Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 18 April 1924 — Page 2

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THE MUNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT

FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1924,

THE MUNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Demmocrats of Muncie, Delaware County and the Eighth Congressional District. The only Democratic Newspaper In Delaware Co.

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Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, at the postoffice at Muncie, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

Price 10c a Copy—$3.00 a year.

Office 733 North Elm Street. Telephone 2540 GEO. R. DALE, Owner and Publisher. Muncie, Indiana, Friday, April 18, 1924.

THE PEACEFUL KLAN Whenever a klansman is caught in trouble he is found to be armed. At Lilly, Penn., a train load of klansmen from Johnstown descended upon the town and tried to make the people of that community, who are against the klan, submit to the invasion of a masked mob of outsiders. Somebody very properly turned the hose on the invading host and an automatic, spitting death, leaped from beneath the folds of every dirty nightshirt of the invading host of men who stand for “law and order” and “one hundred per cent Americanism.” Men fell dead in their tracks and many were taken to hospitals, desperately injured. The armed klansmen boarded their specif train and steamed away. Some escaped from the train before it reached Johnstown, but upon its arrival officers searched the klansmen and found nearly one hundred revolvers in their possession. These men, belonging to an order which boasts of its God given mission to kave America from lawlessnness, deliberately armed themselves before starting on their trip to a neighboring city. They had murder in their hearts. What kind of an order is it anyway, that requires its members to carry firearms, which is in itself a distinct violation of the law, which the klan hypocritically pretends to uphold ? On the night of June 2,1923, a klan parade was held in Muncie. Armed thugs from Indianapolis, Elwood and other cities participated in the parade and scored of citizens who refused to remove their hats to the lawless demonstration were brutally beaten and had their hats knocked off by the masked outlaws. In no instance did the bystanders offer insult to the masked paraders. The latter went out of their way in every instance to offer insult and to assault men who w r ere exercising their rights as citizens to be abroad on the

streets.

t doubt if a concerted resistance had been made by the citizens who were.attacked the klan would have begun to shoot, as they did in Lilly, Penn. When the klan discards its masks, its six shooters and its many hates, it may then begin to talk about its great American mission. . The Munde Press declares that although no democrat has filed in Delaware county for treasurer, people will have to keep on paying taxes just the same as ever. Right you are, Bo. As long as there is a Delaware county Republican with enough animation left to sign his name to a nominating petition the people will keep on paying taxes, and plenty, of 'em. A DUTY, NOT A PLEASURE. The Post-Democrat does not enjoy publishing such matters as the Snyder affair. Mrs. Minnie Snyder is a i good woman, who has unwittingly become a part of the | rottenest and most corrupt political ring in the state of i Indiana. . I We have been threatened and entreated in this matter. Threatened with death and prosecution if the story were printed, and entreated to think of the pain and humiliation it w'Guld cause innocent people, if published. But this is not a personal matter. It goe^ to the very vitals o/ the juvenile and probation offices, which are now being hypocritically promoted at public meetings for selfish, political purposes. ) There are many persons in jail now for infractions of | the juvenile lav/s and these persons and their families no ' doubt feel deeply the humiliation caused by the attendant | publicity. The constitution does not say that a klansman shall be ’mmune from arrest and unpleasant publicity. It-says , all men are created free and equal, with special privileges

to none.

The political machine with which a good woman has aligned herself has no mercy in dealing with its enemies. It never thought of any suffering on the part of my wife and seven children when I was arrested on a false liquor charge and when I was thrown in jail and sent to the penal farm for “contempt” of Judge Dearth's court. It merely gloated. Thousands of words were printed in the two local re-publican-klux-controlled daily newspapers, concerning my numerous indictments and arrests, and every article was colored to give out the idea that I was,a hardened and abandoned criminal. It did not occur that these things might cause “innocent people to suffer” nor was any compunction shown when my nineteen-year-old son was arrested on- a minor charge and the story “played up” without pointing out any of the palliating features, of which there were many. I wish to repeat again that I do not fear the threats made by criminals and as I have committed no crimes, threats of prosecution will not deter me from doing my duty to this community. . The people of Delaware county are getting sick of seeing Judge Dearth blatting around among a lot of sob sisters and sissy men with his everlasting slush about the

the way he and Ogle and other pets of the Billy Williams ! wh0 have refused to hand some graftpolitical machine are handling the “juvenile situation” in 1 in g kieagie a tenspot in exchange; Delaware county. His recent speech making efforts are; for a certificate of Americanism, all for the purpose of creating sentiment in favor of the j opposing Mr. Duim in the primary ■ renomination of Prosecutor Ogle and other misfits who ^ is h. waveiand Ken;, one of Mr. j are about to be Unceremoniously retired tO private life. ! Kerr’s campaign managers is Harry j

