The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-02-16
OUR CHICAGO LETTER
What The Free Silver Ways and Means
Committee Has Beea aGd 10 Doing.

and Means Committee Of this city.
The Ways and Means Committee is
com posed Of five members, as follows .
Senators James X. Jones of Arkahsa''
VIM. =. Allen u Nebraska, Henry VI
Teller of Colorado, ex-Goyetnors Nm
J. Stone Of Missouri, and John 7. AT
geld of Illinois. II was appointed Sept
81, 1898, by Senator ]. X, Jones,
chairman OF tho Democratic National
Committee, by virtue Of the authority
vested In him by the National Com
mit.ee. The personnel Of the commit
Zee will be seen to represent the three
national parties that have declared IN
their platforms for the free aud unIim'
lied coinage of silver al the historic
ratio of l6 to /, regardless OF the action
Of any other nation.
Immediately on being appointed the
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittes held meeting in St. Louis, Mo-
aud named W. II. Harvey of Chicago
~ general manager. Mr.. Harvey, as
author of Coins Financial School
and other works 90 the aamo subject
he'd hecome known To the people OF
the entire couutry IS an un2ompTom's-
inc. honest blmetallist. and possessed
of the confidence oIth thinking masses
Offices Of the committee were a. ane"
opened In Chicago, 10 suite lo4d lu''l
building, and active work comnenc'h
The whole plan Of the committee ".@
TO appeal to the people to furnish fund.-
wherewith To wage the campaign "i
1900 for "Bimetallim aud Anti-Mo-
noPoly."
An address TO the people. signed by
the whole committee, was Issued, set
ting forth the necessity of contributions
from the people to fight the battle
against organized greed
Il was shown that tho declaration oil
the Democratic platform of 1886 Tot
bImetallism had severed whatever bond
Of sympathy that might have previous
ly existed between this party aud al
wealthy class interests. No Trust, NJ
corporation would contribute to IL
campaign fund, nor on the other hand
could the party ask j, with aeli-respect
when IL had begun war on all forms o.
: monopoly. In fact, the three alliet
free silver parties, while preparing Il
again fight the battle OF tho people II
1900 against the money trust aud kin
bred class interests, could see no prob
, able source OF money wherewith t.
meet the legitimate expenses made nee
easary by the impending conflict,
. Appeal to the people who are Il
be the beneficiaries of our success,
suggested one. and the idea was a
once adopted. Pledges, obligsting IN
signer to pay si por month from III
a date Of the signing up to and Including
4 the month Of October, 1900, yer
= drawn up and circulated in every Sta:
In the Union. The response was al
most instantaneous, and these pledges
c signed and duly executed, came bae
d TO the committee by nearly every mail
n One was sent to William Jenuing
- Bryan. then on duty with his regimen
at jacksonville, Fla, and the neN
mail brought back his answer, whc
reads as follo~s:
d III enclose pledge for MONTH
4 contributions to the cause of bimeia
ism, until October, 1900, togethe
with the instalment for this month.
most cordially indorse the plan adopte
! By the committee, and am confident
c will result In the collection of Il larg
j. fund for the circulation OF bimetslli
y. literature.
"Sinee our fight is In the interest O
= the plain people, TO use Lincoln
q phrase, O. the common people, I
: borrow 9 Bible term, we must apes
to them for the means Of carrying O
the contest
"The fnanciers can contribute larg
. sums to support the gold standard, be
A cause the monopoly of money give
them great pccuniary profit. surel
you can appeal with confidence to III
millions who suffer from rising dulla
u and falling prices.
G "liaving brought freedom to Cubs
r. the American people eau renew I'll
struggle for the financial independents
Of the United States"
. Il next became necessary TO app0ii
e a treasurer to receive the donation
Il which were flowing In, and the Unto
J. Trust Company Bank, Of this city, WI
designated and fully clothed with at
thority to receive and receipt, In II
; name Of the committee, for all none!
+ contributed 10 the fund. Week aft,
b week the pledges increased, and Il
n cash receipts grew apace until loH
since the experiment Of asking Il
y people to dnancier their own campaig
g has been pronounced an ''unqnalif'
d success.
g A call yesterday at the Office of II
!. committee found the assistant gcnsr
: manager, Sam II. Cook Of Missouri,
work, and | asked him II results We
"a still ~ gratifying rs desired By Il
10 committee.
r. Yes" be replied, wishnt hrsii
sion, s'the SNOWFALL is growing laig
and larger as time passes, and es'
~ week eelipses the record al The pre'
uus week. Last week was the hasn
seven days in the history u the mos
a. meat, and the pledges received e
ccedcs In volume those Of the week b
- fore by 500 per cent"
!. "Where Is the greatest work OF &
A. committee being donef"I asked.
ryI ..In the Middle Western stasea,
G. Mr.. Cook replied. "Ury woodso
member Of the national committee fro
genissnsrw la hard at ws,rk In hss Esai