The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-01
NATIONAL LEGION.
NEW YEAR CIRCULAR, 1896.


With the dawn of the New Year 1 again
remind those who desire reform: who
want the restoration of silver coinage;
who want to preserve the sacred green
backs; who want to free the nation from
British dictation and deliver the people
from all similar entangling alliances with
foreign governments and potentates; who
want to curb the usurped powers of the
courts; who want to prevent the Presi-
dent from combining all the authority of
a Mikado, Car and Emperor in his per-
son; who desire to overthrow the domin-
ion Of the banks and corporations over our
land; who want to save their homes, see
labor employed and happiness and con-
tent reign in place of gaunt, hollow-eyed
despair and desperation, and who hope
to bring about this glad result and all
who are earnestly seeking the enthrone-
ment Of an era of prosperity that they
must organize at once. Not another mo-
nent must be lost We cannot wait any
longer. We must at the beginning of
1896 commence to do our duty. II every
one of over two million voters should give
day and dime to the cause, victory
would be ours in 1896. 1t is useless to
seek wiser and better plan. The Lee
gion combines all of the machinery that
is needed for the work of the campaign
II enlistS the recruits, it drills the voters
it allies the women and young people, it
guards the ballot box. it forces a fair
count; its members stand by each other
and uphold the honor and glory of the
party. All Of the hundred ways of or
ganizing simply divide and enable the
enemy to conquer
I think our people are Thoroughly con-
WINGED that the Legion furnishes the
method of work absolutely needed. The
little book of j. d. BOtkin / have COM
mended shows exactly how to do the
work
We want an organized band of jealous
missionaries seeking converts far and
wide and concerted plans. II is too late
to devise another plan. If each recruit
ing officer already appointed and furnish
ed with supplies would go to work the
harvest would be great. 1t is folly to
wait and look for another way, or to try
to revive the deal. If the people will not
at once, without the loss of an hour go
to work with energy, victory will be post
poned until 1900. It will be criminal to
daily longer. We must encourage spirit
Of self-sacrifice. If we win we must have
our best workers give time and energy to
the work. Any live man or woman can
organize anywhere.
The people are ready. but they wait for
the sluggish leaders. With perfect or
SANITATION in all the states, we need never
fear the wiles of the enemy. We can re-
riSt every assault If We are ready for the
fray. We have a vast majority in our
favor. The ranks of labor alone could
win. Farmers could STAY the hostile
band at the polls The stay-at-home
vote, disconnected and Disguised, could
overthrow Wall street. Our division in
a multitude of discordant bands render it
easy to whip us in detail. l firmly be-
lieve all the elements desiring reform will
unite, but they will not if we offer to sur
render our organization and betray our
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the world and annihilate the flesh and
destroy the devil if we have sense enough
to organize the Legion. It is hard to
wake the dead. In this work it would
| need 10000 Gabriels with trumpets that
could be heard round the world to arouse
the sleeping people. They act like Sam
son after Delilah took away his strength
They do not know their power. We fear
when they do awake it will be too late
and they will only destroy the temple
We invoke the aid of every patriot, of
each high-souled man and woman who
wants to bring back the spirit of the faith
ers, who wants to give liberty and work
to all, who wants to turn back the tide
of ignorance drifted on our shores by the
enemies of free government, who wants
to overthrow forever the forgiven vandal
hands that seek to destroy the land our
heroic ancestors gave us, who would
rather die than be enslaved. and is will
ing 70 give all MS or her Time II need
be, to bring back honor, love, prosperity
and patriotism.
| also desire to give notice that l have
accepted the position of editor-in-chef
of the Nation. a monthly magazine, pub
| lished at Omaha, Neb by the Union Pub
fishing Company, which will publish for
the, information Of the Legion all orders
and circulars. It's 'silver article" alone
for January will be worth the cost of the
magazine. 1t will have articles on all
| phases of reform and will teach true pat
riotism and love of country. 1t will be
| the organ of no organization, but will
| have something good for all. 1t will be
| sent for one (S10O dollar per annum.
| Liberal commission to agents. 1t will
| be invaluable for all members of the Lee
| gion as have already arranged for arti-
| cles from all our leading writer's. Ad-
| dress me at Omaha, Neb.
PAIL VAN DERNOORT