Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-25

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cnn'tsI m the other. These are facts Ct
fearful and omiuoCs import, 6ud Justify
the orssniz ,tion of secret order TO
counter bslircs the evils threatening on
either hsad, snd to- restore and Keep for
me people equal rights to life, liberty and
the pursu:t,C happ .asas, We, therefore In
the language OF our fathers declsre
awe hold these truths 70 be sai evi-
dent that all men were crested eqaa! (:
thst they are endowed by their creator
with certain iraliena Die rights; inst amor
these are life, lloerty snd the parsui. OF
happiness; thst 10 secure the rights, gov
errmsnts s-e Instituted among mer, de,
irving their jas: 20 gers from tue cohseAt
OF the governed. That whenever Any
form OF government becomes destructive
of these ends 1t is the right Of tas people
TO alter or s5ollsh IL aud establish new
Government. laying rs foundation or such
PRINCIPLES sad orgsnizing It's powers Ii
such form as TO them shall 5eem mosE
likely to effect their safety and happiness.
Prudence Indeed will dictate saat gov
erpGent5 long established gho1ld ros be
chsnged for light ard transient causes,
and, scco.diogly -sll experience hath
shown inst mankind srs more disposed
so su6,r evils, while evils are siderable,
than % rIgat them selves by abolsshirg
the forms to waica they are accustomed
But when q IcngEtrsin Of ABUSES. ,snd
nsnrpstion, pursuing ably TIA same
object, ,e7inces S design 70 reduce shem
nnder absolute dtep3tism Il is their
right. ~ .is their duty to throw ef such
goyernmsit Gnd 10 prov de new gusrds
for their future SECURITY.
Q, Do you endorse these principles and
Eli Legitimate eff )ss to carry them into
effect?
A. do.
POUNDING CEREMONY.
q. Are you wiling 10 tsse "a ooligs-
ton which l assure sou vii! il no wise
corfc: with your duty 10 yourself, your
family, yong ts!loH msl, your country or
cur G3d?
{. al.
Then repeat sitter me this Obligation:
{ Here place them in proper position ! l
repeating each lis. own name OF my
OWE choice, In the presence OF .he Su-
preDe Ruler Of the universe, and calling
20 witness tina spirits OF those departed
patriotic, wao ~ s!mes past hsye tolled in
the cause OF human liberty, and By the
reverence I owe my father and mother,
solemuly sHes,, Iithous evasion OF
mental Reservation, never TO Teyesl to
say humxn being, except 8. mic'Ader CT
oY order of this uc'lec, anything that
may see or hear while assembled 10 biv'
or any other secrets CT car order. or the
existence Of the sauce; that will never
solicit. Euyone for ns'tscl'tnanl, whom I
DO not believe 20 be superior In intellect,
faithful and true, and devoted to the
csuse for which we are enlisted; that
will tlwsys implicitly obey the orders Of
THE nu!c'loc and the off GERS thereof,
which do not conflict with my duty to
Geo and my family, and the letter knd
spirit Ct our declaration Of pur-
poses; that will reveT
knowingly iujare or defrsud mic
sder; tlst l Will sl9sys in conversation
with g mic'sder spesk the truth, the
whole truth aud moaning but the truth;
that l viii ever De res0y 70 recognize the
signs OF this oTieI; thar should for any
cause ceass 30 be nic'ader OF this order
/ will keep this oath Sc sacred out OF the
order rs in Il, to tits pledge my life, my
Liberty snd my sacred honor; and should
l Williully break s1is oath rns'nsr'rsd
ym'ydid' lrskt' tsuj'n.y'acnesg Gym,
mic'ader and invoke upon myself the
Curses OF tne Supreme Ruler Of the uni
verse and the universal dasestAtioo OF
mankind.
BIZ .he authority invested in me no "
declare you, IS here assembled, duly
organ ID and foun led as 6 County nuic'
iJc CT $3.50. this the 80. day OF I,
10 Inc year one thousand eight hundred
xld -. Of this republic, the
This nuic'loc will be known 80 ic'
gar 0'tnsm'in'. -. 'grob'in' 5000.
Organizer now explains secret work.
NE'TsoL'TNAM' RAc'A'yoIM'.
To any seeking acquaintance: "Who
comes there?" "A friend" advance
friend and give the countersisn." After
this is done the 2. op4rs the door and
admits him. Toe S. says: "H.lt! Who
comea shere2" "A mic'ader'" "Ad.
vance mic'sder' and give the counter.
sign" When this Is done the S. sum
mons the G By 0ag. rsps. TIE S G.
says. tWhencs come yo1?" '.Ymre'NO.
=. what gorb'." "Whst gat'o'tnsm'?
No. what gor5'. "Whst mlc'ynsD'."
"Whst dispatches do you beaI?" Hsrs
the 6 gives him the pass word. "Pass
mic'8der' with your sod'sschctep'." G.
condpcss ir'tourc' to esp who says TO
G : "Whst orders hsve You2" To con-
duct this ir'tourc' to you for ns'tsol'-
tnam'. Cap. SAYS to ir'touc': "Hsve you
rsaa our cet'scot'?" ~ have" Do you
fully and upreservsdly indorse the obj acts
and principles therein set forth? "I do"
"You ere OF liberty any time to seek Ar
honorable sod'ssrecbe from our order,
and you sre DOW sdmitted a. mic ader."
All cry: "Holt! holo! He Ia not
nri*s'." linking sign esp [nskiuc
sigp]: II confess" To IL Ioarc':
"Bzlure proceeding further, you mus.
take binding Obligation not to reveal
anything you mas hereafter see, or hear
In This fmec'. which assure you Will in
no vise couf'cs with your duty to your
self. your family, your fslown.n, your
ccuutEy or your God, and which h.s been
taken aud faithfully kept by s those you
see sround ycu Up to this time your
ma tsoi' tna,n' has been sought By Us,
but you ete now tCliE irformed OF our
purposes knd are free TO +sdrance or; re-
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