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The Commoner.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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L6, No. 42.
Lincoln, Nebraska, November 2, 1906.
Whole Number 302.
ORK FOR PRIMARY PLEDGE SIGNERS
As a result of The Commoner's oledcre camnaiVn. thousands of democrat; thrmio-hnut ht
country have signed the primary oledere. thus oblteatinc themselves to narticinate in ihi nnmnri
of their party. These primary pledge signers now constitute a great army of men and if they
iwork with a common purpose on general election dav as well as on nritnarv dav. went o-nnrl will he
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 dayNovember 6th?
CONTENTS
Mk. Bryan's Letter
Bainby and Foster of Jjllinois
The Same Cortelyou
"Standing by Roosevelt" in Penn
sylvania Hughes and toe Investigation
Menace of the Multi-Millionaire
Serving God at the Ballot Box
Mr. Shallknberger's Campaign
Comment on Current Tofica
Home Department
Whether Common or Not
News of the Week .
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GO TO THE POLL8
Citizenship brings responsibilities as
well as privileges, and it is to be regret
ted that these responsibilities are not
always realized and lived up to.
In the great struggle between human
rights and inhuman greed no one can
remain Indifferent or neutral.
In many of the states the democratic
party has boldly met the issues. By do
ing so it has alienated the representa
tives of organized wealth and must rely
upon the support of those who believe in
"Equal Rights to All, Special Privileges
to None."
"While it Is wise for the party organi
zation to arrange for men in each pre
cinct "to get the vote out," yet it is a
reflection on the voters that such an ef
fort is necessary. If all the people prized
the right of suffrage as they should they
.would not have to be reminded of the
arrival of election day or carried to the
polls. As it Is, those who are awake to
their civic duty ought to vote jn the fore
noon and spend the afternoon canvas
sing among those who need ' Urging.
TO THE POLLS! TO THE POLLS!
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HOW WILL YOU DO IT?
By endorsing the men who opposed every reform Mr. Roosevelt
advocated or by voting for the men who fought shoulder to shoulder
with him upon measures vital to the public welfare?
American Missions Abroad
Mr. Bryan's Forty-second Letter
In former letters I have mentioned the mis
sionary work heing done by Americans In the
Orient, and I deem the subject Important enough
for an article, in view of the conflicting reports
which have been brought back by tourists. We
had an opportunity to investigate the work done
by American missionaries in Hawaii, Japan, Ko
rea, China, Singapore, India, Egypt, Palestine
and Turkey. We met representatives of nearly
all the churches in the various departments of
missionary work, and as a result of our obser-
foundation for the present civilization In tho
islands and exerted a most beneficial Influence
upon tho natives.
In Japan the missionary work has spread
rapidly and Is carried on under four heads. Tho
religious teacher presents the gospel and estab
lishes churches; the school teacher arouses an
interest in education and establishes schools; the
medical missionary, by unselfishly rendering an
obvious service, opens tho way for both the
preacher and the school teacher, while the Young
..rations our interest In foreign missions has been Men's Christian Association and its accompany
quickened In Hawaii tho missionaries laid the ing organization, the Young Women's Christiam
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