The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-12
fsnecial to The Herald.)


the ways and means committee APP
pointed TO conduct the campaign in be-
half of free silver coinage:
To the Friends of Our Cause:-Through
the action of the national Democratic
committee, the undersigned have been
appointed a committee on ways and
means to begin work. now, for the cam
paign of $780, and desire to issue the fol-
lowing address upon the work we have
undertaken:
Money to meet expenses is as necessary
in securing justice for the people in the
trials OF great political issues before the
jury OF the whole people, as II is neces-
Sary IN the case OF a ltigant securing
fair and impartial hearing before court
and jury. In the latter instance a sutton
without money is unable to employ coun-
sci of ability, take needed dispositions,
and make other legitimate preparations
requiring the expenditure Of money; and
when thus situated, If opposed by a
wealthy adversary, he frequently fails in
securing justice by being unable to fairly
and fully present his case to the court
And while this is true OF the individual
in u court Of justice, on a much larger
contendins for the cause of truth and
liberty. Money must be raised to pay
the necessary expenses, or our cause will
meet with an adverse verdict in 1900.
The forces opposing US nave four active
national committees, to whom money is
supplied by those profiting by national
ton Of affairs. One of these committees
is thu so-cailed national Democratic gold
standard committee, at the head Of which
is Mr.. George F. Peabody, New York
banker. Another is the Indianapolis COM
mittee, the outgrowth of the Indianapolis
gold standard commercial convention at
the head of which is H. H. Hanna, who
is insidiously working through CONNER
cial bodies. seeking to frighten them into
compliance with the beheSts of the
money power. The third is the bankers
organization at 80 Williams street, New
York, that is Supplying free of expense
10 all willing newspapers misleading
arguments in favor of the gold standard:
and the fourth is the national Republican
committee. of which Mark Hanna is
chairman. and to whom the trusts. mon
opolies and other combinations are furn-
ishing the money for corrupting the
minds of the people and debauching the
If we are to combat the evil influences
at work the necessary money must be
raised to defray the necessary expense
thereof. We appeal to the peOple-the
great common peOple-who have no inter
est in special legislation and whose rights
and that of the common welfare are to
be protected
All money collected will be paid to the
national treasurer of the committee. to
be appointed by US in q short time. No
money viii be paid out except as appro-
priated by the committee in session de-
liberating upon its expenditure. We have
appointed Mr.. w. H Harvey as the gen
eTal manager Of the work of the commit
tee.
me plan ADOPTED ana approved by the
committee is to secure a subscription
from as many persons as possible to pay
one dollar per month for each month
now til October, 1860. Thus a person
subscribing to the fund of the ways and
means committee in October, 1898. will
agree to pay one dollar per month for
% months. or in all, So. One subscribing
in November following viii agree to pay
one dollar each month for q months,
with the last payments due oct. ], 1900.
A subscription IN December, 1898, means
- payments the last oct l, 1900, and so
on. The number of payments depends on
the month and year in which the sub
ScriDtiOn is made and all ending on the
lSt day of October, 1900. Where one is
willing and able TO pay more than 81 per
month, the subscription will be accepted
Tor such increased amount as the sub
Scriber is willing to make. Where one is
net able. i'll mis- judgment, to subscribe 81
per month. he will be expected to get
enc or more to associate themselves with
him jointly in the subscription for the
81 per month. 1t is the opinion of the
committee that 1t is only in this way
that the money needed can be raised
that il must come from the people whose
rights and interests are TO be protected.
The ofnces OF the committee have been
opened at room 1914 Unity building, Chi
cago, where complete set of books will
be Kept showing the names IF ali subscYib-
ers, with their postoffice address by coun-
ties and states, and the condition of each
account viii at all times appear uDon
these books. In no instance will solicitors
be authorized 10 receive money. Any one
soliciting subscriptions will receive no
money from the subscriber. but win for
ward the subscription papers TO the ma
fiOnal Office. The national Office will no.
tify the subscriber of the receipt of his
subscription and will forward blanks gov
erning the details Of remittances TO the
national treasurer.
1t is from the sincere advocates of Our
cause everywhere that subscriptions to
this fund for human liberty are expected
and. on the whole. sum sufficient may
be thus raised to properly present our
cause TO the American people-which
means success for a just cause is Goubly
StrOnE. To those who appreciate what
hangs upon the impending struggle the
payment Of 81 each month will assume an
Importance equal to that of love for home
and children. The fund thus collected
may decide for veal or woe our own fate
and that Of countless millions to come
after Us.
The selfish system of greed that has
mCtner9d the golo standard, special priv
iieges and monopoly, is destroying the op-
portunities for the enjoyment of life. lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness 1t is
confissatfng our homes and reducing the
people to terantry. 1t is uuartering
among us the agents of English money
lenders. who are coming into the possess
sion of the title to our lands and the
BUSINESS industries of the nation. It is
destroying human character and lowering
the standard OF morals and religion. Is
respects neither sex nor age. The babe in
the mothers arms, the aged and en-
foebled. the boy just budding into man
hood are all alike. through poverty ex-
listing or threatened. the victims of its
rapacityi Honor and patriotism a de-
mands its overthrow. Our future and
that of posterity is involved Our cause
appeals TO the manhood and womanhood
of America.
The wage-earner, the clerk the mer-
chant. the professional man and the farm
er can all give the assistance to the COM
mittee asked. One dollar per month, or
aboet cents per day is in reach of each
and the wives and SONS and daughters
who understand the vital Importance of
our cause will, we believe, assist the hus-
band and father in saving up the dollar
each month that IS to go into this fund
sacred to the cause of humanity. 1t will
provide the money necessary for the ad-
Nocacy. of their cause. 1t viii come from
the many, who by their exalted example
will place political leaders under obliga-
tons TO the people, and the voice of the
latter will become more potent in shap-
ing the affairs of state II will be a revo-
luton of the people eliminating in the
struggle of 1900.
blank subscription form will be found
herewith. We ask that each reader fill
up the blank and send il at once to w. II.
Harvey, General Manager, Room 1044
Unity Building, Chicago. Ills.
JAMES x. JONES.
Chairman National Democratic Corsmit
WM. J. STONE.
Ex-Governor of Missouri.
JOHN p. ALTGELD.
Ex-Governor OF Illinois.