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The Commoner VOL. 16, NO. 11 .11 1 I i t hf r 11- w A - . - The Commoner ISSUED MONTHLY Entorcd at tho Postofllco at Lincoln, Nebraska, an flccond-clnHfl matter. WILLIAM J. BRYAN, CHARLES W. BRYAN Editor and Troprlotor ABsoclato Ed. and Publisher Edit. RniH. and Business Offlcc. Sulto 207 Press Bldff. One Year $1.00 Six Month .GO In Clubs of FIvo or moro, per year.. .75 Three Months .... .25 SIhkIo Copy io Samplo Copies Free. Foreign Post, 2Bo Extra 8UIISCRIPTION8 can bo sent direct to Tho Com moner. Thoy can also bo sent through newspapers which havo advertised a clubbing rate, or through local agents, whoro such agents havo been ap pointed. All remittances should bo sent by post ofllce money order, express order, or by bank draft on Now York or Chicago. Do not send Individual checks, stamps, or currency. HICNHWALS The date on your wrapper shows tho tlmo to which your subscription Is paid. 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Bryan, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that ho is tho publisher of Tho Commoner, and that tho following is, to tho best of liis knowlcdgo and belief, a truo Btato ment of tho ownership, management, etc., of tho aforesaid publication for tho dato shown In tho ibovo caption, required by tho Act of August 24, 1912, ombodicd In seotlon 443, postal laws and reg ulations, to wit: 1. That tho names and addresses of tho publlsh sr, editor, associate editor, and buslnoss managers iro: Publisher: Charles W. Bryan.. .Lincoln, Nebraska Editor: William Jennings Bryan .Lincoln, Nebraska Assoclato Editor: Charles W. Bryan. .Lincoln, Nob. Business Managors: None. 2. That tho owner Is: William Jennings Bryan, Lincoln, Nebraska. 3. That tho known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders holding 1 per cent or moro of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: None CIIAS. W. BRYAN, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed beforo mo this 23rd day of September, 191 G. J. R. FARRIS, Notary Public. (My- commission expires July 19, 1918.) As goes New York and Indiana, so goes no other stato for certain any more. " There didn't seem to he any one grand land slide, hut tho election figures show a consider able number of them. It will be conceded at least that California acted towards President Wilson 'as though she had mistaken him for a native son. At any rate both presidential con'didates had the opportunity of enjoying the sensation of be ing a winner and also to understand how a" loser feels. The barometer had nothing on the Adam's apple of a few million American voters in the matter of ascending and descending during the few days following Tuesday last. The list of states that can bo classified as safely republican is gradually lessoning as the campaigns come and go. Another sign, of course, that the world is growing better. Those misguided but sometimes estimable gentlomen who regard betting on the result of an election as a most enjoyable pastime, cer tainly had a run for their money this year. Tlfa New York newspapers, upon hearing that New, York had gone for Hughes, immediately coaofdad the election of Hughes. If one of those NawJTork editors ever gets beyond the Alle- baay mountain, he will be tfto most, surprised individual in the world, that is tf he .has any .'apatity for being surprised since ho heard the 'rtriMi from -tfct-midtlt west. Congratulatory Below are a few of the telegrams received by Mr. Bryan following th6 November elections: "Washington, D. C, Nov. 10. Hearty con gratulations upon the wonderful triumph of popular government just secured and upon the splendid work you did in this great campaign. The west has responded only to the finest spirit and best traditions of America and has strength ened the hopes of popular government through out tho world. My wife and I send affectionate regards to you and Mrs. Bryan and all "good wishes. W. G. McAdoo. Washington, D. C, Nov. 7. 1 want to" offer my sincere appreciation of the splendid services -you have rendered during this campaign. We, deserved to win. A. S. Burleson. Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 10 Let us shake hands. Wo come from a part of the country that did this thing, and that is American, and where people think for themselves. You played a noble part right through, always. Franklin K. Lane. Washington, D. C, NoV. 13. We are hearing your praises sung on all sides. Your unselfish and splendidly effective work in this campaign has increased your influence and your host of friends. It must be profoundly gratifying to you to note the special strength which the ad ministration has shown in the states in which you addressed the voters. Please accept for. your self and Mrs. Bryan the warm congratulations of Mrs. Williams and your friend. John Skelton Williams. Springfield, Ohio, Nov. 13. To the "great west with its genuine and unspoiled manhood and womanhood has fallen the high honor of electing a great President. To you has come. the supreme distinction of bringing this to pass. We congratulate you on the achievement, for it is largely yours. Your moral enthusiasm, your patriotic impulse, your prophetic leadership and your council of humanity have won the way to the victory. "He has kept, us out of war" is a flame today in a million hearts and homes of this great American commonwealth. But he has kept us out of war born, of the impulse given since 1876 to American politics by the great Commoner. We congratulate you on the re-election of Wilson and the re-affirmation of Wash ington. B. G. A. Tresser, Judge Jas. Johnson, John L. Zimmerman, T. D. Wallace, Dr. Arthur Pancake, Jas. Kershner, Fred A. Rapp. Columbia, Pa., Nov. 10. You have lived, to see the day to help elect a President without New York stato.