Show 0 i 1 1 i I l r IN DEFENSE OP THE PEOPLE L WAYS AND M L ANS he To the Friends of Our Through Cause the action of ot the Democratic National Nation Nation- al 41 Committee the undersigned have been appointed a a. Committee on Ways Wars and Means to begin work now for tor the campaign of ot 1900 and desire to Issue tasu the following following fol tot lowing address Upon pon the work we have undertaken Money to meet expenses Is s as necessary In securing justice for the people In la Inthe Inthe lathe the trials of ot great political issues before the jury of ot the whole people a as It U Ls s necessary in the case came of ot a litigant securing a fair and impartial hearing bet ra r r ra a a. court and jury In the latter Instance a a. suitor without money is unable to employ counsel of ability take needed depositions and make make other leg te preparations r requiring the expenditure of money and ond when thus If U apposed by a wealthy adversary he frequently falls fails In securing justice br being unable to fairly and fully tUlly present his case to the court and jury And while this is true of the individual in a court of ot justice on a much larger scale It is true ot of of ota a great body of people contending for tor the cause caure of truth and liberty Money must be raised to pay the necessary expenses expense or cur ur ur cause will meet with lIth an adverse verdict In n 1900 The forces us have four active national committees to whom mone money is supplied by those profiting b by national legislation and the corrupt administration administration ad ad- ministration of affairs One of these committees is the so-called so National Democratic Gold Standard Committee at the head of which is Mr George F. F Peabody a New York banker Another Is the Indianapolis Committee the outgrowth of the Indianapolis gold standard commercial convention at t the head of which is H. H IL Hanna lIanna who is Insidiously working through bodies seeking to frighten them Into with the behests of the mo ey power The Thi third is the bankers' bankers organization at Ii 62 William street New NewYork York Tork that is supplying free tree of ot expense to all willing newspapers 0 arguments in favor tavor of ot the gold standard and the fourth Is Js the National Republican Republican Re- Re publican Committee of ot which Mark Hanna Is chairman and to whom the trusts monopolies and other combinations are furnishing the money for Cor corrupting corrupting cor- cor the minds of the people and debauching the nation It If we are to combat the evil Influences nes at work the necessary money must be raised to defray the necessary expense thereof We appeal to the people the great common people who people who have no Interest In special legislation and st hose rights and that of the common welfare are to be protected All money collected will be paid to the national treasurer of ot the committee The Union Trust Company Bank corner and Madison streets Chicago Chic No money will wUl be paid out e except as appropriated by the committee in se session luo d deliberating lIberating upon its expenditure We have hae appointed Mr W. W H. H Harvey narve a ae a. the general manager of ot the work of ot the committee The plan adopted and approved by the committee Is la to secure a subscription tion from as 83 many persons as possible to pay one dollar per month for eat h month from tram now till October 1900 Thus a person subscribing to the fund of ur the tha Ways and Means Committee in October 1893 will agree to pay one dollar per month for tor twenty-five twenty m months or In all 25 One subscribing In November following following fol tol- lowing will agree to pay one dollar each month for tor twenty tour months with the r-the last payment due Oct 1 1 1900 A subscription In December 1898 means mcana z twenty three payments ts the last Oct 1 1900 1300 and so on The number of ot payments pay payments ments depends on the month and year In which the subscription Is la made and andall andall andall all ending on the first day of ot October 1900 Where one is willing and able to pay more than 1 per month the subscription wI will be accepted for tor such In Increased Increased In In- creased amount as the subscriber is willing to tomake make Where one Is not abl able In his Judgment to subscribe one dollar per month he will be expected to get on ono one or more mor to associate the themselves with him jointly In the subscription for tur tb the theone one v-one dollar per month It la is the opinion of ot the tho committee that it is ugly only In this p way that the money needed can be raised