Show MASONIC AND OTHER SECRET SO year ago the grand lodge odthe of the state of washington decided to extend the right hand of fellowship to all negro masons who were in good standing 15 or who operated under the same charter as themselves but the action of that lodge has caused the copperhead members of the grand lodge of utah to issue an edict to the grand lodge of washington that unless it revokes or renounces its intention of fellow shipping with the negro masons m ons the copperhead members of the grand lodge of utah will cease to recognize them as masons the actions of the grand lodge of utah and of several other states in relation to the negro or the color line ine is not surprising to us ua for many years we have been cognizant of the fact that the majority of those belonging 0 to the masonic order and the other secret societies have always 1 entertained a very low opinion or estimation of negro masons yet there a great nany negro negm masons who think it is a great honor to them to have some white mason to smile upon them and give them the masonic grip when they are alone in the dark so far we have been unable to discern or to observe that masonry or other secret orders or organizations are of the sl slightest heest benefit to mankind in general for if ten twenty or a hundred or ten thousand men are in the possession of any truth which would tend to elevate el avate the human species then they should proclaim it from the tops of the highest mountain yea from the very highest pinnacle therea thereof but instead of doing so they hide the light or truth under a half bushel and map out plans in their secret meetings how to set act the laws at naught and to outstrip their fellowmen fel in the race of life to illustrate in the early 7 01 s I 1 edward stokes deliberately shot jim Fia keone oathie of the railroad km kings gs Q wall street helas He was tried f for or committing 1 9 we the 1 1 prime crime and the only ha a him from being beina A ann idal lb adv neck was ras that he Mm asom 7 As foryes fory js vas fm C e Q co huntr commission 7 and it kl leading end in g a AT th a afe i sy i tsy T s 0 the greatest c s 3 asi v f ay iy 3 f at he I 1 MP V ia ana ca vr TE ay ya t owr v va 42 MAW sas tf n 0 SiK ss is S TP T yv M alc plc il w iki p e ft ix T im T C ri f 01 f EM ra Y 10 gargle was a brother mason and he thought he was an honest bonest man maa numerous other instances could be cited to prove that those belonging to the masonic and other secret societies have always considered that they were entitled to to more consideration from the hands bands of the juries and courts than those who do not affiliate with such sach secret boci soci societies aties or organizations and that is the principal reason why justice is generally meted oat very severely upon the less fortunate creatures of the earth while the more fortunate ones generally go free no secret society is deserving of any respect which limits its membership to the color of a persons son 8 skin we have never affiliated with adv any secret compact and as lung long in as we retain our present ideas regarding them thein we never shall hall for according to our idea they will never succeed sue aeed in bringing about the universal brotherhood of mankind |