New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-10-22
CAMPAIGN OF 1900.
METHODS ON WHICH IT WILL BE
CONDUCTED.

a communication from the ma
tional Democratic Ways and Means
Committee, w. II. Harvey, Genera
Manager, Chicago, H., which
gives an outline of the methods
along which the campaign of 1900
will be conducted, has been re.
ceived.
Through the action of the Dem
ocratic National Committee, James
X. Jones, Chairman National Com
mittee; VIM. }. Stone, eX-Gover-
nor of Missouri John p. Altgeld
ex Governor of Illinois; VIM. V.
Allen, Senator from Nebraska,
and Henry M. Teller, Senator
from Colorado, have been appointed
a Committee on Ways and Means
to begin work now for the cam
paign of 1900.
This committees address to the
public says, among other things :
"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 it Is necessary
in the case of litigant securing a
fair and impartial hearing before
a court and jury. In the latter in
stance a suitOr without money is
unable to employ counsel of ability,
take needed depositions, and make
other legitimate preparations re-
quiring the expenditure of money !;
and when thus situated, if opposed
by a wealthy adversary, he fire.
quently fails in securing justice by
being unable to fairly and fully
present his case to the court and
jury.
"The forces opposing us have
four active national committees, to
whom money is supplied by those
profiting by national legislation
and the corrupt administration of
affairs. One Of these committees
is the so-called National Democrat
ic 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 In
dianapolis gold standard CONNER
cial convention, at the head of
which is H. H. Hanna, who is in
sidiously working through com
mercial bodies, seeking to frighten
them into compliance with the be-
hests of the money power. The
third is the bankers organization
at 80 Williams street, New York,
that-is supplying free Of expense to
all willing newspapers misleading
arguments in favor of the gold
standard and fourth is the Ma
tional Republican Committee, Of
which Mark Hanna is chairman,
and to whom the trusts, monopo-
lies and other combinations are
furnishing the money for corrupt
ing the minds Of the people and
debauching the nation.
"If we are to combat the evil in
fiuences at work the necessary
must be raised to defray
the necessary expense thereof. We
appeal to the people-the great
common people-who have no in
terest in special Legislation and
whose rights and that of the com
mon welfare are to be protec-
ted.
"This plan adopted and approved
by the committee is to secure a
subscription from as many persons
as possible to pay ST. per month
for each month from now till Oc-
tober, 1900. Thus person sub
scribing to the fund of the Ways
and Means Committee in October,
1898, will agree to pay 81 for twen-
ty-five months, or in all, $25. One
subscribing in November following
will agree to pay 81 each month for
twenty-fOur months, with the last
payment due Oct. |, 1900. A sub
scription in December, 1898, means
twenty-three payments, the last
Oct. l, 1900 and so on. The num-
Der of payments depends on the
month and year in which the sub
scription is made, and all ending
on the year 1900. Where one is
willing and able to pay more than
81 per month, the subscription will
be accepted for such increased
as the subscriber is willing
to make. Where one is not able,
in his judgment, to subscribe 81
per month, he will be expected to
get one or more to associate them
selves with him jointly in the sub
scription for the 81 per month. 1t
is the opinion Of the committee
that it is only in this way that the
needed can be raised-that
it must come from the people whose
rights and interests are to be pro-
tected.
1.-THE offices Of the Committee
have been opened at room 1O44,
Unity building, Chicago, with w.
H. Harvey, General Manager of
the work, where complete set of
books will be kept showing the
names Of all subscribers, with their
post-office address by counties and
States, and the condition Of each
account will at all times appear
upon these books. In no instance
will solicitors be authorized to re-