Show 5 ai i g s a i i v vw E w IN N DEFENSE OF THE r WAYS W- W WA A YS AND MEANS J To the Friends o or of Our Cause Cause Trough Through the action of ot the Democratic Nation Nation- v al nl Comm Committee the undersigned h a have bat n appointed a Committee on Ways Wars and andr and r Means to to begin work now for Cor the campaign of ot 1900 and desire to Issue the following toli fol fol- i c lowing address dress upon th the work we have undertaken s f Mon In securing Justice forthe for the people In E Money y to meet expenses Is as nece sory nece-sory sary the i t lIs cis of t great political Issues before the Jury jur of the whole p people ople a as av It 1 Is In the fair tail and Impartial hearing f b-f b f re Io P heC het f. l Y case of ot a litigant ant securing a an Ji e 6 enil Jury In the latter a suitor without money Is to em cf ot ability take needed depositions and make male other te f f. f i a r quiring the expenditure of ot money and when thus situated If il r opposed Kl b by a wealthy adversary elSar he frequently tails falls In securing justice by lIy t being being to fairly and fully pr sort his case to 10 the court and Jury And TAnd while this Is true of ot the Individual In a court of ot Justice on a much J. J larger scale It Is true of ot a great body o of people contending for the cause of ot t e l Ione Money must be raised to pay the necessary expenses or Ul c cease cause ase will trill meet with an adverse ersE v t in The forces forets opposing us ha have four four- dive tive national committees to whom tf money is national and the administration ad ad- n on y supplied d by those IJ by legislation corrupt ministration of ot affairs One of ot these committees Is 11 w the so-called so National f n Democratic God Gold Standard Committee at the head of ot which Is Mr George F. F P. P a orly a 1 ew V York banker A Another other Is the Indianapolis Committee t the theof h e of ot the Indianapolis gold standard commercial convention at the h 1 hlad e a l o of which Is H. H II Hanna who Is fn Insidiously working through commercial vb ues seeking to frighten them Into compliance with the behests of ot the mo ma ey r v. I er rower iwer Tire T Ti third is the bankers bankers' rs' rs organization at at 5 52 William street New pw 1 y k that Is supplying free of ot e exp nee ne t to tall all willing newspapers ml misleading y ar arguments In favor or I. of ot the gold standard and the fourth Is the National ate ate- Ki It I v publican Committee of ot which l is and jo 0 Wh t trusts monopolies and other combinations are t the money for tor corrupting Cor cor- tT erupting the minds of ot the people people nd de debauching the nation P. P f If we are to combat the evil n Influences at work o the he necessary money must be be raised cd to defray deCray the necessary necessary expense t thereof We appeal to the people people- the great common people who people who have p no interest In cial l legislation and whose hos a rIghts and that of ot the common welfare are to lo be protected If All money collected will l be paid to the national treasurer of ot the committee W The The Union Trust Company flank Bank corner Dearborn and Madison streets Oh Ch t. t No No money will be paid out except as appropriated by the committed committee In tn session deliberating upon Its expenditure We have p appointed Mr W. W il tl Harvey a as aa cliche general manage ot the work of or the e t The plan adopted and approved pd by the committee Is IR to se secure ur a r tion from Crom as many persons as possible to tu pay one linE dollar per month for each fah t o Month f from om now till October 1900 Thus 1900 thus a person sut n nJ to tu the fund und ur of th the they y Ways as a's and Means leans Committee In October will VIII agree t. t pay hay one ne dollar dullar per perI per I for twenty five months or In all t 25 SS 5 One In tn lol 0 l 4 owing J will agree to pay one d dollar each month for Cor twenty four months nu wi tr tI V c lest last payment due Oct 1 A subscription In DemUr De mUr r m means means ans V t twenty payments the last Oct 1 1 1900 1100 and so soon on Pha Th of payments pay- pay meats ments depends on un the month and year year year-In in which the sub subscription I is tind tf fI ending on the first da day of nr October 1900 lOO Where one Is willing and nd able to y r i ay ar more mor than han 1 per month the subscription wi will l be uC accepted for such siu-h InV Increased increased In- In f V creased amount as the subscriber Is wilting willing to make Where one is nut at alii ahie In Iny y v ha Judgment to subscribe one one dollar dollar per month he will be expected 10 in pl ine git-ine t ne ney y t i c associate ves with him Jointly in the subscription fur tie L i d dollar per month It Is the opinion of or the committee that It Is 18 only in this 11 r Way vas vas' that the