that raised that it t must come cone from the purple people l whoM rights righta and interests are to be bt protected The offices of ot the committee have been opened at room IOU 1011 Unity 3 r e Chicago f where a complete set of ot books will be kept showing the norm of or all aJl f aub subscribers subscriber with their postoffice address by counties and States and the condition condl- condl f tion of each account account will at all aU times Umes appear upon these books In no will wll solicitors be authorized to receive money Anyone soliciting subscriptions n. f r will receive no money from the subscriber but will forward the subscription papers to the national office The national office will notify the subscriber of i the receipt of ot his subscription and will forward blanks governing the details taIls of ot remittances to the national treasurer f It U is from the sincere advocates cf of our cause everywhere that subscriptions v to ti to this fund for human liberty are expected and on the whole a sum sufficient may be thus raised to properly pres present nt our cause to the American people people- i which means success for tor a just cause Is doubly strong To those who ri u pr what what hangs upon the impending struggle the payment of the one dollar each ach month will assume an Importance equal to that of love for tor hom and lind children The fund thus collected may decide for tor w weal eal or woe our ow own n fate fat and aid ands s- s that tbt of ot countless millions to come after atter us The selfish system of ot greed that has hu mothered the gold standard special privileges and monopoly is destroying the opportunities for the enjoyment nt of ot Ut life liberty and the pursuit of ot happiness I I It t is confiscating our homes and reducing re rt reducing re- re the people to tenantry I It is la quartering among us the agents of oat Em- Em r lUh Ush money lenders lenden who are coming into the possession of ot the title to our lands landa and the business Industries of the nation It is destroying human character char a and nd lowering the standard of morals and religion It respects neither sex eti n n. n ne age get The babe In the mothers mother's arms the aged and enfeebled the boy just I brad ding Into manhood are all alike through poverty existing or threatened the 0 victims of ot Its rapacity Honor and patriotism a decent self respect and 10 lor La r of f country demand Its overthrow Our future and that of ot posterity la t. iz In- In Our cause appeals to the manhood and und womanhood of ot America A blank subscription form will be found herewith We ask that each read read- read 1 t per er r cut It out fill fiU up the blanks and send It at once to W. W IL H. HARVEY HAnVEY Gen Gen- oral r 1 l Manager Room 1011 1044 Unit Unity Building Chicago Ill III i r r JAMES K JONES JOHN JOlIN P P. ALTGELD Chairman Demo Democratic National Governor Ex of ot Illinois Committee WM V. V ALLEN 1 WM J. J STONE Senator from Nebraska F Governor Ex-Governor of ot MIA Missouri HENRY fENRY M. M TELLER 1 Senator from Colora Colorado o. o 1 PAY NO MONEY TO SOLICITORS i All AIl Money Is Payable to Treasurer of ot the Committee Only For the purpose of promoting the cause of Bimetallism and of carrying carry carry- ing on the necessary work to overthrow the un American and corrupt gold standard domination of this country and in consideration of ot the fact tact that others are aking similar subscriptions for tor this purpose I hereby agree to pay THE TilE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE composed com cam posed of Senator Janes K Jones of Arkansas Governor ex-Governor Wm J Stone of ot Missouri Governor ex-Governor John P P. Altgeld of ot Illinois Senator l Wm V. V Allen of Nebra a and Senator Henry M M. Teller ot of Colorado and their successors th thew sums to wit One dollar for tor the pres pres- t 1 tnt ent month and one dolla dolls or pr the first drat day of ot each succeeding month to I and I including the first da October A. A D. D 1900 in all pay- pay 4 ments of one ona dollar each fet a mone money to constitute a special fund to Z 4 be paid out only on the approval ai and order of ot said committee Signature 4 i DATE DATE- f L POSTOFFICE ie c f. f STREET NUMBER r. r f. f COUNTY I r a STATE A l aRZ r POLITICS 0 r Name of p paler r thIs I 0 0 was cut out of I Cut out fill nIl up blanks and mall mail to W. W U. U Harvey General Manager 1044 Unity Building Chicago Ill On receipt of ot the subscription directions i will be sent you OU how bow to remit 4 HT H- H Q e e 0 0 0 0 O tk T iJ j. j C h i ft l i t L. L sr t 1 i- i i t |