The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-09

The Industrial Legion Expla lin ed-A
Letter From the Com N DEP in
Chief.

70 The Representative.
OMAHA, Neb, May 2-The Industrial
Legion was organized at Memphis, Tenn,
Nov. 10, 1892, by members of the national
executive committee, acting unofficially
ana leading members of the Farmers
Alliance and other orders
IL mas been Endorsed by the national COM
mittee follows
We kindly request that the People's
party, state county and local committees
IN every state in the union do all in their
power and lend helping hand to organize
the Industrial Legion. Push the organiza-
tlon INTO every state. county, precinct and
SCHOOL district in the land aze~s~-
H. E. TAUBENECK, Chairman.
j. H. TURNER, Secretary.
Al q meeting of the national executive
committee at Chicago, Aug 2, 1893 the
committee again renewed that request
AT the meeting of the full committee at
81 Louis, Feb. %, 1884, the following reso-
luton was adopted as part of the COM
mlttee on address:
NesoiVeu, mat we renew our recon-
lneiiuatioh ADOPTED at the meetings of the
national executive committee at Indianapo-
us ana Chlcago, and earnestly urge that
every state and county committee organize
the Industrial Legion in every voting nra
clnct IN the land. This resolution is printed
IN the proceedings of the meeting of the
committee in St Louis and the whole is
signed ~ E. TAUBENECK, Chairman
). II. TURNER, Secretary
Its officers are the members of tho
national executive committee of the Peoples
party, with two exceptions One thousa nd
recruiting officers hold commission from
the commander-in-chief. 1t is ORGANIZED in
all the states but two. and has been an
proved by nearly all the state committees
Young as it is, it has accomplished a won
derful work wherever ORGANIZED II edu
Gates the people. 1t binds all in sympathy
WIN our cause together. 1t is the political
club of the Peoples party, the only or
Sahlzatlon fndorsed by the national COM
mlttee. We admit under a rule adonted at
memphis by the charter members all farm
ana labor orders, silver leagues, Pebbles
party clubs who wish to turn into IeP;ons
ior cost OF postage on charter and supplies
which is about 20 cents
Inc charter fee. where no such orders
exist is 81, which is used to build IN the
Legion, but where people are unable to nav
TINS Zee IN advance, they are urged to or
game anyway, SO that the good work NAV
go on.
ermaster-General Washburn has
prepared plan, which will be known as
Article VII of the constitution that will
benefit each member of the legion nav all
MS dues, and furnish money to each state
ana the national committee sufficient to
WIN the battle for the people. 1t has been
trled and will easily and surely do this
/
USED by any legion in the United States
1t Will bring us closer together, and will
bring business men into line. / earnestly
iuVlse all organizations in sympathy with
the Peoples party to accept the invitation
OF the national committee and turn into
'eSionS at once. SO as to take early advan-
tage of this plan. With this aid we can
eject Is United States senator's and I'm
members of congress-
earnestly appeal to every man holdine
commission recruiting officer of the
legion to set to work at once 1t is a post
Oh honor. Upon each one of you rests the
responsibility of organizing the party in
your district. If you shirk your duty bv
idilng and waiting, the enemy will win and
you will be to blame If you cannot do if
hand your supplies to someone who will.
and send the name to me- We are workinp
day and night at Headquarters: even the
children in the home are doing if Whv
cannot you perform your duty? Awake
and rally all patriots into the ranks of the
legion.
urge all Legions already chartered to
renewed activity. Take hold of Wash
burns plan. BY it you can pay all of your
expenses, fill your treasury increase your
norary fund, secure speakers and do all
the glorious work needed to build up the
feoPies party. Recruit your ranks Be
missionaries in the cause. Hold regular
meetings. Never let a day pass without
earnest work on the part of every member.
rake IN the women and the young people
and with energy and zeal show that Won
are worthy of the great duty assigned YOU.
fou can get Legion buttons of Quarter
master General Washburn and all should
wear them. s.sa
L want to have report from every re-
cru1tlng officer and Legion at once Every
one Is at once ordered on active duty
Never cease until every ballot is in the
box and counted as cast and the officers
nOSSnSSinn Of fhnir
Let no man be counted out. An honest
election is the only safe guard of the
people A Legion at every ballot box will
save the nation. Yours truly,
PAUL VAN DERVOORT
Inc following is the plan referred to to
be added to constitution of Industrial Lee
gion as article VII.
Article VII
Sec. 1. For the purpose of raising funds,
for propaganda educational purposes, and
Tor the extension and establishment of Lee
gions the Rebate System is now en-
bodied in the constitution of the indus
trial Legion, constituting a part of the
ouartermaster generals department., and
to be operated through it.
Sec. 2 The Rebate System is to enable
the Legion to derive an income by selling
credits" to merchants under the aere.-
ment that members shall concentrate tn cir
trade upon merchants who shall give to the
purchaser, upon presentation of the Legion
DduSe or caro- Legion credits, eQualinc
net less than ten per cent of the amount
purchased (and mitch more as may have
been agreed UPON which the members shall
deliver to the local quartermaster to be
Cancelled, it being understood that the
prices of goods are to average as low as
those of other merchants in the same To-
cality, the preference being given to mer-
chants in sympathy with the Legion.
Sec. 3. The quartarmaster shall cause to
be prepared and issued. Legion credits
| of the denominations of one cent q 5. TO-
| % and 80 cents and one dollar, of such
material may be deemed most suitable.
Sec. 4. The quartermaster- general shall
prepare such certificates cards. blanks and
books as may be necessary for properly
keeping the accounts of the Legion cred
| it's etc, and shall furnish them to the
| Legions at as low price possible. u
Sec. 5. The Quartermas ter-general, at his
| discretion, shall issue said Legion credits
| to Quartermasters, recruiting officers or or
gGniZers, in exchange for cash, the same
| to be sold by such authorized officers only
to merchants, to be redeemed through the
trade of local Legions, Cancelled and re-
turned to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .
Sec. g. The officers to whom "credts'' are
issued, shall pay for the same, their face
| value. and render a report to the quarter
master-general on the first of each month
| stating to whom Credits have besen sold.
the name. address and business of the
merchants, also the amount, denomination
and series of credits, together with the
| name and address of the local Legion, and
officers in the locality where such credits
were issued.
Sec. 1.-The quartermasters shall keep a
careful account of the series, denomnina-
tons and amounts of all credits returned
to them, with the full name and address of
the merchants and members by whom the