The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-01-28
INCONSISTENCY.
They Condemn in Others What
They Themselves Practice. 7

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They Condemn in Others What
They Themselves Practice.
Some of the Alliance or reform
papers of the State have severely
criticised an organization reported
to be in course of formation,
termed the Knights of Reciprocity.
The members of this society are
said to be pledged to the work of
electing Secretary Blaine to the
presidency, and the various
branches begin work with full
supply of grips, passwords and
other paraphernalia supposed to
be the exclusive property Of secret
societies. The objections of the
papers in question to this organ
ization are based upon the secret
feature of the knights of Reel
procity. Secret political societies,
one of them we'll says, are danger
Gus things, and have no place in
a government like ours. But in
this connection, is it not strange
that the words of our saviour,
which are found in the grandest
sermon ever preached on earth, do
not occur to the Alliance editor.
They are: s.:a
And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brothers. eye, but con-
siderest not the beam that is in thine
own eye? srt .ies
In this same organ Of the reform
cause are columns Of. praise Of the
Alliance and peoples party, but
not one word condemning the
proposition to make the Farmers
Alliance Of Minnesota gigantic
secret society, political from top to
bottom. If it is wrong for the Re-
publican admirers of James G..
Blaine to band themselves together
in secret societies to work for the
election of their favorite to the
presidency, is it not also wrong for
the farmers of the nation to work
for the success Of their party under
cover and away from the light of
day? Even the reform press can
afford to be fair in discussions of
matters like this. No one will
deny that secret political societies
are wrong and have no place in the
government of a free, enlightened
and intelligent people; but they
are no better IN country than in
city. The members of the Peo-
pies party have no more right to
belong to secret political society
than have Republicans or Demo
Gratis, and the good sense of the
people will SO decide.
AS matter of fact, the reform
press, in it's criticisms of the So
called Knights Of Reciprocity, has
laid itself open to attack without
a resulting advantage. While
there may be rattle Drained in
dividuals who would like to join a
secret political party, such as the
knights Of Reciprocity, they are
few, and confined to the William
Henry Eustises Of the country. No
sane man believes that such an
organization will be started, and,
even should it come into existence.
it could do nothing. But the Min
nesota Alliance is already a secret
society, and, like the Kansas Or
ganization, will hereafter use grips
and passwords and labor IN secret.
Mrs. Lease, the Kansas screamer.
may not take much stock in the
Sermon on the Mount, but there
arc great many people in this
State who will beg to disagree
with even her on that point. The
reform press should be consistent
on this question. Let them do
nounce secret political societies.
but let them do it regardless Of
party, and the great body Of law
abiding people will be found with
them all the time, 81. Paul Globe,
Democratic.