The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-23
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
An Address From Jones to the
Plain People of the Country
Who Desire to be Free.

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The follow
ing appeal for campaign funds was
made tonight in an address to
The People of the United states:''
1.-The Democratic party in the
present contest is engaged in the
defense Of the plain people against
the entertainments of the favored
class. This is purely an economic
issue. In It's acceptance, however,
it overshadows every question
which has occupied public atten-
ton since the tragic campaign of
1860. 1t presents an alternative,
at once imperative and terrible. 1t
is imperative because delay may
take from US the possibility of
choice, and terrible because of the
dire consequence which must fol-
low failure.
rs the American Union big
enough, strong enough and patri-
otto enough to have its own finan-
cial policy? If not, then we are the
serfs of the money changers of Eu-
rope, and their agents in this coun-
try, and are doomed to a vassalage
more ignominious and more degrad-
ing than that against which our
fathers fought a century ago. Our
manhood, dur freedoms the fruits of
our industry, the integrity of our
homes, everything that enlighten-
ed men hold dear-alls these are the
playthings Of aliens and the prey of
usurers.
The American people are not
ready to surrender tile liberties for
which their forefa theirs shed their
blood. We believe that liberty and
government are destined to
remain the heritage of this SPLEEN
did nation that we shall not be IA
ted to become living lie, nation
of slaves, callous and degraded
enough to wear only the mask of
freedom.
I'VE have allied against us in
this contest not only the financial
forces of Europe, but the subsi-
died press of all the monopolies
and trusts here at home, who are
determined, if possible, to fix for
ever their relentless yoke on labor
for all time.
ITO oppose them, we must rely
upon the patriotism and heroic
manliness of the plain people, the
toilers who create wealth which
spectators absorb. With unlimi-
ted money in their hands, our enc
mics are printing and distributing
misleading and untruthful state
ments; hired speakers and paid en-
issaries are everywhere attempting
to mislead and delude the people.
'To meet and counterfeit this, we
must distribute documents for the
dissemination of the truth; we must
expose their fallacies, their mis-
statements and their utter selfish
ness.
ITO do so we need money at once,
and can only hope for help from
the plain people. We ask only for
the necessary means to conduct
vigorous and aggressive campaign.
No matter in how small sums, no
matter in what humble contribu-
tons, let the friends of liberty and
national honor contribute all they
can to the good cause. Against the
overlooking treasury of the money
power we will pit the accumulated
offerings of the masses, fighting to
be free, and ask the Ruler of the
Universe for his blessing.
Wherever there is bank or
money order office, remittances may
easily be made to William P. st.
John, treasurer of the national
Democratic convention, Hotel Bar
tholdi, New York City. A receipt
will be returned in every instance.
when victory is achieved over
the unscrupulous combinations
which are endeavoring to thrust
Mckinley into the presiden-
tial chair, the recorded list of the
contributors to this good cause will
be the roll of honor of which any
one may well be proud.
[Signed.] JAMES K. JONES,
Chairman Democratic National
Committee
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