The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-16

List week fhc Counrrr pointed out
what IL thought was mistake W tie
H. NJ. y "A. nominating ticket ior poll.
iical Offices 10 sccrct meeting, as The
representatives OF secret society. rep
roscnting . single class OF citizens Of q
c0Sraopo!iten ccaptry, aud insilncca The
1>fe q the kpoV Nothing parry - the
most prominent secret organization thar
had ever nominated candidates OF rs
cwu for political Offices. Some farm
CTS have taken exceptions to the com
rarison. While we are glae ID hear them
criticize, because II Indicates that thev
are thinking III the situalio We cannot
admit that their exceptions are well.
taken, aud we believe a is,ie more cslmn
rahection on their part win led th EN- IL
Tue safne conclusion.
Lct them suppose, for instance, that
she Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran
AAfistian or CanpbclIite, Reformed
Catholic, or any other 0i tile numerous
churches Of the land, All organized w.
tensibly for the good Of the humau
family, and not secret ciihaf. should any
y them nominate candidates f0r p0liii-
ea Offices, !0r the purpose Of impressins
heir reculiar beliefs upon the rest or the
people, vrnir not cVcry patri0l IN view
r li horrors tic world has cxnoricncaa
fr1 secfarian bigotry Though many
ages, unite ~ voting and crying down
any such e1ort - destroy tho religious
liberty Or our beloved country How
much more dangerous 70 the ~ neral
welfare would IL Va, If these organiza-
tionH were stcrets Iii the old Follow.
the Masons, tho Grand Army htpusic
the knights OF PyLhiaE. We Ma MAN
the Catholic Knigata, The United IL ork.
men, Or any OF the other NUM- ftns bene.
ficiary OK social secret ofgani14lion.. or.
ganixed for good purposes. were NJ N
tcrpt % .0rcc their systems M fthics
upon Tho country At large by NOM nat. \
ing candidates for political po iDns.
how soon most Of these n NJ. y. A. men
would declare il was unpatrio;c. and
that they would not tolerate such an o.
wanization IN their midst, and q general
uprising Of the people would folldK
Which would destroy the lodge rooms.
f~Atier their parAr hcrralia and wipe onl
eh "a offending organizations Logi-
docs the nomination BY the IT. NJ.
representing one class ofcitizens
tt7
arva Az would either Of the Others
which embrace in their members an \
classesg i the political ends they dcsire
70 attain are good. they must DO TOR The
welfare Of the public AZ large, and in ali
free political country do pot require thrl,
aid Of guarded dp0gs, curtained wind 0ws
binding oaths oi allegiance, aud secret
signs, 10 gain public favor. Tint whichll
will not bear the free shaking az thp
wind Of liberty, and The permcatlng N.
lluence o. cleansing Sunshine in politics
y certainly subiect "a careful criiirisn, I
Again, i not the organizing Of any class
q voters, belonging % siuylc ocrupsl
ton, as political party. upon the basi
Of securing Offices for followers III thall
occupation, Or legislation III favor OF thai !
occupation A. antagohistic 10 other az.
equations, detrimental 10 tho rcn cMl \
public welfaroS Certainly such oryan,. !
zttionss XII nny one should b numerous 4
"a numbcrl present strong inducom ents \
70 workers ia al other branches of M 5orl \
10 bind themselves together. also. N n
prevent action detrimental "a general \
interests, and thus Che people would Nj
divided into parties cooking selfish ends. \
instead Of parties looking To thc general 4
good. Surely there u enough SELLS n q