The Rock Island Argus., 1880-09-28

s0iemnly and sincerely swear. that you
will not under any circumstances disclose
in any manner. nor suffer it to be done By
others. fin your power 20 prevent IL. the
name, signs. passwords or sother secrets OF
this degree except IN open council for the
purpose of instruction; that you viii in all
things conform to oil the rules and regula-
ton of this order. and TO the constitution
and bylaws of this or any other council to
which you may be attached, SO long as
they do not conflict with the constitution
of the United States. nor that of the state
in which you reside; that you will under
allicircumstances.l If ia your power so 80 do,
attend to all regular signs or summons
that may be thrown or sent to you by a
brother OF this or any other degree of this
order; That you will support in ali political
plattess. for all political Offices, mem bers
Of THIS ORDER IN PREFERENCES
TO OTHFR PERSONS; THAT IF TT
MAY BE DONE LEGALLY, YOU
WILL, WHEN ELECTED OR APP
POINTED TO ANY OFFICIAL STA
TION CONFERING ON YOU. THE
POWER TO DO so. REMOVE ALL
FOREIGNERS. ALIENS, OR ROMAN
CATHOLICS FROM OFFICE OR
PLACE IN YOUR GIFT. You do also
promise and swear that this and al, 9th
ers obligations which you have previously
taken 10 this order shall ever be KEPT
,THROUGHLIFE SACRED AND IN
VIOLATE. All this you promise
and "a declare as Americans. to
sustain and abide by, without any
whatever, So help you God and keep you
steadfast.
We are not informed of the date of Mr.
CULdoM initiation, but the fact that be
was a member Of the order is known to
hundreds of our old citizens, and will pro
baby not be denied by Gov, CULLoM or
any body else. It is believed, however,
that he was one of it's earnest members,
for it is certain that he did not join the
Republican party when it was FIRST organ :
ized in 1854, nor had he joined it as late
as the legislative session of 1877. In
1866 Mr.. CULLOMs high standing 10 the
know nothing order. his ardent devotion to
its principles, and his services in extend
ing it were recognized by the state know
nothing convention and he was made one
of the electors on the ticket for FILLMORE
the presidential candidate of the order.
But ten other men in the state stood high
enough in the order to take this position,
And still further, to certify his position,
we quote the fact that his brethren of the
know nothing order of this county, then
the twenty-sixth representative district,
nominated s. Nj. CULLoM and j. j.:
MEGREDY for the legislature and elected
them both. The know-rothing par
ty does not appear TO have been
as strong ID other parts of the state
as here, for there were but four
know nothiugs in the house of Representa-
tiYes beside 8. M. CULLoa. when org aniz-
ed on January 5th, 1867. These were
Messrs. WHITING. of White, MASON and
RICKs, of Madison, and MEGREDY. of
Sangamon. But these five stood firmly
together and refused all alliances with the
other rar;ies. The house proceeded to
elect a speaker, and Mr.. WHITING put s,
NJ CULLoM in nomination for the Office as
a know nothing. CULLOM got the votes of
his four brethren, and as he could not
well vote for himself he voted for his
brother know nothing. Mr.. w WHITING. The
other candidates were SAM, HOLMES,
Democrat, who received 30 voEes, and L.
N, ARNOLD, Republican, who received %
votes. Upon the election of clerk OF the
house. Mr.. WHITING put Mr.. RYAN, of
Lawrence, in nomination, as the know"
nothing candidate, sand he received the
vote of S. NJ. CULLoM and thee four other
know notbiugs,. whose names We have
given, but in the election of the other
officers of the house neither be nor they
put up any candidates noE cast any vote.
We have said that the fact that Mr.,
CULLoM was q know nothing can be proven
by many citizens; but oral evidence is not
necessary, for@ the public official records
show that he was not only member of
the order, bu: leading spirit in it. He
Joined it early, was one of its candidates
for presidential elector in 1856, was
elected to the legislature as a know
nothing that year. was the candi-
date OF the order tor speaker in 1857,
voted for all the know nothing candidates
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