Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-20
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U AANllNANH ~ AAHIANh " ~ N1~
"uattle with monopoly" The society
isan in u. rial organization which IT.
leaders a.umu 10 believe will become
tho most powerful Of tho many kin.
bred aspeia,io1s that have niurIsbei
in tue UnltoI Satss It's promoters
are cllaily Olii3.ais OF x.0nsive organ.
izitij. los such u, the Patron % Indus
try, Fafmcrs' Alliance, ami slc.etl-s
Of that class, but the new order is
intended 90 Us btoaior stu, AMI iu.
cluio farmers, lab1Tsr., mechanics and
bisintts mon.
The society was inill,uled by repre-.
sentativos from ihluy.scven o. the
states, 40 secret meetings holi In Chi'
cage ou December - md - last IL
nov has diyi'.on q mmauisfs la forty.
two Of the states, Delaware aud siulh
Carolina being the exceptions. The
commencement Of the 'batlo with
monopoly means that at that time
the division commanders viii insiiiuts
general WORK VI profulytism aud viii
organize Ihe recruits iuio brigades,
regiment, oic. rhe grand commander
o. mo order Dc ID. a. Reynolis,oi Lau.
sing, Michigan. whu'H "gnnd orders
80. I" begins ~ follow;
Nouaro Zach and aii hereby ordained,
Instructed nnd commanded tu call about
you such trustworthy assistants rs you
may SOLICIT, uullgat1 thum boo tho language
otTuu oiueIul on DO, instruct them ma tho
duuus uf tAu order aud command thom 10
report 10 YOU tor duiy ou MONDAY, Jan.
30 1874. you are further commanded Co
taAo tuo hold no o. o'clock, noon, un
Monday, Jau. ~ 1891, aud proceed 90 Or
gnuigf your rOspuc,iyo commands by tho
enlistment OF loyal Americans.
rhu command then goes 5n 70 direct
IN detail certain reports 10 be made.
The new organization Is military IN It's
character aud political 10 ils purpose.
There are three degrees In the order
woikmrn, knights militant and nnlion.
al c.uncll. while Il Il claimed that
the latter two arc purely itaiernal In
their secret movements, yet they
dominate In official pfufogativo the
iiut-nancd class, wherein the political
work 10 claimed 10 Ue doue. The Ulcers
include J. J. Englani, treaiurer o, the
Patrons Of Industry Of Michigan, as
grand quarlermastef; Row. Myfon
Reed, Of Denver ~ grand ohaplaini
W. C.. Bnteman, n Maine farmers
Alliance leader, aB grand sentinel, and
other prominent labor agitatos to
whom have been given high.soundius
titles. Tbs basic principles Of the order
ATE stated ~ DO these.
The equal legal aud political rights Of
| Al Loyal Americans.
Tho prosecution as traitors OF all armed
forces not recognized by the Conslitu'
/ ton.
Tho establishment, Of postal savings
/ banks.
Tho absolute non.intcrforanco OF any
foreign power In American Industries or
| American finance.
Governmental Ownership or control Of
/ all national munupuuus.
Tho fcc.hmlng ~ all unoaTned land
grants, tho snmu t1 bo held as hum0stogds
Tor actual auylprs,
Governmental issue Of an money la
sufficient volume 10 Transact tho business
Of thu country on "a cash basis,
Tho referendum ~ nu legislation OF
vital importance.
Tho exclusion Of European criminal
and paupcr labor, aud the making oi
| bribery u capital crime, 90 be dealt with
us treason against tho national govern
menL
According 10 the statement Of iu
presiiing officer, the mission OF the
order is 10 unite all industrial orders In
one progressive and aggressive tTolher.
hood, tho furnishing o, a means
through which tho people may cx.
press 10 Congress their wiGhes ON all
questions Of gToa. national Importance.
ana ior the protection VI the inherent
rights Of Americans from the encroach.
ments VI monopoly, It's proposed 10
urge legislation In tho Interests Of the
masses through the initiative aud to
submit oil questions Of national i'm.
portauce to the order and by the order
10 the people through tbs referendum
| "a A"N A"Ai"NAhh AAhhhNAs NJ kANhs
neutrality-suspicious. arc referred through
tho order from national To stale, state
TO county, county 10 local, and
finally by the local organization,
to the people, who vote on
the question by writing thoil
names ana the word eyes" OF "no'i
urou ballot. These ballots are CERT.
ned TO by the local commanding officer
and sent back through thepropor chan,
nels to DO laid before Congress. This Is
what is called the referendum audit ID
what makes tho order puliIcal. II
also mak,a apparent the object Ia locat.
iug the national headquarters at wash,
inston.
Agis usually the case with orgaulzl.
tons which are illmlcal % the govern.
muut o. tho country where they art
instituted, the Ancient OfIcgu Loyal
Americans has "a catchy title 10 uuusI
patriotic sonuuoa, iu l.s huAalU. T..
slogan OF aul-m3uopyly isR tsaiug csy
In ,huo lays OF conflicting uu.iuss.
and laugrus u,ucsa But 600 uxami.
nation into ts stated lurp.ss. chow,
That they asa Jull,uOtlu oau extreme
degree iu being ubyeui,u " The ua.
llgnaI Constitution, auI lhattao anti.
monopoly feature Is but tlr shoup'.