The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-01-28
SECRET WORK EXPOSED.

SECRET WORK EXPOSED.
Comrade Cline, in his zeal for at
lacking Dodge City's institutions, car
ried The war into The Post to which
he belongs. Last week a communi
cation was published in his paper
charging the commandant of the Sol
diers' Home with "having mustered
his followers and blackballed Mr.. O.
T. Wright" Whether this is true OF
not, il is not the proper thing for &
member Of the G.. A. Il. to proclaim
to the world, in public newspaper
the action of his Post while in secret
conclave, coupled with such expires
sions us the Post is "doomed,' etc.
It would have been more in accord
-ance with the spirit of brotherly com
radeship for him to present the case
to the proper authorities i'll the order
instead of undertaking to cast odium
upon the society to which he belongs
by this appeal to the public generally.
The public ha, no power to right such
wrongs, and the only effect Of publish
ing them is to befoul his own nest
without mitigating the injury. Ii
Mr.. Cline desires to vindicate his com
rade, he should confne his denuncia
tons to the sacred precincts Of the
Post room, and, being g. A. r. man
himself, should be the last to faunt
the result of ballot had at secret
meeting. AS to Mr.. Wright, we are
quite well acquainted with him and
regard him very favorably. If there
was any reason why he should not
have been admitted to Lewis Post, we
are not advised of it. But we think
it ought to be settled in the G. A. r.
and not dragged before the people by
the public press. Since the latter has
been done, however. and by news
paper whose editor is member of tie
G.. A. r., we will add some informa-
ton concerning the matter, which
Bro. Cline omitted, as to whether
his correspondent was correct in at
tributing the adverse acton to Com
mandant Sweeney's having mustered
his followers. We will not undertake
to tell results of work in secret SEES
sion. but simply give such facts as
outsiders might know. In the first
place, there were only four Home
members present, in total attendance
of about twenty five. The rules pro
vide that two thirds vote shall ad
NIT a member of another Post on
card. In order to reject, there must
have been more than one third of the
votes in the negative, which would, at
this meeting, be at least nine. This
is more than twice the number of
Home votes present. We are not
zone Who was There;" neither has
any comrade confided to us the secret
work Oh that occasion for publication,
but happened to hear comrade re
mark that Sweeney took no part what
ever in the discussion over Wright's |
admission. We have no more friend |
ly feeling for Mr.. Sweeney than for
Mr.. Wright, and would as soon enlist |
our columns in refuting false charge
against one as the other. In this
case, the former is accused of vindic
lively working up opposition to the
latter's admission to the Post, when,
in fact, the majority of adverse votes
must have come from parties entirely
independent of Commander Sweeney,
who. it seems, took very little interest
in the matter
1t is unfair to drag in the action of
a secret society simply for the purpose
of giving the Soldiers Home a dig.
A cause that requires an adherent to
violate solemn obligations, and expose
secret work of the order to which he
belongs. through his newspaper, must
be rather short Of campaign material. i