Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-01
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organization now flourishing in nearly
all Of the States east of the Missouri
river. The full title of the institution is
the "Order Of the American Union"
1t is perhaps the most thorough polit-
ical organization that has ever existed
In this country. 1t has grips and pass
words, secret oaths, councils, legisla-
lures, commanders, marshals and in
fact all of the necessary machinery for
effective work. The New York Herald
at hand publishes an expose of the
whole affair, giving the form of its ini-
tiatory ceremonies. constitution, by
laws, etc. The membership already
aggregates more than half a million.
and the order is spreading and growing
rapidly. The Herald produces evi
deuce to show that President Grant and
Congressman Blaine, another Presi-
dental asp;rant, belong to it. The
drift of the whole thing is to put Grant
in the Presidential Chair for q third term
on a misnamed ~anti-sectarian basis. The
following letter, written by the editor
of a leading Republican paper, and
which by ON mistake went astray,
was the first word hat leaked out
about this new dark-lantern organiza-
ton. 1t has since attracted a great
deal of attention 10y the press, finally
winding up with the Heraid's COM
plete expose of all the workings OF the
institutions:
"Ofice of Evening Courier,
NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 8, 1875.
Hon. j. @. Blaine:
My DEAR SIR: Eighteen months
ago | told you that you could have
New Jersey in 1876. | wish now to
emphasize hat statement. All II
people are tor you. and we can carry
the SAFE beyond perad venture.
Our danger is tba the West will de-
mand the nomination. This can be
ave ted. of course, by a union of New
England, the MIDDLE States, and stray
votes from the South. A potent fac
in our next convention will he the
Anti Catholic Order. Grant is a
member, and it has a good deal of
strength in Congress. think yOM
to 20 in. 1t can he arrai ged
that you can be initiated any whe 9
by one person. The order is spread
ing widely. My obligations do not
permit me to say more tina this, TX
that Grant no doubt relies upon
it to promote has aims.
With wisdom at Washington and in
the States we have carried, we
can surely hold the country. But to
hold it for IA hap hazari candidate is
worth he candle. For one Of
a vast multitude. l want to hold it tor
you. Excuse this screed, and believe
me
Yours cry truly.
(Signed) JOHN T. FOSTER.
The letter establishes the startling
fact that there is an element, and a
very large one, in this country which
Is DESTROYS of kindliny the fires of
intolerance, bigotry and hate,
for partisan and selfish pur
poses. Bitter sectarian prejudice, and
between sects, and the black
flag of religious hate, are deliberately
invoked for the sole purpose OF further
ing partisan ends. They are ready to
override the spirit if not the letter Of
the constitution, which guarantees per-
fect freedom of religious opinion 10
,very citizen, and turn society into a
pandemonium of strife for the one ohjecl
Of ministering to their unhallowed am
The letter shows that Gen. Grant is
DESTROYS Of and plotting for a third
.erm, and, saddest OF all. that he is de-
grading the exalted position he holds
as Chief Magistrate of a great nation,
by taking upon himself the oaths and
obligations of a secret political organ
binding himself TO its behests,
and consorting with pestiferous, soul
less politicians in tn cir efforts to sow
among the people for po-
litical ends.
BY the light of this letter it is easy
TO understand the motive which
the President to deliver that
remarkable speech at Des Moines, a.
we'll as the action of his rival, MIR.
Blaine, in writing and publishing his
recent letter upon the school question. |
Each is striving to outbid the other for
the support Of men who belong to this
I Inbound order and meet In darkness
and seclusion, behind bolts and bars,
to plot against the peace of society.
DARK LANTERN PoLITics.-An East
ern exchange says: "One hundred and
twenty five to one hundred and thirty |
thousand, are the figures the President |
of Camp No. IL, Patriotic Sons of
America, the anti Catholic and third
term order, gives rs representing the
membership in the States Of New York
and Pennsylvania alone. He says the
order has enough members In ell the
States to cleo. Grant for \ third term II
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