People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-09-17
EDUCATION.
The Populist Committee Want Ready Mon
ey and Speedy Men.

The Populist Committee Want Ready Mon
ey and Speedy Men.
The busy season of education is now
at hand, both for the school house de-
batting clubs and liteary societies of
the farming districts and the lecture
courses and club meetings of the cities.
At the very opening of the season is
the time of all times to push the cause.
1t is between campaigns, when politi-
cal prejudice is at a minimum that our
great work in education has been &C.
complished. We desire to profit by
and improve upon experiences of the
past.
Our cause did not get enough votes in
1896 to strangle the money power,
com bines and trusts, and to get these
votes for 1900 no opportunity for maxi
ing converts can be lost. Every Popu-
list in America must pull off his coat
and do his level best. Pour your mon
ey in to the committee. Send a few
cents, send dollar, ten dollars or a
hundred as you can. Send singly or
by clubs. The money will not be vast
ed and every contributors name will
be published in the Populist papers
that you may know the committee
gives you due credit and that you may
know that the money comes from
proper sources. Thus, if Hanna or any
member of the plutocratic combine
gives anything to corrupt the cause
you will know his name and postottice
address.
No office-seekers with money are
backing this committee; no corpora
tions are contributing. The people
must save themselves if they are saved
The committee needs SIS, 900 to use be-
fore the holidays in sending out organ
izers and for printing and postage. 1t
seems small sum to an old party or
ganizer perhaps but our money goes
further than theirs.
Send US the funds quickly and send
to US for plans or organization or any
help we can give.
We will assist in getting speakers
and literature of the best quality and
on the best terms, but our department
will devote it's energies principally to
school house, club and educational Or
ganization-to the making of converts.
This is the great work to be done. We
must have converts from the goldbug
ranks-honest converts. They cannot
be obtained by trades or political
strategy nor can we depend upon party
leaders. In truth, at present we have
no leaders, and it is to be hoped we
may not need them. Every man should
and must fight on his own hook and
fight hard.
Line up for battle again. Organize
a club at your school house or in your
own home. Though you get but four
or five together, organize. Then start
out for more and pull together, coop
crate. Give all chance to discuss the
issues with you. Republicans and
Democrats are now interested. Year
in and year out for many years the
reformers have striven to get substan-
tial issues before the people and now
the money question, the trusts, the
strikes, the combines, postal savings
banks, initiative and referendum, tax
alton, monarchy, injunctions and the
price of crops are the themes of discus
sion in every corner of the nation.
More people are asking the CUES
tions what is the truth" and "where
shall we vote" than at any time in his
tory. We have accomplished the great
work and have now but to get the
people together. The time is ripe. Be
men for the emergency. Organize eve
ry precinct
The salvation of this Republic hangs
upon the work to be done by the Pop
ulist party. The success of all the re-
forms and the work of all political or
other organizations striving for reform
depends upon the energy and zeal of
our party and the nobility of character
and honesty of our workers.
Your committee want men willing to
organize state, a county or precinct.
The utmost speed is desired and who
ever can do little with or without
salary should promptly address the
chairman.
JAMES Fl. FERRIss,