Populists Want Cash

Washington, Sept. 8. - An address has been issued "to every American patriot" from Populist headquarters in this city. It is an appeal for funds. The address begins by telling why the Populist party sprang into the political arena, and that its mission is to restore the government to the people. It then continúes: "Therefore, it is the interest and duty of every good citizen who believes in a government as understood and administered by Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln to upbuild and streñgthen this new organization which has made reform and relief possible in this eampaign. To have a government of the people, the people must have a party that is true to them through which to govern. This they can not have if the national committee of such party draws its campaign funds from bankers and corporations. The national committee of a party exercises great influence in the selection of national offlcers, from president of the United States down to the village postmaster. A political party can not, in the nature of thing-s, remain true to any other source than that from which K receives its support. Whenever a national committee, through some secret and unseen agency, collects large sums of campaign funds, then it is sure that that party is mortgaged to those who contribute such funds. In fact, such a party is sure to pass laws giving to the monopolists and trusts who furnish these campaign funds such special privileges as will enable ■them to levy tribute upon the people. When contributions to campaign funds come from such sources they do not come as a gift, but as an investment upon which they expect a return an hundred fold. If this were not so, the trusts and monopolists would not throw away their money in campaigns. The People'sParty l'i-omise. "Therefore the people must con tribute the necessary funds for some political party during the campaign in order to have that party guard their interests after election. If the People's party is placed in power, it will serve the people; and to be left f ree to do this, your national committee can not and will not accept contributions from the monopolists who seek special laws to enpble them to prey upon the people. The People's party proceeds from the pecple, and is of the people, and must roceive its support from the people direct in the form of small eontributlons from the individual voter. Such small contributions from the individual voters of any political party would furnish an abundant campaign fund for all legitímate purposes, and enable the party receiving it to succepsfully compete with any corrupt organization of bankers, corporationists, and venal politicians. "Therefore, in behalf of the people of the United States, who produce wealth and pay taxes, the People's party national committee appeals to all who are able and willing to do so to eontrtbute the sum of $1 to our national campaign fund. A prompt response is urgently requested to enable us to prosecute a vigorous campaign in defense of our homes and liberties that are menaced by a combined plutocracy - the Rothschild-Morgan-Hanna-McKinley combination flghting us in front and the Rothschild-olevelandPalmer combination fighting us in the rear. Four years more of gold standard and monopoly rule, with falling prices and shrinking values, and thousands of mortgaged homes will be lost, and thousands more of our laborers w'll be without employment. Ordeied to Holt! Up Hands. "Plutocracy is desperate, and is determined to have a president and a congress of its own that will increase and use the army to suppress bread Hots, while gold grows dear and human life grows cheap. Tour national committee is doing the best it can ag-ainst the rich powerful eombinations. For us to stand any hope of winning you must uphold us. If we could have but 1 cent for every $10 used by the enemy, we could carry on a vigorous campaign that would mean their defeat. "This is your fight. It is our fight. Hold up your hands and we will do our duty in the terrible struggle. Don't wait for somebody else to move. What is everybcdy's business is nobody's business. Make this your business. At once see several of your neighbors; try to get each to contribute at least $1. If some cannot do this, then get each one to give as much as he can. In short, take up a subscription in your community at once and forward the amount with the names of the contributors to Hon. M. C. Rankin, Terre Haute, Ind., our. national treasurer. Also at the same time notify your national chairman at Washington, D. C, of the amount thus forwarded. "There is no time to lose. It is now only eight weeks until the battle will be won or lost. Be the first in your community to forward a subscription. We must win this fight. Let each do his duty. victorv awaits us. "Chairman National People's Party Committee. Secretarv."