The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-24
ORGANIZE CLUBS
10 the Advice Of National Committeeman
Marcum.

VIC OWC " OIl y
will soon demand that we rally
our forces and prepare for the great
conflict of 1900. One that will be
remarkable as we'll as the most in
teresting and important hitherto
known in the history of American
politics. 1t will be battle for hu-
man liberty and the equal rights of
the American citizen. The contest
will involve the very life and in
tegrity Of the republic. Arrayed
upon one side will be the money
power. the corporations, the trusts
and the combines, under the guar
dianship Of the republican party.
Upon the other side will be the
dauntless and imperishable democ-
racy, the representative of toiling
masses of the land, devoted to hon
est government, honest money,
pure and unalloyed Americanlsm,
opposed to expansion and imperial
ism, the friend of liberty and equal
rights to all, and favorable to the
development of American resources
and the betterment of the Ameri-
can labOrer True to the declara-
ton of independence and free from
the dictates of foreign nations, op-
posed to a fruitless war and its
wanton cruelties and the unneces-
sary expenditure of the peoples
money as we'll as the sacrifice Of
the lives of our brave soldiers in
foreign lands-the view of the sit
uation and realizing the duty |
owe to the patriotic hosts | have
the honor to represent, | would
suggest to the democracy of this
territory to proceed to call their
clubs together and to reorganize
and establish clubs in the vicinity
of every pOstoffice in the territory
at as early date as may suit your
convenience. We have a great
work before US and without organ
ization nothing can be accom-
plished.
At our last territorial conven-
ton the following resolution was
adopted:
That hereafter no persons ex-
cept those receiving mail at the
postoffice where the club is situated
be admitted as members of the
club, and that the president and sec
retary of each club swear to the
correctness of the roll of members
according to which their represen-
tation in the next territorial con-
vention is apportioned This res
olution should be strictly observed
by the clubs in order to avoid dis
putes in the matter of the admis
sion of delegates to our next con-
vention. | appeal to every demo
crat to consider himself a commit
tee of one to have a share in the
struggle to the end that all may
share alike in the blessing of the
victory that will undoubtedly crown
our efforts.
| believe it to be the duty of ey-
cry citizen of this free country to
participate in the political conflicts
that arise and earnestly contend
for the right as each NAV honestly
believe it to be. After due consid-
GRAFTON of the questions involved,
the determination of which affects
the rights of the people for the bet
ter or the worse. If we ignore po
litical campaigns we may expect
the enemies of good government to
override the highest and best inter
est of mankind.
would respectfully request the
president of each club to send me
their name and address, together
with that Of the vice president and
secretary, as this will be of great
assistance in the progress of the
work. 1t will enable me to favor
the clubs with all the valuable lit
erature obtainable. Besides this
there are other matters of impor-
tance which will require our atten-
ton. and it will be necessary to
know each other and have a com
mon understanding. Let US re-
member that eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty. P"
| have the honor to be very re
spectfully, your obedient servant,
THOS. MARCUM,
Democratic National Committee
man. Muskogee, l. T.. Sept. 10
BackaChe
Is an electric warning from your
kidneys; heed the warning; prevent