money muney needed can be raised that raised that It must come from frum the people J 31 f r. r whose rights an and Interests are to be protected The Theoffice offices office of oc the committee have have been opened at room 1044 1034 Unit Unity Building 1 i Yh where re a complete set of or books will be kept showing the nam s all of-all' ore t subscribers with their address by counties and the Ihl V-ibn V lion of C ch account will at all ail times appear upon thE these st books In no no instance e i nr U Ut solicitors b be a authorized to receive money Any one soliciting sull 5 5 will r e vE no money money from the subscriber but will forward the SUb l r l 0 pa papers ts to the na national onal office The national office will notify the sUbs rb Of or r th thE receipt of ut his subscription and will forward blanks governing the thi- d. d details 7 r ti f wI remittances ls l's to the national treasurer v It 1 the sincere o ad advocates ates of et our cause everywhere that subscript subscriptions Ions Arto to t this ls fund tor for human liberty are expected and on the whole a u sum lium sail suf Sur e c e. e it tt may amny b. b be thus thu raised to properly pres nt our cause to the Am American pi i. i 1 l q which means mt-ans I success for a Just cau cause e Is doubly strong To those who 11 e- e J violate what hangs upon upon the impending struggle the payment of or the th the one ori one Ilar t a v each I month nth will assume an un Importance f to that of ot love for tor home and andr n r fc o. n The fund thus collected ma may decide for tor weal or woe our ouro own tat fate sad urd sf y th that t of ot countless sw millions to tt come after us ds x Pile TJ r e selfish system of greed that has mothered the gold standard special f privileges and ard monopoly U li destroying the opportunities for tor the enjoyment nt of lit life Ure Hb liberty and the pursuit of or happiness It is confiscating our homes homps and re- re i du the people to tenantry It is quartering among us the agents of or Eng Eng- lenders who money are coming Into the possession of ot the title to our lands and the the business Industries of or the nation It ft t Is destroying human a and lowering the standard of ot morals moral and und religion It rt respects neither neith sf sex x ncr mr t age age The babe In th the mothers mother's arms the aged ed and enfeebled the bo boy Jut Just bud bud- f. f f Int Into manhood are all alike e. e through poverty po E a existing or threatened th the t of Its Itt rapacity Honor and patriotism a decent self respect and lov love Jovo of v country demand Its overthrow Our future and and- that of ot posterity Is involved Int In- In t V Our cause appeals to the manhood and womanhood of ot America t e 0 A blank subscription form torm will he be fou found d herewith We ask that each ach read read- tiG er cr cut It out fill up the blanks and send It at once to W W. H. H HARVEY GenI Gen Gen- Gen j I era Manager Room 1044 Unity V Building C Chicago III Ill JAMES I K JONES JOHN P. P ALTGELD R Chairman Democratic National Ex Governor of or Illinois V Committee mi Wr v. v A ALLEN AUEN I. I I W was j. j STONE Senator from Crom Nebraska Governor FoX of at Missouri HE rY M. M TELLER TELLI r Senator from Colorado I 4 0 0 Q O J I Q 9 90 Y 0 PAY NO MONEY TO SOLICITORS I d Ji J i e I I i. i Yr All Money is Payable to Treasurer of the Committee Only j i jS S For the purpose of promoting the cause of ot Bimetallism and of carrying carry- carry I fag ing on the necessary work to overthrow the un-American un and antI corrupt gold standard domination of ot this country and In consideration of the l fact tact that others are making similar subscriptions for tor this thia purpose I 1 t i hereby a agree aFree ree to pay to THE TIlE WAYS AND MEANS MEAN'S COMMITTEE composed com corn II posed of ot Senator James I 1 K Jones Joncs of ot Arkansas Governor ex-Governor Ym J Stone of ot Missouri Governor ex-Governor John P. P Altgeld of ot Illinois Senall Wm V. V Allen Alien of ot Nebraska and Senator Henry M. M Teller of Colorado Colora a and their successors the following sums to wit One dollar for tOI the pres pros present ent month mor and one dollar for the first day of ot each succeeding month t ti and Including the first day of ot October A. A D. D 1900 In all pa payments pay meats ments of on one ona dollar each This money to constitute a special fund to tobe 4 be paid taid out only on the approval and order of ot said committee V V. V t Signature It DAT s V 0 V 45 FICE 1 I t STREET TREET NUMBER r I COUNTY t t STATE p r- r POLITICS Name of ot paper this I I IVas was Vas cut out of ot Cut out fill up blanks and mall mail to W. W II U. Harvey General Manager 1044 1094 Unity Building Chicago Ill III On receipt of the subscription dIrections directions directions will be sent you how to remit o t 0 0 tOO 0 0 0 |