Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1908 — FOLLOWS BRYAN'S EXAMPLE [ARTICLE]

FOLLOWS BRYAN'S EXAMPLE

Senator La Follette Is U Have M Organ That Will Play HH Owa ,* PoliticalMasic. , / Madison, Wls.. Oct?’ 9. United States Senator La Follcftefci & start a “Commoner.” It Witt-upt be called the Commoner. £»ut the name bits not been made public. Announcement of the senator’s intention was made by him in the following statement: “The increasing demands upon- me’for addresses and for such printed matter on representative government as I may furnish for public distribution have impressed me with the belief that I should establish a weekly paper, published primarily in support of government by the people. “I shall print the records of public officials.and political parties on vital questions. I shall discuss men and measures impartially and fearlessly. With the asaltanee of able writers and correspondents I will furnish readers a summary of important news, a digest of proceedings in congress, a report of the progress made in the struggle for self-government in cities and states and timely, well-considered contributions and editorial discussion of economical, financial and social questions.”