, 1874-03-08
ADVOCATES OF JUSTICE.
Tbs Regular Meeting Yesterday
Evening.
Addresses by Messrs. Ferriam and
De Wolf.
Objects of the Order.


meeting yesterday evening in the Good lem"
plars' Hall on the corner of Lake and Seymour
etreets. Owing to the inclement weather only
about thirty people we're present. but mnch
larger number are members OF the Order, While
the intelligence and common sense OF those
present showed that they made up IN quality
what they might lack in numbers.
MR. PEnR1AH-
The meeting Was called to order ~ Worthy
Master Grove, who asked Grand Master Pei1aam
to state the objects Of the meeting. He stated,
that it vas apparent that eome kind Of orgao1-
z.tion Bas necessary to bind man and man to-
cetlor. Mr. per1ia1n then sketched the advance
of man from the eaTage to the civilized state,
rnd read an essay Of considerable length, stating
the objects OF the Advocates OF Justice. He ad-
:pcated the united efforts OF men and women,
and made 81 eloquent plea for the equal recoG-
milton OF romen in th9 work and pleasures OF
tho organization.
BE also urged the purchase Of eTerrthing at
wholesale for cash, by agents of the Order, who
should retail at slight increaRe on the hrst
cost. Among other advantages would 30 the
supply Of many articles Of comfort and luxury
which could not now be obtained in small vii
]aucs. Referring to monopoies, the Grand
laster eajd that be held n1onopolies to be not
only legal. but beneficial Every Individual was
amonopolist, and had right to monopolize the
fruits of bis own labor, but 1t was when, by ag-
crapdizement Of cspitaI Or other reaEoas, mo-
popoles became unjust and oppressive that
they were to be resisted and overthlown.
He demanded 4 higher and broader education.
with more ample opportunities to . obtain lts
was always to elevate except where the chan-
neIs through which it came, gave it q wrong di-
rectiou. Thus the educational systems Of mon
archica1 governments tended toward centraIZa-
ton and the degSedRtion Of labor
Referring to the results of lHoor, the speaker
made detailed statement Of the amount Of
money paid to each form Of manual and profess
sioual laoor, showing total of over 81, 900, ,000
600 III tue United States. Mr.. Per1iam, making
tie suppcsition that IN every part OF tho coun-
try series Of lodges Of the Order had been es-
tablshed, claimed that in that event the whole
Erea. class OF laboring people weu1d be benefited,
and that most of the great reforms would be ae-
complsled.
Mr. E. DeWolf, beirg c.lled upon by Worthy
Master Grove, made few remarks, in which he
attacael the money system of the country Tho
banks we're not corporations for the purpose Of
making exchanges, but were mills whose object
was to grind as much money cut Of tie people
IS possible He clnimcd that the newspapers
were published too often in the interest OF these
and other oppressive corporations. He also
quoted e number ct statistics with regard to the
Northwestern Railroad Company for the pur-
rose OF showing that that Company bad Waterad
its stock to lie extent Of S35, G00, 900.
At the conclusion of Mr.. DeWolfs remarks,
tbs Lodge proceeded to bold its regular session,
WHICH beng secret, The TRIBUNE reporter With
drew.
TIE CIRCULAR ISSUED.
The Order Eas..issued tue following circulars
giving some information relative to lts objects
and scope:
Advocates Of Justice, the Temple, the national organ
izton scEds thus address to those seeking informs
ton as to the AIMS and objects o. the Order.
There various organizations in the Cn!ea States
having for their object the fratern;aton OF individual
industrial casses foF mutual bcneill Put which e.
6ueu the various trAdes-unions End other c!zss
organizations The Order Of Advoeates of Jusce seeks
10 include 81 these classes. Why not?