VanBuskirk, former solicitor for the j

There are twelve candidates for the republican nom-! “Fiery cross.” tms \anBuskirk is' ination foi sheiiff ano eleven of them rully realize the j active in selecting candidates, onj fact that Deputy Sheriff John Readle is the Billy Williams both sides of the fence, who win be “slate” for sheriff, Ogle for prosecutor, Fitch for senator, i satisfactory to the kian. The fact Vestal for congressman, Cole for treasurer and Truitt and that VanBuskirk is helping push the Jackson for commissioners. Speaking from a disinterest- j candidac y of Kerr - indicates beyond, ed source, it seems to us that the eleven candidates f or I Wil1 ’''■""l sherift who know that they are being slaughtered by Billy: with the’ Man fighting Mr. nuiin. Williams and his rusty oici machine, might make some hay and working for Mr. Kerr, there by organizing into a committee of the whole for the pur- should be no doubt in the minds of pose of smashing Billy's slate, from precinct committee- democrats °pp osed to the klan when man on up to the top. N | lhe y s° lo the p° 11s on Ma y 6 - To

' j place a man on the bench in Allen

A klansman named Brown, fifty-five years of asre re- 1 cou,lty 1,el<mKlns to or s "™ <,rte<1 by

— • . J — ’ the Ku Klux Klan would be the

Klans women Play Favorites in Social Way at Logansport They Are All ICO Per Cent But Some of the Higher Ups Don’t Recognize Sister Kluckerines.

Logansport, Ind., April 18.—W> wish some 100 percenters would enlighten us, as to the reason for discriminating among these so-called all American wmmen. The klan claims that all klansmen and klans.women are 100 percent American and

siding on West Dix street, was arrested some time ago on ; greatest calamlty which ever befell

ci charge ot contt ibuting to the delinquency of his own . the community, it is impossible to .c ... thirteen-year-old daughter. She charged her father with i get a square deal in a court presided are ^ ie d0 " er Ameilcan manhood a g a j ns t the klan.

making improper advances. Brown paid an attorney one I ° ver a man who has pledged his hundred dollars to defend him. A thirty-year-old son of Iife and homyr t0 the f> ro P a s t5on 0{

and even when he was hauling coin, be was stopped along the road. This man is disgusted with them and says he would not be a nart,'- to that dirty, un-American conspiracy- We withhold this man’s name as we know he is sincere in the stand he has taken

Klansman Brown, residing in Indianapolis came up to an idea which penalizes certain c i as - look after his father’s trouble. Before leaving the son, “f f," oc '“ !ty “ d wr ' tes 1 a p ,' c< "; e in who is also a k ucker, said he had things fixed, according „ urcllased imnmn , ty by paying

..... _ . kome

to a SlOry told by a man who says he told him. The case j grafter ten dollars for the privilege was set for trial, continued, and finally dismissed. And | of becoming a kian brother of the

that’s that. | judge. j This is a period of distrust which

If you want to help the Post-Democrat in its figlitl' !houl ' i h be the , etect '°” ^ against klan corruption send us a check for three dollars Utnse ta be orders from the secret 101 a yeai S subscription. Help organize subscription den of masked anarchy. Captain Ira clubs. We have three cases in the supreme court due to m- snouffer, candidate for prosecuunjust convictions brought about by our fearless opposi- tor on the democratic ticket, is that

tion to the klan. We need money, and a lot of it, to go to sort of a man

tfie end of the road with the scoundrels who conspired to I w ^ t “ d?

vision and believe us, he was not of the chocolate soldier type. He was

and womanhood,.

They were not fooling us, we knew different all of the time; and to confirm our views some of the fair kluxerinos are raising Cain on the Wabash, because the social line has been drawn. Some of the lady kluxers claim that they will not mix socially with a great many of their masked sisters, as they did not associate with that class before they ioined the klan, and refuse to do so now; yet when the Kamelia Klavern was established every one solicited to join, was advised they would be 100

The Post-Democrat has not aired

the morals of any member of the klan in Logansport or Cass countyWe have tried to maintain our dignity and keep above the contaminating level of the Walton Enterprise, We believe in giving every klansman and klanswoman a chance and if they still hang round the klavern ami prove their desire to remain a klan in the face of the truth and show klan activity, we are not promising that we will keep what we know to

ourselves. Take your choice. Look over this list, your name may

Of course it might be tough on old man Dalby, but a real soldier, the price is entirely too high for the rest of the people. I The legion ’ which is

on the whole should support

percent in everyway if they would' be among them F ; ikg around Lo but hand ovei the ten spot. j g ans p OT j think the following are Koc Now that they have parted with the; Koog If vou are not> let , 8 hear fwmi “ten” they are supposed to b e satis-j yoU( ag we do not intentionalIy call fied with the privilege of being rated ; anyone a Koo Koo who does not be . as a 100 percenter, and paying their ; long to the hooded band;

monthly installment into the dispen-

Primary Fight in Ft. Wayne, is now At Fever Fleat Representative Democrats and Republicans Strive To Eliminate Ku Klux

Klan Kandidates.

