Show T i l Y T 4 i fi f f I 1 u jf I IN DEFENSE OF THE I IE E WAYS AND M MEANS FANS c j SJ f A- A To the Friends of ot Our Cause Through CaUse Through the action of ot the Democratic Nation Nation- ir al ral Comm Committee the undersigned have been appointed a a. Committee on Ways and nd I f Means to begin work now for the campaign of ot 1900 and desire to Issue the following tolt fol- fol t r lowing address upon the work we have undertaken Money to meet expenses Is as ne net necessary e esary sary In securing Justice for tor the people In Inthe d the trials of or great political Issues b tore the Jury of the whole people as 1 a 1 h Is is' is s i. necessary in the case of a litigant securing a a. fair and Impartial hearing bf br re rea ret t a court and Jury In the latter Instance a suitor without money is unu una rt l tl to employ counsel counRel of take needed other tim le to ability d depositions and make leg t preparations requiring the expenditure of ot money and when thus situate if opposed by a wealthy adversary he ht frequently tails falls in securing justice by bya a V- V being unable to fairly and fully tully present his case to the court and Jury rh And while this Is true of ot the Individual In a court of ot Justice on an a much ri f c larger scale it is true of a great body of ot people conte contending for Cor the cause of ot t i 1 truth and liberty Money must be raised to pay the necessary expense or orf f our cause will meet with an adverse In 1900 1 I rr The fortes forces opposing us have four tour active national committees to whom and the administration ad- ad v r money Is supplied by those profiting by national legislation corrupt k ministration of ot affairs One of these committees Is the so-called so National r Democratic Gold Standard Committee at th the head of which is Mr George F. F f i Peabody a n New York banker Another I Is the Indianapolis Committee e. e the outgrowth of the Indianapolis gold standard commercial convention at the Mead ead ead of ot which is H n. H n. Hanna Uanna who is Insidiously working through commercial 1 4 bottles J seeking to frighten them Into compliance with th the behests of ot the mo ey ey a s power The third is the bankers' bankers organization at 52 William street HW w W York that is supplying free freer of ot expense to all willing newspapers newspapers t. t arguments in favor avor of ot the gold standard and the fourth is the National H Republican Re- Re publican Committee of ot which M Mark rk Hanna Is chairman and to whom the thet t trusts trusts monopolies and other combinations are are furnishing the money for tor cor- cor the minds of the people people and and d debauching the na nation lon t If It we are to combat the evil at work the necessary money must iI f 0 v b bli be raised to defray the necessary expense e thereof We appeal to the people people- the great common people who people who have no interest In special legislation and whose rights and that of the common welfare are art to be protected All AU money collected will be paid to the national treasurer of ot the committee f q TRe The Union Trust Company Bank corner Dearborn and Madison streets Ch rago o. o t No money will b be paid out except as appropriated by the committee t In session mss st hF deliberating upon Its expenditure We have hair appointed Mr his W W. H n. Har e a af se aa f r the general manager manag-er of the work of the committee tr The plan adopted and approved by the committee Is to secure a from as many persons as us possible to pay one ont dollar per month for tit lit h 1 to month from frum now till October 1900 Thu Thus Thua a person subscribing to the fund of t the si Was Nays and Means Committee in October 1893 will agree t to pay one line dollar dullar per perr r r x month for twenty five months or In all Sta 25 One subscribing In November following fol fol- f U. U lowing will agree to pay one dollar each month for tor twenty-four twenty months with r x v the last payment due dUt Oct 1 1 1900 A sub subscription In December 1893 1898 1893 mean tt f three twenty p payments the thelast last Oct 1 1900 1500 and so 80 on The number of at pay pay- 1 mints m depends on th the month and year in which the subscription Is made madl andall and k f all ending end ng on un the first day lit of it October ClubEr 1100 1900 Where one Is willing willing and able abl to tot t f pay more mort than 1 tl per month the subscription wU be accepted for tor such Ini In- In ii i creased amount as the he f subscriber Is willing to mak-e. mak Where one une Is not nut able In 10 5 Ills his Judgment to subscribe one dollar per month he will be expected to get gel one line onet t i or more to associate themselves with themselves wl with h him n Jointly In the subscription for fur theS the'S tho the I tt- tt Sone S 'S one dollar per month It Is the opinion of f t the committee that It is only In this way aay that the tilE mone money needed can be raise that J 1 that It must come from the people I. I r t j- j whoSo rights and Interests are to be protected