The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24

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We herewith present a section OF
the national constitution with regard
to the admission Of those qualified for
membership into the f. A. & l. u:
! and would request our friends to OBJ
serve the same until such time as we
secure Information from the national
council now in session at Dallas, Tex
The article covering this clause is
herewith given.
|, ARTICLE VII, SEC. I.
mo person shall be admitted as a
| member under fourteen years Of age,
| and must be believer in the exis t.
ence OF Supreme Being, and has re-
sided in the state more than six
months, unless received by card. and
is either farmer or engaged in agri-
cultural or industrial pursuits. or a
doctor, preacher or editor Of an agri
cultural newspaper"
Statutory laws. No. 80, says: I'm
State where the Alliance is not organ
lied the dues shall be 30 cents per
quarter for all members and the initi-
alton fee shall be ST.
1t will be seen that this is the plan
which this state must operate on un-
til such time as we have state Or
ganizatiOn to change or modify this
plan.
All Alliances will there fore proceed
with their organization as outlined
above.
The constitution also provides that
all state and national dues shall De
paid in advance each quarter. The
quarters begin on Jan. l, April l, July
1st and Oct. 1st, of each year.
nr;aC
ing rules in sending in a report of
their local Alliance.
!. Give name OF county Alliance. g
Give name and address OF presi-
dent. 3. Give name and address of
secretary. 4. Old Alliance number. 5
Number Of mem berS. 6. Date Of your
local meetings in future I. Names
OF your county Alliance officers and
address, and where and when they
held their county meetings.
Ii these rules will be observed q
great deal OF time and expense. will
be saved to the officers in writing
many hundred letters to get this in
formation which is absolutely neceS-
sary. We are obliged to group those
counties and Alliances together so
that we may be able to put cur state
organizers at work in localities where
they can spend some time and tinish
the work without the expense of
travelling all over the ground again to
DO the 1nitlatory work, which could
be done the first time.
Secretaries will please report their
Alliances TO this office at once, giving
all detailed Information regarding
same.
Alliances will please send in with
their "A Il 70
member which will be credited to
their account, this amount is but one
third of what the national constitu-
tion provides in the way of quarterly
dues, and is asked'at this time only to
enable this office to car ry on the work
and proviIe supplies OF stationery,
postage, etc, which is now provided
by the secretary ut his own expense.
In order that some of our church
friends who may have some scruples
of conscience in joining Sc
cret order, may understand we
will say for them the only re-
quirements Of secrecy which is i'm
posed upon him is not to spread broad
cast the doings OF the society to those
outside of the order who would in
many ways seek to create dissension
and strife and break up an organiza-
tion that was created to do SO much
good to the farmers Of this state and
nation. Tne following is the declara.
ton Of principles Of the f. A. & |. u.
l. TO labor for the education Of
the industrial classes in the science of
political economy in a strictly non
partisan spirit, and to bring about a
more perfect union of said classes.
We do nnnol riphfc oil
and special privileges to none.
g. We endorse the motto:-"In
things essential, unity; in things non
essential liberty. and in all things
charity"
4. 10 develope a better state men,
tally, morally, socially and financially,
s. 10 constantly strive to secure
entire harmony and good will to all
mankind, and brotherly love among
ourselves
g. The brightest jewels which it
gamers, are the tears Of the widows
and orphans, and it's imperative CON-
mandS are TO visit the homes where
| lacerated hearts are bleeding, to as
suage the sutferings of a brother or
sister; bury the dead, care the widows
and educate the orphans; to exercise
charity towards offenders, to construe
WOrdS ana QeeQS III Uuelr mOSt favor
able light.
Our cardinal doctrine is con earth
peace and good will to men,"
This declaration of principles surely
will command the organization to the
appreciation of all fair minded men.
There is nothing Objectionable in
these sentiments even by those most
violently opposed to secret societies
in general; and to those who would
feel even after this explanation a
doubt in their mind we would be
pleased to furnish a copy Of our con-
stitution and bylaws for their inspec-
ton.
The Labor Union Advocate is doing
agreat work in ST. Paul, only four is
sues have yet been published and
through its efforts sentiment has
been created to appropriate the $780,
O0J, at the disposal OF this city ito
promote the best interests Of the
city, to be devoted to giving the I'M
employed citizens Of our city employ
ment. Good for the ''Advocate." May
it ''live long and prosper" A journal
Of this character deserves the support
of the tOi!ing masses, and they should
not be slow to support the same.
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