The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-11-23
American Woven vele BOWSHER e. bOWSHERS
Should Organize.
EDITOR REpoRTER:

EDITOR REPORTER:
|, as a.life-long democrat see the out
look for the success of democratic prin-
ciples at the present time was never
more promising, as the indications show
from the recent elections in Ohio, Penn
sylvania and New York City. The peo-
pie are getting tired of republican boss
rule and are turning to the true demo-
cratic principles of government of the
people, by the people, and for the great
mass OF the people, instead of the COR
poration bosses who are taking the peo-
pies money that has been paid in for
life insurance policies for the benefit of
widows and their fatherless children to
keep the grand old party in power for
low these many years. Now, every
honest republican can see how the
grand old party bosses have been de-
ceiving the people and how they got so
many millions of hard earned money
that was entrusted to those corpora
tions for the benefit of the policy
holders and their widows and children,
a worse set than highway robbers.
Now, let every democrat and pro-
gressive republic an of each township
have meeting at the last place of hold
ing the election, for the purpose of
organizing the voters of each township
to discus whatever the voters of the
township may deem Of Importance to
the we'll being Of each and every farmer,
businessman or mechanic, as we'll as
who they may want to execute the laws
or to enact state or national laws next
year, 1906. The voters of Iowa will
elect full set of state county and
township officers, and congressman, so
let every township be fully organized
for the fight will be between the bloated
corporations and the great laboring
classes that produce the wealth of the
nation. Shall the people rule or shall
the corporations rule the people as they
have been doing, as has been shown
over and over again.
Now, let every voter sign the follow
ing pledge:
| promise to attend all the primaries
of my party to be held between now and
the next Democratic National Conven-
ton, unless unavoidably prevented, and
to use my influence to secure a clear,
honest and strai ghtforward declaration
OF the party's position on every ques-
tion upon which the voters of the party
desire to speak.
Signed
fosCo1lce
State .................
Voting precinct or ward .............
Then when a meeting is called you
will not forget to attend the meeting.
This is the first step to organize and
unless some such plan is adopted we
cannot expect to accomplish what we
as good American citizens would wish
to do.
In choosing candidates for office the
first qualification for office is as he
honest?" The second, as he capable?"
The third, as he faithfuI?" If he does
not have the first qualification then
don't choose him under any circum-
stances. What is needed above every
thing else is ORGANIZATION. / re-
peat it, organize, or we cannot accom-
plish anything for the benefit of the
great mass Of the people.
Now, to carry out this plan or organi-
cation let every township committee
man try and see as many voters as he
can and have them sign pledge of this
kind and report to the county com
mitteeman, V. r. McGinnis at Leon, by
the first of January, 1906, or sooner il
they can. Then have meeting of as
many democrats from each township at
Leon, say on January Sth, and agree on
some such plan and go to work to do
something in this way of organizing the
laboring classes for the greatest battle
for freedom from the most corrupt plu-
tocratic element that has ever existed
on the American continent. Let every
honest voter speak out so he can be
heard. w. E. CANNON.