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WILLIAM J. BRYAN, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
Vol. 6, No. 41.:
Lincoln, Nebraska, October 26, 1906.
Whole Number 301
WORK FOR PRIMARY PLEDGE SIGNERS
As a result of The Commoner's pledge campaign, thousands of democrats throughout the
country have signed the primary pledge, thus obligating themselves to participate in the primaries
of their party. These primary pledge signers now constitute a great army of men and if they
work with a common purpose on general election day as well as on primary day, great good will be
accomplished. The Commoner submits to every primary pledge signer, and to every one of its read
ers, this request: Will you give such portion of your time as you can spare to a personal effort to
get out the vote in your immediate neighborhood on election day November 6th?
CONTENTS
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Mb. Bbyjlh's Letts
Dkmocbacy is Gaowuro
Jk. Hkaxst's Good Fight
Pobtkb of Iowa. -
Wiocex this Battlk is Gonro 0 .
Bossibm rar Ohio '' r
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Will They "Leave It to It's Friends?"
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MR. HEARST'S GOOD! FIGHT '
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The men and interests making up the opr
position to William R. Hearst' In .New York a
ford ample reason why every loyal democrat
should give him enthusiastic support. The men
.who "preserved the national honor" In 1896, the
insurance grafters, the advocates of special In
terests, the corporation managers, the Wall street
financiers and the bond brokers wno trafficked
in the government's need all these are massed
solidly against Mr. Hearst, and their opposition
should BOlidify the people in support of the man
who. Is making such an open and telling fight
against these harmful interests. Mr. Hearst is
making a magnificent campaign and Is frankly
telling the people Just where he stands. What
he has accomplished for the peopie In the way
of reforms through the instrumentality of nis
great newspapers is an evidence of what he will
do if elected governor of the Empire state. With
Mr. Hearst in the governor's : chair there will be
no more control of New York's executive by j in
terests that are adverse to the people.
Mn Hearst is specific andlain in liis decla-'
rations, while his opponents indulge in general!-'
nation and vituperation. He has taken the tf6o-
pie Into his confidence and raaybe depended upon
to carry out his campaign pledges. He is en
titled to the support and vote of every democrat
who puts public good above private profit, and
of every citizen who prefers good government
by representatives of the people to bad govern
ment by representatives of special privilege.
How his average audience looks to the republican spellbinder
DEMOCRACY IS GROWING
This year several hundred thousand young
men will cast their first vote and the Commoner
addresses a word to them.
The democratic and republican partioa have
opposed each other for about fifty years. The
republican party was organized Just before the
war and the purpose of its organization ras to
oppose the extension of slavery. As a result of
the war between the states It became the party
of emancipation, although Lincoln never declared
In favor of emancipation prior to his election.
Since the war the republican party has been hi
power with the exception of the years when Gro
ver Cleveland was president, and then It had con
trol of either the senate or the house for moat
of the time.
The democratic party Is as old as ojjSjfgjp
stitutional history and having survived )aeCord.
defeats Is now not only vigorous, but
These two parties represent different
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