The Washington times., 1894-06-24
MORE MONEY---LEss MISERY.
With This Motto the American Economic
Reform Society Starts Out on Its
SeIf.appoiutcd Mission

WIN AnlS MOTTO tne AmeiiSau LSouOAHAS
Reform Society Starts Out on Its
SeIf.appointcd Mission.
The American Economic Reform Society is
the name of an organization which has been
formed here for the purpose OF spreading
the gospel of free silver and currency reform
to the uttermost parts of the earth.
The officers of the society are Col. Lee
Lee Crandall. president; Prof. Gordon Clark.
first vice president: George J. f. Mayer, sec
ond vice president; John d. GILL; secretary,
and Herman J. Schulteis, treasurer.
The platform of the society has only one
plank, as follows:
"To relieve distress and secure prosperity for
all the people, we favor more money, and be-
lieve il should be issued by the government and
its volume controlled without the Intervention
of corporations. Thus believing and teaching.
and relying upon peaceful and lawful methods,
call upon all who thus favor more money and
less misery to unite with for political action
TO secure these results"
Col. Crandall. the president. was for years
secretary of the Bimetallic League. Prof.
Gordon Clark was years ago connected with
the North American Review. and the other
officers are prominent advocates of free coin
age and legal tender currency.
1t is the intentionsof the society to extend
its organization into every congressional dis
trict in the United States. its object being to
circulate literature on the silver and the
money question and to hold public meetings
everywhere to advocate monetary reform and
especially the free coinage of silver.
This propaganda is TO be spread from mis-
sionary wagons which travel from place to
place, four speakers going in each wagon.
The pioneer wagon was donated by Stude-
baker Brothers. OF South Bend, Ind. and the
team which will pull il by Senator Stewart. of
nAa will I,
about the 1st of July. and the first stop will
be made ut Harper Ferry. The wagon is
covered and provided with cots. cooking
utensils. and receptacles for the literature of
the society.
GeorgeJ. f. Mayer A. S. Dulin. Rev. n X.
Cross, and William Primrose will start with
this wagon. Mr.. Mayer is known to every
hotel man in the Northwest. having been pro-
prIetor of the Mayer house OF Fort Wayne.
Indiana. aud connected with the Deming and
Cosmopolitan hotels. of Chicago.
Rev. Mr.. Cross is pastor of the Primitive
Apostolic Church OF God at No. 230 Firs:
street northeast. Mr.. Cross says he has
abandoned the pulpit for the time being, and
will try to induce the clergy everywhere he
goes 10 close their churches and join in this
reform movement. believing that ultimately
the cause of religion will b5 advanced thereby.
Mr.. A. S. Dulin is prominent young Dem
ocraiic politician OF Denver. Colo.
Senator II. ". Teller is heartily in sympa-
thy with the new movement. and has fur
nished Il special pamphlet in the form of
catechism for distribution. Congressman
Colleen. of Wyoming. is the most enthusi-
astic of all its promoters.
Silver men in all parties are bidding the
new propaganda Godspeed. The society has
no connection with the Populisis or any po-
litieal party.
George J. L. Mayer. who designed the
wagon. SAYS that within ninety days there
will be Il wagonload OF missionaries il every
district of the United States.
The insignia of the new society is q small
button bearing the inscription, More Money
Less Misery