Show COIN HARVEY EXPLAINS fays the fat riot t seek only to concion Cod cion good n reply to tho times hern aj oili tori al of today censuring the organization known aa ilo patriots of america I 1 wish cosay m deply tho order of tho patriots of america is intended tho people of this country who haio selfish interest in legislation legisla tiou and choso whoso only wish is to promote the common good an investigation of its prospectus which we will send free to any ono desiring to see it will clearly show this it is au age of organization we havo tho sugar trust tho tobacco trust tho leather trust tho gas trust the railroad trust and a thousand other selfish combinations bi to promote in cadi instance their special interest and wo have a powerful money trust seeking to limit tho supply of money thero ia no reason why tho people should not organize to promote alie common good they have a right to do ao and much good may result I 1 do not understand why the people should be censured for organizing it they were seeking to do something unlawful I 1 would join yon in opposing it but wo feeck to organize the people for the purpose of having them study unselfishly questions of civilization and expressing their judgment as to what policy should bo carried into the laws of the government wo believe if this is not done the republic will be destroyed by selfish you say it is a secret organization this does not properly represent us our lodge meetings are private at which we exclude all those who have not entered into the unselfish work we propose we do not want them present to disturb our councils otherwise it is not a secret organization wo give the greatest publicity to oar principles as much so as any political party abo only thing private is what msty be properly pio perly termed our executive meetings where we consult for the public good wa weed out what we legain as the wolves in civilization and then confer among ourselves as to the work wo wish to do the senate of the united states has beet us the example tor this kind of da liberation ifa executive are secret the reason assigned for it is that it can best in that manner at times promote tha public welfare business men come together also stockholders of corporations and they exclude the public and consult as to what they consider their interest the people havo a right to do so our organization bears no resemblance whatever to know and any one who leads our prospectus will know this what I 1 object to and have a right to object to is an apparent attempt of selfish combinations to browbeat the people and thus intimidate them wo should have confidence in the people and any attempt to frighten them from organizing in a lawful and proper manner as against the strong organizations that arc now feeding upon them is not right political parties cro organizations oais is nothing leoro or less than that with plans for protection against those things that corrupt political parties the people should or gause and permit nothing to intimidate them W H harvey in chicago herald |