The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-10

ourFOrun.
A CORRECTION.
Who Are Eligible to Membership il
the +. A. Gil

IrlenQ raul Glauke or GOOD Thunder,
in regard to whe ther man or woman
must express belief in Supreme
Being before he can become a mem Der
Of the l. U. Also in relation to color
ed mems rights in the order.
In all our Instructions we should
follow Davy Crockett's advice: "Bc
sure your right, then go ahead" Bro.
Uanley is mistaken in his criticism on
both points, and must have gotten his
information from copy of the old
Ritual. Having been state organizer
of the l. e. for the past four years,
and having attended meetings Of the
supreme council, l feel that Bro. Han
ley will pardon my corrections.
The first words of an instructor in
the L. U. are, 81 assure you there is
nothing in the obligation you are to
take which can in any way conflict
with either your political or religious
belief" Therefore it would be very
inconsistent to require an applicant
TO believe in religious belief. There
is no such requirement in the new rit-
ual. He may believe in future life
Immortality of the soul-and hope for
eternal better Things Gas do); or he
may believe that all Gods are myths
and death an eternal sleep.
Our order is not founded on the be-
lief that by blowing on rams horns,
Joshua fashion, that the walls Of the
modern Jericho will be crumbled to
dust by some supernatural power.
We lind the most devout believers,
Iyn n ~
giving millions Of their stolen wealth
to found universities. where men who
are almost totally devoid of the char
acteristics which actuated the lowly
Nazerene are fitted and prepared to
go forth and teach tue people that if
they suffer robbery and persecution
here, that in the world to come they
will receive their reward.
These rich phariSeical hypC crits are
the cause Of nearly all the agnosticsm
in the world today. No wonder that
millions are losing faith in an over
ruling providence when they behold
the class Of men who are the pretend
ed teachers of religion in our time.
In our order we judge men by what
they do, not by what they believe.
The enemies Of liberty make no dis
tinctions in belief; they are all wor-
shippers Of the idols or the ancient
worshipperS. saw an instance Of
this in Adrian during the last cam
paign. The representative of the
Cleveland-R rockefeller believers, Con-
gresham McCleary, was making a
speech in which he got off his oft re-
peated rhetorical flourish, as follows:
Our friends. the silver men are
mostly honest, but they are foolish;
oh
power, can control the finances of this
country. But they can not do it. The
great God who is from erer lo,rsting to
erer lo9rsting controls the feenonces Of
the Wurold.
And then, with laundering whoeD,
Christian and Pagan, jew and Gentle,
Buddhist and Atheist, rose on their
hind legs and cheercd the greatest
idoator Of modern times.
AS to c0lOred men joining the |. Z,
They have, at their own request, an
organization Of their own, SO ii there
is any race prejudice the colored man
was the originator ia this case. Presi-
dent II. l.. Loucks explained all this
at our State meeting four years ago.
In the Southern States the colored al
lance is otficered and managed wholly
by COlored men.
Article VIII Of the constitution and
bylaws says: ''Provided that each
state and territory shall have the right
to prescribe the eligibility of appli-
cants for mem bership in reference to
color within the limits Of the same"
This allows Minnesota to take all APP
plicants of color ii the State Alliance
mistaken when he states that the Su-
premc council is mostly made I'D Of
Southern delegates. When held in
Texas this may be so, but when held
in Kansas the Northern members are
in the Majority, and to show that he
is also mistaken that the colored pro-
vision was inStigated by Southern pre-
JUDGE, give you the following prin-
ciple, which was unanimously accept
ed: This is principle number six and
is omitted by Bro Hanley and mum Der
: put in its place. 6-TO suppress per-
sonal, sectional and national preju-
dices; all unhealthful rivalry and all
selfish ambition.
la speaking Of eligibility of aDpli-
cants it is enough to say that bankers
and lawyers are not wanted.
While it is true that many bankers
and lawyers are honest men and are
working for the elevation and better
ment of the human race, yet it is also
true that as class they live off the
misfortunes Of their fellow men, and
are allied with the element of society
which has always been the oppressor
Of humanity.
ma, LIE Sueur and Murray counties, in
reply to my call for those who are will.
ing to assist me in organizing the [. U,
or | aroma tod
in all the Southern tier of counties, to
whom | could write begging them to
come to my assis lance. but do not
feel it my duty to do SO.
l want volunteers, not drafted men.
If you have given up in espair-if the
last flicker OF the flame Of PATRIOTS m
is dying within yOu-then waste one
cent post al card in telling me so, that
l may know where you are at. But if
the spirit Of sevcnty-six inspires you
to give it to the tyrant in the neck,
then tell me so, ard if you want a let
ter lurid with tho lightning flames of
independent action in reply, just en-.
close one Of Cunclc Sans passports
for the same. L. C.. Lone.
Magnolia. MINI.
I'VE are in receipt OF communion
tion from Mr.. Paul Glauke, of Good
Thunder, Mimi, in reply to Secretary
Hanley's Interpretation Of Articles
VII and VIII Of the Constitution of the
L. A. s. |. L. We believe the above
explanation from Mr.. Long coverss al!
the points made by Mr.. Glauke.-Ed.
A NEW IDEA,
Editor Representatives:
| think it would be a GOOD idea TO