The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-04
IN DEFENSE oF THE PEoPLE
WAYS AND nEANS.



To the Friends Of Our Cause-Through the action OF the National Demo
cratic Committee the undersigned have been appointed a committee on ways
and means TO begin work, now, for the campaign OF 1900. and desire TO issue
the following address upon the work we have undertaken;
Money n NEE rxnense.i a. as pres.srv In ..curlpg iu.uce fr the people
In the trials otOr eat political tissues he fore h iuryo Of The whole people asu liz
ecessar IN The case Of a lBti0ant securing a fair and impartial hearing before
q court and Jury In the latter Instance q sutton without money Is unable TO
employ counsel Of ability. take needed dispositions and make other legitimate
preparations requiring the expenditure Of money; and when thus situated, Il
opposed BY wealthy adversary he frequently falls In securing justice by be-
Ing Unable TO fairly and fully present his case to the court and Jury.
And while tbs Is true of The individual in a court of Justice, o q a much
larger &C lie III true of a great BODY Of people contendlng for the cause of
truth AMI uhar, Nonsv rrs,b a rsisad ~ nav ,bs necessary exn.n.es or onr
sure viii meet With an adverse verdict An 1000
III. e,r..o ooo.,rer :. h.v orr ..av. r.uor.l committee. n xhom
money "a supnud by those proaino bv national legislation and the corrupt
sdministruton Of afairs One 81 these committees IL the socaIed National
Democratic God 81 ndard Committee al tbe bsad ~ which Il Mr. George y
Peabody a New York banker Another IA The Indsapapous Committed tbe
outerowth Of The Indianapolis gold standard commercial convention al the
head on which IN n Hanna yboi Mous wording through commercial
hodi. seeLin, IA BRIGHTEN than int omnuarca With The bsbes,s ~ ts
money power. The third Is the bankers organization at So Williams street,
New York. thatis supplying free Of expense to all willing newspapers miLead-
ing arguments in favor OF the gold standard; and the fourth Is the National
Republican Committee, of which Mark Hanna Is chairman, and to whom the
trusts. monopOHes and other combinations in furnishing the money for cor
ruptng the minds Of the people and debauching the nation.
II we aet ocombat the eyuinAuences AT uorkt the necessary onev ms
be raised to defay the necessary expense thereot We appeal to the peopie-the
great common people-who have nc interest In spedai legislation and whose
rights and that of the common welfare ae 10 III nrotected
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N. TTnion TTs, comnarr psrf corn ~ n.orhnrr M Madison s,rsssc Chi
ago. No money will be paid out except as appropriated by the committee in
session deiterainr upon its Expenditure W. have appointed Mr. W n Har-
vy a. the general manaee r Of the work Of the committee.
The plan adOpted and apnroyed bv thu committee IA To secure a subscriD-
ton from a many persons as posible TO pay one dollar YER 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, o in all. SIS One subscribing in Novem-
DiN mhagree 10 pay ean month fr twenty1our months
m. s go, "a ,ymen uue ~ A. T. Wv "a a .u1 ,a IN DgcemDer, i'ss;
r.~msn,. sy.nas 81 q y ~ s non,S S IA IA. Ot = ~ anu M 30 ~. ne umOer Sa
and All endinpc ON The Ast dav oioctobsr ON Wbsr. M .. riina an IN
TO nav more thar 81 per month the ubscripuon will h. accented for mon IN.