CHAPTER VI. 



ORGANIC LAW OF THE UNION. 



For any body of men to be effective they must be 

 organized, and every organization, to be perfect, must 

 have a head and a corps of able officers. This fact is 

 realized and put into effect by men of professions. Law- 

 yers, teachers, physicians, bankers, brokers and tradesmen 

 of all classes have their organizations through which 

 they expect to protect their interests, become more pro- 

 ficient in their respective callings and wield a more perfect 

 and powerful influence. Then why not the farmers and 

 laborers adopt the same methods? Until of late years it 

 has been the practice of farmers when meetings were had 

 to call upon some lawyer or doctor to address them on 

 questions relating to their interests and tell them what he 

 knew about farming." The Union proposes to correct 

 these practices. They prefer to discuss their own affairs 

 in their own way. They have never been invited to par- 

 ticipate in the meetings of lawyers and bankers, for the 

 obvious reason that it was not their calling. For the 

 same reason they have concluded that it is best for them, 

 in the future, to manage their own business affairs. For 

 this reason, and in order to secure among its members, in 

 the internal working in the Order, the greatest degree of 

 harmony, confidence and security, they have made it a 

 secret organization. For the purpose of accomplishing 

 the desired efficiency, extension and unity, they have 

 organized and adopted a Constitution and By-Laws. 



