Show l'- l' of of ht i V Vp p f a. a IN DEFENSE OP OF TUB THE PEOPLE r 1 WAYS AND MEANS Q To the Friends of Our Cause Through Cause Through the action of the Democratic National Nation al sl Committee the undersigned have been appointed a a. Committee on Ways and md Means to begin work now for the campaign of 1900 and desire to laue Lesue the tol- tol following fol tOI- lowing lowin address upon the work we have undertaken Money to meet expenses Is as necessary In securing Justice for the n the trials of great political issues before the Jury of the whole people a as U it la ls In the case of a litigant securing a fair and Impartial hearing 1 J e ea a and Jury In the latter Instance a suitor without money is Is una unal t t 4 employ counsel counse of ability take needed depositions and make other leg tim le to toV e V V preparations requiring the expenditure of money and when thus situate If f apposed by a wealthy adversary he frequently falls fails In securing Justice 1 by Ly b being belD unable to fairly an and fully present his case to the court and Jury And while this Is true of the Individual In a J. J court of of Justice on a a. much larger luKer scale It to is true of a great great body body of of people c contending for the cause cault of truth and liberty Money must be raised to pay the necessary expense or sur eur ur cause will meet with an adverse verdict In 1900 t t The forces opposing us us' have four active national committees to whom enney is i. supplied by those pr profiting by national legislation and the corrupt ad administration Id- Id ministration of affairs One of f these committees is the called so-called National Democratic Gold Standard Committee at the head bead of which Is Mr George GeorgI F. F Peabody a New York banker blinker Another Is the Indianapolis Committee the out outgrowth of the Indianapolis gold standard commercial convention at the head of which Is H. H H. H Hanna who h Is le Insidiously working through l 4 bodies seeking to frighten th them m into Into compliance with the behests behesta of the th rr mu mfr p ey Tower power Ower The third Is th the bankers' bankers organization at 62 52 William street t. t New I York that Is supplying free of expense to all willing newspapers ml ng arguments in favor of th the gold standard and the fourth is la the National He- He t publican Committee of which Mark Hanna is cl chairman and to whom the trusts monopolies and other combinations are furn furnishing the mo money ey for or corrupting cor cot erupting the minds of the people and debauching the nation If It we are to combat the evil evl f influences e es at at w work k U the e necessary mone money must mu ke be e raised to defray the n necessary expense thereof We appeal to thep the great common people who people who hav have no no Interest In special legislation sl t on ind and a I. I e rJ rights and that of the common welfare are to be protected All money collected will be paid to the national treasurer of the committee fO The Union Trust Company Bank corner Dearborn and Madison streets fh ragi r. r z Ho o money will be paid out except as aa appropriated by the committee In deliberating upon its Ita expenditure We have appointed Mr W W. H H. Harvey Harve as aa the general manager of ot the work of the committee The plan adopted and approved by the committee Is to secure a subs Uon from as many persons as possible to pay one dollar per month for each month from now till October 1900 Thus Thua a person subscribing to the fund of ur tire the Ways and Means Committee In October 1898 will agree to pay one dollar per month for twenty-five twenty months or In all 25 One subscribing In November ro following fol rol- lowing will agree to pay one dollar each month for twenty four months with wl the last payment pa ment due Oct OcL 1 L 1900 A subscription In December 1898 means me twenty three payments the last Oct OcL 1 1900 and so no on The number of ot payments payments pay pay- ments meats depends on the month and year In which the subscription Is la made mad and andall andall all 11 ending on the first fint day of ot October 1900 Where one Is I. willing and able to pay more than Jl S1 p per r month the subscription will Mt be accepted for tor such auch In Increased Increased increased In- In creased creased amount as aa the subscriber Is willing to make Where Where one Is not able la Iq his Judgment to subscribe one dollar per month he will be expected to get et one one or more to associate themselves with him Jointly In the subscription for tor the theP theone P o one one dollar per month It Is s the opinion of or the committee that It Is only In this thU way Sway that the money needed can be