The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-28
IN DEFENSE OF THE PEOPLE.
WAYS AND NEANS.


To III. Friends Of Our nuse-Thpush the action of the National Demo
cratic Committee the undersigned have been appointed a committee on ways
the following address upon the work we have undertaken;
Money to NEE. expenses is as necessary in securing Justice nSo1, . \ eP psItis
necessary in the case of ndgant securing a fair and impartial hearing uS,O,e
smolov counsel o, ability take needed depositions and make other Legitimate
preparations requiring the expenditure OF money; and when mus s.uaNun
ing unable to fairly and fully presenthis case to the court and jury
And while this is true of the individual in a court Of justice, o a much
truth and liberty. Money must be raised to pay the necessary expenses or ~
cause will meet with an adverse verdict in 1900.
The forces opposing us have four active national committees to whom
money is supplied by those Prohtng by national legislation and the eorruP,
Democratic Gold Standard Committee at the head Of which is Mr.. GeOrgeF
Peabody a New York banker Another Is the Indianapolis Committee e. Tn
head Of which is Il. Il. Hanna, whosinNdiouhy working through commercial
bodies, seeking TO fighen them into compliance with the behests OF the
money power. The third is the bankers organization at Sc Williams street
New York that is supplying free Of 1psnss to all willing newspapers per Tislens,
Republican Committee of which Mark Hanna is chairman. and to whom the
trusts. monOpOnes and other combinations are furnishing the money for cor
rupting the minds of the people and debeuching the nation.
II we are 10 combat the evil influences at work the necessary money must
great common peopie-whO have no interest in special legislation and whose
rights and that of the common welfare are to be protected.
All money collected will be paid othe national treasurer OF the committee
the Union Trust Company Bank, corner of Dearborn and Madison streets Chi
session IS do Se To@s y" u nc PI It. U expenditure. We have appointed Nj. ". H Har.
vey as the general manager ofthe work ofthe committee.
The plan adopted and approved by the committee is to secure a subsciP-
ton from as many persons as possible to pay one dollar per month for each
month from now Till October 1900. 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 twenty-five months, Orin all, saS One subscribing in NoVem'
with the last payment due Oct l. 1900. A subscription in December, 1898,
means twenty three payments, the last Oct. /, 1900, and s on. The number OF
BuyAcuho Ntluhn vi Nt hWbhAho Nh III WIN No uoo>tFhPh - hNe
and all ending IN the first day ofoctober. 1900. Where one is willing and able
to pay more than 81 per month, the subscription will be accepted for such In
creased amount as the subscriber Is willing to make. Where one IL not able
In his judgment to subscribe one dollar per month, he will be expected to get
one or more TO associate themselves with him jointly In the subscription for
the one dollar per month. I'll the opinion of the committee that is only In
this way that the money needed can be nised-thati It must come from the peO
pie whose rights and interests are to be protected.
The Offices Of the committee have been opened at room 1914 Unity Build.
ing. Chicago, where a complete set Of books will be kept showing the names II
all subscribers with their postofce address by counties and States, aud the
condition of each account will at all times appear upon these books. In notn
stance will solicitors be authorized to receive money, Anyone soliciting sub
scriptons will receive no money from the subscriber but will forward the sub
scripuon papers to the national Office. The national office will notify the sub
scriber of the receipt of his subscription and will forward blanks governing
the details Of remit,ances to the national treasurer
tits from the sincere advocates ot our cause everywhere that subscriptions
TO this fund for human liberty are expected, and, IN The whole a sum sufficient
may be thus raised to properly present our cause to the American people;-
which means success, for a just cause Is doubly strong. To those who appre
eiate what hangs upon the Impending struggle, the payment Of The one doha
each month will assume an importance equal to that OF love for home and chill
dren. The fund thus collected may decide for veal or woe our fate and that o
countless millions to come after Us
The selfish system Of greed that has mothered the gold standard, specia
privileges and monopoly, is destroying the opportunities for the enjoyment o
life, liberty and the pursuit Of happinessl 1t Is connscatng our homes and re
ducing the people to tenantryi Its quarteringl among is the agents Of Eng
hsh money lenders who are coming into the possession Of the title to our land
and the business industries of The nahonl 1t is destroying human characte
and lowering the standard Of morals and religionl Itrespects neither sx no
agel The babein the mothersarms the aged and enfeebtd, the boy Just bud
ding Into manhood are, all alike, through poverty existing or threatened, tn
victims Of Its TapacitY! Honor and patriotism, a decent setrespect and low
Of country demands its overthrow Our future and that Of posterity Is in
vovedl Our cause appeals to the manhood and wOmanhood OfAmerieai
A blank subscription form will be found herewith. We ask that each read
err cut 1t out OIL up the blanks and send II at once TO W H. Harvey. Genera
Manager, Room 1914 Unity Building, Chicago, I'll.
s-sEsran. JAMES K. JONES,
| Chairman Democratic National Committee,
wM. j. STONE.
,~ Ex-Governor Of Missouri.
s:rF1 JOHN P. ALTGELD.
Ex-Governor Of Illinois
WIN. V. ALLEN,
Senator from Nebraska.
- HENRY NJ TELLER.
Senator from Colorado.