Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-17

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of James Pattee, who also is
now a son of toll; or, perhaps it was
new moon, which sometimes puts
queer ideas into the heads of some
people, that influenced the mana
ger to take this step; or maybe it
was the mysterious rites of the or
der of Mr.. johnson, the prelimina-
ries of which may have been learn
ed by the Douglas-street Saint
while "toiling" within the classic
precincts of Captain Lees saloon, on
Saturday night, the evening on
which he was taken into the order.
When the manager was conduct
ed within the castle of the order, all
all was hushed in silence. He was
required to take the oath OF allegi.
ance and secrecy, and then = new
name-the name by which he Is
now known among the members of
the order-was given him. 1t
was ned-sweetness-lOng
drawn-Out.' This is one of the
initiatory ceremonies of the order.
A hymn was then sung, entitled,
1--WE take 'em in" The manager
joined in the hymn right heartily.
The next ceremony was the saving
in two of a stick of wood, laid on q
saw-buck. This was to indicate
that he was not too proud to work,
and that he had thrown off all aris-
tocratic pretentions. The goat
which is supposed to be an institu-
ton in every secret society-was
now brought in and turned loose.
The manager was ordered TO Mo0nt
him, and take the customary ride.
He obediently straddled the goat,
without the use of a s~tep-ladder, and
then told him to 60 it-which the
same he did.
After q few other similar ceremo-
MES, the manager was declared to
be a member in full and good stand
ing-six feet three in his stocking
feet.
Being now called upon to make a
confessional speech to the order, he
arose-taking some little time to do
it, but finally reaching his full
height-and spoke substantially as
follows:
Fellow citizens, sons of guns-I
beg pardon, I mean sons of toll
and eo-laboring operatives
lam proud and happy to become
a member Of this noble order, foun-
ded by my illustrious medical
friend, DIR. Harrison johnson, and
that great legal luminary, Judge
Erwin G. Dudley. May their shad.
ows never grow less, and may theiI
offspring-this noble order of the
sons of toil-daily increase i'm influ.
ence and power. 1t cannot but dc
otherwise, sustained as 1t is by those
two men, assisted by Captain Lee,
President Of this lodge.
Permit me to say, that I have al.
ways sympathized with the labor.
ing classes. Although l have moved
in aristocratfc circles, I repeat it.
and repeat it boldly and without feal
of contradiction, that my sympa.
thies have ever been with the work.
ing men. 1t is true, I admit that ]
have greatly depended upon the
support Of railroads, banks anG
rings, but that does not prevent me
from being opposed to monopolies
aud down upon capital and all com.
binations that seek to Cypress labor
[Cries of "That's good" "Tot
true" Correct, old Balky,'
"You're on the right path now
old
drawn-0ut.'" After these compli
mentary interruptions and applause
the son Of toll proceeded with bi,
sweetening process.1
know that there has been CON.
siderable corruption In this country,
especially In the federal service.
am In favor Of q new deal. / want
these corruptionists to take bach
seats for q while and let the indus.
trial tOilers-Of whom I am now
one, and proud of the honor, you
behave q chance.
There Is one thing In which
sympathize with you more than in
anything else, and hat Is, the de.
mand for more money. We need
more money to carry on our bust.
ness. Our circulation II speak
now from q publishers standpoint
of VIEWS altogether too limited.
What we have got to do Is to insist
upon more greenbacks. Green.
backs are goOd-sood enough fol
me. / can pay my debts with
greenbacks, and I am willing
- take them at any and all
times. Expansion Is what we
want. The country Is growing. We
must expand. With the men / see
around me, I am confident that We
can achieve success In the expan.
sion movement. We must have
more money. Why even my
friend Pattee knows that there is
not enough money in circulation to
run q respectable lottery"
Thus ended this remarkable out
burst Of eloquent wisdom from the
manager Of the consolidated. He
was loudly and enthusiastically sp-