- John R. Bucher. Jamestown, N. Dak., Nov. 10. The faith of the American people in you and the cause you represent was reflected in vote of Tuesday in the districts visited by you during the recent cam paign. I sincerely congratulate you. Michael Murphy. Washington, D. C, Nov. 9. Accept my con gratulations for this great victory you have won .for the country by your forceful presenta tion of the accomplishments of the admiriistra-ktion.-r-Robt. N. Harper. Alpena, Mich., Nov. 10. And "the hand that rocks the cradle, not the hand that wields the bung starter, rules the nation. Accept my sincere congratulations for your valuable service to (he party of. Jefferson, Jackson and Wilson. John G. Larauth, Millersburg, Mich. Muskogee, Okla., Nov. 9. -Congratulations on Nebraska's majority for Wilson. It was splendid. But most important of all was decision of your state to follow advance of America's greatest leader for a dry nation. Now for a campaign to commit our party to dry cause as suggested by you when I saw you a.t Enid. Very big gains where you spoke in Oklahoma. Eugene M. Kerr, Editor, Times-Democrat. San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 11. The principles you championed under trial and 'discouragement In the people's behalf against privilege have triumphed. Wall street is subject, not king, at last. As a follower I ask the privilege of. re joicing with you. Jas. F. Peck. Havana, Cuba., Nov. 10. Hearty congratula tions, victory glorious, Nebraska, California and golden west. Norrls. " Lacrosse, Wis., Nov. 10, 1916.-We can eletit ?r m?crJlc PrWeat without New York' and Wall street. It makes me laugh, out loud. Thank God we had a Bryan at the Baltimore demnnr . convention who gave us Woddrow WiiRnn c Mr. Murphy, you Mr. Belmont, you Mr Z will pass down in my everlasting memory.'11 Fargo, N. Dak., Nov. 10. This is to remind you that we did not lose a county from WiiHn ; to Grand Forks. F. W. McLean, Chairman f. Okmulgee, Okla., Nov. 9. At this good hour .Even as Paul carried the Christian religion into it id apparent that democracy has triumphed the Roman empire and to the west, so you have as an evangel of the gospel of good government carried democracy into all the north and west This election is won by the states that you first stirred by your eloquence; and It is grand to win without New York. In this I voice the sentiment of millions, and say we all congratulate you Trusting that your strength may increase with the years. It is good for the people to come into their own. M. M. Alexander. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 9. In these hours of the announcement of the President's victory you should not be forgotten. Without your as sistance the great progressive laws would not be on the statute books. It was you who made peace the issue; it was your western country that gave the victory. Cordial congratulations to Mrs. Bryan and yourself. Michael Francis Doyle. Tuelpo, Miss., JTov. 10 Congratulations on your success in the -west, which has re-elected W'ilson, Citizens of Tueplo, J. E. Rankin. Austin, Tex., Nov. 8. Accept the congratula tions of the university students of Texas for your great work in the presidential campaign. Emsy H," Swain. Portsmouth, O., Nov. 8. Congratulations up on Nebraska's splendid victory for sobriety reg istered by the dry majority; also grateful appre ciation of your personal devotion and service in Nebraska and elsewhere so s'trongly helpful to wards the results. Regards to Mrs. Bryan. Howard H. Russell. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. "lO. National vic tory for true democracy due' to'yoii. Heartiest congratulations. T. E. Gait. New York, Nov. lO.-rrAccept hearty congrat ulations of the Tenants Union of New York. Your generalship in the far west won the fight for Wilson and democracy. Cornelius Donovan, President. New York, Nov. 10. Your state, with the great west, has broken the spell of money and prejudice. The country appreciates, your unsel fish service and you have again justified the faith of your friends. Wm. E. Gonzales. Scranton, Pa., Nov. 11. Congratulations winning of west for dry and Wilson. B. &. Eckersley. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 10. God bless you for your powerful influence which saved the western states for Wilson. Glory be to God. Patrick J. Kelleher. Bluffton, Ind., Nov. 10. The west has as serted, itself and Wilson will be our President 'for four more years. You deserve more credit tor the grand result than any other man. Ac cept congratulations. Abram Simmons. Bluffton, Ind., Nov. 10. The democracy of Wells county heartily congratulates you upon J;he splendid results in the west and Ohio. Your efforts counted heavily in the Wilson victory. 'This telegram is sent by request of dozens of your Wells county admirers. Geo. L. Saunders. Brownsville, Tex., Nov. 13. Please accept my hearty congratulations on the .success or your campaign: Wherever you canvassed it shows the people saw the light and followed in it, and now appreciate your unselfish nature. FranK Rabb. San Francisco, Calif, Nov.. 11, The principles you championed under trial and discouragement in the .people's behalf against privilege have triumphed. ,Wall street is subject, not king, ai last. "As a follower. I ask the privilege ot re joicing with. you. Jas. F. Peck. There is only one more unsatisfactory jo , than that of writing editorials for a nfwsPape the jnornihjr after an election in which the t "sult:is not Icnown by the time ihe edition goes to press. " That is being a national chairma when the result isvin dotfbt tor several an after the votes hav been deposited. 1 t fin .