The Commoner
VOLUME 8, NUMBER 8
WllOIIl NIC ropUDIlC'lllH IlUgUl nuiimnuu unu mw
null Icr wlicl her tlio diances favored victory or
defeat. Thai. 1h my poHillon today.
If I lutvc retained your confidence it 18 bo
outiHP I havo Kpoken from my heart to your
lionrtH and have cherished the same ideals that
you have cherhdied.
If I am nominated I want the nomination
to ('(iino from I ho voters rather than from the
convention. The convention is hut (ho servant
of the voters the voters are I he masters.
They have a rlglil to determine holh the plat
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M i am to ne your candid." to i wain, your
rucled for me. If I am your can-
dclegates itiHtr
ciciegau'H lnsirucuMi lor me. u i am your can
didate again it will he in answer to a call from
tho parly, and upon that condition only am I
a candidate. If the voters of tho party want
tup. for lliolr rnndlihilo tliov will Instruct, t.hnir
delegates to that effect.
And there is more needed than instructions.
Tho delegates should he nieii vlio are willing
to 1)0 Instructed. They should ho men willing
to carry out the instructions which the peopje
glvo thorn.
J do not want delegates instructed for mo,
but complaining of their instructions. J do not
want delegates who will spend their lime at
tho convention explaining that they would like
to bo free and that they Consider it impossiblo
to elect tho man whom they are instructed to
nominate. I am perfectly willing to fight all
tho enemies thai can got in front of me, hut
ny enemies shall not get behind me again. I
say this of myself, but it. holds good Tor any
Candida to whom you may wish to nominate.
It you prerer another candidate then those who
prefer me should not ask to be a part of the
convention which nominates him. Tho dele
gates should act as tho representatives of the
people, and they should bo men who are willing
to do what they havo been instructed to do. If
you wnn t mo to bo your canatdato lot no man
who does not want to see me nominated repre
sent you in the convention. Let no mall have
a sent hero who does not want to seo mo
elected if nominated. Let the candidate who
hns the support of tho people have tho heart
ns well as tho voice of the delegates. And
again, if. I am nominated, it will come at tho
end of. twelve years of fighting in the open.
My views are known to all the people Thev
have been openly voiced and I Za right
to aSu10 that the people who nominate no
will give mo tho kind of platform on wlUch
nect thaltnifn;U 'ght' ,T ?avo thc rillt -the
,m t v Jm nomlned, the platform of
the .unity will bo one for which I shall not havo
to apologize. It should be one on which I ran
malco the campaign. It should bo one whic
will enable me to make an honest light in o
open or tho principles for which the neon e
know I stand, and without evasion TlcnS
a SlSVr tMng- , V am nominated an Twin
n platform on which I can stand and Sell t
have a right to assume that tho party will LJ
tho management of tho camnaitrn ,f ,!! V ,
of-men who want to see ? 5L lpfllnoTh1linda
the right to assume that the SommitLT0
charge of tho campaign will be wUHni tn "
vote their time to winning a victor-Tn i ?
Jid0 ftllfoami)a,Rn whe wSo momborB of
tho committee would not attend ml! If
I stand for and tho kind of a n'riif t 7
nro too well known for there tn i ,mnko
Those who do not want th?t ki d oY l
do not want mo nom'-mtod Thev !i 1 fll?ht
mo elected. Tf thev do w V 5 lo not wnt
they should give their suplrttontn m?, locta
didate. Tf they are not fSJ t 1, Yoter cnn'
I shall make they ; st St ?inlnc1 f a furht
man ami the light n iste 'tT' Th
nated it will be because 1 1, I !, , T nm noi
princlples for wl icT sKn7 P a,' for tho
they are for mo ,1,1 "in"1 lul "t because
enough to believe that six nn,i ,? ,not vnln
of voters will turn out 5,rt i .lmlf mll,ion
ir me just to satisfy n ,v?Jil.,?(,ofll.t!Wy
JZfc '-ai amuitlons.
You arc interested in me because you are In
terested in yourselves, because you are in
terested in your children and your children s
children. You are interested in me because I
believe in tho kind of government you love. I
would rather be the leader of six and a half
million democrats who think for themselves and
march with me only when I march in the direc
tion in which they want me to march than be
the leader of six and a half millions without
thoughts who would simply echo what someone
else said.
The democrats havo been thinking for
themselves and they have been studying public
questions from tho standpoint of the many.
They have been considering the rights of all
tho people rather than the privileges of a few.
There is no doubt that a large majority of the
people believe in democratic principles and are
ready to try tho policies that our party has been
advocating. The nation's conscience is awak
ened; let us appeal to it with an honest plat
form; with an honest organization and with
honest methods, and our appeal will not be in
vain.
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WILL THE BANKS ANSWER THIS?
Jn addition to tho arguments already pre
sented by The Commoner in favor of the guar
anteed bank, the following is submitted:
The United States government requires a
deposit of specific security when it deposits
money in a national bank; the state also re
quires security as a rule, and the county, and
city deposits are secured either by bonds or by
the deposit of specific securities.
Now tho question arises, if the United
States government which can at any time in
spect a bank and find out just what it is doing
and how its business is being conducted,
requires security for its deposits, why
should not security be given to the depositor
who can not examine for himself and does not
know anything about the bank's solvency or
methods? And loss to the national government,
to the state, to- the county or to the city would
be borne by all tho people and thus be small
upon each one, while the loss to the individual
has to be borne entirely by himself and may wipe
out his entire savings. Is not the argument
stronger in favor of the protection of depositors
than it is in favor of the protection of the na
tion, the state, the county or the city?
