And while thiai Is true of the Individual In a court of justice, on a much
larger scale It s true of a great body of people contending for the cause of
truth and liberty. Money must be raided to pay the necessary expenses, or our
cause will meet with an adverse verdict in 1000, ,
The forces opposing us have our active national committees, to whom
, money Is supplied by those protltlng by national legislation and the corrupt
Vdtnlnlstrntlou of affairs One of these committees Is the so-called NntJonnl
Democratic Cfold Standard Committee, at the head of which Is Mr. Oeorge F
" Peabody. a New York banker. Another In the Indlnnnpolls Committee, the
-outgrowth of the Indlatliipolla gold standard commercial convention, nt the
bend of which Is II. H I7annn. n-ho Is Insidiously working through commercial
, "bodies, seeking to frighten them into compliance with the behests of the
money power The third Is the bankers' organisation at 52 Williams street
"New York, thai Is supplying free of expense to'all willing newspnpers misleading
nrgumcrits In favor of the gold standard; nnd the fourth is the National
" Hepubliean Committee, of which Mnrk.tlanna Is chairman, nnd to whom the
trusts, monopolies nnd other combinations nre furnishing the money for corrupting
the minds of the people nnd debauching the nation.
Tf ,we are to combat the evil influences at work the necessary money must
'"be raised to defray the necessary expense thereof. Weappcal to the people the
great common people who have no Interest In special legislation and whose
Tights and that of the common welfare are to be protected.
All money collected will be paid to the national treasurer of thccommltfcs.
