The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
10 THE PEOPLE.
A Frank Appeal for Pecuniary AS
sistance in the Coming
Struggle

sistanco in the Coming
Struggle
, The following address to the people
OF the United States has been sent out
by the democratic national committee:
l 10 THE People OF THE UNITED
STATES: The national democratic party
! OF the United States has pledged itself
to purify the administration Of public
affairs from corruption; to manage the
government with economy: to enforce
the execution OF the laws, and to re-
duce taxation to the lowest limit con-
siStent with Just protection to Ameri.
can labor and capital, and with the
preservation Of the faith which the ma
tion has pledged to its creditors and
pensioners. The open record of the
man whom it has named as its candi-
date for the presidency has been ac-
cepted by thousands of independent
republicans in every state, as an abso-
Lutte guarantee that, if he is elected all
these pledges will be exactly fulfilled,
and that under his administration good
| government will be asserted. To Sc
cure these results, all good citizens
must unite in defeating the republican
candidate for president. His history
and political methods make it certain
that his administration would be
stained by gross abuses, by official mis-
conduct, and wanton expenditure OF
the public money, and would be marked
by an increase Of taxation which would
blight the honest industry of our peO-
pie. Against US, and against these
honorable republicans who, for the
sake Of good government, have made
common cause with us, notable combi-
nations have been made. They are
chiefly made up of four classes:
l. An army of ofliceholders, who, by
choice or compulsion, are now giving
to republican committees as part of the
campaign fund Of that party moneys
paid to such officers out of the public
treasury for services due TO the people
of the United States.
q Organized bodies of men who,
having secured by corrupt means the
imposition Of duties which are in eX-
cess of all sums needed for the wants
of the government and for the pr0tec-
tion Of American labor and capital,
and having thus gained enormous
the republican campaign fund for the
promise of their continuance and in
crease Of such duties, which constitute
a system of bountles to monopOlies un-
der the false pretenSe of protection to
American industry.
8. A host of unscrupulous contract
ors and jobbers who have grown rich
upon public plunder, and are ready To
pay tithes Of what they have acquired
in order to avoid all risk of being called
to account for the evil methods by
which their wealth has been gained.
4. Corporations which, having spoil
ed the public lands by aid of corrupt
agencies in the republican party, be-
heve they Will be compelled to give up
their ill-gotten gains If that party is
driven from power and are therefore
willing to keep It in place by giving it
a percentage Of their unrighteous
profits.
This committee has not troops Of
officeholders at its command. 1t win
not agree to sell the future legislation
its party treasury. 1t will not promise
immunity to thieves. 1t will not con-
tract to uphold any corrupt bargain
heretofore made by the republican par
ty with any corboration for all the
wealth which such corporation can Of
fer. 1t appoSSsJ " the people against
one and all Of these opponents thus
corruptly banded together against the
friends OF good government. The num-
Der of all these opponents is small, but
their wealth is great, and it will be un-
uDC0s All NCNlNO anu VIZ
Orous campaign must be made against
them. Their paid advocates must be
met and defeated in debate upon the
platform and in discussion in the news
papers. The organization of all who
are opposed to them must be perfected
N every state, city and county i'm the
and. Money is needed to do this hon
EST work. Your committee, refusing to
adopt the methods by which the repub-
lean party fills its treasury, calls upon
III good citizens for the aid which il
'equires. 1t invites and will welcome
from every honest man
Who is opposed to the election of James
J. Blaine as president. No contribu-
ion will be accounted too small.
Wherever a bank, banker, or postal
noney-order Office can be found, the
means exist for placing at the disposal
# the treasurer of this committee in
lividual or collective contributions in
lid of the great cause in which we are
or money will be RENTED TO
Charles j. Conda, treasurer, at No. II
West Twenty-fourth street. When
victory is achieved over the mscTupu-
Gus combination which is now endeav-
lring to thrust James G.. Blaine into
he presidential office, the recorded list
If such contributions will be n roll of
lonOr such as no other party in this
country has ever possessed. Our Oppo-
lents can not be saved from disaster
)y forcing their unwilling candidate to
speak to assemhlages of the people,
The man who wrote the Fisher letters
will never be the choice of the people
or the presidency of the United States.
Arthur =. GoRMAN.
Chairman Democratic National Execu-
tive Committee.