The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-07-06
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.
An Able Article Called Forth by
the Meeting Recently Held
i'm Sedalia.

Law ana Order League, tue UiOoe-
Democrat of yesterday says:
Several very important meetings |
of the leaders of the Law and Order
League have been held recently,
among them one at Sedalia, Mo-, on
Tuesday night, in addition to one OF
which accounts were published. The
secret one, it is learned from promi-
nent officer of the league, was of a
decidedly more general character, re-
ferrlng to the league in the whole
country, the intention being 10 estab-
lish an organization from one end OF
the country to the other in support OF
law and order, which can be largely
massed if necessary at one point. For
instance, in case of trouble IN St.
Louis with which the league here
could not cope, the preparations now
being made are for the purpose OF
enabling the local officials to call on
Chicago or any other place for re-en-
fUrvv...--.-y .LA- rnonnhars haine hnnnd
to answer such a cali at moments
notice. The organization in this re-
spect is partaking more OF the charac-
ter of National Minute men, though
the members say they hope they will
never be called on to perform
that kind of duty. As a means
of getting the forces out on few mo-
ments' notice, the addresses Of all
members, business and residence are
taken. A number of men are chosen
in each branch to notify members.
They are each given a certain number
of names and addresses, about ten
each, who they are expected TO have
in readiness for service, and these no
LITIGATION men are in turn divided
for the purpose Of being called out.
The league, which had its origin in
Sedalia. has been rapidly fathered by
some of the leading society men in the
country, Legion of Honor members
and MISC Is being prominent, and the
workings and management of these So
cieties have been consolidated and the
best points culled out, in order TO Sc
cure large and effective membership
as soon as possible, and at the same
time keep it secret. They have been
very successful in the latter regard,
and it is only with labor that any
thing reliable as TO Its workings can be
found. Beginning in Sedalia and
spreading to De Soto and Hannibal, it
was soon taken up by st. Louis, where
it really began to boom, and spread
rapidly to Carondelet, GAINESVILLE,
Giystal City, Belleville, H., Chicago,
jackson, Mich, Evansville, Ind, 1t.
Milwaukee and Baltimore, in about
the order named, and is now gaining
a strong foot hold in Iowa, Kansas
and other states. With the points
named it had reached a membership
of over IL, 900, over 5000 of which |
were in St. Louis, there now being
over 5000 here. Included in the mem |
bership are a large number of la
boring men, engineers, conductors and
knights of Labor, who express firm
allegiance to the league in preference
to any order. Rev. Edmonson, of
Sedalia, has been employed, largely
with st. Louis capital, to work the
league up all over the country, and
has organized great many branches,
and has committees working in all
directions. The principal object is to
prevent labor disturbances and dis
,ountenance strikes and boycotts.
The latter comes in for particular
condemnation, a committee of the
eague being appointed to investigate
I'll boycotts, and where the employer
$ found to have been unjust, to let I,
hem alone, but where the employer s
las given no cause for such extreme
measures, then to go to his assistance. ,
)ne case, reported few weeks ago,
where a small Franklin avenue :
raider was boycotted unjustly. The d
eague investigated the case, found +
that was the object 10 be accomplish t
d, and turned to the merchants as
stance. The latter had trade such '
8 he had never had before, making i
considerable money. Members of the o
ague visited his place from remote Il
'ctlons of the city and bought arti- N
es to send home. As consequ ence r,
lie boycott failed. 81
This secret branch of the work, it hi
expected, will be the most influen- te
al, and it is also believed that it will I'll
all that there will be to do, but in ii
sc of necessity the league is prepar- ye
to use more powerful measures. F,
rrested for Attempted Rape. !"