The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
POPULlSTS WANT CASH
Address Issued from Headquar-
ters at Washington.
BY NATIONAL CHAIRMAN BUTLER.

it Is Addressed "to Every American Patri-
or and Says the Object of the Party Is to
Restore the Government to the People
but IL win Take Cash to Carry on the
Csmpaign-Eyerybody Asked to Con-
tribute 81 and Use His Influence.
Washington. Sept 9.-An address has
been issued Ito every American pat
riot from Populist headquarters in
this city. IL is an appeal for funds
The address begins by telling why the
Populist party sprang into the politi-
cal arena, and that it's mission is to
restore the government to the people
IL then continues:
Therefore. IL is the interest and duty
OF every good citizen who believes in
government as understood and ad-
ministered by jefferson, Jackson and
Lincoln to upbuild and strengthen this
new organization which has made re-
form and relief possible i'm this cam
psign. To have government of the
people, the people must have a party
that Is true to them through which to
the national committee of such party
draws its campaign funds from bank
ers and corporations. The national
committee of a party exercises great
influence in the selection of national
officers. from president of the United
States down to the village postmaster.
political party can not, in the nat
ure of things, remain true to any other
source than that from which il re-
ceives it's support. Whenever a ma
tional committee, through some Sc
cret and unseen agency, collects large
sums of campaign funds, then II Is
sure that that party Is mortgaged TO
those who contribute such funds. In
fact such a party is sure to pass laws
giving to 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 a gift, hut as an investment
upon which they expect return an
hundred fold. If this were not so. the
trusts and monopolists would not
throw away their money I'm campaigns.
The PeopIesParty Promise.
Therefore the people must contrib
ute the necessary funds for some polit-
ical party during the campaign in or
der TO have that party guard their in
terests after election. If the Peoples
party is placed in power, it will serve
the people, and to be left free to do
this, your national committee can not
and will not accept contributions from
the monopolists who seek special laws
to enable them TO prey upon the peo-
pie. The Peoples party proceeds from
the people, and is of the people, and
must receive it's support from the peo-
pie direct i'm the form of small contri-
buttons from the individual voter.
Such small contributions from the in
dividual voters of any political party
would furnish an abundant campaign
fund for all legitimate purposes, and
enable the party receiving ii to sue
cessfully compete with any corrupt or
ganiZation of bankers, corporationists,
and venal politicians.
Therefore, i'm behalf of the people
of the United States, who produce
wealth and pay taxes, the Peoples
party national committee appeals to all
who are able and willing TO do so to
contribute the sum of 81 to our ma
tional campaign fund. A prompt re-
sponse is urgently requested to enable
us to prosecute a vigorous campaign
in defense of our homes and liberties
that are menaced by a combined plu-
tocracy-the Rothschild- Morgan Han
na-Mc cKinley combination fighting US
in front and the Rothschild- Cleveland
Palmer combination fighting us in the
rear. Four years more of gold stand
ard and monopoly rule, with falling
prices and shrinking values. and thou
sands of mortgaged homes will be lost,
and thousands more of our laborers
will be without employment.
Ordered to Hold Up Hands.
"Plutocracy is desperate. and is de-
termned to have a president and a
congress of its own that will increase
and use the army to suppress bread
riots, while gold grows dear and hu-
man life grows cheap. Your national
committee is doing the best IL can
against the rich and powerful combin-
ations. For us to stand any hope OF
winning you must uphold us. II we
could have but l cent for every $40
used by the enemy, we could carry on
a vigorous campaign that would mean
their defeat.
This is your fight II Is our fight.
Hold up your hands and we will do
our duty In the terrible struggle. Don't
wait for somebody else to move. What
is everybody's business is nobody
business. Make this your business. AT
once see several of your neighbors; try
to get each to contribute at least 81
N some cannot do this. then get each
one 20 give as much as he can. In
short. take up a subscription in your
community at once and forward the
amount with the names OF the contrib
utors to Hon. NJ. c. Rankin. Terre
Haute. Ind. our national treasurer
Also at the same time notify your ma
tional chairman at Washington. ID. c..
Of the amount thus forwarded.
There is no time to lose. IL is now
only eight weeks until the battle will
be won or lost BE the first in your
| community to forward a subscription
We must win this fight. Let each dc
his duty, victory awaits us.
| MARION BUTLER,
chairman National Peoples Party
Committee.
~. f. EDGERToN, Secretary"
| ARKANSAS ELECTION.