Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-20
THE HAND-To-HAND CLUB.
Distributing 500. 900 Copies of ..Proteo-
tion or Free Trade?',

Distributing 500, 900 Copies of ..Proteo-
| tion Free Trade?''
Mr.. Logan Carlisle, compiler of the
Democratic Campaign Book, president
| of the Hand-to-Hand club, and son of
Senator Carlisle, was recently interview
ed by the correspondents of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal, Indianapolis Sen
tipel, st. Louis Republic, San Francisco
Examiner and other leading tariff reform
papers regarding the educational work
in which the Hand-to-Hand club is now
engaged. ITO do this work. said Mr..
Carlisle, ''the Hand-to- Hand club, as a
first step, proposes TO distribute half a
million copies of cheap ten cent edition
OF Henry Georges book Protection or
Free Trade? and the first 100, 900 is now
IN press. This book demonstrates with
great clearness the injustice and utter
aDsurdlty OF the protective theory, and
It's extensive circulation cannot fail to
make deep impression on the public
mind. In the west, where the idea has
gained a foothoId that all that is needed
TO assure prosperity is an immense vol
ume of currency, this book will probably
have the strongest effect. 1t is the un-
equal distribution of wealth, not the
amount of 1t, that is troubling the masses
OF the people. If you We're to turn into
the Golfers of the people west of the Mis-
souri, river $500, 900, 600, no considerable
portion of 1t would probably remain
there forfive years. The present system
OF laws is simply system of conduit
pipes from the producing classes TO what
may be termed the preserving class
as 1t preserves about everything it gets
hold of. This order of things must be
abolished and equality of conditions es-
tablished.
1T Is certainly the duty of every
Democrat who is in accord with his
party to assist in this educational work
OF the Hand-to-Hand club, since it is in
line with what must be done by Demo
Gratis to achieve success in 1892. The
idea that the people can be educated IN
ninety days has been demonstrated to
be an erroneous one As a matter of
economy, also, the work must be done
now. One-half the money that is spent
foollshly and feverishly in the heat of a.
campaign can now be spent for 1892 to
better and more lasting effect in edu-
eating the people in sound economic
principles"
Though Protection or Free Trade?'
is work Of over 200 pages, it will be
mailed, postpaid, to all advance sub
scribers for ten cents per copy: single
copies, twenty-five cents. Subscribers
for 100 or more copies become thereby
members of the club. The books will
be sent direct TO the subscribers. to any
list OF names furnished to them, or to
lists already at the service of the club
containing some millions of selected
names of those most important to reach.
Through the efforts of l.. W. Hoch,
chairman of the Lenawee county Demo
cratic committee, Michigan Democrats
and tariff reformers have pledged them
selves to subscribe for and distribute
at least 10000 copies of this edition
IN that state. c. B. Fillebrown, of
Boston, has paid for 5000 copies for
Boston, and \. B. Farquhar, of York,
Pa, has sent his check for 800 copies
to be distributed in PENNSYLVANIA. From
the enthusiastic interest so far shown in
the work 1t seems probable that the
edition may reach 1000. 900 copies,
Every tariff reformer to whom the plan
has been submitted has indorsed il
heartily. Sample pages. subscription
blanks, etc, VIII be freely furnished on
application to W. J. Atkinson, secretary,
AZ University place, New York No
more effectual plan for the education O.
the masses has ever been presented.