The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-08-02
Another 6e6tst Political Organization.

Another Se6fet Political OrganizatIon'
THE KNoW SOMETHING'S. "-From q
source entitled to credit we learn that .
party or society Hnder the above name
has been for some time in the process of
FORMATION, and in APPLICABILITY will soon
have widespread ramifcatioDs and con-
troll considerable influence. OF course,
as the name implies, this party viii be
the opponent of another already In Z
~istence. We have been assured hat
both native-born and German citizens
are actively and harmoniously employed
in securing for the organization solid
and durable basis. An arrangement has
already been made in regard to the
principles, statutes and byesiaMs: An
organization after the manner of the so.
called secret societies has been
deemed necessary only for the. puFpose
of maintaining the good spirit ana aa=
vaneing the object of its institution By
means Of Regulated and
also that it may be enabled to exclude
such individuals as might, P~efchance,
join the movement with the desigR of de-
feating its greatland gloriocss ends, or
whose personality is regared as wholly
at variance with the principles of the
party. ? > HAH8E 4sa u
As a. preliminary measure, a. grand
lodge and various branch lodges will be
established; each branch lodge to num-
Der twenty-five members, SO as to ensure
the greatest regularity and order IN the
proceedings. Members will have permits
sion, however to attend the meeting Of
other lodges. The regular meetiney
Ill koIo oI.o1 -oL o+.I-Lf a.
lodges assembling in their respective ID
c~alities. Special meetings Gamble called
whenever considered necessary. Their
proceedings will embrace, besides soeiaf
conversation, the political and humani-
tartan objects Of the party, which aim nc
the ultimate reformation Of popular
representation In the state legislatures
and other offices. 9AaCJ0K u
The party viii Be opposed % the q
tension and protection of slavery, be-
cause it destroys the dignity Of labor
and consequently inficts q wrong upon
the free white labor; and because It
necessarily gives rise to land monopoly,
whilst its tendency is inevitable to force
a domineering aristocracy out Of the
great land proprietors and ultimately to
sabvertzouf republican institutionS.@
The party7WiHH likewise be opposed TO
Jesuit sun, as wells as to. every other
species Of religious bigotry andhypoerf
sy. Pure hunsanitdrianism in all things
is the governing principle, and aecor-
dinghy the German lodge will adopt the
name of Humanat0Tid1s.
The party will oppose, by all lawful
means, the stringent Sabbath laws and
the Maine law, so far as they restrict IN
diyidual liberty.
Nevertheless, the party is in favor of
temperance, in the true sense of the
word, because habitual intemperance is
opposed to humanitarianism and the noe
BILE purposes of this party, no less than
the gu~ardian-like and humiliating pro-
hibition of the temperate use of inno-
cent, and in some cases, hea1th-promot-
ing beverages. Consequently while the
fullest personal liberty viii be guaran-
teed in the lodges, yet, for obvious rea-
sons, every member who gets intoxicated
and gives offence, or compromises the
party, will for the first time be -suspen-
ded for three months, and the second
time he will be punished by dismissal
from all the lodges.
We hope soon to be enabled to furnish
more full information upon this subject
and to give German fellow-citizens an
opportunity to enrol themselves as ac-
tive members of the humanitarian, truly
democratic party of reform and pro.
gress. 1t will, without doubt, be hailed
by them as a timely and imPeriously
necessary measure.-Erening Post.