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The Commoner THE PRIMARY PLEDGE PLAN
ISSUED WEEKLY
WiM.TAM .7. UltVAN OifAULKs'w. JJltYAN
Kill tor and Proprietor.
HiaitAui) L. Mkivalvu
AsHodiito Editor.
Publisher.
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THE COMMONER; JLlnooIn, Nob.
"Profoasov" Qimioii seems to have oiled his
statistics.
Mr. Rogers has made a fine start for a Jimmy
hydo finish. -'
Mr. Rogers and Mr. Rockefeller seem to make
paraffn witness.
It is sai'o to say that Mr. Rogers never forgot
(o cash his semi-annual dividend certificates.-
It appears thaf tho opposition to Governor
.Cummins in Iowa-is feeling very Blytho and gay.
Another fresh and impetuous republican con
'STruK ihero:fUnI Champ
Boston claims to be the largest lobster mar
ket in tho world. This claim is calculated to
wring a protest from Wall street.
It seems that the Sioux City Journal is cet--ting
away from its antl-standpat views in an
effort to get a better gubernatorial view
bo aSeirrs? SL Hc Sh",rt
nary trades unionist WZ,
Marshall P. Wilder declares thnr ,,
no now jokes hnr tha ,. , lmt UlGre are
joker's failme to rcui Zl be (iuo to tllG "We
court decisions. S?m recent conflicting
vokettii",.?ffife Welded to re-
amply able to 'Sanla r nff PtotU8tni feoI
through the senate pot GXI)ross measures
ConJSrtoulu underSl V"
answer if It Tinted SI, ?0 t0. make a collete
or fifty pages a week r Issuea W
rotuSS a 'v e'o? ffilS ? Now York have
They will find it vSsuS more UM0r DeP'
vote of confldenco for themse InfV0 seciu'
railroad passes may come i easier. Ugh the
to exSainTo an article
business. The country woUidl?,"brm'y bu,IdlS
in reading about how h , ki moro Merest
tariff schedules for Nelson DiS0? in wplng
remarks tho Houston Post Bl0y l fniIue
As this copy of Tho Commoner may be read
by some one not familiar with the details of the
primary pledge plan, it is necessary to say that
according to the terms of this plan every democrat
is asked to pledge himself to attend all of the
primaries of his party to bo held between now and
the next democratic national convention, unless
unavoidably prevented, and to secure a clear,
honest and straightforward declaration of tho
party's position on every question upon which the
voters of tho party desire to speak. Those de
siring to be enrolled can either write to Tho Com
moner approving tho object of the organization
and asking to have their names entered on the
roll, or they can fill out and mail tho blank pledge,
which is printed on this page.
Extracts from letters received at The Com
moner ojulco follow:
Daniel Fauble, Lancaster, OhioPlease send
me five subscription cards, and I will try to fill
. them within tho next few days. I have read
Tho Commoner for the past two years, and feel
richly rewarded for the time spent. The Com
moner is the cleanest, ablest and best journal
that has ever come to my address. I am proud
to join the large number of voters in signing the
primary pledge.
J. B. Bryan, Cedar Hill, Texas I enclose a
primary pledge with eight signatures.
Lloyd T. Everett, attorney, Bethesda, Md.
Enclosed find five special offer subscription cards
filled, out, one which is a renewal (my own) and
lour new subscriptions, and check for $3 in pay
ment. I wished to enclose the primary pledge
signed, but find I have no copy of The Com
moner at the office, so sign my name on accom
panying sheet, and ask you to have the primary
pledge written in above, and file same.
W. H. Fry, Oakford, Ind. Find herewith pri
mary pledge with list of signatures.
Oscar Mitchell, Wallonia, Ky. I have never
missed a primary and have never missed an elec
tion nor scratched a ticket not even for the
sake of my kin folks, and never expect to. I be
? J? e democracy that TNhoraas Jefferson
IS i 7 . duetmocracy that lifts mankind God
S5 , A n?iShbor ded me a Commoner the
other day. I read it and like it. Please send me
rsef es and wm try njtTcJS
fort to reorganize the democratic paSyf T am
living n a very strong republican town, but
am trying to get The Commoner read I think
it will do more than anything else
, I. H. Simcoe, Fulton, Mo. Find enclosed Te
rnary pledge signed by thirty good SESStT
X D Wooden, Riggins, Idaho I herewith Vm
close primary pledge petition bearing thTshrn?
lures of all the democrats in tWs precinct vWio
R. E. Lockwood of Weiser. I think it would ho
advisable to send him a blank. He is the editor
of "The Signal." Mr. Lockwood is all right in
every way. Please send a few copies of The
Commoner. I will subscribe for it when they
arrive. '
Jerome Dunnlmr. nfi.nrnfiv. Wlnftelfl W Vn
With the compliments of the season I greet you,
and beg to present primary pledge signed by
fifty-one democrats of my own magisterial district
of Scott. I confined this pledge to Scott district.
There are five others in the county, and I now
propose to circulate another blank throughout
my county. The result of the recent elections in
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York is proof posi
tive that "back to the people" is where democ
racy should turn if she wishes, or even hones,
to be successful in future political contests. -
Joshua Draper, Oxford, Ala. Standing upon
American soil under a republican government and.
recognizing man's duty to man, I doubt the Chris
tianity and patriotism of all who oppose democ
racy as taught by The Commoner. True democ
racy is the gospel of the golden rule.
B. F. Furniss, New Orleans, La. Enclosed find
pledge filled out:
R. Wr Johnson, Calhoun, Mo. I send in my
primary pledge although I have no faith in the
primary. I am seventy years old, an old con
federate. I think the primary is the main factor
of putting Missouri in the republican ranks today.
My observation of the primaries here in Henry
county, Missouri, is that they are a disgrace to
any party. A nomination was equivalent to an
election and the primary was where tho boss and
shrewd politicians got in their work.
, ', S Ballard Cloverdale, W. Va. Enclosed '
find ?1.20 to pay for two yearly subscriptions to
I lie Commoner as per enclosed subscription
cards. I also enclose primary pledge of myself,
my father and three brothers all there are of
us in family of voting age except one brother
who is not in this part. We were all anxious to
sign the pledge-not that any of us needs to
oonf?fh,?fliT1Vf? t0, democracy, but that we may
? oi wt0 th0 plan and show a willingness to
do all that we can toward helping elect the tipyI
president of the United Stateswhlch can be done
if every democrat will do his duty. I heartily
endorse the primary pledge $lan, and can get tC
great many signatures to it. h .
findr1 Hartf0rd City Ind.-Enclosed
una order for Commoner, also primary pledce
S?v f' X think the prImary Pledge the onfy
Sf rtenCi?m5n pe01)le have whereby they can
SSLw injustice of Party tricksters. I promise
my hearty support. I think The Commoner tho
gf Z Publish in the inteETS Se
people. When we see the most of the min?
fiTtteSK?? T"e Corner0 ?aS .
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