But tho case is even stronger when the
bank is required to put up specific security for
the protection of national, state, county, or city
deposits. Its gilt-edged securities are thus
hypothecated and the inferior securities are left
for tho security of the depositors, so that as a
matter of fact, the public deposits are not only
protected, but they are protected at the expense
of the individual depositors. What shall we
say of a national bank which willingly gives
the government specific security and then op
poses tho protection of depositors? And
strange to say, these big banks that get the biff
deposits from the government upon specific
security are the very ones that have fouirht
and are fighting the system for the guaranty
of depositors. It is time .that the depositors
understood the situation and got together for
their own protection. Will any banker who U
opposing the guaranty system answer this argu
ment and explain why it is right to protect 3-
SalToSoBlta?8118 aUd Wrng t0 PrteCt ,ndW-
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A GOOD IDEA
Congressman Hitchcock, of Nebraska m.wi
a strong point the other day in preying an
amendment authorizing our consuls abroad to
gather information as to the price fi 011
American-made goods which are sold abroad Tn
address ng the house Mr. Hitchcock stated
"Ths matter is very largely in the interest
of American manufacturers. To a verv Hl2i
extent these manufacturers are in th fi
ment of a .high protective tariff ?to enable ?h?m
to compete, as it has been supposed with ?5i f
manufacturers in the American fields it T5S
open secret, a notorious fact oi e n , S an.
even denied, that a great man v o? L thmk not
facturers are selling5 their gSJds in T manU"
and other markets tc cons m li" Ewropoan
much below the prices S HiJ ? oad at prices
American market an that Amerlnn Un U the
are compelled to pay. Now thi n? consumers
amendment is to require oS 2n??JiCCt f, my
reports on our foreign trade to Mnfi1". Tkins
"on for the American people on tS?-intor'
point, as to tho nrices nf Z ? this llPortant
in foreign land1'? pfSR?.0 goods
the American people woToVwlUlnBto
have these agents of the United States investi
gate trade conditions for the purpose of develop
ing such facts as may be helpful in spreading
American trade, but it certainly seems to me
that we should couple with them instructions
to our agents to ascertain authoritatively and
officially whether the charge is true that these
American manufacturers, protected by lawi
favored by the government of the United States',
are actually engaged in selling their products
at prices to foreigners in foreign markets far
below those that they charge to Americans in
the American market. This additional informa
tion will cost nothing, and it certainly will bo
of value. If the charge is true, it ought to be
come known. If it is false, it will do no harm
to ascertain that fact."
Mr. Hitchcock is entirely right and has
presented the subject in a forceful style so char
acteristic of him. We havo a right to know at
what price American goods are being sold
abroad and our consuls are the proper persons
to secure this information. By all means let
the facts be known and then let the republican
leaders explain the facts if they can.
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WOULD HE REMIT THE FINE?
Governor Hughes is arguing against fines
he says they are unjust to stockholders. He pre
fers imprisonment. Well imprisonment would
bo better but Mr. Rockefeller has not been im
prisoned and that fine is the only penalty in
sight. In view of the fact that Chancellor Day
is for Governor Hughes and in view of the furth
er fact that the younger Rockefeller has de
clared for Governor Hughes the question arises
would Governor Hughes limit the $29000,000
fine if he were president? This may become a
pertinent question how will Governor Hughes
answer it?
WOULD HE REMIT THE FINE?
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A FAITHFUL DEMOCRAT
Here is a letter full of heart thrills. It
needs no explanation. It speaks for itself:
San Francisco, Cal., January 29, 1908.
Editor Commoner: 1 enclose a postofflce money
order of $3 and five membership certificates.
These were obtained by Mr. Mahzer on his dying
bed. He passed away January 23, after a long
illness, but it was the earthly end of a long
life spent in working for humanity and for true
democracy and, as these certificates testify, his
dying efforts were for the cause of humanity.
He was born August 3, 1830 and there is no
doubt that it was through his efforts that this
state was carried for Lincoln. He was the first
' president of the Single Tax society in this city
and an earnest worker for its principles. He
was my husband and the best man I ever knew.
Yours cordially,
MRS. MARY J. MANZER.
The Commoner extends to Mrs. Manzer its
condolence.
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REAPING THE WHHILWIND
The republican leaders sold the govern
ment at auction in IS 96 and delivered the
goods. In 1900 the contract was renewed and
now the people are paying the penalty. Those
who sow the wind still reap the whirlwind.
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EMERGENCY
If the emergency is such as to make an
emergency currency necessary it is strange that
so many of the financiers are willing to appoint
a commission and put the whole thing over until
after the election.
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THE "FIRST GUN"
fllo The' republican convention in Florida was
f ?' giUn Ahe camPign" and, considering
that two delegations were elected, it may be
regarded as a double-barrelled gun
"DEAD EASY" IN WISCONSIN
'Tr?1?'8 so?,i letter from Wisconsin:
Grand Rapids, Wis., Jan. 25, 1908. Edi-
, L07?ner' Lincoln, Neb.: Inclosed
er Smi ?rin(T ?rder for 40-20 toeth
SXi Sm f sixtv-seven subscribers and
T tLt( th0 milHon army membership.
Thi n2fad easy obtaining subscribers for
-the Commoner this year.
"Respectfully yours.
"L. .M. NASH.'
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