Show 0 1 l J JY Y t 1 J. for t t r 1 w Ir lm oJ 1 IN DEFENSE OP OF THE PEOPLE 1 WAYS NAYS AND I MEANS EANS j j To th the Friend Friends of ot Our Cause Through Cause Through the tha action of ot the Democratic National Nation Nation- al aJ Committee the undersigned have been appointed a Committee on Ways Way and nd Means Meana to begin work now for tor the campaign of ot 1900 and desire to Issue the lowing address upon the work we have undertaken t Money to meet expenses Is la as ne nee e nary sary In securing Justice for tor the people In Inthe fn the tho trials trial of ot great political Issues before beCore the Jury of ot the whole people a or wr It Ls Is necessary In the case caBe of at a litigant securing a fair Calr and impartial hearing b f b-f r re rea a a court and Jury In the latter Instance a suI suitor lor without money Is ii unaS unai- to employ counsel of ot ability take ne needed ded depositions and make other t to te preparations r requiring the expenditure of ot money and when thus It If opposed by a wealthy adversary he h. frequently tails falls In securing Justice b by being unable to fairly and fully tully present his case to the court and Jury And while this Is true of ot the th Individual In a court of ot Justice on a much larger s scale ale It Is ts true of ot a great body of at people contending for tor the cause of truth and Money must be b. raised to pay the necessary expenses expense or our Sour cause will meet with an adverse adverse- verdict In 1900 The fortes forces opposing us UI have four cur active national committees to whom money Is hI supplied by those profiting by national legislation and the corrupt ad- ad of ot affairs One of ot these committees ps Is la the called so-called National Democratic Gold Standard Committee at the head of ot which Is Mr George F. F Peabody a n New York banker Another Is the Indianapolis Committee the outgrowth of ot the Indianapolis gold standard commercial convention at the head bead o of which Is ii H n IL Manna Hanna who Is Insidiously working through commercial lal bodies seeking to frighten them Into compliance co with the behests of ot the mo ey power The third Is the bankers bankers' organ at 62 William street New NewYork York Tork that Is supplying free of ot exp n ne e a to all willing newspapers misleading arguments In tn favor o of the gold standard and the fourth Is I. the National Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican Committee of at which Mark Hanna Is chairman and to whom the I trusts monopolies and other are areo furnishing the money for or corrupting cor- cor the minds o of the people and de the the- nation It If we are to combat the evil Influences at work nork the necessary money must be raised to defray detray the necessary thereof We appeal to the people people- the gr great at common people who people who have no Interest In special legislation and whose rights and that of ot the common well re are art to be protected All money collected will be paid to the the- national treasurer of ot the committee The Union Trust Company ink Bank corner Dearborn and Madison streets Chicago No No money will be paid out except as appropriated by the committee In n session deliberating upon Its expenditure We have appointed Mr W. W IL Ii Harvey narvey as aa the the general manager of ot the the- work of ot the committee The plan adopted and approved by the committee Is to secure a subscription tion from as many persons as possible to In pay one dollar per month for each S i month from tram now till Ull October 1900 Thus Thull a person subscribing to the fund of ot the Ways and Means Committee In October 1898 1893 will agree to pay one dollar per month for tor twenty five five months or In all all 25 One subscribing In November following fol tal- fol- fol lowing will agree to III pay one dollar each month for tor twenty lour months with the last pa payment ment due dup Oct Ocl 1 I. I 1900 A subscription In December 1898 means mean twenty f payments the lat last Oct I 1 1900 and so 80 on The number of ot payments payments pay pay- ments depends on the month and year In tn which the subscription Is la made and all end ending ng m 0 the first day t t r October 1900 1100 Where one ODe Is II willing and able to te pay spay more mur than 1 91 I per month the lIu subscription wl 1 be accepted for tor such luch Increased Increased In- In creased amount RH as the subscriber Is Mill wiling ng to lu make Where one Is not able In his ju judgment to lo subscribe one dollar per month he will be expected to get one ODe or or mure more to associate themselves with him Jointly In the subscription for tb the theone theone one duller dollar per month It 1 Is the opinion It f r the committee that thal It Is ts ani only In this way nay that the money mone needed needed CUll can be bt rait 1 that J that It must come from the pe pl r whose rights and Interests are to be protected pr 1 The of ot the J committee e have ha been opened at room 1044 1041 Unity Building Chicago where a complete books boos will be kept kepl showing the names or of all subscribers with their ess by counties and States Stales and the A lion lit of each pach account v i 1 I at ut all times appear upon these books In no Instance wl wilt will l sole Horn n be bt authorized to receive e coney Any Anyone one soliciting subscriptions will receive no nu money from the subs Mb r but will forward the sub subscription cIl llon papers to lo lh the once The Thc n lional office will notify the Uie subscriber subscribe of the receipt of lit his subscription Uon tIun and will forward blanks governing the details tala of of ot remittances to the th nation treasurer It Is from the sincere advocates advocate f t o oar ir cause everywhere that thal subscriptions subscription to this fund for tor human liberty are arp e ex erg et ted and on the whole a su suit flun n suf c nt jn may b bl be thus thu raised to tires SIres ires nt lit our cause to lo the Amer American ICan p t le success for or a just Co c cu u ue e a 11 s a doubly strong To those who wh I pp e- e clUe clate cl te what hat han hangs s u upon on the struggle the payment of ot the one d j liar each will assume an ortan e a equal to that of at love tove for tor home horn and The fund thus hus collected may decide for tor weal or woe our own fate tat and ami that of at millions to lo come after us The Th selfish system of or greed that has na mothered the gold standard special privileges and monopoly Is ls destroying the opportunities for Cor the enjoyment 0 of life liberty and the pursuit of ot happiness happiness' It Is confiscating our homes and re- re the people to tenantry It is a quartering among us the agents of at English English Eng Eng- lish Ush mone money lenders who are arp coming Into the possession of or the title to our lands land and the s LUness Industries of ot the theo nation It Is destroying human charu ter terLand rand Land lowering the standard of ot morals and religion It r respects neither 8 sex nor age age The 11 bat babe In the mothers mother's arms arms arm the aged and enfeebled the boy Just bud bud- ding Into manhood art are all alike through gh poverty existing or threatened the Victims lit f II Ita ILs lion Hum r rand und and patriotism a decent self respect and love lov of ot country demand Its o overthrow Our future and that o of posterity Is ts In Involved involved in- in Our cause appeals to the manhood and womanhood of ot America A blank subscription form will tie be found herewith We ask that thal each reader read read- read 1 er r cut It out fill up ul the blanks un und and send It at al once once- to W W. H H. HARVEY Gen Gen- Gen II era era ra Manager Room 1044 1014 Unity Unit ng Chicago III Ill JAMES I K JONES JOHN P P. ALTGELD Chairman Democratic National Governor Ex-Governor o of Illinois Committee WM V ALLEN WM WM J. J STONE Senator from Nebraska Elx Governor Ex-Governor of ot HENRY BENny M M. TELLER Senator from Colorado ill 6 4 Ao |