Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-05-19
THE PRIMARY PLEDGE-oRGAN.
IZE NOW.

From the zC0mmoner, Lincoln, Ne.
braska. March ". 1905.
Mr.. Bryan has been il receipt Of 4
multitude Of letters since tie election
urging organization FOR the campaign
of 1908. The rank and file OF the,
party are ready to begin the fight !:
they only await plan of co-opera-
tion. This plan has been under con.
sideration for some weeks and is here.
with submitted.
LET each democrat pledge himself
to attend all of the primaries of his
party to be held between nov and
the next democratic national oonven.
tion' unless unavoidably prevented
and to use his influence to secure >
clear. honest and straightfor ward
declaration Of the party's position on
every question upon which the voters
of the party desire to speak.
This plan does not involve the
writing of platoon in advance. of
the primaries 1t does not rest upon
the paramount importance of any one
issue. 1t recognizes the right of the
demo cratic voters to control the policy
Of the democratic party. and to de-
termine it's position upon public ques.
tions. It also recognizes the import
ance of honesty and sincerity in poll
tics.
This proposition will appeal to all
who believe In the rule Of the people
to all who are willing that the ma.
Jorlty shall govern in party manage
ment and in the nation. It does rot
mean that those who exert themselves
to secure a good platform will be
bound to support bad platform-that
Is question that each must deter
mine for himself-but it does mean
that the democratic platform shall
give voice to the prevailing sentiment
OF the democratic party. and that the
party shall take the country into it's
confidence. The pledge proposed is a
primary pledge-because the people
speak at the primaries. The national
convention ID attended by delegates
and:each delegate represents tens of
thousands of democrats. The state
convention is also attended by dele.
gates, and these represent thousands
of democrats. The county conventions
are' az rule. attended by delegates,
and these in turn represent hundreds
of democrats. At the primary the
voters speak for themselves; their
democracy has it's citadel.
when the work of organization is
sufficiently advanced, a time can be
set for the meeting of the members in
their various localities. The members
OF this organization. while pledged to
but one thing-namely, attendance
upon the primaries-are urged to CO.
operate among themselves for the
support of every effort put forth to
eliminate corruption in politics. Nc
cause can prosper permanently that
does not appeal to the moral sense Of
the country IL now being awakened
to the importance of purifying poll.
tics.
The Commoner will also furnish
all the information that it can upon
the questions which are before the
public to the end that its readers
may be prepared to render the maxi.
mum Of assistance to every worthy
cause.
A record will be:.kept IN The Com.
moner Office of the name and address
of each person who enters into thit
movement. Those who desire to bt
enrolled can either write approving
the object Of the organization, and
asking to have their names entered
on the roll. or they can fill out anl
mail the blank which is printed be-
! low: