The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-18
A new DEPARTURE
Bi-metaIists Getting Ready
to Meet Their Opponents.
AN APPEAL FOR HELP
THE MASSES ASKED TO CON
TRIBUTE TO THE CAM
PAIGN FUND.
THE MOVEMENT STARTS OFF WELL
Many Agree to Give One Dollar per Month
Toward Fund to Distribute
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Chicago, Ills, October 17.-(Special.)
The Ways and Means committee APP
pointed by the chairman of the Demo
cratic National committee, September
Dist, has begun its work that is to con-
tinue till the Presidential election of
1900, or longer, if necessary to throttle
the dangerous class interests that are
leeching the life out of the nation. 1t
is to be a royal battle to the death be-
tween the people and the selfish few. Here
tofore the people, who are beng preyed
upon, have had no permanent business
like organization-from now on there
will be system, and money to pay eX-
penses. The regular political organlzae
tons, local, State and National OF the
Democratic party and its allies, Will
continue with unabated zeal, and all
these will be aided by the Ways and
Means committee that rests upon Il more
solid and enduring foundation.
The formation of the Ways and Means
committees, with its declared intention
to raise a fund by popular subscription.
Is SOIliCtHlIS INV III pOillltS, anu 10 GNi-
IDENTIFY going to make history 1t has
brought a howl from the Republican
press and the friends Of the new Democ-
racy that was born in Chicago in 1896.
have taken renewed courage everywhere.
/ called at the offices of the Ways and
Means committee to-day ana interviewed
Mr.. VIM. Ell. Harvey the general mana
ger.
cniJ sffha
to collect popular fund for conducting
Il political campaign is new ia politics.
and / would like to know your reasons
for expecting success.
New conditions make necessary Dew
methods" replied Mr.. Harvey. In the
early history of the Republic there We're
few selfish considerations entering into
politics. Men regarded it rs IN honor .
hold an office of trust, and the common
welfare was paramount in the minds of
most people. Gradually a change came =
you might say dsease-the same that
has undermined previous republics.
Class interests, that saw a temporary
benefit it national laws, sought to infiu
ence the leaders of political parties, FIRST,
by arguments apparently PATRIOTS, and.
secondly, by placing in the hands Of lie
managers of political parties the cash for
conducting campaigns, wherein these same
politicians wanted, from motives more or
less vain, to fill the offices. In this man
ner a co-partnership in time grew up be-
tween monopolies and those profiting by
special privileges on the one hand and
leading politicians and party managers on
the other hand. large percentage of POI
ticians-C Congressman, many of them
felt obligated to those interests that had
supplied campaign funds, thus class legis-
lation was the result. The many had,
i'm time, placed themselves in the posi-
ton of alms-takers to the few who
had put up the barrel and the fund
furnished by selfish class interests paid
for the literature and speakers that edu-
Gated the people politically. Thus the
masses have been exploited. We propose
to change all this. When the people un
derstand it they will furnish their own
fund and make a campaign in the inter-
est of the common welfare. Glass III
terests have profited by putting up mon
ey to run political campaigns, and the
people will profit by it when they furnish
the money to run their own campaigns
and it will take very little from each TO
do so. Some one must protect the Re-
public. society, civilization, and there
are tens of thousands willing to do so
if you will show them a practical way
for doing it"
rs it not a fact" asked that human.
nature is so constituted that man viii
not contribute unless he sees some te,i-
porary advantage therein, and that the
common welfare is too remote in the
way of an appeal to his self INTEREST,"
.'What you say is true as TO some, bit
there are people in all walks Of life
who are willing to protect society from
being plucked and destroyed; and who
know the value of society In promoting
the happiness and progress Of mankind.
Destroy or impair the common welfare
and you injure the growth and develop
ment of the human race. General pes
perity elevates the average mind, and
civilization goes forward to higher
plane. Those who will thus see an advan-
tage to themselves and posterity in pro-
tecting Society-the masses--are many;
and what we are doing appeals to tbei.
broad-minded self-interests, generosity
and better natures. Those who are mar
row. and cannot be reached except Inv
appealing to their gross, selfish natures,
will continue their predatory raids OH the
people with a reckless disregard as u
what is to become of our nation. But
we shall array against them The de-
tenders of society who will recogniz" he
necessity of organizing in a business-lk"
way for common protection"
How much Of fund do you think
can be raised by the plan adopted b5 the
committee"
Il do not know, but it should amount
to considerable. There are about four
thousand counties in the United States,
and an average of twenty-five stascfl,I-
tons of $100 each per month from each
county will make one thousand dollars
per month. l think our people every
where will see to it that their cG'intles
shall each come I'D to that number or