New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-09
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
soRosIs RULES OF ORDER - QUORUMs- AND
OTHER MATTERS.
To the Editor OF The Trt6gne.

soRosIs - RULES OF ORDER QUORUMs- AND
OTHER MATTERS.
To the Editor or The Trt6Vne.
SIR: 1t was with feelings of surprise that we
netced the other day article in THE TRIBUNE signed
Shirley Dare" In which threats made Of expelling
members of sorossor the So Called Rosesif
they should do thus and so. AS early members OF this
celebrated Society," beg TO ask Who is Shirley Dare
Certainly no such name is known upon our BOOKS IL
there no such person. what authority has been given to
her. and by whom to be the judge and jury in the little
hsreup among tho members Of the soros at the last
pseetlngi Cannot have little wars OF the Roses
without being cavalerly disposed of The threat
TO turn out those who make disturbance aims drecy A
our respected President, who, through paruoh'
able overestimate OF the power OF the chair'
endeavOred TO drive through an important reSoiu'on
in direct defiance of parliamentary rules ana equa de
ance OF the rules Of soross itself III TINS correspondent
dares to speak plainly OF dgnitares IN what danger
must she stand That have "a ternagant in long
train or politician In petticoas among us VIII hard'
nv be believed and for oursevesw boldly repudate the
assertion We not politicians, and DO not mean 10
be: although must be confessed that we have TWO par
ties sOcietythose who desire to keep to the orig
ina idea OF the charter and those whoare constantly
seeking to adopt or create new fashions indeed may
with all respect call them the Modest party and the
Modiste party Then too we lectured in aetter py
our Charwoman OF the Executive Committee OH Iues VI
order, and referred TO books and pages OF some
old fogies who think rules were MADE 10 gov
ern deliberative bodies. But what do you suppose
we the better half Of creation care for rules OF oruer
or any other ORDER when get our backs upt ii you
had been at Delmoncos last Monday, you might have
learned that 1875 1876" any number OF hats
nor jefferson, Gushing, Ulysses Grant, Lindey Murray
uor any other man. could control the acts or dictate
The order OF this independent body. We know very little
about rules OF order-n fact disorder would seem TO be
our best hold; but when we get that Womans Parlia
nent we hope proper example to your turbulent
Iegslatures-thst is il get quorum. We hope
in the mean tme because President is mistaken
Of these annoying rules OF order, that we are
all In the same boat We are body OF
citizens and, however, well-posed we may
come in "rules" shall probably continue to observe
or break them as the world goes without regard TO
the opinion of mankind" great editor has told us that
sit is the undOubed privilege Of every American citizen
to awe out the adectve fool Of himself when
ever he pleases" Why not, then We Of the Sorosist
Surely the "haed tyrsnt" does not mean to keep that
dear privilege all to himself At any rate. some OF us
have assumed It; aud may do so again. without ask
ing your permission maortes and quOrums TO the con-
trary Notwithstanding depend upon it, we do not fear
threats Of expulsion from any source and il the business
should be undertaken result will very probably recall
Hamlet's remark
Por It's the sport, 10 have the engineer
Hoist with bis petar, and II shall go bard
Bot I will deve ard below their mics.
Aud blow them TO the moon
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF soRosIs.