The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-04-17
To The Free Lance.

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Since my friends. IT,. t-1-W-m-i-'-'r.'
have drclucl my request to pun''-A. JOY
/ thc benefit al tLc people. ih' Hhi"'- 60
members Oh tic i.a-u'. i'- rrrl''N' - in'
nhirct. / viii ask your iWth'I ihdu's'i'''
In mn determination tp rhu" 90 'hr l'o-
plr al this ,ity thut jhi- orssriIti'n D.
/ u lnk,. and iuut its origin aHd i'7 '\i-i
cucp ala m 'urticiaucc cd tu' ai'. Nl7 d
/ five or .iN designing persons IS I' trrh i'
profit b., Ola, crcluIty of others
/ The declared purpose of Tire c'u' i- t'
uromnte the political interests oi All 90
/ its members. That this Is not i'n- t
d.mouStrah.c, and rcsult-liuh l1r '.'
/ sity oi the situation. There are ABOUT
/ 30 oilircrs in thc city, ir.iuohA 'Hr 'iN
/ Council. the police, aud tAr sup iiN'' l-
rnts oi Gas. Water, Llgili ana AIMS
/ House. and under mo- clicuin@tAi
therefore. could MOI" al IA ju members
of the League have uIA p'lltl"a.ml'n'lS
promoted. suppose th, Impossible Greer
OF every office being filled hy 20 member.
where would thc ut..i- ip u"hNiitrI.
/ Thor. are several offices uuI p.s't.Ia-
with salary attached, and th' -c'sinl
most active aud yoti,ruus mtm.'r 90
ia. League are. and have h',n, utoH'd
candidates for these oiliccsnDi positions.
/ These candidates may hr seen most dHN
day about thr noon hour ln conference
|nt The corner oi Princess Anne and TOM
mrrc streets. and after supper may hr
seen 10 front ui one OF ih' clothing stores
of tine city. or n a little bunch up thr
/ Market Allrl on the north slide ui the
/ clothing store. These men and their
movements remind the writer oi thr
! OlG Fish House Club, and call to mind
my old friend Joe NcGoycru.s remarks
concerning them.
Th,se designing mon who originated
/ The club did not max" public t'"lr l'iif
poses. nor did they provide that any cil-
/ i'm could become "a member On, no.
Artici. 3. Section / of their Noble Con-
-uutDn provides that Only those cnh
/ become members who are approved D.
the organization composed ln d. m'cp-
/ tion of the origiuators alter Office. uhl
/ who ",hali take and -uh-crl." tarnhiisa-
/ ton Oi aliiaatiou and thereafter on.'i e.
/ thcSamr.' Solar. gOOdpulN tlo-'tuuIi
get IN who coUld Boz fooled CD ,uh-'rfr
/ thecuds cd the origluat1r-, anal o. uia1"
/ the ~uhsrrywacy greater th" i.W ONES
/ were oath bound and gagged uli sworn
/ tO -UppOrt tu" Nominees ANA u'i ti.i"
against them Section >. Article .. 90
the Constitution did this hit OF work for
them. IT, hold them iirm in their oath,
/ Section g tolls them plainly toat tiny
shall boz expelled ior violating their 'on
/ legation oi membership pot Hinpc
/ Pledge of HONOR; that their names shan
/ b. "HIacoi~ hy tue-eeirtary uu 20 r'ii
/ kent iI thr minute book for tnr purpose.
/ and the uamr -hau lr rcld as tn' un-
ute- are read ut each oi -iN regular meet
/ jup- lrNt after th. name ~hui have h,rn
entered ou s.id Black List Further
+ tightening their grip. the orunator-
/ then obliuate thrm DO Article - Alratf
. pubhshrdi tD keep secret ti' proceedings
/ of the League ami they af" not 20 Do
/ TINT they uIr even members. AMI Tor WOE
/ lafing Article 3 t,c Offenders shall b,
subjected ID such punishment a. the
/ lrnuur ~r,.- "tlf Co impose. " haf hl--
/ IONS oi thc Eacs Lit AND OBJ Hiur' IiH-
.-nm,ut- h.i .uomiul OBJ th' novice. AhI
/ how -lam.d Doc viii %" tp h.', his nam"
read for Els months bDi.Ir lis fellows ns
"a traitor. Article lO i- wonderful
pir... of ~1uA.-try. rulniugit worried io
/ d,cDiv, the novice AMI The gr0uhlrl, ~.
citing that since uue IMAM ltlr utl-mat-
orr can't control things uHd The p'o-
rle'S money il b.iug wasted t-cau-" ihc
/ 0rigiuutor- don't control fiuuga. them
/ fore. every man OF discretion should De
! wiling to give up some portion OBJ h-
/ nar-oual priyil.g. toath bound and eng
g.J and therefore The obligation OF
/ membership iu this league D. . most
solemn aud binding obligation, and u
shall require aud pledge every member oi
/ this League To- east his vote as MAJOR
| itv oi the League may decide n tAr
| new ones come 90 each j. bound 10y oath
10 serve the majority, which majority Is
carefully selected and kept drilled by the
designing origiuators, 10y means al the
oath. IN. gag. the Block List and tine
reading of %. names for sis months and
IA. threat OBJ such punishment a. thr
/ l.rauI- 1.-THE OrigiuAtorsl may -ee M To-
/ imuD-p. Amendments can only De- made
Inv a twO-thiri- vote. after l!iug over
one month. to give the orlgluator- time
/ tn fix for the subsequent meeting ana
prevent them from being taken unaware
Evcn then the proposed amendments
can't be- offered by the member, but must
be- In writing and handed 90 the score
tarv or presiding officer, the originators.
10 further tighten thegrip, no member
can resign within 30 days of AN election
and nominations are made within 30
dave. Regular MEETING shall be- held at
such places a. the Executive Committee
lthe originators) shall from time 70 tim"
select. Ten members shall constitute
quorum. thesix originatOrs with axes TO
grind being "a majority. The secretary
shall keep the minutes and preserve all
the obligations of membership and hold
the same subject to thecall OF the League
or its president" Simple Pledge OF
Honorl The secretary shall make and
! keen no todatea correct roll OF the mem
bership OF the League but he shall not
permit the said roll to beread or inspect
ed bv any person except the president oil
the League. unless upon written order
signed by the president and by one other
member OF the Executive Committee.
And the secretary shall not make any
copv of the whole or Of any part OF the