The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-04-05

IA oreanizafion. all he members OF the
lat,er are leading lights ia the Nation
II Marty. This secret organization mp
D. ,,esrs 10 The political arena as the pro
ic tie-sed champion of everybody aud
OIL ssrything II takes upon itself mus
/; sfifarious responsibilities. II picks
Them mp As though they we're rriheS
and undertakes in the most eiiva,rou,
of hand manner 10 usher in the mil
"a tleuiam in short order Like DR. Gil
Eiipod. whose dose for all equine ALL
alent is "a plug o tobacco aud popud
q borax, The National Greeuback
e eSt'ssaszS,s have one universal -pauAeea -
! syote1or Us nnd don't tel anybody
Here the prescription
NATIONAL oBLieATIoS
5 First-l do most olemnly promise
: Jon my sacred honor hat | viii pos re
4 veal the uame Of any Que present. or OF
my person who may become knnwu to
me as n mem Der Of the NAiiouni Green
back League
Second also promise that I all
cot reveal any OF the signs grips or
passwords that I may receive, beioor
Ing to SAID League, to any person noi
member
"Fenrtb-Furihetmore Enl>o prom
'se on my hooor hat | viii MOI vote
Tor any man o FL any Office oi honor
ius' ., f'"nt VINO Is not P'e'Se' 70
! spPP.'' me t'"elP,es SCI ior'h IN '"f
/, !" - We sa'u -'-''o"u' o'et"
~, '-''
S"N'eiS ms f'sht'r tuf'"V'' .
u'N ihF'1N etS' 7eih ~ "At ''Di
:" 49, '7'' - '''@e ~ '"e rev
/" wy hl'i''l"h '"e>e oo''<t
'i'e7 are taken I'D ~ =. iifn ihe i'At-
4 form 81 he lie ggs RS Gead 20 Tie per
/ son undergoing size iai ai5vY cerrwo
/ mes, aud after tiu- che ola m o Der,
+ rise aud simultaneous II say:
We are bro1L4rs. oar common /
interests aud welfare demand uoited /
ectlen We are ala Witnesses of your
yoiuutary oblis.nion in honor given a. /
be Que Of u. and Sc welcome you 10 I
our party Woe TO traitors
Alter this little warming Is given to
The Initiate the grips. ,isu> Of recogni I
tion. pass words aud other funny fea-
'ures are impaired bar just bar these
teatur comprise or whether there are
other safeguards tie reporter cou.d
not learn. The next bn-luess, IN the
tefma'ioo OF new Connect or league,
. 10 choose officers ("ho hn!d then
places three months as follows: \
tfesideni. Wee President, Secretary,
treasurer, Sergeant al Arms, Guard
anu committee OF three % nes mem
oers- ! he members eiaim that there
i DO i"i'it'ion lee, no weekly or
uion'h'y or yearly or any ofner kind
81 dues 40 assessments % any 9ort or
49, -1 ~ =, S0eh Q. 'ne hsihpefs a.
am concentration n - 80 -
NIL - - - IL -. -,
me nurnoses ~ The t.s,ne The
-
iaa. :. ini,i.,e al he r"r ;g,n 1' j ;naa
heir order and wisely concluaed tbn,
,be movement would became NOR
o,n,Iar # no m.n..y we d-ms,5et
IT ,,e mrn,ber. Tie nia,t,,n, ~ the b
Leasue i said 70 be The nrincinte-
adon,ad =, ,b. G,ee,baek rnnv.niio,
held At co,,mbus Obio Ssntsn,bcr
"a 1Q7- ,be main nrioc;,,la. Is ubi,b
ara inelnded in lie r.dsJ5 nl,tf,rm
The f;reenb,ck l.e.ype = .t,ooge.,
ia Ohio Illinois so4 I.disn, bpt a.o %
has 6rn, to,tbols ~ even. S,,.
Wbere Tho y ,tior.t,ar,, h... ,;.ta,o. {,
II i wen est,h iii ~ AlJs,h.a, 4
eaon,v u,,cb.r;,., en-. .;r,o.a h,,,, :,
,3red members NJ ~. ,n.,.l,.r !,
are tha ie.dsr. 81 ~. Na,io,aI -. r
IN, ,hey de,I.r. L.,,l,. -. ,
the N.,;oo,l 90, - 1T. .
eanneo.iaa r. - - :
abara no ~ -.
''o 'a''0"A' p'''y nave nc
u'JO'!'y me League Is very strong u
-pu ~ t"is eoan'y u Is se"eratiy a.
m.n, -. :" '"e ,''uin3 U.s. u'7,''s'' cry =
n,'.,.aa-. Wv" "'N0's ~ =
w % q
nay - your aim Fa'e me =
spo''sf % gen .vn'ah VINO Is ~ me y
l1iie 'iae a easing niemorf OF the G.
'''fe We anu ooe - me most eHeciIYe p
Ae-N'efs % me Haiiouat party IA M al
soahly. lbe National GrreubacA "a
hsas Ve' he replied, rs an organiza g
non that makes test OF prineiPl-~ P
sHsc'ins money aud has for lis obJsct
'es fetr'bg q National bank note
aha substituting greenbAcS This =
- eafdieal p ank aUd on this tes' ~
I made VIZ that members will MOI 81
soie Tor anybody for 40 Office who 4,
sg' pnb'ic n favor OF ihe,I platform n
nat test Is made 10y the Democratic !,
party and by the Republican party ~ q.
Implication rs j. kuown by the fact !,
bai men who do not ipdor-e iheir a
nialtolm are not considered members {.
: .. '.elr par. +,
49, 800 Sg"' ann you mus o. u
I '',,o,..l {y..t.;.,n.', ~ IA
,,.,sd ,be ,,,'.,s,..r q
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nc T" Or s"ien parry ana me /"