The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-22

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and resuscitated his publication He
Is an sgltator OF the advanced
school, although little more than a
boy in years. The Grand Ooartsr.
master is j. |. England, of Cairo.
in this state, and who for several
years has been Grand Treasurer Of
the Patrons of Industry of Mich. |
gan. Rev. Myron Reed, now of
Denver, but formerly of Indiana
polls, one of the most ell quent and
scholarly Baptist divines in the
country, has been selected as Grand
Chaplain without being asked
whether he would or wouldn't
Grand Epslgn S. Ii. Plersol halls
from Parkersburg, West Virginia,
while Grand Sentinel w. G. Bate
man has for years been identified
with the farmers Alliance move.
ment in Maine. The chairman of
the executive committee is Vice.
regent A. l.. Partridge, Supreme
Lecturer of the Patrons of Industry
in five states, and who has had more
or less to do with every farmers
organization that has been organic.
ed in this country for a quarter of
cuntury. The following statement
regarding the internal affairs of the
Loyal Americans is made by one of
officers responsible for the exist.
ence of the order:
"The mission of the order is to
unite all industrial orders in one
progressive and aggressive brother
hood, the furnishing Of a means
through which the people may ca
press TO congress their wishes on all
questions of great national import.
ance, and for the protection of the
inherent rights of Americans from
the entertainments of monopoly.
Much is expeete d of the referendum.
1t is proposed to urge legislation in
the interest of the masses through
the initiative and to submit ali Ques
tions CT national Importance to the
order and by the order of the whole
people in the following manner
All great national questions are re
ferred through the order from ma
tional to state, state to county
county to local, and finally by tn
local organizations to the people
who vote on the question by writ
ing their names and the word eyes
\ or "no" upon a ballot. Thes
ballots are certified to by the loca
commanding officer and sent bac
through the proper channels to b
laid before congress. This is wha
ls called the referendum and make
the order political 1t also make
+ apparent the object in locating tn
l headquarters at Washington. A
meetings of the order for the di
cusson of public questions are ope
: to the pubic, and portion of tn
ritualistic work is given in ope
9 meeting. The order is divided int
three Independent degrees, to b
! known as the workmen, knight
militant, and national council. tn
! first is educational and semi pollt.
e cal, while the second and third al
purely social and fraternal To Ell
: courage patriotism, andto "rekindl
the spirit of l776," semi-mil,tar
# form of organization is adopted,
l. patriotic initiation, most su!
gestive regalis, frequent mass COZ
u ventions and parades, together wit
other formalities that will tickle tt
d vanity of human nature and tend
s intensity the love of human freedom
A free circulating library ma
Y be maintained by each con
e pany, which will consi
h Of 'reform books" from I'll
standpoint of the Grand Comman,
n er and viceregent committee.
will cost recruits one dollar eac
i. to become members of the orde
( aud no company can be organize
,e with less than ten members. "A
.e enlistments are perpetual, bu. L
recruit who fails to contribute OF
al dollar each year to the exchequer
+. the order will be allowed to slt