Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-05-13

recommended that the city, township
or precinct committeeman subdivide
their work by the appointment of a
committeeman in each school district,
whose duty it will be to canvass the
school district and secure the signature
of voters to the club roll.
This would make a state organiza-
ton right down with the people, each
county having member of the state
executive committee. The school dis
trict committee men would constitute
township or precinct committee; the
county committee would consist OF
the chairman of the township or pre-
clnct committees. 1t. will be the duty
OF the representative of the Provisional
National Committee to act as chairman
OF the state committee, 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
perfecting the organization becomes
easy. If this plan be adopted and
vigorously executed it is believed that
a majority of the voters can be enlisted
in our cause long before the date set
for holding our national convention.
When the people understand that this
plan has been adopted throughout the
entire country they will at once realize
that the only effective way of overcom-
ing the money power and it's servile
politicians and press has been adopted,
and hope will take the place of de-
spair.
The club roll should be left in charge
OF the school district committeeman
but copy should be furnished 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 number of true
friends of silver in the United States
could be ascertained
When the politicians learn the num-
Der of names on the list the Straddler
will straddle no more and Goldbuggery
will hide it's head.
j. MOTT,
Chairman.
Whereas: The demonetization of
silver in 1873 enormously increased
the demand for gold, enhancing it's
purchasing power and forcing down
prices until the one-hundred-cent dol
lar of 1873 has become a two-hundred
cent dollar in 1896, 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-producers.
increased the burden of debts, swelled
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
Therefore 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 restor
alton of the money of the constitution
by the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold on terms of exact equality
regardless of the action of other ma
tions, and that we will not support anv
candidate for the Office of president or
vice-president whose past record on
this question does not constitute a
guarantee of his action in the future.