The advocate., 1891-06-03

the GlEESelS HIIiancS 70 'tthe Kilasnce and the
KnIg6EgDR RScipTOeitS tS tnel RGQdbliaah pagty,
and The EAnRQCATE klOWRik. andH as hopa@
aSIntelngent. would admit It. HRs# &S
Canis be that Brother Beck hes
not heard that the Knights Of Reci-
pT6Gty vas dared an in7eption q
thathher Republican gtateansR;- = ExV
Congrressssmsl Samuel 3. Peters ! ot
Newton2S Has if failed 10 hear Chat Il
is an orgalizstii hon tlll9 B If6OHsa6d
strong in the city ut TopekS eGud
tha.it was counted upon as q very
potent agency ttosec1rs the triumph
eff Hon. A. B. Qainten, OF Fcpeka5 rs
it's mayora the rnaniCipst elsChdn
last April-;;Yag HsIrabile, dictN, the
reciprocity boys missed fre?~ a97'o7n'
''o, Please, dear brother, .Nlr ,srotnd
and get 8. Little intelligence Sopcern-
ing these eminent .SlEaights," of their
grand meeting Of June q 1891, at the
capital city Of the state; concerning
which .tha Associated Press gave-the
following notice OF it's second meet
ing: asRa ! a&@aA "sAas@S@
TOPEKA, Kan, May 9G,r,Ehe second meeting
of the grand Knights Reciprocity for the state
OF Kansas will be held IN, Topeka pext Tuesday
There will be t9l delegates present, each sRepre-
senting one Ofthe subordinate. lodges. AS each
lodge psYg the expenses of the Representatives
to the grand lodge II Gegtain that there will be
a full attendance. The 6rst grand lodge met at
Garden City last November and there was but
.Gseyen lodges represented. Since that time the
order has grown in thestate to such an extent
that itnoW lacks but six Of having 900 lOCalOr-
ganiza1Ons. ,,,,,..-.,,, .,.,.,o :, o,,,,,,.,,.
81 The success OF the secret society In politics as
~,exempliGed blythe farmers In the last campaign
induced tho Republicans TO adopt. similar,
method Of political warfare, and the Knights Of
Reciprocity has been the result. The Idea Is to
.enake the order national IN leo scope and lodges
have already been introduced In o number Of
other states. but In none have they been 50 suc-
cessfuI a. In Kansas. The Republicans do not
unanimously approve OF this secret ally OF the
party, or 4c least they pIDncly def0unce 1t for
COnSistency's sake. They are compelled to do
this, as they hayS AnneS SlsatingIy denounced the
y. Farmefss Alliance as an-American became of
Its secret features, and they can not wen ID the
next breath justify the existence OF the Knights
of Reciprocity This hostility TO the order has
caused It's oficers and members to say little
about it; and lts growth, though large, haA rOt
been Openly boasted Of asst was q few moathS
ago.
The Topeka Capital lately am
nounced that limb Of the law Of
this city, Hon. D. @. TillotsOn, was
the chief justice Of this organization,
and be IS as much Of a high taxer as
is William Mckinley, j., he who 81
famous, or infamous, as the suEhcr Of
the tariff act Of October /, 1850.
The ADVOCATE, months ago, puBs
lished the history of this great secret
Republican organization, and it
would sdmonish the Recorder MOTTO
suspect the honesty Of The ADvocAra
and cease as soon is pOssibigto pull a
"moat out of thy brothers eye, whilst
beam is'in thine own eyer 2-a79 bar
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