Show RYAN BRYAN AND IN ron fOR CAMPA N. N C r Make Initial Appeal to farmers of United States Sidles Announcing That TRat the tile firsti First first- i Contributor Was an Honest Swede Husbandman S J f I FAIRVIEW T Lincoln Neb Web July 17 The The rhe first filst Ap Appeal ap peal leal for campaign contributions by the Democratic ca candidates candi di dates for president and vice-president vice was vas made made- tod today tody y In a fo formal a 1 message directed to the farmers ls l's of the country country coun try Bryan and arid Kern ern urge them to contribute ac according c. c cording to their means and in other ways ays assist in restoring l'- l' ing ling Democracy to power po The a appeal peal is as follows vs I To the tho Farmers of the United I States The States The first contribution made to the tho Democratic campaign fund this year i so far as we wo know was made by an I Iowa farmer Just before tho tIm Denver I convention met this man who modestly prefers not to have his name mentioned journeyed more than miles to Lincoln Lincola Lin Lin- I cola coIn w with th his contribution of WO which I ho he left with Mr fr Bryan to be g given gen en to the time committee when organized for tho the thoI I campaign This farmer was born in Sweden and for some Borne time after he ho was naturalized was a member of tho Republican part party But he was a student of public questions questions ques ques- and in the course of time became a Democrat To manifest his dc dec in in the tho success of tho the party and andin andin I in in tho the triumph of Democratic principles he made this thi freo fm-ce will offering to the campaign fund Very Very Appropriate It is very ery appropriate that the t first donation should come from that great body of our ou population known a as a agriculturists agri agri- culturists The farmer has nothing to gain by privilege and favoritism his I hope is is in a the application of the doc doc- trino of equal l right to all and special I privileges to none He lie has been the victim of all aU special legislation and has suffered from froni the control of politics by the great predatory corporations Now that the time Democratic part party has haU cu u its ts determination not to accept contributions from corporations ions ion's not Dot to accept excessive contributions contribution even en ff from flora nt ind individuals and to publish all contributions contri above a reasonable minimum it ought to be able to secure a sufficient campaign fund from those patriotic patriotic cit cit- it- it zons who ask from the tho government nothing but protection to their ri rights h hand and consideration for their general wel wel- fare UV Em Sliding Scale There are hundreds of thousands of pi farmers who are ure abundantly able to contribute contribute contribute con con con- tribute to the thc campaign fund There are thousands who could give api apiece c without feeling it there are ate t tens DS of thousands who could give 50 apiece without sacrifice and still mora more who could give 25 5 or 10 or 5 5 I As the national committee committee- has not Dot yet been organ organized zed we will ask aMk the I Commoner to call for subscriptions to toI I this farmers' farmers fund Those S giving ma may i indicate whether tho they aro are willing to have o th their ir names mentioned and it if the I contribution is not more morA than their wishes will be complied with All c contributions contributions con con- n above must bo be made ade known no matter from wh whom m they come Who'll Be the First r The Thc The f farmers farmers' fund will be tur turned cd over to the national as soon as its ers have been sc- sc h d r Who Who W n willbe be bc tie the first first- to je re rc- pond The The- Denver convention watt was a peoples people convention i it adopted a strong strop clear and honG t platform and its nominations nom ons were m o with practical una una- Our fight in it a fight for the tho thoI whole people Our aim nun is me equal and I exact justice for foI all our purpose is to restore th the government go to t the tio o hands bands of ot freely frech chosen representatives es of the tie vot voters lS How many farmers will join omu iu in furnishing the funds necessary to present pro pre sent the issues issue d Signed I WILLIAM AM T BRYAN 4 JOHN W. W KR KERN |