The advocate., 1894-01-31
LOYALTY AND EDUCATION
The Objects of the Organization, Ancient
Order Of Loyal Americans"

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been attracted to the new organization
of the above name, which seems to
be developing considerable strength
throughout the country. 1t follows
that the people want to know what the
order consists Of and what it ia for.
From literature supplied by the pub
licstlon house at Lansing, Mich, the
following information is gathered: The
national headquarters Of the order are at
Washington, D. G.; it's head officer,
called grand commander, is D. A. Roy
nolds, of Michigan. Other national Of
fCers are: Grand sdjutsnt, G. Vincent,
Of Indiana; grand quartermaster, J. J
England, of Michigan; grand chaplain,
Rev. Myron Reed, of Colorado; grand
ensign, s HI Piersol, of West Virginia;
grand sentinel, W. G Batemsn, of Maine.
Hugo Preyor, Of Ohio; A. 8. Partridge,
Of Michigan; Thos. BoswOrth, Of Indi-
ana; R. A. Thompson, Of Pennsylvania;
j. j. Streeter, OF New Hampshire, and
r. s. Moore, of Illinois, compose the
Vicegersnt committee. The division
commander for Kansas is Hon. r. s.
Osborne.
The organization purports to be
strictly non-psrtisan, for the advance
ment Of political education and loyal
sentiment, as set forth in the following:
PLAN AND PURPOSE.
The mission of the A. o. L. A. is three
fold. The union Of all industrial orders in
one PROGRESSIVE and AGGRESSIVE brother
hood, the furnishing of a means through
which the people may express to congress
their wishes on all questions of great ma
tional importsnCe-known as the RHBER-
ENDUM-snd for the protection Of the
inherent rights of Americans against the
encroachment Of monopoly.
POLITICAL ACTION.
All meetings Of the order for the discus
sion of questions Of political nature, asWell
as those of social character, are held with
open doors, TO which the public are invited,
and portion of the rituRlistic work is given
in ''Open meeting" No member is pledged
to vote for any particular person or party,
but all are obliged TO sustain the principles
of the order as INDEPENDENT voters. Leg
islstion in the interest Of the masses shall
be urged through the INITIATIVE, and all
questions Of state OK national importance
shall be submitted to the order and by the
order to the whole people through the REF
BRHNDUM, thus giving every loyal American
voice in the affairs Of his country.
EDUCATIONAL.
It's educational features consist in the es-
tablishment Of local free circulating IL
brary in each local organization, the discus
sion of local, state and national questions,
their relation TO the producing and COM
meroial Glasses, and the exercise Of thoee
functions upon which depend the perpetus-
tion of our free institutions.
PROTECTION.
Protection is afforded by concerted ac-
ton in local, state and national oTganiza
tiOns, the powers Of each being suoh as to
crush out by cooperation and the COM
pactness of the organization every feature
Of monopoly from the local combination
to the great international trusts.
LOYALTY.
The Ancient Order Of Loyal Americans
aims TO rekindle the spirit of l776 that bsde
defiance to foreign interference with our
domestic affairs, believing that true pa
triotlsm viii resent the intermeddling Of
foreign powers With our financial and in
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