Show W r r 7 m mI I I IN DEFENSE OP OF THE PEOPLe I If t E f W WAYS SAYS A VB AND MEANS lEANS m t I To the of ot Our Cau Cause Through Cause e Through h the action of the Democratic NationS Nation Nation- S w JG r the un undersigned have been appointed a Committee on Ways tied and nd Means to begin work now for the campaign o of 1900 and desire to Issue the following fol tel lowing address upon the work we have undertaken S 'S Money to meet expenses is ts as SA sary nece In securing Justice for tor the p people In Inthe n. n the he trials trial of or great political issues before the jury jur of the whole people af as It is necessary in the ca case cane e of or a litigant s securing c a fair fall and Impartial hearing b f r r re a court and Jury In the latter instance a suitor without money is Ic unal to toS S e employ coun counsel el of ot ability take needed depositions and m make ke other l leg le to preparations requiring the ex expenditure of ot money and when thus thue situated If If opposed d by a wealthy adversary he ht frequently nUy falls tails In securing S toy S- S being bel lr unal IP r f tl to fairly and fully tully pre present sent his case to the court and juryJ Jury l J A And Anil while While- this is true of the individual in a court of ot justice on ona a much N larr larger r scat t.- t. It Is I. true of ot a great body of people contending for tor th the cause cauce of 1 J tr tru and lib Money must mut be ra raised d to pay the necessary jY x n tf or J. J ou our HI meet met with an adverse verdict In 1900 1000 The forces opposing us have four tour active national committees commIttee to whom hom k money moy Is I. I supplied by those profiting by national legislation and the corrupt corrupt ads ministration of ot a affairs One of these committees Is the so-called so N loh t Democratic Gold Standard Committee at the head of which is Mr Geor George e 1 F. F Fe lb bp dY ly n a New York banker Another Is the Indianapolis Committee the outgrowth of the Indianapolis gold standard commercial convention at al the fhe h head Of f which which's is n. n II IL Hanna who is InsidiouSly through fal fat bodies seeking to tt frighten them into compliance e with the behests of the Po jno mo ey ey e. e power The third Is the bankers' bankers organization at 62 tit William street N vr w. w v York that Is I. supplying free tree of expense to all willing newspapers Jn arguments In favor or of the gold standard and the fourth Is the National I it publican Committee e of ot which Mark Hanna lIanna Is chairman and to whom the he rf trusts monopolies and other combinations are furnishing the money for tor cur cur- v cor-v r the minds of ot the people and debauching the nation If It we 81 are arc to combat the evil Influences at work the necessary money must be raised to defray detray the necessary expense thereof We appeal appeal to the pP people PI the great groat common people who people who have no Interest In special legislation and w a hose hoset h 1 t rights and that of ot the common welfare are to be protected All money oney collected will be paid to the national treasurer of ot the committee The The Union Trust Company Bank corner Dearborn and Madison streets Chicago o No money will be paid pad out except as appropriated by the committee In session deliberating upon Its expenditure We have appointed appointee Mr W W. H n. Harvey as a. the general manager of the work of the committee The plan adopted and approved d by the committee Is to secure a subs sub rip rip- lIon from as many persons as possible to pay one dollar per month for each uch m month rith tram from now till October 1900 Thus a person subscribing to the fund furia i or f the W Ways yS and M Means ans Committee In October 1898 will agree gree to pay one dollar dullar per month for twenty five months or r In all One subscribing In November follo following fol fol- 55 lowing lo will agree to pay one dollar each month for twe twenty four ty ro months i Ith I thela thelast J st payment due Oct J 1900 1000 A A subscription In December 1898 1895 means mean tw payments the the last Oct 1 1 1900 and so on The number r of payments payments pay pay- ments cl on tin n the month and year In which the subscription Is made andall andall and andall all ending end ng on 10 the he first day of af October 1900 1100 Where one I Is ll In able to to tow w pay mure titan man SI 1 per month the subscription wl wll l 1 be accepted aci for Cor such in increased in- in creased lI amount as alS he subscriber he-subscriber Is willing to m make Where one Is hot able ubi Int In S 5 e. e t his Judgment to tu subscribe l one one dollar dolar per per month fi he will be expected to tu get ei r neS ne ne- ne I. I r or or mure to associate themselves with him Jointly In the the subscription m fur for the tite theone one on one dollar dullar per m month nth It Is the opinion of tiC the committee that It is only In this this' way uy that the money muney needed can be that raised raised that It must come from the people n w hosa rights right and amI Interests rests are to be protected l' l S The of f the committee have been opened at room room 1044 1014 Unity Building Chicago where a complete complete set of 01 books will be kept showing the namI u o. o all i subscribers rs with their address addless by counties an and 1 States Stales and anil I th h. h r of each ach account will at all times Umes appear upon these books In no riu i ill be lit authorized to receive recE-lve money nuney Any one une soliciting sul subs s ri Ill ia us ft r r e ei no nu money from the subscriber r. r but will forward the hULsi r j n nn papers iu tu the national office The national office will notify the b i of 1 f the the receipt rei of his subscription and will forward for blanks governing ih th deals j J of of remittances to the national treasurer it II Is from born the sincere advocates of our cause ev everywhere that sul sut i n nona ona 1 to this fund for human liberty are expected ted andon and on the whole a s asu su Ui a. a t t s may bi bl thug thua d to properly pres nt our cause to the A American all merit an H i which means success for Cora fora a Just cause Is doubly strong To those thos wh elate what Jiang upon the Impending struggle the payment of th the mit- mit t iJ J Tar e each i will assume an Important e equal to that of ot love for tint hoti v nod 11 nJ n The fund thus thus collected may decide for weal or 91 woe our ouro own o fa ft n II ad d that of countless 1 millions to come after aCler us S The selfish of or greed that has mothered the gold standard t i etal privileges and tn l monopoly oly U la destroying the opportunities for tor the 1 of or- f. f Ufe an and 1 the he pursuit of happiness happiness' It Is confiscating our our homes ant rw ie r. saucing the people to tenantry It Is quart quartering among us the agents ot at I I 1 i ll h mont tenders who are coming Into Inlo the possession of the title to out our aids and the Industries of the nation It Is destroying human c chancier hara S and lowering ing lh the standard of morals Ind religion It respects neither 1 s. s s n r r age The bah babe In the mothers mother's arms the aged and enfeebled the bo boy Ju i t i. i d d- d 55 ding Into Inlo manh o 1 ar are all alike through poverty existing or threaten d. d d th the victims of ur Its 1111 Honor and patriotism a decent self respect and ancl love uve of of t. t demand Its overthrow u Our future and that of posterity Is In Involved In- In Our cause appeals to the manhood d and womanhood of A America l t t A A blank BUb subscription form torm will be ht found herewith We ask thai that each ach rt reader read read- er cut It It out nil up th the blanks and send It at once to to W W. II n. HARVEY Gen Oen- w wera era Manager Room Buom 1044 Unity Building Chicago III Ill JAMES iJAMES K K JONES JOHN JOnN P Ii ALTGELD Chairman Democratic National Ex of Illinois Committee WM V A ALIEN J J. J STONE S Senator from Nebraska ka Governor Ex of or MIs Missouri url HENRY M M. M Sell Senator at from i 9 0 CI 0 0 Ii 9 9 V |