i Tile Um offices PS of the committee have ha been opened at room 1041 1044 Unity Building Building r L' L C Chicago where a complete set of bo books ks will be kept showing th the names nam of or all aU f subscribers rs with their postoffice address by counties and States Slates and the c- c c f 5 v ton ol of I each tach account will at all times ap appear ear upon these books In no nu ln instance in if 11 o be authorized to receive he ml money ney An Any one soliciting g na ns nain Yr rn in- in will receive no nu money from the subscriber but will forward th the er o pars papers pap rs tu to the national office The Th national office will notify the r-of r of ot i the the r receipt tel t of his subscription and will forward blanks governing the d. d details p 1 1 of remittances to the tb national treasurer treasurer- It II Ib Is from Cram the sincere advocates of f our cause everywhere that suh subscriptions S ti f ibis to this fund rund for tor human liberty are expected and nod on the whole a u su KU a i sa sur e. e nt rat s 's s V may bt bl thus raised to properly pres nt our cause to the th American lesIter j le r r. r which means success for tor a Just cause cau e Is IN doubly strong To those ho viii i pp S j oj S late elate what hangs upon th the Im struggle the payment of ot the thO one un 1 liar j 4 wr each will assume an important importance e equal to that of or love for tor horse home and andi i The fund thus col ma may decide for tor weal or woe our ow own oun n fa fate fair to ai d v. v that that of countless m ons to come come after after us t- t T The selfish system of greed thit has lias mothered the gold standard special t 1 t privileges and mono monopoly oly is destroying the opportunities for tor the enjo enjoyment ment if of 1 S life lite liberty and the i of ot happiness happiness' 3 It Is confiscating our homes homs and re- re h during Ing the people P I e to tenantry It Is quartering among us the agents ut ir r I n c Ush money lenders who ate are coming Into the th possession of ot the title to our ia lands and the th Lu business Industries of the nation It Is dt destroying human and aid lowering the standard of morals moral nJ religion ll It respects neither sex ncr 01 5 t age The ba babe t In the tilt mothers mother's arms the aged and enfeebled t the e bo boy Just JUlI badding bad bad- t. t fd ding ng Into manhood art are all alike poverty po p existing or threatened d the f f 3 t s s vif It if Its rapacity Honor and patriotism m. m a decent self respect and love lov lover r r. t of country tr demand Its overthrow Our future and that of ot posterity Is In- In Pt f evolved c d Our Our cause cause appeals to to the manhood and womanhood of America t F A blank subscription form torm will he hI round found herewith here We ask that eai ah h readI reader read- read er cut It out nut till nil u up lh the blanks and arid send It at once to W W. H U. HARVEY HAnVEY Gen Gen- I I n ela Manager Room Room- 1014 1044 Build ull ng g. g Chicago Ill f 1 JAMES i-JAMES I. I I K JONES II d JOHN JOlIN P P. ALTGELD r. r t Chairman Democratic National Governor Ex-Governor of Illinois Committee WM t. t V V. ALLEN ALIEN r- r s It WM J J. J STONE Senator from Nebraska S S V Governor Ex-Governor of Missouri HENRY M rJ TELLER r Senator from Colorado y v y y y y y y y i I r PAY NO MONEY TO SOLICITORS All Ail Money Noney is 15 paya Payable le to jT Treasurer of the Committee Only 4 IL 0 f t I 1 I Fot Forthe the purpose of ot promoting the cause of Bimetallism and of ot carryIng carry carry- t the on-the work to overthrow the un-American un and T. T I Ing on the necessary corrupt i gOld gold standard domination of ot this country and in consideration of ot the f t 1 fact tact that others are making similar subscriptions for this purpose I J t F. F hereby agree to pay to THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE COM composed com corn posed of Senator James K IC Jones of ot Arkansas ex Go ex-Go ex Wm J a. a Stone of Missouri Governor ex John P P. Altgeld of ot Illinois Senate r V. V Allen of Nebraska and Senator Henry M M. Teller of ot and their successors the following gums to wit One dollar for tor the pre pret f ent n mOI th and one dollar for the first day of each succeeding month t tand 1 2 m and Including the first day of ot October A A. D D. 1900 In all t pa pay payments pay pay- 1 ments means of ot one on dollar each This money to constitute a special fund to toi i be paid raid out only on the approval and order of ot said committee t t 1 Signature 1 t Y w DATE J r r r it r r w. w POSTOFFICE J c t- t 1 1 f f STREET NUMBER o i V 1 l. l J I 1 COUNTY COUNTY t v. v t. t r r Y STATE rATE 0 t tt i c I POLITICS POLITIcS H f Name Nm of paper rh this 1 f t n was wa as cut U out of of r r h 1 W W. II 11 General Cut ou out 1111 fill up blank blanks and mail to Harvey Manager Manas 1044 1014 Unity UnIt Building Chicago Ill Til t of ot the subscription directions dine will wit be sent you how to r remit i l if O 4 0 0 C 0 0 O- O 0 o 0 0 h j 0 J- J I. I li L S J |