The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
TO THR PoPULISTS OF THE
UNITED STATES.

favor of making an aggressive educe
tional campaign from now until tn
meeting of the next national conven
ton. This lie imperative if we wish &
add new recruits and prevent our fore
from relapsing into inactivity.
Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi
Ohio, Iowa, Utah, New Mexico ant
Arizona hold State elections this year
nothing ought to be left undone Il
make a vigorous campaign and. win
victory in these States. A victory o.
healthy increase in our vote in thas,
States this year will add much pres
tige to our campaign in 1896. Tbs
greater portion Of this work viii fall
upon the undersigned. We stand ready
to do our duty TO the fullest extent il
the Populists of the United States vii
respond to the following resolutions
adopted by the national committee:
Resolved, 1--WE ask and request
that every Populist member of State
legislatures. and county and local
officers pledge TO and contribute one,
two, or more dollars per month as
their income may permit, to the sup
port of the national committee.
Q. ''That we kindly and respectfully
request that those Populists, who can
afford to do so, and have the cause at
heart, pledge and contribute to the
national committee one, two, five ten,
or more dollars per month, as their
ability to give may permit, to be paid
on the first day Of each month. We
request that the treasurer keep q list
of those pledging a definite sum per
month, notify each On the first day Of
every month, with the request that
they remit the same.
8. THAT we earnest ask and request
all officers of the Peoples Party Clubs,
Legions, members of county and local
committees, also all others, to act as
q committee of one to take up a collec
ton among the Populists in their re-
spective localities, for fse, and ten
cent contributions We request that
they call ON every person who voted
our ticket, or who has our cause at
heart and have them contribute from
five cents upward and forward the
same to n. G. Rankin, Terre Haute,
Ind.
A. THAT all moneys contributed from
all sources be paid to NJ. @. Rankin,
Terre Haute, Ind, Treasurer of the
National Committee"
But few realize the great task before
us and the meager financial support
we have received in the past. So far
not a member of the national commit
tee has ever received one dollar for his
time or personal expense while engaged
In the work. We can do more with
one dollar between campaigns, toward
educating the people, than with eight
or ten during campaigns. If we re,
main inactive it will require five times
as much work and money to get things
in shape in 1896 than if we make an
aggressive fight from now until then.
There ought to be at least one Popu-
list In each county in the United
States who car afford to pledge and
contribute n dollar per month, or
who can take it upon himself to col
lect n dollar per month from the
Populists in his county.
With this amount the committee can
make an aggressive campaign and
organize for the great contest i'm 1895.
This is a contest of the people, by the
people and for the people, and every
Populist ought to do something to
wards advancing the cause.
First. We ask those who have been
-elected to State legislatures and county
and local offices to pledge and contrib
ut9 one or more dollars per month.
lis is not asking too much when we
aslder that the purchasing power of
, dollar has increased fully thirty
PSF cent. since 1892 and all salaries In
Size same proportion, and that thou
lands OF men and women have given |
much time and money towards the
building of our party without ever
king or expecting anything in return
Lam those who have been elected to
Ugh positions.
Second. We call upon each Legion
and Peoples Party Club to pledge
monthly contributions of one dollar or
0 to the national committee.
Third. We earnestly ask those who
ha've our cause at heart and are able
20 pledge and contribute a definite sum
% be paid on the first day of each
month TO do so. We believe that there