Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-09
POPUL|ST APPEAL FUR AID Every American Patriot" Is
 Asked to Contribute THE SUM OF ONE DOLLAR And to Prod His NeighbOr Up to the Point
 of Producing.
THE ADDRESS REMARKABLE OTHERWISE
It Throf S Some Light Upon the Attitude .N
 of Peoples Party With Refer fO ',nce to Democracy and the ,S Vice Presidency.

ashington, Sept. S.-The following ~ iress has been issued from headouar- sors of the national peoples party:
 To Every American Patriot: The peoA ples party, as its name implies, is the | champlon of the masses who labor and | produce wealth. It was summoned into existence by an industrial conference that represented the producers of the na- ton. When 1t sprung into the political arena II was the only party demanding the enactment of laws for the suppress slon Of monopolies and for the equal pro- tectlon or all citizens against the en- croachments or corporate power. It is HOW the only party in existence which With undivided membership is demand- Ing 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 resulted in turn ing down the Cleveland administration and its British financial policy and the nomination of William J. Bryan on plat form demanding financial independence Tor the United States The plutocratic elements that heretofore dominated dem- ocratlc conventions and dictated nomi- nations are now vigorously resenting the action of the Chicago convention, which they consider an unwarranted interfer- ehce on the part of the voters. They have organized and are now the open and ag- gfessiVe 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 Nc. Klnley the republican candidate, whose administration was dictated by and whose administration is mortgaged to a combination of American and English monopolists and plutocrats. The mission or the peoples party is to restore the government to the people. To this end II mas nominated Mr. Bryan for president ana MT. Watson for vice president which IS not only the true cooperative ticket for the silver voters of all parties to unite upon but which is also the best silver ticket in the field Our friends must not abate one jot or title of their interest and efforts to advance the principles of the peoples party simply because an- other party has been forced to adopt nearly all of our principles. It must be remembered that the control of the na- tional democratic convention was ob- tanned by the silver men of that party only through bitter contest in each state-a contest however, which was forced upon the party and its leaders py the existence and rapid growth of the peoples party. Had 1t not been for the peoples party each one of the old parties would have been running a goldbug for president, as they had in each campaign for the last twenty years. The peoples party has made this political revolution possible, and it's continued existence and the growth Is necessary to secure the re- forms for which the populists and silver democrats are alike contending in this campaign.
 It must also be remembered that there IS now a considerable minority in the democratic party who though support Ing the action of the Chicago convention, do so from policy, and behind their pres ent position is lurking many doubt and mental reservation. That these doubts and mental reservations may yet re- enforce the bolting plutocrats of the In- dianapolis convention and render the ac- ton of the democratic party uncertain In the future are possibilities to be dis counted, 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 de- lieveS in government s understood and administered by Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln to upbuild and strengthen this new organization which has made reform and relief possible in this cam- paign. To have a government of the people, the people must have party that is true to them through which to govern. This they cannot have if the national committee of such party draws it's campaign fund from bankers and cor pora tionsts. The national committee of party exercises great influence in the selection Of national officers, from presi-
 
 village postmaster. A political party can- not in the nature of things remain true to any other source than that from which 1t receives it's support. Whenever a na- tional committee through some secret and unseen agency collects large sums of campaign funds then 1t is sure that that party is mortgaged to those who con- tribute such funds. In fact a party Is sure to pass laws giving to the monopo- lists and trusts who furnish these cam nal fIndq cIloh cnppia1 nriyilapee a will enable them to levy tribute upon the people. When contributions to campaign funds come from such sources they do not come as a gift, but as an investment upon which they expect return 100 fold. If this were not so the trusts and monopolies would not thrown away their money in campaigns.
 Therefore the people must contribute funds for some political party during the campaign in order to have that party to guard their interests after election. If the peoples party is placed in power it will serve the people and to be left free to do th's your national committee cannot and will not accept contributions from the monopolists who seek special laws to enable them to prey upon the people.
 The peoples party proceeds from the people and is of the people and must re- in the form of small contributions from the individual voter. Such small con- tributions from the individual voters of any political party would furnish an abundant campaign fund for all legiti- mate purposes and enable the party re- ceiving it to successfully compete with the corrupt organization of bankers, cor iporationists and venal politicians.
 Therefore in behalf of the people of the United States who produce wealth and pay taxes the peoples party national committee appeal to all who are able and willing to do so to contribute Che sum of s1 to our national campaign fund. A prompt response is urgently requested to enable us to prosecute vigorous cam-