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K li. The Commoner. VOfiUME 8,-NUMBER 2t 1 .t' 6 The Commoner. ISSUED WEEKLY. W.i.mam J. HllVAN ' ' Editor nnd Proprietor. u Bicnim J. MirrcAi.Fic i' Aicoclnto Editor. GlIAJlMCflW. llllYAN Publisher. Fdltorfnl Hooijib nnd Dimlnoi Off'co E24-SS0 Foutli 12th Street, rntcrrd nt tlio 1'ostonice nt Lincoln, Neb., ns Kccond-clnw mutter ') Yvnr. . - .'- 81.00 , ,,8Ii Montlm 50 " W fl. t5la -.. II iij vr.n vi ijvu uj iiiuiu 5e i Per Ycnr .75 Three MoulIiH - - -.Slnk'lo Copy - - - - Sniiiplc Copies Free. Foreign I'osUiro 62 Cents Extra. flUIlSOHH'TIONS can bo sont direct tp Tho Com- moner. Thoy can also bo sont through rtowspapoia ;, .which havo advortiaod a clubbing rate, or through local agonts, whoro sub-agents havo been appoint- 1 cd. All remittances should bo sent by postofflco nmonoy order, express order, or by banlc urart on MNew York or Chicago. 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R chango of address mUst give OLD as well as NEW Rddross. h' ADVERTISING Rates furnished upon applica ,'tldn. ' ' Address all communlcatiohs to $j' THE COMMONER, Lincoln,'. Neb. ( ' ' ' ' Congress spent the coin '' mint could put the motto on. faster than the '"' ' What the average newspaper reader' would like to know is how he can build "one of those '"$1,500 bungalows for about $2,500. )(n U Speaking of emergency currency, h'e de 'riosltbrs in that defunct Oklahoma bahl"knew ""the 'right kind whon they saw tho state's cer- tiflcates. , The most ardent supporters of the Aldrich Vrceland bill were the most bitter ' opponents 1 of. the old sub-treasury" plan of the Farmers' "Alliance. ' r ; "' A number of newspaper,, editors who de- ' 'nouhped dollars based' on wheat in the bin aro upraising the proposed ' dollars, based on Wall " Street poker chips. v.tr r - . (kia v c5lallroad business is, so bad that President Haraban of the Illinois Central is fprced to rrWftft several weeks in Paris where ho can NW over tho situation without being interrupted. ' Democratic State Conventions ..,i a contemporary rears that while, in Africa President Roosevelt may contract the .'sleeping sickness." Any old case of "sleeping sickness' in the Roosevelt vicinity will need an alarm clock if it gets to work in time. , , . , Doubtless some of those beneficiaries of re- , publican subservience to trust interests will look '. TO1, ifc as only natural that President Roose- Velt should go to Africa to kill elephants after m3W& about killlnS the g. o. p. elephant in this ,ucountry. hl! ThQ rQP"bican congressional committee Offer's $150 for the best article, not exceeding 1;000 words, on the subject: "Why the republi- 1 can party should be successful next November " 'because a lot of tariff-fed trusts will have to ko through the wringer If it isn't. If personal chdck Is sont, please allow for collection VJimiBB. & , GEORGIA The following Is an Associated Press dis patch: Atlanta, Ga., June 23. -Georgia will send an uninstructed delegation to the democratic na tional convention at Denver. The democratic state convention met here today, selected dele gates at largo and from the different congres sional districts to the Denver convention, form ally ratified the nomination of the state ticket headed by Joseph M. Brown for governor, whicli was nominated at tho recent primary, adopted a platform and adjourned A resolution endors ing Thomas E. Watson for the second place on the democratic national ticket was overwhelm ingly defeated. Clark Howell, of Atlanta, was chosen as the Georgia member of the national committee. The platform, as adopted, reaffirms the Joffersonian principles, pledges equal protection to all invested capital, whether foreign or domes tic; urges strict control of all public utility cor porations, and favors such freight and passenger rates as will be just to the traveling and ship ping public. On the prohibition question the platform says: We pledge ourselves to the strict and just enforcement of the present state prohibition law, and shall do all In our power, through all legitimate means, to defeat any amendment which may tend to weaken or emasculate it. Continuing, the platform says: We pledge ourselves to discourage all undesirable immigra tion by all legal methods. We favor such con stitutional restrictions on suffrage as shall pro tect the ballot from the venal and corrupt. Con fidently relying upon the ratification of tho proposed franchise amendment next October, we pledge ourselves to the strict and impartial en forcement of the same. The following were selected as delegates at , large to Denver: A. H. Cox, Atlantaj P. W. Meldrim, Savannah; W. S. West, Valdosta, and Thomas W. Lqyless, 'Augusta. Alternates at large! Q. M. Bell, Fulton county; M'. A. Griggs, Terrell; Gordon Lee, Walker; H. C. Fisher, Newnan. At a meeting of the Georgia delegates to tho democratic national convention at Denver it was decided to apply the unit rule