Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-03-12
AN URGENT. APPEAL.
eopulists, Ton Must Support Your Com.
,nfttee II You Desire Victory.

| uAACt0o u yOU DeS1re
The national committee, at its recent meet.
| ns In st. Louis, declared in favor Of making
! III aggressive educational campaign. which
from now until the meeting of the next ma
| tional convention is imperative If we wish to
| add new recruits and prevent our forces
from relapsing into inactivity. Virginia.
| Kentucky. Mississippi, Ohio, Iowa, Utah, New
Mexico and Arizona hold st..tn elections this
| year. Nothing ought to DO left undone to
| make vigorous campaign and win victory
IN these states. A victory or healthy increase
| in our vote in these states this year will add
| much prestige to our campaign in 1913. The
| greater portion of this work will fall upon the
undersigned. We stand ready to do our duty
! to the fullest extent if the Pcpulists Of tho
United States will respond to the following
resolutions adopted by the national commit.
tee:
Resolved, That we ask and request that every
Populist member OF state legislatures and
| county and local offices pledge to contribute
| 81, - or more per month. rs their income may
permit to support the national committee.
Resolved. That we kindly and respectfully
! request that those Populists who ca afford to
| do SO and have the cause at heart pledge and
contribute to the national committee 81, 81, IS.
! SO or more per month, as their ability to give
| may permit. to be paid on the 1st of each
| month.
We request that the treasurer keep a list Of
| those pledging definite sum per month, mott
| ty each on the LIST day Of each month. with the
request that they remit same.
| Resolved, That we earnestly ask and request
all officers Of Peoples Party clubs, legions,
members Of county and local committees, also
all others, to act as committee of one to take
! up collections among the Populists in their re
| spective localities for 5 and 10 cent contribu
tions We request that they call on every per
son who voted our ticket or who has our cause
at heart and have them contribute from &
cents and upward and forward the same to NJ
G. Rankin. Terre Haute, Ind.
! Resolved. That all moneys contributed from
all sources be paid to NJ. c.. Rankin. Terre
! daute. Ind, treasurer OF national committee.
But few realize the great task before US and
the meager financial support we have received
in the past 80 TAR not y member OF the ma
tional committee has ever received 81 for time
or personal expenses while engaged in the
work. We can do more with 81 between cam.
paisns toward educating the people than with
! Is or $40 during the campaign. II we remain
inactive, it viii require five times as much
work and money to get things in shape in 1890
than If we make an aggressive fight from now
. until then.
! There ought to be at least one Populist IN
i each county in the United States who can af
/ ford to pledge and contribute 81 per month or
/ who can take 1t upon himself to collect 81 per
month from the Populists in his county.
| With this amount the committee can make
an aggressive campaign and organize for the
! great contest In 1885, This Ia contest Of the
people. for the people and by the people, and
; every Populist ought to do something toward
! advancing the cause.
+, We ask that those who have been elected tc
state legislatures and county and local offices
to pledge and contribute 81 or more per month
This ia not asking too much when we consider
that the purchasing power of the dollar has
increased fully 30 per cent since 1892. and all
4o0c IN fho <k,,t
thousands Of men and women have given az
much time and money toward the upbu,ldina
Of our party without ever asking or expecting
anything in return as those who have been
. elected to high positions.
We earnestly ask those who have our cause
at heart and are able to pledge and contribute
definite sum to be paid on the first day Of
each month to do go We believe there are
enough men among the 2.OO0,00O Popul,sts who
can afford to give without injury to them
selves 81. e. 70 or more per month until the
! meeting Of the next national convention tx
enable the committee to make an aggressive
campaign.
We request that every Populist in the United
| States resolve himself into a committee Of one
call upon every Populist in his locality for
and 10 cent contributions and forward same t.
| the national treasurer.
We believe that every Populist can and ought
to contribute cents and upward to restore
this government to the people. II the Popu
lists Of the United States will assist us with
funds, the committee will reopen headquar
tiers, organize and educate to make winning
fight in 1896, but before We Can do anything
we must DO assured that we can secure enough
funds so that we will not be compelled to clos'
in the middle Of our work
Ii. E. TAUBENECK Chairman
NJ. &. RANKIN, Treasurer
j. H. TURNER. Secretary
L.. j. MCPARllN Secretary