Who compose the industrial or producing classes7
All who contribute, either BY the labor Of the hands
OF lrain to the actual wealth Of country nation.
who, therefore, ehould bo entitled to membership in
an persons na.o female, who perform any lesti-
mate service for others, either workers instruct
ors. for which pay is receiytd-
Who are the non-pToducers7
ALI those who live the PRODUCTS Of Others labo,
without giving adequate rccopenso those close COT
pora:ion monoposts who use the power Of wealth to
grind doEn labor below its tsca real salue7 stock
violent fluctuations in resi- values, interrupt
ing the legitimate channels Of t1ade; lne
ecalpe1s and prodrce gamblers, who, By means
Of rings 1nd corners, tfuding on unreal captal o.
margins cheat! for their own benefit both PRODUCER
and consumer; those railroad 1pngnates who, from
tleir dsus in great cities, o1ress producer and
Consumer by fixing zrbizar., unjust unequal
for transportation. Al these to The extent Of their
enprnous cains which result from the use Of stock
or irresponsible paper Representatives, the most
vicious class Of uon-pEoduce-s Those. too. who
their iii-goten wealth simply for the qualification Of
their selfish purposes the politician, who uses
place and power for corrup.ng his fellows, or who
receives brbes o. perqnisite and assists IN the PAS
:rapy. In fAct ali ,7ho control unjust monopo1ics.
vhc: :her Of potical power, wealth, or production.
All these nonopolies IRE necessarily unjust, Asso-
ciation however, necessary: hut, to be useful, it
1aust onIy bo economical but strictly just to Ill
ITS MEMBERS
Are, thin, all monopoles unjust?
No. Noncpohes a1e. as rule beneficial and
necessary to civilized communities Every individual
own labor, provided that the monopoly works In
ius:ica to another The inventor is 1uonopost: the
is 70; all societies, whether open or seeret,
1noupIsoi;es: al! governments are monnpolies; not
necessarily unjust; never no, unless they arroSte to
themselves power which tney have no business to
WELD.
sc seek to wage no Wit sgatnst existing organ:za-
tons k.ving ior their aim tie welfare Of honest in
dustry We eeek rather their corporation In welding
iao ono great homogeneous body, which, having for
ia motto Truth, Right, and Justice viii cndoavor TO
bind ali the industrial classes Of tho continent iEto
rr,od fraternity that ehal strike stubborn blows at
ir4ed and injustice wherever founl
Why do lnculcate secrecy as N essential feature
Because unity Of action is necessary to success The
history OF m2uknd has shown that s unity Of action
cannot be gained in open organizations iuuical per
sons cauoot be Kept out. In secret organizations,
Il such do get foothod, they can be thrust
aut and kept out ever after. The extreme
lge Of Masonry. It's Icrmanencc, aud ita power for
good wherever civilization exists, Is full and COM
p!ctc yiudica;on Of the lasting beneht Ct ritual and
htzus, known only to members.
!rhe Advocates ct Justice are not wholly 1 socal
fodr nor ret purify benevolent body, simply in the
sense Of asestlug frae7niy in sickness or Distress
II has wide and multifasioEs duties 70 perform It's
feature Of secrecy, While holds its members with the
strongest possible ties known to honorable and
pcae at the time Lsnds thc' az lightly as tho
s1lken Iet which holds the trcsses OF the innocent
maiden We eesk to secure By permanent ftntefn1-
IT, efficiency Of discipline, and unity purpose for
good.
en- u.ou terms Of perfect equality? |
It can BE- secured in other Way 1t can he for no
evil purpose that organization is established where
.he husband 1ay with his wife, the brother with
his sister from whence they may catry into tEeir
everyday life and aong their fellows the principles
which shpuId ac!uate all true and women. These
we seek to inculc.te, socially, politically, and rel-
CieuAly+ 4 /
While doing this propose to disseminate accurate
relating to the demand and supply Of labor
in tie various sections ct the cnunt, that help may
he procured 1t home and abroad, foT persons OF the
Order seeking employment or needing help The
strong ties ct fraternity which bind the whole, tend