The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-22

nored and responsibility is atheistic an
archy. Profession of indifference is con-
fession of partnership and the party that
patronizes it is the most aggressive, the
most fanatical, of all modern parties"
SUGGESTIONS FOR CLUBS.
Adapted from F. U. Adams Author of
President John Smith"
Each club fast as started, should report
to the state secretary, H. B. Fay, SO
Washington avenue south, Minneapolis,
Mimi, the date of temporary or perma-
nent organization with officers and COM
mittees appointed The secretary will
then announce the state number of the
club with the addresses of its officers in
the Representative, and forward the re-
port if stamp is enclosed to the national
headquarters. Later state directory OF
the clubs will appear. A charter fund OF
five cents per charter member should also
be forwarded to the state secretary, tor
which the club will receive at wholesale
prices official stationary, campaign and
club pamphlets.
Local conditions in different counties
will determine the assessments each club
member should pay. This should be de-
cided by majority vote OF each club tor
itself. Neither state law or national rule
No. 8, requires any money consideration
as prerequisite for voting But each
county must wisely prepare by small pay
ments made to the local treasurers long
in advance to meet for itself its pro rata
share of the campaign expenses for next
year The cost of filing certificates of
nominations for our state officers alone
amounts to nearly $500, to say nothing
of that for county officers, speakers, lit
erature, posters, hall rents, etc
All orders from other states will be
promptly executed
Membership in club is OF two kinds,
initial and active An active member is
one who has by personal effort added one
or more members to the club. An In
ital member is one who has as yet Sc
cured no new members to the club, but is
pledged to make every effort to do so.
An Initial member is entitled to wear an
official Populist badge. Active members
are permitted to add to such badge one
bar or link for each new member to their
credit, the record being kept and the
links awarded by the secretary OF the club.
So long as an unorganized precinct re-
mains in a county, the members OF any
club must obligate themselves to organ
ize at least one other precinct inside OF 80
days. AS rule they should organize
clubs in precincts adjoining, but the obi
cation to form at least one new club in
side of go days, holds, SO long as there
remains an unOrganized voting precinct
in the county. A club with one other
club to its credit shall be known as red
one with two to its credit as white, one
with three as blue, and one with more
than three, shall add the number after the
the color designation, as for example,
Midroad Populist Club, No 1oo-Blue S.
The work of each club may be expedited
by the selection Of a committee on organ
ization, another on literature and one on
public meetings and entertainments. 1t
should be the duty OF the committee on
organization to be active in organizing
Populist clubs Whenever precinct club
is organized it should be the first duty OF
its committee on organization to organ
ize another club in some adjoining pre-
cinct Any member of the club is author
lied to act as organizer to aid this COM
tnittee, each for a certain territory over
which he is responsible for results. New
formed clubs should bear the name OF
their organizers in the parent clubs. Up
on becoming member OF club each
voter pledges himself to write at least
three personal letter to friends or rela-
tives in other states or counties, enclosing
the plan of organization and urging CO.
operation, not for spoils for few. but for
equality OF opportunity for all The
treasurer besides his usual duties shall
collect such wage, industrial and social
statistics as may be call for by the general
secretary of the national committee OF the
United States The executive committee
OF the club might be composed OF the
chairman secretary and treasurer, OF the
club with the chairmen OF the three COM
mittees on organization. literature and
meetings.
Club meetings should not be held too
frequently, but every effort should be
made to obtain full attendance at such
meetings
Fork Church, NJ c., Mar 4, 1902
Editor Organization Column:
We organized Populist club at Fork
Church. N. c.. today, with the following
officers: H. c. Foster, chairman; G.. A.
Livengood, secretary; w. c. Orrender,
treasurer, all OF Fork Church. N. c.
H. c: Foster.
A MODEST CONTRIBUTOR.
Adrian, Mimi, March IS, 1899.
MIR. Fay
Dear Sir: Your card OF Feb 3, just
received asking for Is cents to help the
good work along. | accordingly send
you check for $I.oo for same Now re-
member l do not want my name pub
lished with any donation. l have been
in this work for years and know how to
appreciate or rather to sympathize with
you.
Give my regards to Mr.. Donnelly and
may the Light of Heaven shine on you
both. I have spent lots Of time and all
the money I could get until my personal
interests demanded my undivided atten-
ton; but my heart is still in the right
place, firmer than ever.
Now l want to caution you again not
to mention my name in the paper
Respectfully yours.
Sneads, Fla, March 10. 1899.
Dr. H. B. Fay.
Dear Brother: I report two more
clubs as follows:
No. I. Selman, Calhoun County. Fla,
Thos. Redd. president; R. F. Shields,
secretary; F. NJ Atkins, treasurer
No. 2. Bunch Same county,, B.
Bunch, president; A. J. Scott, secretary
Walter Scott. treasurer.
hone To he ab1e tO reOort four more