The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-09

patent, that we believe many of its
former advocates are heartily ashamed
of themselves already. If it were put
to popular vote in the Jurisdictions
outside of Illinois, we verify believe it
would be unanimously defeated.
The talk of the article now COM
ity of the A. O. U. W., for years re-
garded as one of the strongest frater
nal organizations in America" is mere
wind 1t threatens nothing of the kind.
All it threatens is the ambition of
few would-be reformers, who, if they
have not already, will very soon learn
that the grand old order desires no
such change; that level assessments.
upon which it has grown and pros
pered, are good enough for the Work
men of all ages, in the United States
and Canada
The intima ton that the assessment
had been raised in that particular part
of the Union smacks somewhat of
fault-fnding, because, as every Work
man knows, each jurisdiction has con-
troll of it's own finances, and those who
manage them are held strictly to &C
count for their correct or incorrect
appropria ton of the general fund.
There is method for setting that part
/ of the grievance of Mr.. Jamison right,
and he knows it, if he knows anything.
! All the hullobaloo and alarming state
ments given to the press that could De
written and wired, will never straigh-
| ten matters of that description out.
! There have been defaulters and dlshon-
! est men in the ranks of the order, put
their malfeasance has never in
jured or affected the body; their
bondsmen have always been on
hand, if the culprits themselves have
not been available. Another objec-
tion,' the writer of the article states,
lis that the expenses OF the grand
lodge are too heavy" Suppose they
are, is it anybody's business outside
of Illinois? Let Illinois members and
Illinois officers take hold of the matter
and reduce those expenses; they have
the right and power in this land OF
majorities, AS to the heavy expense
of the last supreme lodge, everybody
should know that the session lasted
nine days, and that nine days ex-
penses in a city like Chicago must
necessarily be heavy
One thing Mr.. Jamison is truthful in
stating, and that is, LAS to the finan-
cial condition of the order, every claim
has been paid in full and the cred1table
record will continue" Yes, it will. All
can rest contented on that score. The
system of the beneficiary department
precludes any defaulting, any failure,
any roguery, if the members live up
to their part of the programme
The last statement in the article
gives the whole thing a queer tinge."
1t says: Grand Master Kelly is con-
fined to his bed and could not be
seen" Unless he was at the point of
death, we are dubious about the could
not be seen" part of it, especially on
so momentous a subject as Mr.. Jami-
son would have his readers believe he
had unearthed and given to the press.
To the members in this jurisdiction
we would remark that the intimated
trouble in Illinois could not give you
the least little bit of concern. Read
the article published in the last Rocky
Mountain Workman, and particularly
this paragraph: Each grand lodge
jurisdiction is a separate beneficiary
jurisdiction; the members therein be-
ing responsible only for the deaths &C.
curing within its limits"
The utterances of the alarrlist who
gave publicity to the article in last
Mondays Herald are calculated to do
more harm than good His statement
concerning the levying Of assessments
for the expenses of The grand ledge
is only a statement, and so far as we
are able to determine from his article,
is from hearsay, and hearsay evidence
does not go in this age OF enlighten-
ment.
There appeared TO be no doubt en-
tertained by those who understood the
graded assessment proposition, as to
the effect it would produce when pur
in operation. The maiority--yes, the
great majority-were almost positive
that /. would work hardship and ere
"a Tho
when the trouble is apparently aggra-
waited by a correspondent ringing in
lot of irrelevant stuff about the mis-
dolngs OF officials, and piling it up on
the original unpleasantness it is time
somebody called the gentleman down,
and while down administer to him a
well deserved rebuke, such as he will
not forget this side of the
dark and silent tomb. We believe
the author to be a mischief maker.
1t IS suggested that the writer of the
sensational article penned his effusion
Tor a purpose. 1t may be possible that
he is in some way connected with a,
certain class. whose love for the An
cient Order of United Workmen is not
OF the fraternal or brotherly kind, and
seize upon matters of this nature to !
magnify them--to make mountains out |
OF mole mills, as it were. Slight dis
1hcClloi1S dIe HldQe TO appear as 'un- |
precedented revolts;;'' tri1ing troubles
are given the appearance of alarming
state of affairs and all such rot.
Matters. that will adjust themselves
are talked of in a senseless way by
Designing men. The outcome of the
illinois affair will be all right, in time,
regardless of interferences of sensa-
tion-mongers and strife-breeders. The
order, as whole, will not be affected |
IN the least the order in Illinois and |
the other Jurisdictions will profit by
the experiment now being tried.
In conclusion, let me say a few words |
to our fellow Workmen: Don't let the
circumstance of the Illinois trouble |
worry you at all. The same cause for
trouble will never be your lot. Graded
assessments win not be forced upon |
you: Level assessments-$1 all around /
will he the rule hereafter. And don't |
you forget it. lie. 70
A. O. f. of A.
Nothing of special note has taken T
place among the Foresters the past