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[–] israelmossadjewgold 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

that's weird he would be against fraternat orginizations while being a freemason andm ember of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows

[–] Broc_Lia 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

White society at the time was heavily organised by fraternal societies, and had been since the medieval guild system. So in order to get anywhere in politics you had to be a member of one or another whether you approved of them or not.