The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-17
FULL PANOPLIED.
a Giant Organization to Leap
Into Being
On Monday Next (Jan. 22) in
Forty-twO States.
LIKE THE ALLIANCE
Tt is Secret Political
Organization
For the Purpose of .Figh ting
MOnOpOlies-"
IT HAS Al LONG NAME.
The Ancient Order of Loyal
Americans.
Secretary Osborn is the Com
mander for Kansas.
For the Purpose of 'Figh ting
Monopolies."
IT HAS A LONG NAME.
The Ancient Order of LOYAL
Americans


AIT noon on the 22nd of january a
gigantic society whose purpose it is to
fight monopolies, viii be organized in
forty-two states In the Union Kansas is
one of them and one of the principal
ones. Secretary of State Osborn IS
division commander. The organization
is known as the Ancient Order of Loyal
Americans. which sounds innocent
enough. 1t is an Industrial organiza-
ton and its leaders assume it VIII be-
come the most powerful association
which has hOurished on American soil.
One Of its chief objects is to secure the
adoption of the referendum.
Grand Commander d. A. Reynolds of
the organization has issued to the division
commanders of forty-two states the fol-
lowing order.
s.You ARE each and all hereby ordained.
instructed and commanded to call about
YOU such trustworthy assistants as vou
may select chligate them in the IanEu-
age Of the official oath, instruct them ia
the duties of the order and command
them to report 70 You for duty on Nom
day, January ~, 1894
"4ou are further commanded fo take
the field at IL o'clock, noon. on Monday.
January p, 1894, and proceed to organ
ize your respective commands bv the en-
fun report of the companies organized
in the order of their muster. that char
ters may be issued to the same. In con
f0Hmity t. the subiOined resolutions YOU
are hereby commanded to forward II
your grand commander the name and adj
dress of all reform papers and other pub
locations, for listing I'm the official organ.
and to make full and complete rep0rts of
the progress of your command to the Of
hcer next higher in rank upon the first
day of each month, and in no ease later
than the 10Th of the month. ITO the faith
ful execution Of all commands herein you
are hereby enioined"
This IS the way the chief commanding
officer Of the new progressive 9rganiza-
ton for -the perpetuation Of American
liberty and American Institutions. the
overthrow Cf monopoly and up-building
of state and national referendum.7
talks to his brigade and regimental COM
manders.
II have been considering the details Of
this new organization. saws Grand Conn
mander Reynolds for more than year,
but II was to my great surprise that i
found the Representatives of thirlv-seVen
states present in Chicago December 27
and %, in response to my call We held
our meeting ia secret at the Palmer
House. and h~d intended to keep the
matter from the public until we were
thoroughly organized and ready Tor
work, but it was impossible to do SO.
"ln forming this new organization for
the bettermeut of the condition of man
kind. we have endeav0red to profit by
the experiences Of the Well-meaning but
vulnerable organizations which have pre-
ceeded us. Tine Farmers Alliance, Pat
r0ns of Industry, Patrons Of HusbandrY.
etc. have been open only to q particular
class of citizens, and have consequently
been compelled To act upon the defeu-
sive from the start. The Ancient Order
.T A
ers, laboring men and those engaged ia
business pursuits provided they love the
American flag and are loyal to the ma
tional constitution In selecting our off
GERS we have been particularly careful to
avoid the granting of important commits
siOns to men who have been promiuen mt ia
the Populist parry as it is greatly to he
desired that no suspicion of partisanship
be attached to our order. lit IS secret, to
be true, but only In the advanced de-
grees. All political questions are dis
cussed in places to which the public wiI
upon the workings of tho referendum
@. Vincent, of Indianapolis, Indiana,
formerly of this state, grand adiutan1 Of
the new order. Is the founder and man
aging editor of the " Conf0rmist. an
monopoly publication. which is
quite a leading authority 70 some lranch-
es of the laner-day m0nCpoliats.
The grand chaplain is Rev Mvrou
Reed Of Denver, Colo, q prominent
divine. who has made the subject If
labor emancipation his theme for years.
The basic principles OF the 9rler-
which are subject to change through the
initiative and referendum, are theses
The equal legal and political rights Of
all loyal Americans
The prosecution as traitors of all armed
forces not recognized by the constitution
The establishment of postal savings
banks
The absolute nouinterference of amy
foreign power in American Industries or
American finance.
Governmental ownership or control Of
all national mOnOpolies-
The reclaiming of all unearned land
grants, the same TO be held as home
steads for actual settlers
Governmental issue of all money In
sufficient volume to transact the busi-
ness Of the country on cash basis.