The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

THIS eE1(EE
| 4 INV s.onu porzz,oAL a.
0A1GWA1Jo0.
T6o Rspablieas party, With W. psj.
nasiIy formed By N amsloansoGseo q
Ahalitioaists, Know-Nothiaoh Frss
Levess, hfSs postjoa u the I'D line
Why, and tho 'anything b beat the
Dsmoesaas' party. viii eventually, -
thr - Il = posaible fof It 70 do %, resolve
itse1f inso IT, ooustituent elements.
HesstoC'.se ell these disooCdant factions
have been held together BY the ''eohs.
dive powef of public plandsr," but even
thae powse; especially where 81 unfair
dtvisioa Of the sl'oils has hem made,
fails t0psevent this or that element ftom
drifting back to its lrst love. Our dis
paachss Of last night ssve . notable in
stance Of this fact. It seems that secret
organizations are being formed BY Re-
publicans throughout the country which
they csll the Knights Of Honor. The
object Of the order b to defeat Ill Catho-
Ito Democratic candidates for Office.
The parent organisation has it, head
qusrtess at Washington. These simple
facts are given In the press Dispatches
~ coming from member who gave tho
SECRET sway. To those who are familiar
with the objec@s, aims and work
inss of the old Know-Nothiug
paTty and with tho hct that It
wss IN important element In the
formation Of tho Republican party,
these = nothing surprising In tho sews.
The old Know Nothing, or Admins
tsation party, - It wss sometimes
known, va horn Of IN jnlo)essnt spirit
toward Ill foreigner, especially hostile
to those who embrace the Catholic
religion. When the party We defeated
and broken up BY the Democratic per-
~ It sought shelter In the then weak
and uncertain Republican organisation.
II Carried within that organisation the
prejudice against and intolerance OF
citizens which made It ~
offensive TO oil fair-minded mea. The
spirit Of Know NOTTINGHAM has never
been entirely suppressed within It.
Wherever tbe exigencies Of policy did |
not demand . recognition Of tho for
eign element, It cropped out in tho t.
noring Of them slloeether- A Know |
and foreign-born citizen wxs ;!
v ''c0ngenisl - . Chinamsn and . |
boDdlunl."
We regret to learn that this element
n tho Republican party b showing
'uch stgns Of vigorous, active life. 1t
eems to mean business. With the pa-
ent societ. 1t Washington where it
An command means and patronage
societies will be organised
wherever sufficient number Of Repub-
leans can be found to OH the Offices and
lark lanterns can be obtained. Their
ncties will not vary from those pr.c.
|sed by the party in 1854 aud IS. They
I'LL stab their victims in the dark and
he foreign horn and Catholic candi-
ates for Office will never know how
hey were hurt. 1t seems It 10 not pro-
osed to run the ''Knights Of Honor"
independent Of the party
'hich shelters It. 1t n ofIcered BY
Iepublican leaders and will work ito
efarious purposes inside Of that party ,
rgsn:sation. Ito partic ular object vii:
. TO strike down Ill Catholic candidates
" Office. 1t will not stop ct Demo.
rstic Catholics, but will follow them
18th the political dagger within the Re-
ubltcan lines. Foreign born citizens,
oa who have cast your political for ,
ines with the Republican party, how
D you like the outlook? Arc you pre-
ared to besacri6ced by these selEstyled
Knights Of HONOR" Are you willing ,
continue your allegiance to . party
l'ich fosters and shelters this hellish .
g1ni1ation? Are you serls of party .
ut has no uoe for you except - voting :
schinese Does not your manhood, ,
'or sslfreepect protest against the
orse than indignity which IL in store
: y"u 1t thehauds Of those whom you
we regaroed - your political friends?
nights Of Honor indsed! G d save +
" mark! Wherein lies the honor Of IL
ese Knights? Does It consist In strik-
= down men simp'y because they arc
'thollcs7 II religion to become . test
fitness for of6ce? The "Knights Of
onor" have answered the question, =,
d like Brutus, they arc Honorable =
en-" n,
4 Washington special says President h.
thur admits that the most dldicu t %
dat - H. h