raised that raised d that It must come from the people whose rhoM rights and Interests are to be be pr protected Th The Th offices of ot the committee have hay been opened at room 1044 IOU Unity Building Chicago o. o where a complete set of boOk books will be kept showing the names of nil all subscribers with their address by counties and States and anU the c condition condition condi condi- dl- dl tion of ot each account will at all times Umes appear upon these books In no Instance will be authorized to toe receive money Any Anyone one soliciting lIn on will receive no no money from the subscriber but will forward the s papers to the national l office The national office will notify the sub sub-ir b r of oh the receipt of ot his subscription and acid wll will forward blanks governing the th details f f remittances to the national treasurer It Is from the sincere advocates of our cause everywhere re that sub crl Ions lons to this fund rund human liberty are expected and on the whole a sum SUIT su su- su sue c t. nt nt ft may ba bli thus raised to properly pres nt our cause to the American an I.- I. t which means success for a Just cause Is doubly strong To those who nhu t pp pp v. v state elate what hangs upon the Impending struggle the payment of the one d d. d liar flat each eh month will assume an Importance equal to that of love for home horn and lind children The fund thus collected may decide for weal or woe our ow own r fate and that of ot countless millions million to come after alter us The selfish system of ot greed that has haa mothered the gold standard sp special privileges and monopoly Is destroying the opportunities for the enjoyment c. c of life Ufe liberty and the pursuit of happiness I It Is confiscating our homes and re reducing reducing re re- the people to tenantry I It Is ls quartering among us the agents of ot Eng Erns- English V fish lish money lenders who are coming into the possession of ot the title to our lands and the business industries of the nation It It Is destroying destroying buman human chara character and lowering the standard standard of of morals morals' and religion It respects neither sex ncr a age agel el Tb The babe in the mothers mother's arms the aged and enfeebled the boy Just b bud d d. d ling Into manhood are all alike through poverty existing or threatened the victims of ot its rapacity Honor and patriotism a decent self respect and love tov lov t of f country demand Its overthrew wt wl Our future and that of posterity Is In- In Yo Ours L Our caus p o the manhood and womanhood of America A blank subscription form torm will wUl be found round herewith We ask that each pach reader read read- er cut It out fill fiU up the blanks and send it at once to W W. H H. HARVEY GenS GenA Genseal Gen Gen- S 'S eral seal Manager Room 1044 t. t Unity Building Chicago IlL I JAMES K JONES JOHN P P. ALTGELD AI Chairman Chairman Democratic National Governor Ex-Governor of ot Illinois Committee WM WM- Vt ALLEN AILEN r Wad WM J. J STONE Senator from Nebraska 1 Jes Es of or Missouri HENRY M M. TELLER Senator from Colora Colorado oj o. o j t T PAY NO MONEY TO SOLICITORS f fAll r All Money is Payable to Treasurer of the co Committee Only For the purpose of ot promoting Jho be ba cause canse of ot Bin Bimetallism and of carry ti Ing Ine the he necessary necessary work to ov overthrow i the American un-American American un-American a and d corrupt gold standard domination of this country and Id ltd c consideration of the fact that others are arc making similar t subscriptions for tor this purpose J I hereby a agree ree to pa pay to to THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE composed com Corn posed of Senator James Jamea K Jones o of Arkansas Governor ex-Governor Wm Win J 7 Stone of ot Missouri ex n 1 John P P. PS Altgeld of Illinois Sena Wm V. V Allen of Nebraska and Senator Henry M M. Teller of and their successors the following sums to wit One dollar for the pr prey s sent ent ant month and one dollar for tor the first day of each succeeding month t t. t and Including the first day of ot October A. A D D. D 1900 In all all payments payments pay pay- constitute special fund to tobe tobe tobe ments menta of or one dollar each This money to a be paid out only on the approval and order of said Bald committee Signature SI J f t t r DATE OATS POSTOFFICE STREET NUMBER 4 s i COUNTY if T x d STATE POLITICS t I 1 N. N of P per fr r this th I. I t V was ort nit eat ott oL t V Cut out fill rill up blanks and mall to W. W IL lL Harvey General Manager 1 VV V 1044 Unity Building Chicago Ill On receipt ecel t of ot the subscription direct dons t will b be sent you how to remit t O. O J. J J Y L dr f |