to the dele gation. It became apparent at the meeting that practically the entire delegation was opposed to the candidacy of William J. Bryan and that Georgia's vote would- be cast for some other candidate. FOR 25 CENTS ' FROM NOW UNTIL ELECTION BAY THE COMMONER WILL RE SENT TO ANY ADDRESS FOR 25 CENTS. ,, VERMONT " (The following is an Associated Press dis patch: Burlington, Vt., June -26. The democratic state convention adjourned tonight after an ani mated session devoted to the election of dele gates to the national convention, tho nomination of candidates for state offices and the adoption of a platform. A resolution instructing the del egates to vote for W. J. Bryan for nomination for president was tabled by a vote of 193 to 37 after a lively debate. The state ticket is made up as follows For governor James E. Burke, Burlington For . lieutenant governor John W. Thurs ton, Island Pond. ' For treasurer -J. E. Burns, Rockingham. For auditorThomas B. Bragg, Rutland. For secretary of state James F. Higgins Barre. ' For attorney general J. J. Enright," Bur lington. After these nominations the platform as re ported by the committee on resolutions was unanimously adopted. It alleges "that durinc the years of republican misrule and favoritism enormous and predatory fortunes have been amassed from the poor" and that "a great pluto cratic peril has sprung up, dangerous alike to iborty and free institutions;" that the people have been harrassod and robbed by unjust taxa tion under a sham called "a protective tariff," and that "fraud and corruption have prevailed to an alarming extent." The platform favors "the strengthening of the interstate commerce law to accomplish its constitutional purpose with legislation along the same line by the state," an income tax, a postal savings bank and laws for the better regulation of banks for the protection of bank depositors. The Aldrich-Vreeland act is condemned as "a makeshift, unjust and unreasonable in its terms and its provisions in the interest of tho money power." Election of United States senators by direct vote, the eight-hour day-and employers' liability law are favored, and demand is made for "such modifications of the law relating to injunctions as will prevent the issuing of a process of this kind in industrial disputes, at least excepting upon notice to defendants and if requested, a full hearing. Commenting on the nomination of Secre tary ,Taft for the presidency on the republican ticket, the platform asserts that "never beforo in the history of the nation has the retiring president with the assistance of his office hold ers committed so grievous an offense against propriety, decency and popular government." The following telegram explains itself: "Burlington, Vt., June 26, 1908. The Com moner, Lincoln, Neb.: The eight delegates elected from Vermont, although uninstructed, favor Mr. Bryan's nomination. "A. H. GLEASON." IOWA The following is an Associated Press dis patch:. Sioux City, Iowa, June 25,-7-With enthu siastic cheers for William Jennings Bryan and the state ticket the democrats of Iowa wound up an uneventful convention late this afternoon. The gathering, whose early sessions were tamo enough, was enlivened in its last hours by a spirited contest over a liquor plank in the plat form, the fight on which had been previously waged for four hours in the committee on reso lutions. The plank finally adopted as a compro mise measure Is ambiguous in phraseology, sim ply reaffirming the traditional policy !of the party with reference to local self-government. The platform "hails with joy the certain nomination", of Bryan at Denver; declares for the election of United States senators by popular vote; favors government expenditure! for water ways im provement; deplores the death of Grover Cleve land; opposes government by injunction and favors the establishment of a state insurance commission, Tim C. Clary of New Hampton in his ad dress as temporary chairman scored republican policies, state and national, and predicted sweep ing democratic victories everywhere. He fre quently 'mentioned the name of Bryan, which never failed to bring hearty cheer. Jeremiah B. Sullivan, who has been men tioned among the numerous aspirants for the vice presidential nomination, presided at the afternoon session. D. W. Higbee of Creston and A. J. House of Maquoketa were nominated for supreme judges over W. H. Jaques of Ottumwa and Theo dore Bradford of Marshalltown. Clint R. Price of Indianola was elected state chairman to succeed C. W. Miller of Waverly. NORTH CAROLINA The democratic state convention for North Carolina instructed its twenty-four delegates to the democratic xtational convention to vote for Mr. Bryan. FLORIDA 1 Jacksonville, Fla., June 27. Florida dele gates ail favor nomination of Mr. Bryan. W. S. JENNINGS. G00 0 FOR 25 CENTS FROM NOW UNTIL. ELECTION 0 DAY T.ID3 COMMONER WILL JBE SENT 0 TO ANY ADDRESS FOR 25 GENTS. 0 , ,.!. 0 h SV