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mmmmmmmmmrmm NPw ' U , JM - " ' The Commoner. ' -VOLUME 8, NUMBER 3 6 l-;l jwpwpiB'gi.TPigii a. if? in i i - B PJ k.t ir The Commoner. ISSUED WEEKLY. 5 CIIAKI.IWW. JJllVAN, niOIIAHIl L. MlWCAI.I'B, IMilillHhor. Kdltor. 021-330 South Twelfth Street. ' -Filtered nt the roHonico nt Lincoln, Nrl)., n trcoml-clnwinntto Ono Veur 81. OO Hlx MontliH SO n Clubs of Flvo or more. Per Your 75 . 25o . 5a Tlirco JMonlliH - -Sliitfln Copy - - - b'ninplp Copies Free. Foreign l'oHtaKO f2 Cents Kxtrn. .SUHSGltll'TlONS can bo sent direct to Tho Com moner. Thoy can alBo bo Bent through newspapoia wlilch bavo advertised a clubbinff rate, or through ocal affcnts, where HUb-acrentH havo boen appoint cd. All remittances should bo sent by postofneo money order, express order, or by bank ara.it on New York or Chicago. Do not send Individual checks, stamps or money. 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Address all communications to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Neb. Democratic Campaign Fund It is desired that in every' city and totyri and village in the United States democratic campaign funds be"collocted. Hereafter all con tributions to this fund should bo sent to GOVERNOR C. N. HASKELL,' . Treasurer Democratic National Committee, Guthrie. Oklahoma. , ; Every newspaper that is supporting Bryan and Kern is urged to take up, a democratic, cam-, palgn fund, forwarding the same to Governor Haskell. Henry Watterson, the great Kentucky edi ' itbr 'who is doing vajj&ut--service in" the-demo- cratic causerTias repeatedly declared that every- xmnginuicates a democratic victoryi but that ne uui not know whore the party would obtain a sufficient amount of money for campaign pur poses. Tho only source to which tho democratic party may, in this year of 1908, look for money to be used in tho election of men who are thor oughly committed to popular government, is to tho masses and to the masses the democratic managers have appealed. Do not longer delay the beginning of this .important work. START A DEMOCRATIC CAM PAIGN FUND IN YOUR TOWN AND LET'THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS KNOW EARLY IN THE FIGHT THAT THEY WILL NOT BE HANDICAPPED FOR A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH WHICH TO PAY THE LEGITIMATE EXPENSES OF THE BATTLE ' IN WHICH THEY ARE ENGAGED. Following are extracts from letters re ceived at The Commoner office: Lawrence, Kans. Enclosed find a "fiver" for your decent and sensible campaign fund. El Paso, Texas Enclosed find my mite, $5 for campaign expenses, and hope to bo able to contribute more beforo tho campaign is over. I, shall tomorrow invito two democratic papers to open subscriptions to campaign fund. Charlestown, S. C. Tho day after your nomination I invited contributions to campaign, fund and announced that my paper would re cioivo and forward such subscriptions made Following this announcement the Charlotte Ob server said it had neither silver nor gold but -would contribute to this fund a fat lion and a . -Hong Kong gander. The -offer was accepted and the birds havo been disposed of and I take pleas ure in enclosing check for $25. Spring Lake, Ky. Enclosed you will find $5 for tho campaign. Grand Ridge, 111. Here is $5 for tho na tional democratic fund. Augusta, Ga. It is with pleasure I enclose my mite, $10, to help the great cause. If you think well of it I will solicit a traveling men's fund. Mason City, Iowa Herewith $5 for cam paign fund. Sandoval, 111. Please accept the enclosed $10 for campaign fund. Blandinsville, 111. Enclosed find my con tribution to the campaign lund, $5. Vancouver, B. C. Enclosed find my $1 sub scription to the campaign fund. Santa Fe, N. M. Enclosed find draft for $100, my contribution at this time, which please forward to the treasurer of the national com mittee. Browersvillo, Minn. Enclosed find $1, -my mite toward the campaign fund. Monticello, N. Y. I see it is proposed to raise campaign fund by. popular subscription. Enclosed find my contribution of $5. Kansas Cjty, Mo. Since reading the United States circuit court decision in the famous Standard Oil case-1 desire to double my contri bution to the democratic national campaign fund and send you the enclosed check for an additional $5. Monte Ne, Ark. I notice your call to the farmers for a campaign fund. I am not a farm er, but enclose my check for $10. Bloomington, Ind. Enclosed please find $1 for a contribution to the campaign fund. Washington, D. C. Accept congratulations of my wife and myself. We predict that preda tory wealth will be unable to keep you out of the White House this time. I enclose check for $100 for campaign fund. Corinth, Miss Please accept this $5 to help in campaign. You have my best wishes. Ryan, Iowa. Enclosed please find order to the amount of $10 to the farmers' fund. Cleveland, Ohio. Please accept my small mite, it may help some. I am a traveling man in tho state of Ohio. Enclosed find $1 for the campaign fund.- .. . . . ... '' - Denver, Colo. "Enclosed find check for "$5 for the campaign fund. Richard Welton Please find my check for $5 for campaign" expenses. Atlanta, Ga. Enclosed find my contribi lion of $1 for campaign fund. Georgia has. not forgotten the slaps she has received from repub lican administrations. .Devil's Lake, N. p. r-Please accept the. en closed check for $10 for campaign fund. . Bancroft, Neb. Please find enclosed draft for' $5 for campaign fund. Seven democratic votes in my family next 'November. Shepherdstowji, ' W. Va. I send 3 ou my check for $25 to be turned over to the demo cratic national committee. My contribution must be in proportion to my ability to contribute and not based on my interest. Hartsel, Colo. I want to help the farmers and common people to raise an honest campaign fund. Pleaso use my .