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A LITTLE HIBTOBY GONUEBOTG
THE HON. (?) RALPH BTJBTON.
In the proceedings of the grand
lodge of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, which convened in the
the city of Topeka October 12, 1886,
we find the following record of ap-
peaL
A. H. Dow, from the committee on appeals
submitted the following report, which was
adopted:
S. W. Graves and others vs. Wm. Penn Lodge
JNO. 78.
To the Grand Lodge of Kansas 1. 0. 0. F,:
Your commute on erievancea and appeals, to
whom was referred the appeal of 8. M. Graves
et al, against the action or wm, renn lioage no.
78, have had the same under consideration, and
would report the following statement of facts
and their conclusions thereon:
On the 22d of May, 1886. charges were pre
ferred against Bro, Burton for conduct unbecom
ing an Odd Fellow.
Specification: That on or about the 3d of
May, 1886, Bro. uurion aia uniawiuuy conceal,
or cause to be concealed, money that belonged
to others (namely, Fargo Express Co.) to about
the sum of $450, and reported It stolen.
These charges were duly referred to a com
mittee to register the evidence. The commhtee
met June 8, when the accused plead guilty to a
shortage of 180 or S30, irom cue aousnern nansas
Kaiiroaa company.
On .Tuna 10 the committee reported, and on
June 17 the scrutiny was had, and the brother
was expelled rrom tne order.
From this action of the lodge this appeal Is
taken.
Applicants make the following points In the
appeal:
Flrst-That the lodge erred In voting on the
question of expulsion instead oi wnetner we ac
cused was guilty or nou.
snndThaf. thA Nobis Grand erred In an
noundng the vote for expulsion. Number of
votes cast were iweniy-nve seventeen lornuu
eight against The Noble Grand did not vote, and
should have been counted In the negative. The
vote should have been announced seventeen for
expulsion and nine against.
Third That at the tcrutlnv. before the voting
took place, the secretary read a report of the
financial standing of all members present, a copy
of which is hereto annexed. That by said report
there were seven members present disqualified
from voting, being more than thirteen weeks In
arrears, that the appealing brothers are they
that voted against expulsion, ana are not uur
teen weeks In arrears for dues.
Fourth That the charges against Bro. Burton
anfttlflpd that ha had secreted about $150 belong-
in? tn th Welli-Farcro Exoress company, when
the accused testified that he was short in his
accounts with the Southern Kansas railroad In
the sum of 980 or 990.
The following are the conclusions of your com'
mlttee:
First It was not error for the lodge to
vote on the penalty, the accused having vir
tually admitted his unlawful act.
Second The vote being seventeen for ex pul
sion and eight against. It was not error In the
Nome urana announcing tne penalty to do ex
pulsion. Third From a careful examination of the
secretary's report filed as a part of the papers in
the case, we find the following facts:
There were twenty-eight members present.
The sitting Fast Grand and the counsel for the
accused are prohibited from voting. The Noble
Grand did not vote, and, being mx months In
arrears, was not entitled to vote. (Of the twenty
five members who voted, thirteen were In ar
rears for dues, leaving but twelve members who
were legally entitled to vote. Of the seventeen
members who voted far expulsion, nine were In
arrears, this leaving but eight legal votes for ex
pulsion. Of the eight members who voted
against expulsion, four were in arrears for dues,
thus leaving but four legal votes against expul
sion. Now, ss eight Is two-thirds of twelve. It
follows that, throwing out of the count all those
who were In arrears, the brother was expelled
by a constitutional majority.
Fourth We are unable to see how this play
upon words materially alters the facts In the
case.
Whether tecreting, embezzling, defaulting or
$hnrtage are the terms used, and whether 1450
or 990 be the amount char ed; and whether It
be the Fargo Express company, or Southern
Kansas Railroad company that lost by the ac
cused, the fact remains that the brother unlaw
fully appropriated to his own use money belong
lsgto other parties.
We are of the opinion that our order cannot
afford to countenance malfeasance of this
character.
We would therefore reccommend that the
appeal be dismissed.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. DOW,
II. IL Gravis,
8. J. JONI8.
J. C. SIHMOX8,
It. C. Walt in,
J. H. IIowk,
J. IL 8MITH,
Committee.
Ujjdkb Geo. T. Anthony's order, the
Topeka merchant could sell goods
westward as far as Strong City, bnt
there the barrier of freight rates
would rise insurmountable, and if he
cared for his treasury, he must turn
back. Strong City is half way between
Wichita and Topeka, but sugar origi
nates east of the Missouri river, and
must be hauled 228 miles to Wichita
and eighty miles back to Strong City,
or a total of 308 miles, while it is only
hauled sixty-seven miles to Topeka
end eighty miles to Strong City, or
only 147 miles in all. Yet the freight
paid by Wichita and Topeka whole
salers would be virtually the same.
Is it equalizing freights to charge the
Wichita merchant only half as much
as Topeka?
A PAPEE WITHOUT A PRINCIPLE
OB A POLICY.
