| Show HOLD GOLD AND slim SILVER new Or Orga Bizalion Work working ilig tor for a double money standard the patriots Fat riots of america will le be non partisan anil and will offer no ticket but will work on both parties A new political organization has been launched in the united states under the name of the rat patriots riots of america says the chicago inter ocean it will not however nominate candidates and will antagonize tag onize only such existing political parties as cros swords with the principles it advocates it seeks to bring together the people of the united states who believe in bimetallism or who are opposed to the gold standard as well as to those who are opposed tp the present condition of affairs and by patriotic and unselfish cooperation sound prin daples in inter tap laws lawa of the government that wit wil promote tle the rommon good the or organization animation cropo proposes es to take up tile the leading issue in in national politics and settle it if pos ible each four years in the interest athe people and pass pas on to the baxt proposition it treats political L at questions questin ins as aa questions of civil and prop proposes osei to lift them the sea of interests r alg L aw a i at fe vr 04 aniza tion rentes tin the history of and att ohp 1 of republics to individual elfishness elfish nesb being crystallized into laws T it allude to tile the or original ginal eats ts of civilization as having been burned by a cinder and to spain italy greece tarkey and armenia as the dying embers of ci civilization also to the governments of europe as proud selfish modern europe being prepared for the same game sep sepulcher alemer as aa the more indent nations of the earth it lainis that two contending forces force im we e striven for the right to make he laws of government governments shat that these two forces are selfishness and humanity it claims as a fact that freedom and the best elements in mankind have ever found a home boniv in the frontier of civilization it recites the flight and pursuit of these two contending sentiments and claims that humanity is making its last stand against despotism selfishness here in the united tates it treats organized greed in pos e eion ion of the laws of governments us as the development of an evil spirit and as an unconquered and heretofore unconquerable enemy that must be overthrown and eliminated from the affairs of state by bv the anglo saxon race of the north american continent the patriots of america is is an all organization M founded by mr W II 11 harvey author of coin s financial school with the advice and assistance of many public men and is intended to successfully resist act what they regard as the onward march of this dest destroying roving power its organizers claim for it that it is so fco planned under its constitution ution as to all attacks buth both from within as well as without tb the e organization also that it will cultivate an unselfish and patriotic spirit its constitution is prefaced with a preamble which begins when a people dissatisfied with existing conditions are about to appeal to the intelligence of mankind to aid in the promotion of it is first necessary to make known to the world the evils complained of and declare the cardinal ca principles that are to guide the movement thus organized it recites that the object of civil government is to secure equally to all citizens life liber liberty tv and the pursuit of happiness and to promote physical mental and moral culture with the aim of ultimately establishing a hii hig herand more perfect civilia civilization civilisation tion the constitution or chart to gov govern ern the order or organization is as elaborate as the constitution of the united states stales and contains nine articles of many sections each it provides for everything pertaining to the organization from tile the executive officers to a pr provision ovi loll 1011 for amendments to its ita constitution constitute loll 1011 tile the executive officers fisers of are a first national patriot a national recorder and a national treasurer first state patriot in each state and a first county patriot in each coun ty there is to be a congress of patriots composed cem posed of the state patriots from each e state and territory all power powe however no wever is to be derived from the tha people voting in their lodges it is to be nonpartisan non partisan and will put no candidates in the field every four years its members will by ballot in their lodges t declare what in their judgment budgin e nt is the leading political issue and what relief is demanded by the people and following this they will select from the candidates of the existing political parties the majority rule in each instance is to govern the ahn unselfish judgment ot of the people is relied on under circumstances that will free their expression of opinion from selfish inter J J e I 1 ce g ter ia q g the widest wide t publicity but the lodge meetings will exclude all who a are r e not men menion ibn the promoters of 1 the order ay iy its policy as to secret sessions is ie mod modeled aled after the executive sessions of the united states kates senate and are private only in t the sense that the members of a fir firm might exclude the public from their private deliberations that in this way as in the rase ease of the united states senate the public welfare can be best promoted it is thus arranged to prevent disturbing elements from getting into councils of the people |