$5 as you "see fit. ' Johnstown, Pa. I send herewith $1 to be used for campaign purposes. The members of my family have agreed unanimously to econo mize sufficiently to make this contribution. Philadelphia, Pa. Believing in the prin ciples you advocate and that the expenses of the campaign should be borne by the masses and made- up of small contributions I -enclose my $1 for that purpose. Red Lodge, Mont. Herewith find New York exchange for $25 which please forward to. national committee. I will try and increase my contribution later, and will see that tho cause receives further contributions from this section. The Vidette, Iuka, Miss. Find enclosed draft for $20.50, contribution for democratic campaign fund. This is sent as a voluntary con tribution of the "plaiu people" to help elect the groat commoner W. J. Bryan. Aberdeen, Miss. Herewith find my check for $25 for tho campaign. Wo are going to make an effort to have a great mass meeting- in this county and hope to raise at least $500 from the common people. Omaha, Neb. Please accept my contribu tion of $5 for tho campaign fund. Pleasant Plains, 111. Please accept my re . mittanco of $5 to be used in the national cam paign. . , Somerville, N. J. Enclosed please find "clidckvfor. $5. I am for the ticket.,.; .' , v'Bryan, ;Texas Isend Jew -York exchange for $75, my contribution to the presidential campaign fund. With best wishes for demo cratic success. Alta Loma, Texas Please find New York draft for $10 enclosed. I want this placed to my .credit for campaign purposes. It is small, but all I am able to give as I work hard, but am determined to help in this fight. Wauneta, Neb. Enclosed you will find cer tified check for $5 contribution to campaign fund Vincennes, Ind. Enclosed please find $5, first installment of campaign contribution. New York City I enclose $25 for cam paign fund. Watipeton, N. D. Enclosed find money order for $1. I believe an appeal made to democratic-voters for $1 each will realize sufficient fund for all purposes. There are thousands of disgusted republicans and a little literature will -produce splendid results. Philadelphia Enclosed find check for $5 for campaign fund. I expect to contribute more later. May God bless you and grant you suc cess from your fight for the good of the people generally is my sincere wish. Okolona, Miss. Enclosed find draft for $17 which has been contributed to the demo cratic campaign fund by citizens of this little city. We will -organize democratic club next Saturday and we expect to add to this amount. Gallatin, Tenn. Please accept enclosed 'contribution, $6.50, to help in the campaign. Editor World-Herald, Omaha, Neb. Here with find $5 which was handed to me by a gen tleman from Chicago with instructions to hand it to you for campaign- fund. Freeport, 111. Herewith find my contribu tion of $1 for campaign fund. Pittsburg, Pa. Please accept my contribu tion of 50 cents for campaign fund. Perrln, Mo. Enclosed please find check for $5 for campaign fund. I believe we will win in , November. Medicine Lodge, , Kan. I send you $5 for use in campaign against allied trusts. Trappe, Md. Herewith find $1, my con tribution to campaign fund. ? Midlothian, Texas My admiration for you and love of my fellowmen, my- country, and my God stimulate me to contribute to your cause this mite out of my earnings. Please find my personal check for $1. New York City Accept my sincere congrat ulations. I want to vote and work for Bryan and Kern. If I can be of any service to you command me. Enclosed find my check for $5. Hartford, Wis. Find enclosed herewith $7.30 to assist in the national campaign. Columbia, Mo. Please accept my contribu tion of $1 to campaign fund. Syracuse, N. Y. On account of your good name, good character, pure democracy, and as a candidate for the highest office as a gift of the American people I enclose a check for $100 con tributed by ono of our leading and prosperous farmers, and one of your strongest supporters. Marion, Ark. Editor Gazette: I encldso list of twenty-five names of citizens of this vi cinity who have made voluntary contributions to the national campaign fund to elect Bryan and Kern. Enclosed find my check for the ag gregate sum,, $25. Little Rock, Ark. Herewith find check for $1 for democratic national campaign fund. Hurnedsville, Pa. Please find enclosed $2 as campaign contribution for the democratic party. Billings, Mont. Enclosed please find draft for $20 contributed to the democratic campaign fund. Hanford, Cal. I respectfully enclose $5 for campaign fund; with an acclaim for Bryan and Kern and all tho platform- stands for. HOW DOES IT HAPPEN? The New York World says: "A tax on the :hundreds of millions of annual income of the wealthy would go far toward-relieving the burden of taxation now borne by people with small incomes or almost no incomes at all. There is no -more just or equitable way of rais ing public revenue." Yet tho republican national convention de feated an income tax plank by a vote of 950 nays to 28 yeas. How does it happen that such a just method of raising public reyenue found, only twenty-eight supporters in an as semblage", of 978, republican headers? . aw M (..-iw'"! M'l'JI L-aniCJ3aP! ihWMi'MlHI