THE FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT CLUBS

...How the Clubs are Federated THE PRECINCT CLUBS are federated by making the President of each Club the County or City Committeeman...

...They can, by discussing economic questions, the tariff...

...In Oklahoma the organization stands for the initiative and the referendum, direct nominations, the questioning of candidates, honest registration and election laws, thoroughgoing corrupt practices prevention act, the election of Senators by direct vote of the people, the election of party committeemen, party delegates and public officials who believe in these doctrines...

...It is proposed to promote legitimate party organization, and to break down illegitimate machine rule and to put an end to the political boss, whether county, city or state...

...that they will discuss candidates for local office in the Clubs...

...It is obvious the these Clubs federated together can insure integrity, efficie and economy of government...

...A. Grant Evans, former President of the University of Oklahoma, is in charge, at Oklahoma City, of that State, and the organization is proceeding from the bottom up and from the top down with the power always retained in the hands of the members of the organization, the Federation using the initiative, the referendum and the recall and the postal ballot from the precinct up...

...that they can only be persuaded to act through the activity of some man who is seeking office...

...The Federation of Democratic Precinct Clubs is based upon the conception that if the people are provided with the mechanism by which to make their will honestly felt, the people will organize these clubs and make them centers of civic power, of civic righteousness and of civic entertainment...

...The National Committee elects a National President...

...In this simple way progressive citizens are federated in city, county, state and nation, and can in this way co-operate to make effective their views on public policies and to insist that party officials and public officials shall be in harmony with these views and courageous enough to lead a fight for such principles...

...trusts, good roads, health conservation, the improvemen suburban and country life, go far to formulate public op and to establish good government and to maintain good go ment, taking it out of the grasp of those who have gon the governing business for private profit...

...The Federation of Democratic Precinct Clubs By U. S. SENATOR R. L. OWEN THE Federation of Democratic Precinct Clubs is an organization which proposes to put power in the hands of the people at the precinct by organizing Democratic Precinct Clubs of those who believe in the rule of the people and the mechanism necessary to establish it...

...What the Clubs May Do IT IS BELIEVED that these Clubs can be made most interesting by having speeches made before the Clubs by local members who favor this candidate or the other candidate that they will discuss before the Club, Champ Clark, Governo Wilson and J. W. Folk, and other candidates for the Pres dency...

...The Commoner, Lincoln, Nebraska, is the official organ...

...The opponents say that the people will not act for themselves...

...The County Committee elects a State President, who is a National Committeeman...

...It is obvious that these Clubs can exercise a powerf influence over the nomination of clean, progressive men county and city office and for state office...

...We declare the doctrine that: "the governing business begins at the precinct," and we lay down the command: "let the people rule from the bottom up" Endorsed by Progressive Leaders THE FEDERATION is endorsed by the Honorable William J. Bryan, Speaker Champ Clark, Governor Woodrow Wilson, Honorable Joseph W. Folk, U. S. Senators Chamberlain of Oregon, Myers of Montana, Johnson of Maine, Davis of Arkansas, Newlands of Nevada, Owen of Oklahoma, and many other prominent Democrats...

...It is proposed that these Clubs shall question county, city and state candidates for office and demand an answer on public issues...

...W. R. Hearst will press this organization in New York and New England, and various men are taking hold of the organization of different States...

...This movement is intended to -promote principles of government and not to promote the political fortunes of any candidate...

...The organizati^ does not determine the means by which this shall be done, leaving that to ! the local members...

...It is proposed that these Precinct Clubs shall meet in the public school-houses, public court houses, and at private houses to discuss these questions of government and economic questions, and to make efficient their wishes in the governing business from the precinct up...