The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-16
Harvey Gives Out a Statement Explain
inS Details Of the New Order.
FREE SILVER ONE OF THE CAUSES
1T WILL CHAMPION.
With the Parent Society In Chicago
and Thousands of Others in Every
State and Territory in the Union,
1t is the Intention to Make the
Question a Vital Issue I'm the Next
National Campaign.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-W. H. Harvey
tonight gave out a statement explain
ing the details of his new order, The
Patriots of America"
MIR. Harvey says the cause of free sill
Yer is to be enlarged through the agen-
cy of new political organization This
| form of waging warfare upon the single
| gold standard forces is his own idea
Mr.. Harvey, assisted by many we'll
known public men, has placed the plan
| in working order by starting an or
ganization known as "The Patriots OF
America" With the parent society in
| Chicago and thousands of others in
every>State and Territory in the Union.
| il is Mr.. Harvey's intention to make
free silver reality and a vital issue
in the next national campaign
| While free silver is the piece de re-
/ sistance of the organization" Mr.. Har-
/ Vey continues, 1T is not the sole one.
Back of it is the spirit of humanity
which looks to the accomplishment of
| better government by eliminating per
sonal selfishness from the acts of pri-
vate citizens and public officials The
new order assumes the existence of
evil influence which is, consciously or
unconsciously, exerted by wealthy cor
porations and individuals upon Gov
ernment, Executives, Legislatures and
courts. To successfully combat this in
! iluence the society will endeavor IN
arouse in the public breast the latent
ilre OF patriotism and love for human
| ity.
The order of The Patriots of Amer
lca, with the national HEADQUARTERS in
the fort Dearborn building Chicago
| mas issued a prospectus i'm book form
giving the objects of the order and the
reasons which caused the organization
or such movement It's national ON
GERS are First National Patriot. a Ma
tlonal Recorder and a National Treas
urer- IL also provides for First State
Patriot in each State, who constitute
d congress OF Patriots. There is also
TO De First Patriot for each county.
The plans provide for opening lodges
| throuS hout the United States. and all
power is derived from the people VOTING
| IN their lodges. 1t Is a non-partisan
organization, and will put no candi-
Gates IN the field. Each four years lis
members, by ballot. will decide bv a
majority vote what political relief is
aemanded, and will then proceed to
select by majority vote the candidate
Of their choice for President and Vice
PRESIDENT and Congress in each district
from the candidates nominated bv the
existing political parties.
| It's objects and aims are given the
! WiueSt publicity, but the lodge meetings
! VIII exclude all who are not members ;,
/ Inc promoters of the order say its
policy as to secret sessions is modelled
after the executive sessions of the Uni
( ted States Senate.
William H. Harvey, author of Coins
Financial School," is named as tern
1 porary First National Patriot. Charles
| ii. Mcclure of Michigan. National RE-
|, corder. and James f. Adams of CHICAGO
iNatlonal Treasurer. The constitution
provides that there shall be no salarv
tor the national officers, except the Ma
| aonal Recorder, and Mr.. Mcclure. who
Vflll MI that Office until the first regular
election, declines to receive salary.
MI Harvey says he will, in addition
to charging no salary put his income
be h1nd the order. There is no member
shi fee to the order except in the way
of voluntary Offering The monthly
due S are classified from 10 cents to 81
per month There is a coordinate
branch to the order known as the
''Dal lighters of the Republic" a charit-
able organization to look after the poor
| in tn Patriots of America
| The First National Patriot. First
State Patriot and First County Patriot
take n oath renouncing political office.
| either by election or appointment They
also remounce for the life the owner
| ship of property in excess of S1000Uu
| These officers, one in the Nation. one
| in each State and one in the county,
are the censors of the order and are
given power not conferred on others.
| The reT unciation of Office and wealth
does mott apply to others in the order.
| The whole plan of organization is di-
| rected against individual selfishness
| being carried into the laws of the Gov
ernment- and treats political questions
! as questions of civilization, and pro-
poses to settle these in rotation as they
| arise.
| Mr. Harvey in an interview said to-
| day: There is no money behind the or
| der to put organizers into the field. It's
success must come from the people. 1t
must be spontaneous IT is based on the
| theory that the leaders do not reflect
| the OPINIONS of the people generally, and
| this organization is to give expression
! to the will of the people and to carry
| idhat will into the laws of the Govern
nlent. The success of the order depends
| on the people having an appreciative
comprehension of the evils affecting the
country and a necessity for the judg-
ment of the plain people being felt in
its affairs. Wherever selfish interests
have furnished money to run political
campaigns, value received has been de-
] manded in legislation.
y 1--WE are going to have a campaign
| Nased on the voluntary and patriotic
| a ction of the people, free from the in
| te, vference of all selfish interest. On the
one hand are the foreign money dealers
and their allies in this country, with
gree, I and vanity as their incentive TO
actio, !, On the other hand,we are organ
izing Me people with a love of country
and q 'oye of humanity as the motives
that in spire them. Foreign influences
and 9th, srwise are Europeanizing this
country We propose to free this coun-
try from I European dictation-
In reply o whether the silver pullloh
owners wei e assisting IN TINS IioNS-
mant Mr. 4 aryey said: Not one dol
lar Nai+bar are they in our councils.
The neonIa 4, not appear to UNDER
ctard +hat th. silver miners are all
banisr,ntad aTc ept the bankers in the
o,ilni 1:1-lr- ei.e. \ own the only paying
'lis, suSel ola'es , WIZ ,lters, and they are at
,iiues i anu llie siI" md sympathize with
neaTl ri, dsaiiis. us is not local ques-
va. w an . s..eee. ~ HloneS II the people. 1t is
~ eion ~ 20. 1e 10 80 % ssity as bread or
meat. If it were an +bot - 1,os -,
the free coinage of silN oinars tben -
the interest of silver T. .,4 oroins+ ~
would be good argum 81 ,1oyv eyistsS
free coinage of gold 9TH : of s,ald n,inl
that it was in the interes law fo, tba
ers. Money is made by ,scietv The
benefit of commerce ana ,ncnav &c q
money dealers who deal in ,,yl,S1y a,,a
crop are trying to limit the yaI,,e t.
thus give it an enhanced J c1s,,,oof,;e
means low prices Tor all
ties j