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" ' ip I'WVT I " II I iIPH'JPIP.PP MWySAfc' &f1M0l&WMM1KMtoit''''mumm'tt'' MMWflMMMb r-r p. 6 The Commoner, VOLUME 6, NUMBER 3 The Commoner THE PRIMARY PLEDGE PLAN ISSUED WEEKLY WlMilAM J. HKVAN Editor unci i'roprlotor. (UOllAItD h, MwroAiiB-H AHhoeiuto Kdllor. OlIAllLKH W, I311VAN Publisher. IMltorlnl Itooina and Business Olllco IKM-330 So. 12th Street. Fntorcdiittho postofllco at Lincoln. Nebraska, aa second " class mail matter One Yoar 51.00 Six Months 50o In Clubs of 5 or mor per Year 7So Threo Months 25o Slnrflo Copy....-; 5o Samplo Copies Froo Forolun Post4e52o Ex-ira. Af rrucrRiPTIONS can bo Hcnt direct to Tho Com mfiS? They c;u iuIso bo Bent through newspapers wJ?lch liuvo uSvort scd a clubbing rate, or through loca ni!cnt8 where BUh-agenta have ocn appointed. All ?omltianc?B Bhould ho sent by PWtoffleo money order oxnreBB order, or by bank draft on Now x one or ClSengo. Do .not Bend Individual checks, stamps or '"iSEWALS.-Tho date on, your wrapper ahowfl when your subscription will expire. Thus Jan. 31, 00, means that payment haa been received to and inciud "g tho last Issue of January, 1900. Two weeks aro required after money has been received before tho dato on wrapper cum bo changed. ,.n n CHANGE OF ADDRESS.-Subscribers requesting a oSgb of addfess ntust give OLD as well as the NEW "ADVERTISING-rates furnished upon application. Address all communications to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nob. iron. Josopli Chamberlain emerged from the scrlnnnago with his monocle still firmly screwed into place. . Chairman Shonts says ho now "sees his way cloar." Mr. Shonts is looking through a power ful financial lens. It begins to look like tho Russian revolu tionists do not know what they want and aro determined to havo it anyhow. After reforming football the eminont college professors should try their hand at reforming the crowds' in the grandstand and bleachers. Thoro will ho a congressional election this year. Now is the timo to begin the work that will result in tho election of a democratic congress. The "See America First" league deserves success in its propaganda. The first duty of an American is to become acquainted with his own country. ft r Those republican "insurgents" in the lower house of congress act very much like a lot of South American republic revolutionists all noise and nothing else doing. Having discovered that Theodore Roosevelt L8 J"Gal(lent of the United States, Lincoln J. Steffens should now tell us what position Mr. Henry H. Rogers occupies. Sooner or later it may dawn upon the minds of the Annapolis cadets that Uncle Sam is spend ing his good money for tho purpose of making seamen, not rowdies, of them. fjonB,LSOn! ovP,a,Bht nt a single administra tion organ has stepped to tho front to claim that mSii? Sn! W iint0Pn80 ?r oxl,oricea a direct result of our beneficent protective tariff laws. Having strenuously denied that they cave itZ h raih'0ad Pronts are now proms ing not to give any more rebates. The promise and the denial are cut from the same tobrtaatton. Those beef packers continue to act as if tbov thought tho general public would heUove any thing, no matter how preposterous. The claims being made by the packers are tougher han their The fact that Cuban railway manner , flo?0boUo,COnf0r Wlth PloyoB whTSofnllclS Satuba'lSS buVnken a8 an &I"S The day after the attorney general nf m braska secured a verdict acainft n Ne" companies in a tax case thr ? ItntV raihvay an earthquake slock Th ne t thinSi1?00.4 to srupek he railroads bysn SoSJS The following named democrats have sent in primary pledges as follows: Grafton McDonald, NoUesviUe, tad., 54; T. J. Winfrey, Blue Jacket, I. T., 27; O. A. Stoneflfer, Carter, 111., 4; E,ra Craven, iLynville, la., 31; .John Bachtler Wheel ing W. Va., 5; Levi Bridgwater, Irondale, Mo., 24 W. T. Elder, Taylorville, Ky., 35; H. G. Hoop er,' Norman, Okla., 10; I. O. Diggs, Stillwater, Okla., 10; 13. T. W. Troutham, Springfield, Mo., 21; E. A. Miles, Lamar, Mo., 12; W. M. Cross, Oklahoma City, Okla., 35; John A. Cooper, Gait, Mo., 5; J. P. Reynolds, Harwood, Mo., 10; M. F. Hannor, Bedford, Ind., 35; Grafton McDonald, Noblosville, Ind., 54; Loran A. Sears, Wellsboro, Pa., 11; W. T. Spencer, Drew, Mo., 8; Peter S. Irwin, Kenwood, Mo., 25. As this copy of The 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 be held between now and tho next democratic national convention, unless unavoidably prevented, and to secure a clear, honest and straightforward declaration of the 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 The Com moner approving the object of the organization and asking to have their names entered on the roll, or they can fill out and mail the blank pledge, which is printed on this page. Extracts from letten received at The Com moner office follow: