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The Commoner.
VOfiUME 8,-NUMBER 2t 1
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$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. '
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; "' 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.
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(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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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