The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-12-18
COINS NEW SOCIETY.

The Free Coinage Apostle Tells Mhat ho
Proposes to Accomplish by POLITICAL
Secret Order.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-W. II. Harvey last
night gave out statement explaining
the details of his new order, 1.-The Pat
riots of America" Mr.. Harvey says;
The cause of free silver is to be enlarged
through the agency of new political orgailiAS-
tion. This form Of waging war upon tne slnsio
gold standard forces is his own idea WAN VIZ"
assistance Of many well-hnown puDhc Ihen, eno
idea has been cryStallizcd into Worh'ns iot-H
by starting an organization known us 'no
Patriots Of America" 1t is the intention 10
make free silver q reality and q WAL lsSuo III
the next national campaign.
While free silver is the piece de resistance,
Mr. Harvey says it is not the real one. Back Oh
it is the spirit Of humanity which looks to the
accomplishment Of better government by elm,
mating personal selfshness from the acts Oh
private citizens and public officials Inc he"
order assumes the existence OF eVll lnnuehee
which is exerted by wealthy corporations anu
individuals upon the government executives
legislatures and courts. To successfully coiii-
bat this influence the society Will endcaVor W
arouse in the public breast the latent hre Vi
patriotism and love for humanity
INC order OF the Patriots Of America WIN
the nntionnl hcadouarters in Chicago, has Is
sued O prospectus in book form, giving the oo-
iccts Of the order and the reasons Whlch nave
caused the organization Of such movement
Its national officers are first natlonal patrloV'
q national recorder and a national treasurer
1t also provides for first state pasrlot III eaon
state. who constitute congress OF patrlols'
There is also to be q first patriot lot eaoh
ft,t.. ;Gar rn,sn
throughout the United States. and all power Is
derived from the people voting in their lodges
1t is non-partisan organization and will put
no candidates IN the field. Every four years
its members By ballot will decide by majority
vote what political relief Is demanded, and VIII
then proceed to select by majority vote the
candidates Of their choice for president ana
congress- in each district. Its objects ana alihS
nre given the widest publicity, but the lodge
meetings will exclude all who are notmemDers
Tne promoters of the order say its policy as u
secret sessions is modelled after the executive
sessions OF the United States senate ana ar'
private only in the sense that members Oh
firm might exclude the public from their pr
yatc deliberations; that in this case, as IN IN
case of the United States senate, the pupll'
welfare can be best promoted.
William H. Harvey author Of Coins Flnan
cial School," is named as temporary llrst ma
l tonal patriot: Charles II. Mcclure, OF Mchl
gan, national recorder and James f. Auau'
, OF Chicago, national treasurer The consutu
tlon provides that there shall be no salary IL
the national officers except the national recoru
er, and Mr.. Mcclure, who will fill that positlo
until the first regular election. declines to TT
I ceive o salary Mr. Harvey says he WILL IN nc
dltion to charging no salary, put his income D'
> | IA ipJ . rIo Thnrn 10 membership lD
n except in the way of voluntary Offering.
d The first national patriot, first state patri
v and first county patriot take an oath renoun
ING political Offices, either by election or ~
;, pointment. They also renounce for life the ow
Il ership of property in excess OF SlOO,0M the
IS -one in the national one in each state anu OF
# In the county-are thc censorS Of the order a.
4 are given power not conferred on others l.
remuneration of Office and wealth does not O
ply to others in the order The whole plan
organization is directed against 1ndlvluual sc
j. ishness being carried into the laws OF the sc
A ernment and treats political questions as que
tions of civilization and proposes to settle inc
W in rotation as these arise
Y Mr.. Harvey says there Is no money behi
le the order to put organizers into the field.
,e success must come from the people 1t mi
he spontaneous 1t Is based on the theory IL
the leaders do not reflect the opinions vi
ID people generally, and this organization Is
as give expression to the will of the people and
" carry that will into the laws OF the governme
II The success of the order depends on the peo
d. having an apprecative comprehension OF
H. evils af1icting the country and 6 necessity
IL the Judgment of the plain people being 1el'
as its affairs.
d. Whenever selfish interests have furnis
money to run political campaigns, value
ceived has been demanded in legislation.
are going to have u campaign based on the
untary and patriotic action Of the people,
from the interference Of all selfish intere
NO On the one hand are the foreign money dea
and their allies in this country, with greed
i've vanity as their incentive to action On
ess other hand we are organizing the people WI
;or love Of country and love Of humanity as
~ tives to inspire them. Foreign infiuer
ON financial and otherwise, are Europeanizlng
are country. We propose TO free this country
md European dictation. In reply to whether
ore silver bullion owners were assisting IN
movement, Mr.. Harvey said: Not one dt
AVG Neither are they In our councils.