W. J. Turner, Ladue, Mo. Enclosed find pri mary pledge signed by 21 good democrats. W. P. Priddy, Pennsboro, Mo. You will find enclosed an order for $1.80 to renew three sub scriptions, and the names of 50 Missouri demo crats who have signed the primary pledge. Send me another blank and I will try to get more sig natures. D. Dykstra, Chicago, 111. I send herewith 28 signatures to the primary pledge. A. P. Booth, Echo, W, Va. Enclosed please find pledge with thirty-five signatures. John W. Willis, Atty., St. Paul, Minn. Every true follower of Thomas Jefferson ought to rejoice at beholding the intelligent and conscientious labor for the welfare of the people and the restor ation of wholesome governmental conditions in which William J. Bryan is constantly engaged. Not the least of his public services has been the origination of a plan whereby the democrats of the United States through the simple act of sign ing a pledge to attend the primary meetings held by their party, league themselves together under a new consecration to the duty of defending and preserving popular liberty. I have taken pleas ure in signing the pledge and in obtaining there for the signatures of other democrats. J. E. Huff, Nevada, Mo.- I herewith send you a list of 26 signatures to the primary pledge. The democrats here are practically unanimous for it. Joseph Kreshnors, Liberty Center, O. En closed find primary pledge with 38 signatures. J. W. Stephenson and C. F. Voorhees, Rich mond, Ohio. Enclosed you will find list of 37 names to primary pledge. We each received a blank and combined our efforts. A copy of tho paper would not do any harm. In the near future will send list of republicans to whom if a copy, of The Commoner is sent may do some good. B. F. Riley, Paradise, Nev. I enclose pri mary pledge with five signatures. Win. Tipton, Clay City, 111. Please find en closed primary pledge with 29 signatures. These are the leading democrats of this township. D. F. Thompson, Kent, 111. Find herowith pledge -with 20 signatures. William Staley, Flag Springs, Mo. Please find enclosed primary pledge with 35 signatures. I think The Commoner a great educator. I sent on the 29th five cards with money order for same. I have another list with several names which, I hope to be able to send soon. ' F. B. Cotner, Herring, Ohio. Herewith find ' 35 signatures. ; , . M. O. Trautham, Purdy, Mo. I enclose a pri mary pledge with six signatures. E. V. Moody, Chagris, I. T. Enclosed please find five signatures to the primary pledge. Will send more in the near future. Long live The Commoner. Truth and right will prevail. W. A. Gray, Darksville, Mo. Enclosed find primary pledge signed by 25 fellow democrats. The people throughout this country are heartily indorsing Mr. Bryan's method. Lewis Strong, Myrtle Point, Ore. I enclose list of names on primary pledge sheet. They are all true democrats. You might send copies of The Commoner to the ones on the list who are not subscribers. The Strongs on the list are my sons. J. W. Huff, constable, Echo, W. Va. I en close, herewith, primary pledge with 35 signatures. Upon receipt of additional blanks will send you a vgreat many more signatures and think that I can reach the thousand mark. Walter Wills, local editor Richmond Demo crat, Richmond, Mo. We don't propose going a-fishing this year, and you can look for . good results from old Ray county. W. G. Marrs, Loraine, Tenn. I enclose a pri mary pledge signed by 10 good democrats,? ; George C. Erwin, Young Harris, ' Ga. I eri . close a primary pledge with 25 signatures; ' John C. Sloan, Fairmount City, Pa. Enclosed find list of 35 of the best democrats in western Pennsylvania as signers of the pledge. ' W. P. Stanley, Nola, Va. Find herewith pri mary pledge bearing six signatures. Tom Walsh, Raymore, Mo. Enclosed find pledges of 12 rock-ribbed democrats. G. M. Terrell, Everton, Mo. Please find en closed a primary pledge signed by 35 good demo crats. Charles M. Hatch, Athens, Ohio. Enclosed please find the primary pledge signed. I am a, Bryan democrat first, last and all the time, and the prospects never looked better for the triumph of democracy than at present. Maurice McElhaney, Freestone, Ohio. En closed please find 72 pledges signed by good, earn est democrats, and all are in sympathy with your plan of organization and think it a good thing. THE PR.IMAR.Y PLEDGE I promise to attend all tho primaries of my party to be hold Ween now and the next Democratic National Convention, unless unavoidably prevented, and to use my-influence to secure a clear, honcsfand- straightforward declaration of fee par position on every, question- upon which the vote of theparty. desire to-speak. - ' Signed. . . Set ! PoBtoffice Bfate ,,, County. Voting precinct or wardl r i. W Ml-oubBtanta and-m.ll toCon.moner Orfice.lncoln,- Nebraska. 'TfttiTT'VHffiWTWJyi1 ftT,rr i m i iinniwii &tkj: fr;-anlm JLi.