The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-07-04
INDEPENDENT CHAMPIONS OF THE RED
- CROSS.

from the last number of the Temperance Cham
pion, written by Mr.. G. v. Anthony, Past Grand
Commander. and gentleman thoroughly in.
formed on the subject We commend the ar
tice to the careful perusal Of those who have
already been beguiled into that spurious Or
ganizati0n, as well as to those who may here
after be deceived into joining it. 1t has long
been matter of astonishment to us, in view of
the fraud and deception in which it was brought
forth and that pervades it throughout, and has
been clearly pointed out time and again. that
so many should be found in the State of Ore
gon to join with man who openly boasts OF
the many artiices he uses to gull the people
into joining his society, and thereby make them
parties to the fraud. We can only account for
it on belief that the people are ready and viii.
ling to join any sort of an organization that is
intended tn lessen the manifold evils flowing
from rum. drinking. This being the case. it
gives the unprincipled a license, apparently, to
prey on the people, and this sort Of thing will
no doubt continue as long as a chance shows
itself for money. getting, as that is the only prin-
ciple that actuates the man who Is the moving
spirit in that organization. This seEstyed
Right Worthy Grand Deputy, McDougall. finds
| it quite convenient to keep himself. while on
| that mission, and his spurious organization, a
long way from California, and we hope he will
soon be obliged to engage in some other calling
| in Oregon. His old associate. the "author.
founder and originator" Of this order long ago
abandoned the thing and went to vending pat
ent lager beer faucets, but we hope McDougall
will not follow his example: but we do hope
the people will enquire somewhat about the
man and his organization before joining an ar
rangement that many are already heartily
ashamed Of:
| We still receive enquiries about this Order,
and about the man who seems ut present to be
the chief instrument of its promulgation We
regret to say anything more. and yet we are
constantly urged to do so. There never was
more manifest fraud than the manner in which
this institution was started. Concerning the
principal actor in the scheme, we have only to
saw. no one acquainted with him was the least
surprised. But of his accompice we believed
better things, though he has been supposed to
be little too much on the speculation for
long time, and often accused of not being over.
scrupulous in regard to measures. by those whe
had 10 do with him. We were slow to believe
that he would knowingly engage in an under
taking SO contrary to every idea Of justice and
right On his own representation. or m'srep-
resentation, we gave him the benefit OF cor.
rection' entirely hypothetical in character, and
we did it solely upon the supposition, that hav-
inc been enlightened in regard to the man he
he was doing, he would do so no more. The
render can imagine our ast"nishment when
!. after he GOT the "correction," he wrote to us,
that he was going back to engage in the same
work. But the last spark Of our confidence IN
tho mar was extinguished. when we learned
that he was using it to help him in his work,
and stating that he obtained it under thFeat'o
nros-cution, and because we feared the ca"se-
a oueoces of a trial. statement utterly yntsen
Concerning the Order itself, we only know
that the ritual of the first degree is identical
or nearly so, with the old work OF the Order
had Grammar and all. If the degree WORK
| corresponds with the old work as we'll. we have
no envy for the taste that accepts it. The mu
tnal life system we learn is the same as that we
discard. after it had lost scores Of members tt
ma It will do we'll untfpeople die, but hal
!. dozen deaths in few weeks will make Crane
stampede, unless people in Oregon are unlike
D those of California 1t is only question o
;. time and our Independent brethren will give
nm the shin or have her almost made anew
There ia one thing the Order is food for, to give
Iemployment to broken down lecturers ina
many good men and women are in 1t we nav.
> no doubt; to say anything to wound their ieel
inos il foreign from our purpose. we shonit
, nnt .ven complain if we found them belevin,
the statements which we constantly learn arr
he;no made about Ourself and the Order W.
n renreseut, though they are untrue IN nearl!
,e svr.rv respect. It is often hard to know whom
:, To believe; bitter are the experiences that w
have to suffer sometimes before we learn OF
whom we can rely with safety
,e The difference betweenthe two organizat'ou
4 NAV he summarised as follows: One was star
cd for the purpose of giving employment
men mfterlv unacceptable in California IN an
:, reformatory relations, and because the orlglna
:, Order had suffered from the conduct OF one
them. until it would suffer no more. The Cnam
! MON fraternity, as it now stands, proposes :
: tcork uron basis of pure benevolence. Iher
= no MONEY in it for anybody, but much II
- strnction and most enduring relations OF trut
and confidence for those who are counted wol
III thv of its fellowships It has Leen slow to 81
= tand ;tself. for the reason that it was not su
is Sc;entlv organized. It's energies have bee
spent, not so much in rushing new te'npe
ance society, full of crudeness, over the Ian:
8. when we have enough Of them ALREADY, Out
/. nerfectinp the details of it's own character an
Having sure foundation for permanent grown
a. We leave the reader to judge which Is Wise'
and best.
II The above moroccan is from the Olympia Ech'
and ,purports to have been derived from II
z Temperance Champion. which latter paper y
Is know nothing about. But the Echo being,
q Il claims to be, tho organ Of the Good len
plars Of Washington Territory, should not.
o. our judgment, have given publicity to sucn
production, as by 20 doing y has not beneftts Z
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