The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-08
AN IMPORTANT MATTER
A Campaign Fund Necded-Will One
Thousand POpulists Contribute
One Dollar Each to Such
Fund.
The Ball IL OpeninE-NOv Let Every
Man Do His Best.

Mr.. gibbs is a good, true man; and
this appeal is one that it is his duty to
make; and all he says in favor of Mr.
Swain is true We have no doubt that
every dollar contributed will be spent
hororably and efficiently
NOW LET Us CLOSE Ur THE
CAPS AND MOVE FORWARD IN
'LANX.
iESENTATIVE has no enc
those who seek to kill the
1ERVILLE, Mimi, Nov 9.-Hon
Ignatius Donnelly-My Dear Sir and
Brother in Noble Cause: Pardon me
for venturing to write at this time my
only excuse being the extreme necessity
for such an appeal in the interest of
your party and my party, the Peoples
party, which you and I know to be
founded upon principles that are as iIst
as heaven itself, and that must and will
endure until time Is no more
But, to be as brief as possible l wish
to say: First, OUR PARTY MUST BE
MAINTAINED. 1t must be enlarged
and strengthened at every possible point
Secondly, no organization can be ag-
gressive and powerful without strong
central committee or head to it. And,
thirdly, central committee WITHOUT
THING WITH IS AS HELPLESS AS A
NEWBORN CHILD.
Thus far, think, you will fully agree
with me, and the next thing is, What
can you and do about it?
My plan is this That ONE THOUS-
AND POPUL1STS OF THIS STATE, AT
THIS TINE, CONTRIBUTE TO THE
CAUSE ONE DOLLAR EACH, the
money to be sent to our treasurer, H. A.
Swain, at Mortified, Mimi, where it will
be as safe as it is possible for human
experience to make it, in the hands of a
man who has devoted nearly his whole
life to the reform movement and whose
honesty Of hand and purpose is without
single stain and cannot be questioned
A'AAA tiAS liiOhNs thtlo SocilnCl GU W III
first be paid the little debts still hang
ing over the committee about one-half
OF which is two and four years old. The
total amount of these debts is, in round
figures, about 500. This debt is a
stigma upon our organization and should
have been paid long ago. Part of the
remainder of the money will be used
this winter in the work of organization.
OF which there is the most extreme need;
and the rest will be held to commence
our campaign with. next summer.
In compliance with this plan l have
sent my dollar to Mr.. Swain, and l now
entreat you to do the same. l believe
the life and usefulness of the People's
party to be worth not only one, but
many dollars to us and our fellow men.
and that comparatively we can build it
up and sustain it in such a manner as
to make it one of the most powerful
factors in the politics of our state.
1t is my request that you not only
send your dollar, but that you lay this
matter before other members of our
party and urge them to do likewise or
that you send me the names of parties
whom you think might contribute to
the fund.
One more thing and l close. Procras-
tination is the thief of time. Do not
wait. Let us at once raise the fund. /
am most kindly, your brother in a COM
mon cause. F. G. GIBBS,
Chairman Peoples Party State Central
Committee.
We have sent one dollar to Mr., Swain
as requested by the chairman; and Will
do all in our power to help along the
grand work. We hope every Populist
rho can afford it will do likewise; and