The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-13
PRIMARY PLEDGE.
Bryan Outlines Plan for Next
Campaign.

A recent issue of The Commouef
contains the following interesting
plan for the organization of the dem
ocratic party for 1905:
''Mr. Bryan has been in receipt OF
a multitude of letters since the cleo
tion urging organization for cam
paign of 1908. The rank and flle OF
the party are ready to begin the
fight; they only await plan OF CO.
operation. This plan has been under
consideration for some weeks and is
herewith submitted.
Let each democrat pledge him
self to attend all of the primaries OF
his party to be held between now
and the next democratic national
convention, unless unavoidably pre-
vented, and to use his influence to
secure clear, honest and straight
forward declaration of the party 5
position on every question upon
which the voters of the party desire
to speak.
This plan does not involve the
writing of Il platform in advance OF
the primaries it does not rest upon
the paramount importance of any one
issue. 1t recognizes the right of the
democratic voters to control the
policy of the democratic patry, and
to determine it's position upon public
questions. 1t also recognizes the
importance of honesty and sincerity
in politics.
This proposition will appeal TO
all who believe in the rule of the
people-to all who are willing that
the majority shall govern in PARTY
management and in the nation. 1t
does not mean that those who exert
themselves to secure good platform
will be bound to support a bad plat
form-that is question which each
must determine for himself-but it
does mean that the democratic plat
forms shall give voice to the prevail
ing sentiment of the democratic
party, and that the party shall take
the country into its confidence. The
pledge proposed is IA primary pledge
because the people speak at the
primaries. The national convention
is attended by delegates and each
delegate represents tens of thousands
of democrats. The state convention
is also attended by delegates. and
these represent thousands of demo-
Gratis. The county conventions are.
as IA rule, attended by delegates, and
these in turn represent hundreds of
democrats. At the primary the vo-
ters speak for themselves: there de-
mocracy has its citadel.
When the work of organization
is sufficiently advanced, time can
be set for the meeting of the mem
bers in their various localities. The
members of this organization, while
pledged to but one thing namely,
attendance upon the primaries-are
urged to cooperate among them
selves for the support of every effort
put forth to eliminate corruption in
politics. No cause can prosper per.
manently that does not appeal to the
moral sense of the country. and the
moral sense of the country is now
being awakened to the Importance of
purifying politics.
The Commoner will do it's part
in aiding every movement that has
for its object the ascertainment of
the viii of the people and the scru-
pulous enforcement of that will.
The Commoner will also furnish
all the information that it can up on
the questions which are before the
public to the end that its readers
may be prepared to render the maxi
mnm of assistance to every worthy
cause.
WHO Will be the first to make
this pledge? A record will be kept
in The Commoner Office of the name
and address of each person who enters
into this movement. Those who de-
sire to be enrolled can either write
approving the object of the orgAni-
zation. and asking to have their
names entered on the roll, OF they
can fill out and mail the blank which
is printed below.
''The Commoner will be pleased
to publish limited number Of brief
letters on this subject. Mr.. Bryan
is encouraged by his correspondence
to believe that there will be a
prompt and hearty response to the
above proposition.
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more torture than rheumatism and