Show I 1 L THE MASONS AND THE A I 1 unless wo we are mistaken inist alren there was I 1 recently a serious difficult difficulty ty among the masons because of tho the admission of certain disreputable e persons person sto to membership in a 1001 trat chicago high class masons all over the country I 1 felt indignant that their proud order I 1 I 1 should have been debased by permitting I 1 tho the fellowship of low politicians 1 and li heelers celers and that indignation I 1 li ii new now shown to have been well w c 11 founded by tho the exposure of some of or I 1 0 theeo these identical the I 1 bood lers and their helpers and sympathizers the former difficulty has been resumed or a new one has been I 1 inaugurated upon this subject the I 1 chicago bews A eui has a special dispatch I 1 h from st louis under date of august it 1 1 as follows lz the masonic fraternity of your city ain just now seem to be kept quite busy answering conundrums proposed by the grand lodges of other states 1 the inquiry if ii largely upon the question I 1 of the disposition of the cook I 1 county bood lera lers and of mr me 0 i casein particular thecla the masonic authorities of thie this state were I 1 wr very indignant at the inaction of lincoln lincola lodge in tho the case of the ex war 1 den now ow supposed to be enjoying the 1 full benefits befits of masonry in canada inquiries by canadian lodges as to aquire t ft bet hecher mcgarigle was a mason in 6 good blinding standing were invariably an r bem d in the affirmative I 1 ahe he fact I 1 that he betrayed the trust which sheriff matson reposed in his brother maeon mason has I 1 led ed the grand lodges of nearly P every state in the union to inquire of the grand lodge of illinois what I 1 are ou oil going to do about it A gentleman who vi bo lias has been investigating Iny esli li ill alie matter for the benefit of the missouri laouri masons s returned here from chicago this morning ho ile says the situation eo so far as the masonic order is concerned ie is nearly as perplexing as the public one ong which a year 3 ago confronted mr gennell Grinn elland and the ear citizens ns headed by the doily daily acu N 1 arh state in masonry conry as in I 1 I 1 civil and curlin criminal inal practice haq lib IN on own l effs iho tito bylaws by laws of illinois Illino ig freemasonry 1 grant to the a cc d member a trial by hia his order th the e a a me e as if no had taken pi ill ue tee u e in open court I 1 that eaid paid the p gentl eitleman ent leman ernan is is the at block of our friends over in in cook couk county they give five up in des I 1 1 pair 1 bany licy to have ave petitioned petition edthe ud ahe states i attorn attorneys Y otil ce o for aid and the dok I 1 quent oung wung attorney frank walker 1 I 11 himself a mason in high standing la is i pre preparing luri the masonic word for them lie ile is is said s iid to hold to lie the I 1 opinion that mccrindle Mc can be turned 1 r out without without the formally fori nalty of a trial and he is backed by all 11 bf ir friend lends in in the fraternity McGari McGar glee igles case a will ft ill be he made the test case and varnell ochs r leyden and a dozen others t P of tho the bood boodle lel conspirators will follow in in rapid cider older ma conry ny lias has been outraged lust just as the I 1 I 1 h has been outraged by a lut of r sit tooth villains in in cook county and slie she must purify demelf hen elf atour paper t goes into the matter at hoine you 5 ou ill lind find that cery every ilanon in chicago ii R i fally fully arsted posted and particularly those of lin lincoln c 0 oi lodge g the not ribas national 11 lodge g must ut fol follow suit een even if it is is co composed nt sled of I 1 boodle sympathizers it must follow lincoln lodge or lose I 1 its charter I 1 think it but du duty ty 1 1 to say this much in in 0 0 of our order although wo we make but few of our proceedings pub public ic ought to bo be information enough I 1 in the chicago lodges by tins this time to expel at once all cf I 1 t tho 1 lo 10 convicted conn cUU bood lers and their f r i end the tito illinois Il linoir club expelled robinson and other clubs all 01 il cr r ed chicago olo followed ed suit it is not I 1 a matter of congratulation that the masonic fraternity bo be the tile last one to ha he heard from on lie the question of purification and reform rho gentleman eald said that mr grin nell had offered to place the records of hie his 0 office at the disposal of the order t tind nd spoke very highly of him r |