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106 New Commoner Readers from One Town
J. A. Walker, Whitwcll, Tcnn. Enclosed find money order for $20.50 to pay for 100 subscribers to Tho Commoner until the close of the
campaign in November, 1012, as per your announcement. Find list of names and addresses of subscribers; also keep tho good work goin- on.
All true democrats approve of "Wilson and Marshall's nomination as far as I can learn. . - -
pletoly tho organization Is based upon him and
his personality. Conceding everything that can
bo said in behalf of his great ability, his fight
ing qualities; and his educational work, it must
not bo forgotten that he has his weaknesses
that ho is human.
If it is true, as has been widely circulated,
that some progressive, Hadley or Cummins, for
instance, could havo been nominated instead of
Mr. Tart, but for his, Mr. Roosevelt's refusal to
give way to any other candidate, then this must
in itself woigh strongly in tho minds of many
oarnest and honest progressives in tho republi
can party. If he could havo secured tho nomi
nation of some one in harmony with his views
upon a platform reasonably progressive and
thus thrown a united party behind a republican
progressive and a progressive program if ho
could have done this, many republicans againBt
whoso motives he can bring no just accusation
will feel that ho did not exhaust all efforts,
within tho party before starting out to disrupt
tho organization to which he is indebted to for"
all of his prominence and influence.
Mr. Roosevelt will also havo to meet the ques
tions raised aB to his tardiness in espousing the
reforms which ho now advocates. Democrats,
at least, will feel that a party which, like tho
democratic party, has been fighting in behalf
of reform for many years ought to receive some
consideration from one who has violently op
posed, as Mr. Roosevelt lias, many radical, re
forms when the democratic party was making
great sacrifices in their behalf. Why, for In
stance, should a democrat leave the democratic
party which has labored in behalf of tho "popu
lar election of senators for twenty years, in
behalf of an income tax for eighteen years, for
railroad regulation fori sixteen .years, ior anti
trust legislation for twelve years, for publicity
before tho 'election, as to campaign contribu
tions for four years and for tariff reform for
a generation why should a democrat leave
such a party to march under tho leadership of
a commander who did not begin advocating tho
popular election of senators until two years ago,
tho income tax until about six years ago, rail
road regulation until less than eight years ago,
has remained silent during all these yearB as to
tariff extortion and has in every campaign. since
1892 joined Wall street, the subsidized press,
the plunderbund and tho bosses in defeating the
democratic party? Assuming that his conver
sion is sincere why does he not bring forth
works meet for ropentancq instead of demand--ing
the chief seat at the feast? He ought not
to slander tho party that has furnished Htm
nearly every reform that he has espoused.
A third objection that 'he must prepare to
meet is that founded upon bis position, on the
trust question. He failed for seven years and
a half while president to check or even control
tho trusts; ho has not only kept silent for eleven
years while the steel trust has exploited the
country, but ho permitted the steel trust to
swallow up its largest rival and he noW accepts
a steel trust director as his 'chief financial backer
and advocates federal incorporation, the very
thing that the trusts have' clamored for for 'a
generatibn. -
A fourth, and the greatest objection, is, his
desire for a third term, an honor declined by
Washington and Jefferson!, and withheld fr,om '
Grant. A third term open's the door 'to any
number of terms. WhatJ$nergency require$'lt?j
The tendency is toward ,a sjnglo term, ript t'o-
power than any
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dangers bf an unlimited3mrfccession m 'p'rsiaeni
with' its progressive nlatfdrni' ahd'bgressWe
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THE ALL-IMPORTANT AMENDMENT
On September 3d the people of Ohio will vote
on the constitutional amendments submitted by
tho convention. There are a number of these
amendments but one stands out above and be
yond all the others. It Is the one providing for
the Initiative and referendum. If this amend
ment is adopted and it ought to bo adopted
by an overwhelming majority the people can
use it to secure anything they want. It puts
the government in the hands of the people and
they can then proceed at their leisure to perfect
their constitution and their laws. The amend
ment providing for the initiative and referen
dum is the all-important amendment every
one should support it.
BOOSTING THE COMMONER CIRCULATION
Every render may have a mnd in this good
work. Following arejetters from some of the
"workers:
Eugene Prey, Hlinois I enclose herewith
chock to pay for tho enclosed club of thirteen
subscriptions to Tho Commoner. These begin
with the issue of July 18. Send mo additional
sample copies as I hope to be able to further in
crease the influence and usefulness of The Com
moner in this strong republican county.
Br. D. G. Pickett, Now York Enclosed find
post office money order to pay for this club of
twenty-five new subscribers under your special
campaign offer; most of these men are republi
cans, and I secured this club this evening and
will ,try to do more in (ho future. Wo are in
hppes of carrying thp banner republican county
of Chautauqua for Wilson and it looks its if wo
might possibly do so. ' f
W. F. Ycssler, Pa. Enclosed find remittance
to pay for club ot four yearly subscriptions to
Tho Commoner. Wishing Tho Commoner tho
best of good wishes for tho fight it is making to
redeem the government onco more to the people,
I am, etc, etc.
