The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1915-08-07

every right there is duty. We
have right to life,--it is our duty
to society to preserve that life by
right living and by diligently fol-
lowing the laws of health We
have right to enjoy the public
utilities of the community and ma
tion,--it Is our duty to accumulate
taxable property for the support and
maintenance of these utilities; we
have a right to vote for the men
and measures by which we are to
be governed,-it is our duty to
prepare ourselves for the intelligent
use of the ballot.
We aim in our order to emphasize
the duties of the Negro, without
counselling him to waive any OF
his rights. But we want you to
be deserving of those rights. The
German and the Jew are respected
in this country and accorded every
favored privilege and right largely
because of their unity and because
OF commercial and business acu-
men. There rights have come to
them in no small measure as a re-
suit of their industry, economy and
skill. They have accumulated wealth
as a result of these qualities. Men
everywhere will hesitate in denying
their fellows rights and privileges.
when those fellows furnish them
their daily wage, or the means of
earning IL.
We cannot reasonably insist upon
the white man permitting us and our
children to share equally with him
and his in the earning of a livlihood
In or through the private enterprise
and agencies of his skill industry
and economy. We cannot hope to
ride the white mans hobby OF COM
merce, industry and finance as our
own, because he will at least de-
mand to ride with us, and in the
language of Col. Harvey: when
two men ride horse, one must
ride behind" And to know who
is the owner of the steed note the
riding in the nice, soft seat, one has
only to observe who Is riding in
front.
The Improved Industrial Order Of
Wise Men seek to have you ride
your own horse, and thereby pos
sess you of the right to ride in
front.
There Is more urgent demand to-
day for the skilled in every voca-
ton than ever before in the worlds
history. The un-skilled must at
all times and everywhere give way
to the trained artisan and take lis
place among the menials. We want
to build institutions,-comm
industrial, financial, in which our
boys and s'rls may be schooled to
become the last word in proficiency
along their several lines. We would
have them efficient also,-a great ac-
tive. working force to a great and
needed end, developing at last into
captains of industry and finance.
We want you to enlist in the
battle that Is being waged for the
things by joining our order. We
financial support. Without your
hearts in the movement we care
naught for your money. This Is
a constructive movement and with
out your enthusiastic moral support
money will do us little good. We
want the tenets and aims OF the
order to pervade your beings to the
extent that you will be as unrelent-
ing in your sweep for the objects
sought as the famous torch of Omar.
Let us stand with the principles
Of our God written in our hearts
and fight for these things and for a
better day and new order of
things for ourselves and for our
posterity. We can find in the prin-
ciples of the order the teachings of
our Savior, and following those prin-
ciples, we will have happy homes.
bountiful resources and clean hearts
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of us: His children are far from
safety and they are crushed in the
gate, neither Is there any one to
deliver them" "At destruction and
famine thou shalt laugh, neither
shalt thou be afraid OF the beasts of
the earth. For thou shalt be in
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