Lincoln Poll in USA TODAY

[My Name Is Kate]

I'm trying to stay on track here as much as possible and not deviate too far from this forum's topic.

I read online that an Anti-Masonic Party was formed in 1828 because some people were suspicious of the covert nature of the Masons, many of whom were politicians and high-level, influential public figures, and because there had been suspicious disappearances of some political opponents to Freemasonry. The Party dissolved in 1838, and a fair number of its members migrated to the Whig Party, including Thaddeus Stevens.

Some people today are saying the same things about the covert, insidious nature of Freemasonry. I welcome anyone's informed information on this subject.