E. V. Kautsky, Wisconsin Herewith, find post
office money order to pay for the enclosed club
of twelve campaign subscriptions to The Com
moner at your special rate of 25c during tho
campaign.
"W. M. Trickeld, Idaho Accepting your sub
scription offer, I enclose remittance to pay for
a club of five and will send more in the near
future.
Henry Miltncr, Michigan Herewith find
check for $3.50 and the names and addresses
of fourteen men forTfwhich please send Tho
Commoner to each at your special campaign
rate of 25 c. If any of these men are now sub
sqribers, please advise mo and I will substitute
other names, as some of these subscriptions are
sent on my own initiative.
E. W. Peoples, Ohio Inclosed nd my check
for $7.50 for which send The Commoner to the
enclosed list of 30 subscribers until after the
November election, under your 25c offer. One
half of tho above named men formerly belonged
to, the republican party. I secured this list in
about one hour and a half.
JS.- E. Dilatush, 111. Enclosed herewith I hand
you draft for $0.00 to pay for 24 subscriptions
tO'The Commoner as per your special offer.
John B. Ficd,North Dakota Please send The
Commoner until after tho election to the en
closed list of ninq subscribers.
0,'Ry S. Child's)' Vermont In grateful apprecia
tion, of Mr. Bryan's Baltimore triumph (which
Impersonally witnessed) and his masterful answer
tof WUUani H. Taft's followers, I;am enclosing
herewith W check for $10.00 to cover 40 cam
paign subscriptions under your special ounpaign
qffeir. Most of these men were formerly, repub
lics, but are drifting away from, what; both.
Taft and Roosevelt stand for, I alsq .enclose an
e$ra dolar for the renewal of. my own subscrip
tion for one year. ;" , ;,
CjAi J. Spanahle, Michigan-EnclosctL'!find re
mittance, to pay for eight subscriptions1;, under
Siffiu special offer. Send me more blapks t once.
0,W. R. Sperr, Oklahoma Enclosed find post
office money order to .pay for the encibsed club
of ,35 subscribers. Send me package of sample
copies of last week's issue. . .
LIGHT IN THE EAST
Two hundred up-state New York democrats
met in conference at Rochester a few days ago
and adopted the following declaration of prin
ciples: "The democracy of the nation, inspired by
the action of the national convention at Balti
more, enters upon this campaign confident of
success. The nomination of Woodrow Wilson
and Thomas R. Marshall is a guarantee that ho
declaration of progressive principles adopted by
that convention will be carried out in response
to the progressive demands of the American
people. It Is most fitting that the great demo
cratic state of New York should take a con
spicuous part in bringing to a successful issue
at the polls the work of the Baltimore con
vention. "The state convention to meet at Syracuse on
October 1 should be actuated by the same spirit
and the same progressive purposes. It should
nominate a state ticket which will be In perfpet
harmony with the candidates upon the national
ticket in character, capacity and fidelity to tho
spirit of progressive democracy. It should adopt
a declaration of state principles as progresshe
as the national platform.
"The most effective force toward accomplish
ing these ends is a party organization through
out this state selected by and possessing tho
confidence of the democratic electors. No such
organization exists today. In place of the or
ganization there is a single individual exploit
ing the party as a private enterprise, and ad
mitting to a voice in its codrictts' only such few
as he selects:- as'- a master df personal favor. It
is absurd to call such IndividuaT dictation the
afctiou of the democratic party;- tbermit it te
contrary to the fundamental idea "of homo rule,
for- which the party has always "stood.
"Inaction has fostered this condition until
it has become unendurable. It is the duty of
the democracy of this state to take such action
as will prevent its. continuance.
"In view of this situation, this committee
recommends that this 'Rochester conferonce' be
come permanent and that, for the purpose of
completing a permanent organization, it furt' or
recommends that the committee which issued
the call for this conference be continued as a
permanent executive committee with power to
add to their number and to name such officers
and committees as it deems necessary to carry
out the purposes of this conference."
Then they organized for the purpose of mak
ing a fight at the state convention against the
one man system that has prevailed in New
York for some years. They do not object to Mr.
Murphy's running New York city as long as the
people of the city are willing to permit it, but
they do object to having the democratic pros
pects of the entire state blighted ry one ambi
tious and unscrupulous boss. Good for the up
state democrats strength to their arm.
There Is no reason why the democratic party
of New York should not clean house the patty
in Pennsylvania did, and see what an influence
it exerted at the national, convention. New
York, on the contrary, because she allowed one
man to use her ninety delegates as his personal
property found that' her support was an injury
to a1 candidate rather than an aid. New York is
the most populous state in the union and ought
to live up to her possibilities, but so long as she
permits the predatory interests to strangle tho
party in the state and through a unit rule,
make her delegation a menace to the welfare
of the party in the nation she must expect to
be looked upon with suspicion if not treated
as an open enemy. The up-state democrats will
render a Lational service if they will make the
democracy of New York democratic.
COMING AROUND
Mr. Roosevelt says: "We have taken all the
democratic ideas except those fit for Inmates of
a lunatic asylum." Thanks, awfully. This is
so much. milder than his denunciation of 1896
uuu j.uu, mat it is almost complimentary
is coming around gradually,
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