People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1895 — LOUD CALL FOR HELP. [ARTICLE]
LOUD CALL FOR HELP.
EVERY PpPULIST SHOULD GET INTO LINE. Commander Vandervoort Haa a New Plan for Aldine the Party—Get a Certificate of Honor That Yoor Children’s ChlUren Will Be Prond te Own. The Peoples party national committee has indotsed the legion five times and presented no other plan. The following was adopted at a meeting at St Louis, Dec. 29, and incorporated in legion constxution at Kansas City, Feb. 22, 1891: “Resolved, That, while we do not attempt to dictate to any state as to the plan of organization it shall adept, we renew the recommendation c! the national committee in favor of the new organization of the Industriil Legion in every precinct in the land and further recommend that no duei shall be exacted, except from legion that operate the rebate plan, and th t in all cases where members are ab», they be urged to send 10 cents pei annum to headquarters; that all club or other orders that wish to change i .to legions shall send 20 cents for and that original legioi s shall send 50 cents, but th it no legion shall be denied a charter w r hen it is unable to pay for it, an I that these organizations shall be callsd People’s Party clubs, People’s Partr legions, or Industrial Legions, in older to suit the condition in each state,, and that rule 15, of instructions of the Industrial Legion be dropped, and that all People’s Party clubs or legions shall report to the same headquarters ia order to avoid confusion and to perfect a systematic organition.” The following is the cordial indorsement of the National Reform Press association at Kansas City, Feb. 22: “Whereas, The National Reform Press association recognizes in Gen. Paul Van Dervoort one of the most earnest, efficient and enthusiastic organizers of the reform forces of the country, and we believe that the comrades associated with him in the work are zealous Ropullsts whose hearts are in this great work; therefore, Resolved, That the National Reform Press association indorse the Industrial legion, and pledge its hearty co-operation in the movement.” Just call the people together, elect officers, either a captain, adjutant or quartermaster, or president, secretary and treasurer, and send names and 50 cents to me at once. Don’t delay. The enemy never sleeps. People’s Party Alliances and all other farm and labor orders chartered for 20 cents postage. All are urged to contribute 10 cents per member, in advance if possible. It is used to push the legion work, and we can hardly get stamps to answer correspondence.
