The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-08
THE FREE SILVERITES ORGAN
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lZlNG.
The following call has been sent
out, from washington, from the able
chairman of the Free-silver party of
the United States:
American Silver .Organization.--Office
Chairman National,COmm ttee, Corcoran
Building. Washington, ID. G.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
That the voters of the country may
have an opportunity to so organize
that they can cooperate and redeem
our country from the blight Of Gold
Standard which has made the one
hundred-cent dollar Of 1873 two-hun-
dred-cent dollar in 1896, and is
paralyzing the energies of our people,
undermining our liberties and bids
fair to fill the land with pOor-hOUscs,
the National Committee appointed by
the Silver Conference in Washington,
D. c., Jan. % and %, suggests the fol-
lowing plan of organiza ton:
lst. That the organiZa tion proceed
from the people up, by all silver men
signing the club roll.
"a. That the organization should eX-
tend into every school district, so that
club; may be formed convenient to
the homes Of the people.
In order to effect such organiza ton,
the representative Of the National
Committee in each State and Terri
tory should proceed to secure the CO.
operation Of one active and efficient
worker in each county, to act as a
committeeman far such county. whose
duty it will be to organize said coun-
ty.
The county committeeman should
proceed without delay to secure the
cooperation of one active man in each
city, township or precinct to under
take the organization of said city,
township or precinct. 1t is further
recomme nded that the city, township
or precinct committeeman subdivide
their work by the appoint ment of a
committeeman in each school district,
whose duty it will be to canvass the
school district and secure the sigma
ture of vOteres to the club roll.
This would make state organiza-
tion right down with the people, each
county having member Of the State
Executive Committee. The school
district committee men would consti-
tute township or precinct commit
tee; the county com mittee would con-
sist Of the chairman Of the township
or precint committees. 1t will be the
duty of the representative Of the
Provisional National Committee to
act as chairman of the state commit
tee, until after state conventions have
been held, and new state committee
created
The Importance of an immediate
thorough canvass Of the voters and
the securing Of their signature to the
club roll cannot be too strongly urged.
After the signatures are secured the
work OF perIecting the organization
becomes easy. If this plan be adopted
and vigorously executed it is believed
that majority Of the voters can be
enlisted in our cause long before the
date set for holding our National Con-
vention. When the people under
stand that this plan has been adopted
throughout the entire country they
will at once realize that the only eff.
fective way Of overcoming the Money
power and its servile politicians and
press has been adopted and hope will
take the place of despair.
The club roll should be left in
charge CT the school district commit
teeman but copy should be furnish
ed to the National Committee so that
newspapers and documents could be
sent to all signers Of the club roll if
desired-and further,sO that the num-
Der of true friends Of silver in the
United States could be ascertained.
When the politicians learn the
numbe OF names on the list the
Straddler will straddle no more and
Goldbuggery will hide it's head.
J. J. MOTT,
Chairman.
Whereas: The demonetization of
silver in 1873 enormously increased
the demand for gold, enhancing its
purchasing power and forcing down
prices until the one-hundred-c cent dol
lar OF 1873 has become two-hundred-
cent dollar in 1886, measured by the
average OF American products. This
fall of prices has deprived legitimate
industry of profit, and injured pro-
ducerS for the benefit of non-pro-
ducers, increased the burden of debts,
swe lled the gains of creditors and
paralyzed the productive energies of
the American people; cOndemning
willing workers to idleness and filling
our land with tramps and paupers
while building up colossal fortunes at
the money centers; Theref fore, be it
Resolved, That we the undersigned
legal voters of
County. state .....
will not support any political party. or
vote for any candidate for any office
whatever that does not favor the res.
toration of the money of the Consti-
tuition by the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold on terms of ex-
act equality regardless of the action
of other nations, and that we will not
support any candidate for the office of
President or Vice-President whose
past record on this question does not
cons titute guarantee of his action
in the future.
NAME. RESIDENCE
We hope that all men who are not