A few years ago the Capital was
for absolute free trade. The bosses
said a high protective tariff was the
proper thing, and it has been howling
for high tariff ever since.
Two years ago, in answer to an in
quiry from a correspondent, it stated
the amount of money m cir
culation at upwards of $52 per
capita. The bosses said that wouldn't
do, and ever since it has been doing
its best to prove that the answer was
a lie.
Two years ago it was howling for
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver. The bosses said that must be
stopped, and it stopped. What pnn
ciple or what policy does the Capital
represent, anyhow!
" Kansas," says the Advocate, " could stand
a little prosperity occasionally." That is a good
deal more than the People's party can do. Em
poria Republican.
The People's party is enjoying a
very fair degree of prosperity, thank
you, and if the corn crop turns out as
well as the wheat crop, our farmers
will be able to make liberal contribu
tions to our campaign fund, and we
will give the "stand up" crowd all
the calamity they want in November.
By the way, this reminds us that John
W. Breidenthal will take wheat and
corn as contributions to the campaign
fund. Farmers in every neighbor
hood can club together and make up a
carload and ship to him at Enter
prise, Kas. He will apply it where it
will do the most good.
The erudite editor of the Capital
has made the startling discovery that
somebody has said that somebody
told him that Sir Isaac Newton had
said that a paper currency is worth
less trash, and thereupon in the
course of his meanderings with New
ton among the stars he issues a man
ifesto declaring that the editor of the
Advocate is a dogmatic ignoramus
and don't know what he is talking
about It is suggested that the edi
tor of the Capital has probably made
a mistake in his authority, and that it
is Isaao Walton instead of Isaac New
ton to whom he refers, as his story
reads more like a fish story than like
the conclusions of a philosopher.
Those republican patriots who are
so horified that the great and good
democratic party of Kansas should
condescend to mix with calamity
howlers should cast their eyes south
ward occasioaally. What is the mat
ter with' the republican party of the
southern states that it should do just
what Kansas democrats are doing?
Things seem to be getting terribly
mixed all around, and the chances are
that before the November election
there will be neither democrats or re
publicans north or south. The Peo
ple's party seems to be absorbing the
rank and file of both at a rate that
gives the bosses hysterics.
Blood t shirt waiving can not win canmsec
In Missouri any more. The democrats are doing
a good deal of this at present This shows that
their cause is weak, and that they are frightened
at the prospects. There is no bloody shirt busi
ness on the republican side. Globe-Democrat.
Neither can bloody shirt waving
win in Kansas any more, but in Kan
sas it is the republican party that is
doing the waving. If bloody shirt
waving by democrats in Missouri in
dicates weakness of the party, what
does it indicate in Kansas?
The Capital begins the month of
September with the usual number of
specials announcing failures of Peo
ple's party meetings and the gather
ing of the multitudes at republican
rallies. People's party, meetings are
all said to be much smaller than two
years ago. Inasmuch as the files oi
the Capital ef two years ago shov
our meeetings to have been tota
failures, they must indeed be small
affairs now. Bats!
Government Ownership the Only Bemedy.
From the Chicago Herald, August 27.
m'leod's rebellion.
Striking switchmen are not the onl)
rebels in the country. A more deliberate
effort'to defy the law was never made h
America than that of which the officer
of the Reading railroad were guilty, and
which they declare they will continue in
spite of the Injunction obtained against
them. The decision of Chancellor Mo
0111 Is a singularly able paper. It recites
the special privileges granted the rail
road company and the benefits the pub
lic has a right to expect and demand In
return. It shows that every step of the
companies has been to form a monopoly
in the mining and handling of coal which
can only oppress the public. And It for
bids the continuance of that agreement
by which the unjust acts were to have
been consummated.
"The injunction will have as much ef
fect as if directed against the Sioux In
dians," is the contemptuous and defiant
comment of President McLeod on the
deliberate mandate of the law. He is
scornf ul In his boasted rebellion against
the courts, the legislature, the people,
and all established authority. Even if he
does not conclude to appeal his case to a
higher court he knows plenty of ways to
outwit the chancellor and continue the
robbery for which his combine was ef
fected. He boldly points out how this
stool-pigeon can nominally fill the presi
dent's chair in one corporation and that
stool-pigeon can do a like service In an
other, lie and the other conspirators
have buttressed themselves with con
tracts which may be useful, but which
ire not to be Invoked If other dishoneet
aeasures will avail. They own and coa
rol more than half of the coal mining
tnd coal carrying industry. And he will
lefy every law of the land but he will
lave his bond.
Compared with this colossal lawless
tess, the switchman's strike la a very
Ame affair. In the latter case power
as found and promptly found to re
store their rights to the people. In
Buffalo to-day a man may work where
he will. A car may go where a master
sends it. Merchandise Is safe, and pas
sengers untroubled. Teace waa con
quered with a strong hand, because there
Is higher power than the will of the peo
ple. GThe will of the people is with Chan
cellor McGlll and against the rebellion
of McLeod. It will have to re respected
in New Jersey as it was respected In
New York.
Thi Advocati has a larger circulation
than any other paper in Kansas.
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