The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-09
Secret silver SOCIETY
". H. Harvey at the Head Of a New
Organization.
BACKED BY WESTERN MINERS
The Patriots of America" viii Work
for Coinage at 10 to IAN Endcavor
Will Dc Made to Swing One Of
the Old Parties Into Line.


Chicago, Dec. S.-The free-silver lead
the marshalling of their forces by
means Of secret political order or
society, which will be incorporated un-
der Illinois laws in few days. They
nope 10 control the election or 1876, ana
W uic'a'e terms 10 one OF poth OF the
sieae par''es. Inc new oroer Is 10 pe
Nno"h as the Fa,riots oi america
Gnu WIN nave as i's main opJect the
.oiaooh VI 'he Tree coihase oi siiVer
' ~ ra'io' II owes lts orisii
'" u 'u'nor VI So.i'
s'ooi, a"u - aiso oacheo
-. ->a',"i l'''''e'ai''1 isasue' ti,e
.. i,'.n. ."ns anu 'lie ir,ehus
""~ ,', a"soea'es VI ne s'Ive, seneraiiS.
u. ne su'.ess vi Iiarvey iree-sliver
~. nas u,ousn' MN im'o proh'in-
anu ,'aue ni'i, p''.,Naiy .he 'eau-
"s ..7"' 'ri ',e i'''oai o,ihe,aiiic iiiove-
o.. l., ~. ,as. %' enp.hsi,e
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has ~. ,,l, ""'en
wh;ot, ,w,,, So ,,,.,, 'amsns .o.l'', anu
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VIC sa,or y ahnnme T., "a ~, W s aos ms
,o,, 90 a., .s,.a.. po'-
-'s"So n"'ea" "' Work.
Herveys puohcations attracted the
"''eii'ion Vi 'he lflenus OF silver, ana
iiiaue Chcago the headquarters OF the
re S'vur propaganda. Last summer
ies"'er bureau was established
49, parheo ov western capitalists,
"i'n eNNei'esehta'iVe II. Il. Bartine,
" e'uua' anu f. u. i.isht' u Well
., Anown western man, IN charge. Under
ne ui'ec''oii 'he Na''ohaI bimetallc
,easue was ORGANIZED ana they also
oesar, .ne puplca.ioh OF weekly pa
,,a',, 'a". i'ie 'a''e'' ~ chn-
ITnit.a etatas oxaa.. y :" .ne
Er,r,.,a 49,, .n III WV
o,t So, -. 80 a. ie'.,s wen'
of ou nortios ,,,to :. -, .,N,'. .
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y soui sat- ~, nearly
NJ. w." ouI eauSe' WIZ, whoil'
a"y Mlsnes " communicate at
,,,,-', e 'ne oisaliiAa.ioii vi our
s,,...,s,, w"Hu !uu may not pe aoie 10
.,,a u' al '"e na'nes uesireu' yet
"ans .n S' as 'o,hp,ete as
.,. - anu we mni push lhe INQUIRY
.io"tn o''trs. H,Ve the tahe oI no
""o 10 iio' iei'aoie anu earnestly
~, ."eu " oui oauSe' we oo hot want
'"e na,ie VI any one VINO ~ partisan'
y, wno 10 hheiy 10 Ioiiow MS party,
81, smo"io IL 20 wrong on this question.
ihe names we uo want ure those VINO
"o0iu p'i. 'iieii marty III case IL ue-
ciareo III iaVor OF the present nhancfal
poiicy vi 'he so'erhHheht' OF equlVo-
ea'eo oh tue suoJect'
Plans OF the Leaders.
These letters We're sent out in Sep
tember and ELECTED replies from every
part of the country.
The free silver champions propose,
through the order to establish per-
manent organization in every county
in the United States, with members
pledged to support only the party and
candidates known to be unalterably in
favor of, the restoration of free silver
coinage at the 16 to l ratio. The liter
ature of the Patriots of America"