The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-07
ORGANIZE AND ACETATE
ON THESE LINES THE CURRENCY-RE.
FORM PROPAGANDA IS CARRIED.
Vast Quantity of Literature Being
Sent Out-PIate Matter for
the Newspapers.

The executive committee of the monetary
conference is making surprising progress
in the work of organizing the currency-re-
form forces of the various States. An clab-
crate plan of national, state dis trict and
county organization is rapidly nearing a
contamination, and the committee is now
the controlling head of a great cohesive
body Of influential business men united for
one purpose-that of bringing order out of
the chaotic condition of the Nations imam
ces and of establishing a currency that
shall possess stability and at the same time
guarantee the business honor of the Nation.
This organization is practically a national
political party, not only because it reaches
out all over the country, but because it is
destined to WELD a potent influence in the
elections. 1t will have no conventions and
no candidates for office, but it will throw
all its strength to friends of currency re-
form wherever found, and will endeavor to
assist in their elevation to Office by carry
ing on campaign along purely educational
lines.
The States of Massachusetts, Vermont,
New Hampshire, Connecticut Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, North Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Iowa, Missouri, Washington, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Texas and Arkansas have now been
largely organized. Each of these States
has a representative on the executive COM
mittee, who also acts as state chairman of
his State. For the State of Iowa, Ohio
Michigan and Indiana there are state chair
men in addition to representatives on the
executive committee. The work of organi-
rot In,
further than in the others named. In In
diana Chairman D. Nj. Ransdell has formed
organizations in all but two congressional
districts, and a large number of the coun-
ties have also been organized.
TONS OF LITERATURE
The propaganda thai is being carried on
by the committee In conjunction with the
work Of organization is of an extensive
character. Literature is being sent out
over the country by the ton. Two of the
largest publishing establishments in the
city are kept running night and day, and
now have on hand five thousand untitled or
ders for printed matter of different kinds
There is not town in the country of over
two hundred inhabitants that has not re-
ceived at least one hundred copies of the
COMMISSIONS report and other documents
The literature most in demand besides the
report or the commission consists of an
article on Banking on ASSeIs," by Charles
H. Conant, of Washington; a paper on
Circulation Based on Assets" by Prof
Laughlin; the speeches made by Governors
Mount and Shaw at the conference; an arti-
Gle by j. w. Fries, of North Carolina; the
speech made by Judge Taylor. of Fort
Wayne, at the Columbia Club during the
conference, and paper written by W. r.
Trigg, of Richmond, Va, in which some
valuable figures are given to show what
would be the effects of the commissions
plan IN increasing the per capita of circu-
iation in the Southern States.
The mail of the committee Is growing
constantly heavier, and now averages six
hundred or seven hundred letters a day
Many of these letters contain applications
for documents, but large part of the mail
concerns various phases of the work the
committee has in hands. The task of hand
ling this mail has been systematized to a
wonderful degree. There have been no less
than eighteen different letter forms drawn
up which serve to answer many of the in
quiries received, but there is ALWAYS q large
residue Of the mail that requires the dicta-
ton of many letters, and the force of
and typewriters is conse-
Quently being augmented from time tn
time.
NEWSPAPER PLATE MATTER.
The committee is also about to begin the
preparation of newspaper plate matter, and
it is thought that this will develop into one
of the leading features of the propaganda
All in all, the headquarters of the commit
tee in the Majestic building is one of the
busiest institutions in the city. and bids
fair 10 continue so for the Coming year, or
until the efforts of the currency reform
movement are crowned with success.
Some OF the mail being received at this
time by the committee touches upon the
question as to what effect hostilities with
Spain will have on the movement. The let