The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-24

PIE TO respond now. The party Is a
unit in favor of the Legion plan of
work. 1t fills the wants of the people.
1t is needed now in every county and
every precinct. Delay is dangerous.
We must act at once. There is no red
tape, no secrecy, no cumbersome plan.
All it needs is for a live patriot to call
ten or more ~people-men or women
together, elect officers and report the
names, and end fifty cents to me at
Omaha, when charter will be promptly
issued and forwarded without delay.
Do not let any man hold you back in
this work. Selfish men have blocked
the way long enough. None but enc
mics in disguise will do it now. Every
human being in IL ranks recognizes
the supreme necessity upon us. It must
be done. You can organize without a
recruiting officer; but we want live men
and live women to accept commissions
and push the work in every state until
victory crowns our efforts.
The Clubs are under my charge. and
we earnestly appeal to each one or
gained to send for charter and thus
unite with a National Order. Our cause
will win if we have a Legion at every
ballot-box. The enemy are united and
organized. They have millions Of
money at their disposal with which to
debauch the people. They will under
take to count us out if we win; and we
must guard, at the risk of our lives if
necessary, the sanctity of every ballot
box.
There is not a true Populist who
would not sacrifice his life to preserve
the purity Of the ballot in this nation.
Let there be unity now. Let us show
The world a spectacle that will make
plutocrats tremble. I therefore appeal
to all true Populists in every morgan
lied precinct in this nation to meet at
2 p. m. on April 13, the sacred day that
gave Thomas Jefferson 70 the world and
organize and send names for charters
that day. They will be dated April IL.
We appeal to true patriots in each pre-
clnct to send stamps for supplies to or
.ganize. so that it can be done with sys-
tenn.
A Populist who will falter In his duty
and walt on Jefferson's birthday is not
worthy; and we know that a true spirit
OF patriotism will touch each heart, and
you will fall in line at the bugle-call on
this holy day. We urge every news
paper to publish this circular and
write stirring appeals to the people to
respond to this call. We must have
means to do this work. We must have
a stenographer and a typewriter. We
cannot do it longer. We 40 not want to
faint OF falter.
we urge all who are able to send 81
for the Legion certificate of member
ship. Every n admires it's beauty.
and it will be a certificate of loyalty to
the sacred cause that we advocate
Every name is recorded on a roll Of
honor, and we send a Legion button
and a copy of The New Nation with #
Now, every mar and every woman
must rally to this call. The DESTINY of
the nation is involved, and we exnect
every true Populist 10 do his whole
duty.
All orders and circulars will he NH
lished in The New Nation, and will be
sent to III principal papers n
through the ready prints. Each news
paper which wishes to club with The
New Nation will write to my address.
Il it would be a great help to me If
our people would subscribe
PAUL VAN DERYOORT.
To double the purchasing power Of