The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-11-03
SECRET POLITICAL SOCIETIES.

IL ID AIoiS liidu likely THAT some
men We could call by name will find
themselves in trouble before they are
a great deal older. There is law
in North Carolina against secret polit-
ical societies, but this fact may not
be known to every one. For their
benefit we publish it below. See sec
ton 1895 of the Code, which is as
follows:
Sec. 1895 : If any person, for the
purpose of comprising or furthering
any political object, or aiding the sue
| cess of any political party or organi-
cation, or for resisting the laws, shall
join or, in any way connect or unite
himself with any oath bound secret
political or military organization,
society or association of whatsoever
name or character, or shall form or
organize, or combine and agree with
any other person or persons to form
or organize any such organization, or
as member of any secret political or
military party or organization shall
use or agree to use, any certain signs
or grips or pass words, or any disguise
of the person or voice, or any disguise
| whatsoever for the advancement or
its object, and shall take or administer
any extra-judlcial oath or any secret
solemn pledge, or any like secret means,
or if any two or more persons for the
purpose of comprising or furthering
any political objects, or aiding the
success of any political party or organi-
zation, or for circumventing the laws,
shall secretly assemble, combine or
agree together, and the more effectually
to accomplish such purposes, or any
of them, shall use any certain signs, or
grips, or pass words, or any disguise
of the person or voice, or other dis
guises whatsoever; or shall take or ad-
minister any extra-judicial oath or
other secret solemn pledge, or if any
person shall band together or assem-
bic to muster, drill or practice any
military evolutions except by virtue
of the authority of an officer recognized
by law, or of an instructor in inst,,ttn-
tons or schools in which such evolu-
tions form part of the course of in
struction, or if any person shall know
ingly permit of any, of the acts and
things herein forbidden to be had,
done or performed on his premises
or on any premises under his control,
or if any person being member of
any such secret political or military
organization, shall not at once aban-
don the same and separate himself
entirely therefrom, every person so
offending shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and fined not less than ten
nor more than two hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned, or both, at the dis
cretion of the court
The prospects for Republican sue
cess are dark this year, and it appears
to the managers of the party to be
"good politics" to deny, for the time,
the sentiments and purposes they
entertained two years ago. Their
denials, however, should deceive no
body. If they elect Mr.. Harrison
and Republican Congress they will
pass Force bill undoubtedly, if they
can. Their National platform COM
mits them to such measure. Every
Republican State Convention held
this year commits them to it. The
party has but two important policies:
high tariff and protection is one, and
the policy embodied in the Force bill
is the other. Louisville Courier