The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15


When I was soliciting subscriptions pre-
paratory to organizing a club 1 asked
young man to subscribe He looked over the
platform and plan of organization then at
the subscribers thereto and remarked, L
never voted any other ticket but a Peoples
party ticket, but I'll wait awhile and see
how it runs I said to him, Young man.
if you wait for someone else to run your
part, your part will never be run" Now it
seems to me that our leaders are like the
young man waiting to 'see how it runs"
Instead of leading in the organiza ton Of
clubs, they seem to be waiting for the clubs
to lead them. Now. we are rushing
forward with Tightening speed towards 1860,
there is no time to wait to see how 1t runs
L think two things are absolutely necessary
to hasten organization: First. Our great
leaders should not wait to how 1t runs.
but should without delay set the pace and
organize club. Second, Announce the fact
showing that they intend to practice what
they preach, and I'll guarantee there would
be but little waiting to see how 1t runs"
1 would suggest that the papers open col
umn for club announcements. Keep them
there until they become too numerous to
mention, then drop them. In my humble
opinion If such course was adopted by our
leaders the work Of organization would go
forward with astonishing rapidity. 1 tinkle
very small bell, yet organized the first
Midroad Peoples party club in Minnesota
and perhaps the first in the nation. This is
how 1 did it: l cut from the American the
platform and plan on organization, printed
side by side stuck to a sheet Of legal cap,
wrote that We, the undersigned cheerfully
subscribe to the platform and plan on Or
ganizaton adopted by the Peoples party
convention. held at Cincinnati, Sept. G. 1898
in order to become a legal member of the
Peoples party, legally qualified to do bust
ness for the party l subscribed to it my
self first then got others to subscribe When
l had enough to organize l called the SUBJ
scribers together and we organized We are
now ready for referendum work. AS
suit the little wethers are tinkling their
very little bells and clubs are springing into
being in all parts of the state. 1 insist that
no man be considered a legal member
of the Peoples party qualified to do business
for the party until he has subscribed to the
platform and plan of organization and is .
member of precinct club in good standing.
rigid enforcement of this rule IS our par
tvs only safeguard
Alta, Iowa, Feb. IL, 1899
To the Editor Of the Organization Column:
This is to certify that the Peoples party Of
the town Of Alta. county of Buena Vista,
and state of Iowa, have formed a precinct
club at that place. And that they have
elected the following officers, towit: John
Anderson, president; j. Wagner vice-presi-
dent; Fred Hunt secretary; Adolph Benson.
treasure Geo. Smith, Geo. Mckay, judges
of election.
FRED HUNT. Secretary.
P. s. Please send me- if possible one-half
dozen or more of the Representatives of
February first. This issue has the national
plan Of organization, which l cut out and
place above the pledges. To my notion this
gives them a much better appearance. and
has better effect, as many are not ac-
quainted with the plan. l have written to