The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16
A CALL FOR FUNDS,
PEOPLES PARTY ASKS THE IN.
DIViDUAL VOTERS TO
SUBSCRIBE.
Wealth of the Monoro!ists Is Not
Wanted in this Campaign for
the People.
One Cent to Every Ten Dollars of the Gold bugs
Will Be Enough to Carry on the Fight.

Washington, d. c.. Sept. s.-The
following address to Every American
Patriot" has been issued from the ma
tional headquarters of the Peoples
Party. In full 1t reads:
ITO Every American Patriot: The
Peoples Party, as its name implies, is
the champion Of the masses who labor
and produce wealth. 1t was sum-
mOned into existence by an industrial
conference that represented the pro-
ducers of the nation. When it sprang
ly party demanding the enactment of
laws for the suppression of monopolies
and for the equal protection Of all
citizens against the encroachments
OF corporate power. 1t is now the on
ly party in existence which, with un-
divided membership, IS demanding
equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none. To the efforts of this
party Is due the revolt Of the masses
OF the Democratic party which res ult-
ed in turning down the Cleveland ad-
ministration and it's British financial
policy and the nomination Of William
j. Bryan on platform demanding
financial independence for the United
States. The plutocratic elements
that heretofore dominated Democrat
ic conventions and dictated nomina-
tions are now vigorously reSenting the
action OF the Chicago convention,
which they consider an unwarranted
interference on the part of the voters.
They have organized and are now the
open and aggressive allies of the gold
Republicans, and with their money
and votes will do everything in their
power to defeat the will Of the people
by the election Of Mckinley, the Re-
publican candidate, whose nOmina-
tion was dictated by and whose ad-
ministration is mortgaged to a combi-
nation OF American-English monol-
olists and plutocrats.
MISSION OF THE PARTY.
"The mission of the Peoples Party
is to restore the government to the
people. To this end it has nominated
Mr. Bryan for president and Mr.. Wat
son for vice president, which is not
only the true cooperative ticket for
the silver voters to unite upon. but
which is also the best silver ticket in
the field. Our friends must not abate
one lot or title Of their interest and
the Peoples Party. simply because an
other party has been forced to adopt
nearly all Of our principles. 1t must
be remembered that the control Of
national Democratic party was OBJ
tained by the silver men OF that party
only through bitter contest in earn
est-a contest, however, which was
forced upon the party and its leaders
by the existence Of the rapid growth
of the Peoples Party. Had it not
been for the Peoples Party each one
of the old parties would this year
have been running a goldbug for
president, as they have in each cam
paign for the last twenty years. The
revolut on possible, and its continued
existence and growth is necessary to
secure reforms for which the Popu-
lists and silver Democrats are alike
cOntending in this campaign.
1T must also be remembered that
there is considerable minority in the
Democratic party, who, though support
ing the action of the Chicago convention,
do so from policy, and from behind their
position Is lurking many doubt and
mental reservation. That these doubts
are mental reservations may yet rein
force the bolting plutocrats of the In
dianapolis convention, and render the
action of the Democratic party uncertain
in the future are possibilities to be con-
sidered, and the Peoples party is the
only agency through which the people
can do this. Therefore it is the interest
and duty of every good citizen who has
and duty of every good citizen who be-
lieves in government as understood and
administered by Jefferson and Jackson,
and Lincoln to upbuild and strengthen
this new organization which has made
reform and relief possible in this cam
paign. sasA
MUST HELP HIS FRIENDS.
ITO have government of the people
the people must have a party that is
true to them, through which to govern.
This they cannot have if the national
committee of such party receives it's
campaign funds from bankers and
corporations. The national committee
OF a party. exercises great influence in
the selection of national officers from the
president of the United States down to
the village postmaster. A political
party cannot in the nature of things
remain true to any source than that
from which 1t receives its support.
When a national committee, through
some secret, unseen agency, collects
large sums of campaign funds. then it
is sure that the party is mortgaged to
those who contribute such funds. In
fact such party is sure to pass such laws
giving the monopolists and trusts who
furnish these campaign funds such
special privileges as will enable them
to levy tribute upon the people. When
contributions to campaign funds come
from such sources they do not come as
gift but as an Investment upon which
they expect a return an hundred fold. If
this were not SO the trusts would not
throw away their money In campaigns.
Therefore, the people must contribute