and people are finding it beneficial if
more ways than one. A west
me em observer declares that in-
., Corn Meal . side of fifteen years corn will
Era be selling bushel for bushel
.. . for as much as wheat. He
argues that the corn belt is already practicallv
fully developed, while .the wheat area . con
stantly enlarging, and that with the restricted
area and the increasing use, corn will soon bo
worth as much as wheat. The argument is an in
teresting one, but not nearly so interesting as ttm
rapid growth in public favor of corn mlal and
its many uses. From the standpoint of health
corn meal deserves to increase in favor iriw
the standpoint of Palatability it yieTds to no oC
article of common consumption.
have nomlnatea . To'ZZTA
J-'Ofill TimQ "On ..-.
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Union Pacific road until a few
months ago. In attempting to
save thft Uf f wm' i,"
right lee at i thl rack' Poell lost his
engine w? w belng cau6"t der his
engine. His first words on recdvering conscious-
A Great
Hero Clud In
Overalls
n'ess after the accident were Jn ,, .
Child hVd bfifirt hrf Tf J ,. in.Quire If u
gates, did not know whether Poo. l lhe del
crat, republican or prohibitionist when hJm
The
Descendant of
Demetrius
crat, republican or prohibitionist when hJm
inated him, and it iff further related th-if? noin'
pressed themselves as not carina t, n h7
that Poell had made a great s-iprin 7 y h
little child, and knew that lie I ,iG to sav
fill the office. That'was ail thecarj1; to
The Commoner has not yet le??nS p Sw'
tics, but that does not prevent U torn 11 S Pto11'
the hope that he will be electee by a SSH?
unanimous vote. We have erected tnlIy
monuments to heroes of. far less wo m 7 ng
George Poell, locomotive fireman? rth thaa
President McCall of tLe New York t it ..
loudly about his great lntent KtoataS
itL ti v r B uie natonal
credit," but somehow or other
when his loud talk is taken in
connection with tho iwuIoHa...
of eraft and loot in the We in.
surance companies, his loud shouting reminds us
of a certain gentleman named Demetrius who
was a silversmith, by profession in the days' when
the worship of Diana of the Eplieslans was com.
mon. Demetrius was wonderfully excited when
Paul preached and he called a hasty meeting of tho
'preservers" of Diana's honor. "We must stop
this disturber," shouted Demetrius, "from over
turning the worship of Dianafor by this craft
-we have our wealth." The secret of Demetrius'
concern was that he made silver images of Diana
and Paul's -mission was calculated to make tho
manufacture of images of Diana unprofitable.
President McCall Is exhibiting strong evidence of
descent in a direct line from the well known
image maker of Ephesus.
MISSOURI ATMD THE PRIMARY PLEDGE
In 1896 there were cast in Missouri 363,667
democratic votes. In 1904 the democratic vote
amounted to 296,312 a loss in eight years of
67,355 votes. This does not mean that the num
ber of Missouri democrats is decreasing in
deed, it is safe to assert that there are moro
real democrats in Missouri today than ever be
.fore in the history of that grand old state.
It 'is unnecessary to refer to the conditions
that carried Missouri into the republican column
in 1904. That is an old and familiar story by
this time. But the fact remains that Mis
souri is strongly democratic and whenever tho
party is organized by the rank and file and tho
platform is written, and the candidates nominated
in accordance with democratic principles, Mis
souri may be depended upon to roll up the old
time democratic majority.
Every democrat in Missouri may contribute
materially in the effort to build up the demo
cratic party and to increase the democratic voto
in that state. In order that this work may be
accomplished, it is necessary that every demo
crat take part in the primaries of his party. So
far as Missouri is concerned, it is a good sign
that in the number of primary pledges sent to
The 'Commoner office, that state leads. And yet
the" Missouri field has not been, by any means,
covered.
The Commoner desires to make a special
.appeal to every one of its readers in Missouri.
If every Missouri reader of this paper will see
to it that every democrat of his acquaintance
signs the primary pledge himself and asks bis
own neighbor to do likewise, the field will be
covered in a short time, and the results will tell
in the democratic vote of the future. It would
be well for several democrats in every county in
Missouri to get together and circulate the pri
mary pledge form in every precinct, obtaining
th' signature of every democrat who is will'
ing to discharge this duty. This work of or
ganization is not to terminate with a mere sign
ing of the pledge. The Interest of democrats
once aroused is to be maintained. Clubs are to
be organized in every county of the state ana
in every precinct of the county, these cluus
having for their purpose the promulgation oi
democratic principles and the protection of tne
democratic creed from those who would destroy
it; , . a
The Commoner thanks and congratulates
those Missouri democrats who have so thorougn
ly co-operated along the lines of the pnmfl
pledge, and now calls upon them to make ie
newed effort In this work of organizing the party.
If every Missouri democrat who reads in
Commoner will take new and active iu teres t
this work, the next report from Missouri wm
prove very interesting reading to the democrat
of the country. -
If -you are from Missouri, "Show us!
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