Show j t Iii W 1 J r f- f 01 cf c- c i f aJ IN DEFENSE OP OF THE PEOPLE y 1 WAYS W A VB AND MEANS To the Friends of ot Our Cause Through the action of ot the Democratic National Nation Nation- al Committee the tho undersigned have been appointed a Committee on Ways and Means to begin work now for tor the campaign of ot 1900 and desire to Issue the following following fol rol- fol- fol lowing address upon the work we have undertaken Money to meet expenses Is as aa necessary uary In securing for tor t the e pep l the trials of ot great political al Issues before the jury of ot the whole people a an U If la ls necessary in the case of ot a litigant securing a fair tah and Impartial hearing f be-f re rea re rea a court and jury In the latter tatter Instance a suitor without money Is is is' unab nabi to td employ counsel of ot ability take needed depositions and m make make ke other ther i t te to preparations r requiring the expenditure of money and when thus situated situate if It opposed by a wealthy adversary he frequently tails falls in securing justice by y being unable to fairly and t present his lihi case case aie to the court arid and jury And while this Is true of ot the Individual in a court of ot justice on a much larger scale It is true of ot a gre great t. t body of t people oRI contending for tor t the e cause of ot truth and liberty Money must be raised to pay pay the necessary necessary expense expenses s or our cause will meet with an adverse verdict In 1000 h j l' l 1 The forces opposing us have tour four active national c committees to whom money Is I. supplied by those profiting by national legislation and the the he corrupt od ud- ud ministration of ot affairs One of ot these committees Is the so called d National Democratic Gold Standard Committee e. e at the head of ot w which Is Mr George F. F Peabody a New York banker Another nother Is the Indianapolis Committee the outgrowth of the Indianapolis gold st standard commercial m convention convent on at al at the head of ot which Is II II IL Hanpa who is Insidiously working through com mere tat bodies bOttles seeking to frighten them Into compliance with the behests of ot the mo ey power The third Is the bankers bankers' organization at 52 William street NewYork New NewYork pw York that Is supplying free tree of ot expense to all willing newspapers n m misleading sra rn arguments In favor of ot the gold standard and the to fourth Is the National publican Committee of ot which Mark Hanna Is chairman and to whom the trusts monopolies and other combinations are furnishing the money for tor corrupting corrupting cor cor- the minds of ot the people and debauching the nation If It we are to combat the evil Influences i c si at w work rk the h necessary i m n in Bi be raised to defray detray the necessary expense expenSe thereof t. t We appeal l to to thE the pp people people- pT the gr great at common people who people who have no Interest In special legislation and whose hose rights and that of ot the common welfare are to be protected All money collected will be paid to the national treasurer of ot the The Union Trust Company Bank Dank corner Dearborn and Madison streets Ch th h cag ag p. p No money will be paid out except as 8 appropriated by the committee In Cession deliberating upon its expenditure We have appointed Mr W W. H IL Harvey Harve a at as atthe the general manager of the work of ot the committee The plan adopted and approved by the committee Is to secure a subscription tion from as 8 many persons as possible to pay one dollar per month for tor each month from now till October 1900 Thus a person subscribing to the fund of the Ways and Means Committee In October 1898 will wilt agree to pay one dollar per month for tor twenty five Ave months or In tn all 25 One subscribing In November following fol tol- ol lowing will ilg agree agree to to p pay one ii a dollar H e each i m month f h r for r twenty tour r months month's n- n Hi wit with the last payment due Oct 1 L 1900 A subscription in December 1898 means meant twenty three payment i the e. e last s 1900 and so 80 on The number m er of ot payments pay pay- ments depends on t the e mont nand y year year ar in which the subs subscription Is made and andal andall andall all al ending on the fir day pf October r. r 1900 Where one Is la willing and able to pay more than 1 per month the subscription wl wit will be accepted for such Increased Increased In- In creased amount as the subscriber is willing ng to make Where one Is le not able In his Judgment Ju to subscribe one dollar per month he h he will will be expected t to tb get on une me or er more mure to associate themselves with h him m J Jointly Iff 1 the subscription subscription fur for theone th thone the one dollar per month It Is the opinion of the the committee that It tt Is only onTy 6 In this way that the money needed can be raised raised that t It must come tt people whose rl rights and Interests are to be protected The offices of ut the con committee have been opened opened at room at-room room 1044 Unity Building Chicago where shere a complete set of ot books will wilt be kept showing sowing the names nam o of 01 all aU subscribers with their address by counties unU s and st States tes a and d the the ci tion of each ach account wll wu wil at all times a appear appear J r upon upon these books books In no 0 m- m will to u be authorized to receive money Any Anyone one soliciting na n will receive ive r no money tr from the subscriber b i b u forward v th sti r t papers 10 to the national office The national office will notify the lit f the r receipt of lit his subscription and will wUl forward rd blanks governing g the h. d il a Is of ot remittances remittancE's to the th national treasurer treaSur r It Is from the sincere advocates of ot our cause everywhere that sub subscriptions to this fund tor for human liberty are expected and on the whole a suns sum suit Null t a t. t nt may be thu thus raised to properly pres nt our cause to the American w whIch means mans success for a Just cause Is doubly strong To those wh h I 11 th 11 p relate r- r I elate what hangs upon the impending struggle the he payment of the or one iLlI U lUr r reach each month will assume an Important Importance e equal to that of ot love for f hum home and children The fund thus collected may decide for tor weal or woe our own fate fat m ad d that of ot countless millions to come after us The selfish system of ot greed that has hu mothered mot mothered r d the gold told st standard ld id ap special J privileges and monopoly Is destroying the opportunities for tor the enjoyment of t life liberty ty and the of t happiness sl It t I Is c confiscating ng our our homes omEs omE's and anti re reducing reducing reducing re- re the people to t tenantry nN 1 fJ 1 quartering quartering- a am among g us us the h agents of or English English English Eng Eng- lish monc money lenders ar In Into o tb the p possession of the title to our funds iund and anti the I business Industries of ot the nation Jf la 1 destroying human character ter and lowering the standard of ot morals moral and religion I It respects neither sex nr n r rage ag age The babe In the mothers mother's arms the aged and enfeebled the boy Ju just t I budding hud bud ding Into manhood are all alike through poverty existing or threatened d. the victims of ot Jt its lt- rapacity Honor lIonor and a decent self r respect respect sp t arid love I of ot country demand Its overthrow o Our future and nd U that at of ot posterity is Is iD iDI involved in- in in Our cause caulle appeals to the manhood and womanhood of ot Americal A blank subscription form Corm will be found round herewith We ask that pa each h reader read read- read read-f er cut ut It out fill up t blanks and send J Jt at on once e to toW W II HARVEY nARVEY Genera Genera Gen Gen- era Manager l Room Room 1944 Unity 4 Building Chicago III Ill i JAMES K JONES JOHN P P. A ALTGELD Chairman Democratic National Governor Ex-Governor rn r of orl Illinois ol f-ol- Committee WM V V. ALLEN WM J. J STONE Senator from Nebraska Governor Ex-Governor of nt Missouri url HENRY M M. M TELLER Senator from Colora Colorado o. o |