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Ft. Way*ie Pennsylvania Koo Koos. (FIRST LIST) Andrews, William S., 203 Esmond, Crane Qper. Alberts, Wm. M., 1906 Lafayette, Fireman. Anderson, Willard, 440 Burg, Machinist. Aker, Geo. M., 1146 Nuttman, Clerk. f , Anderson, Walter I., Crane Insp. Archer, Charles, 225 Douglas Aye., Clerk. Amspaugh, Herschel R., 2110 Wells, Machinist. . Arnold, Ed. E., 2314 Anthony Blvd., Conductor.. Ames, Charles A., 2225 Holton, Conductor. Burns, Albert, 1333 E. Pontiac, Machinist. Brown, Alvin, R. R. No. 13, Switch Tdr. Brown, Dick R., Monroeville, Ind., Sta. Engr. Beldon, Marry, 1025 Mainnes -AYe,, Oiler. Bennett, James 0,8':8 Woodman, Brakeman. Burch, Carl G., 1313 Grant Ave., Switchman. Boone, Benj, J., 2029 Gay, Conductor. Denshire, Gus E,, 231 ^ E, Wayne St., Elec. Broxar, Noble B., 1924 Gay St, Brakeman. Beckman, Wm.. 2998 Eypj^s, BLcksmith. Borchersteng, Paul H., 1103 Liberty, Switchman. Borcherding, Paul M t , 1103 Liberty, Switchman. Bueker, Carl F., 25M Oliver, Loc. Engr. Rloogh, Bert. 2522 Lafayette, Conductor. Bechtol, S- H., 2728 Oliver, Machinist. Birge, Carl. 2719 Chestnut, Clerk. Bowers, Nolan P.. 2622 Bowser Ave., Fireman. Bower, John L., 1160 Monroe St., Fireman. # Blombach, Alfred, 411 Fortman, Clerk. Bougher, Philip, 440 E. Berry, Craneman. BalfzelL Dayton, 831 E. Washington. Loc. Engr. Boldt, Oliver, 2412 Wells St., Yd. Cond, v

Fort Wayne, April 18.—The primary campaign in Fort Wayne is reaching fever heat and the voters want to know how the candidates of both parties stack up on the klan question. Naturally the local daily newspapers fight shy on that partic-

ular angle.

The Post-Democrat expects to tell the people here what candidates belong to the klan as well as those who do not. This is a democratic newspaper. but it will oppose any democratic candidate who belongs to the klan and will support any republican anti-klux candidate who is opposed at the polls next fall by a

klansman democrat. Our investigator finds that Frank R. Dulin, who seeks the democrat nomination for judge Of Alien county, is a man who has not diverted or misinterpreted the constitution of the state and nation, which guarantees equal rights to all citizens. Mr. Dulin is a law graduate of Indi ana University and having practiced in the courts of Allen county for twenty-one years, has failed to find anything in the statutes which classifies as “aliens” Catholics, Jews natur alized citizens of foreign birth and native born, white protestant gentiles

handsome and boasted of the number of buddies he sent to the guard house. , i Capt. Snouffer must be an extraor- ! dinary fine chap, since he is popular with the members of the bar and is endorsed strongly by men in the ranks of labor. His record is clean and he is worthy of the office to | which he aspires. j The contest for the republican | nonAiation for sheriff of Allen county j is clean ‘cut- Henry Marlin, 3301 ; Holton court, who aspires to the ofj fice is a member of the Ku Klux Klan ! Dayton Abbott, former chief of police ■ of Ft. Wayne and later special in- : vestigator for the department of jusj lice, is not a klansman and is opI posed to the organization, i Dayton Abbott will at the primary j receive the votes of republicans who j believe that it would be a serious caj lamity to place an emissary of the , Ku Klux Klan in this important ofi lice. The people of Allen county ! want a sheriff who will enforce the ! law of the state and nation instead of j the law of the klan. Thumbs down | on Henry Marlin. i W. S. Roebuck of St. Joe township, : wants the republican nomination for j treasurer. Roebuck is a klansman and a bond brother of the butchers I of Mer Rouge. In the next issue we j will give our Fort Wayne leaders the i name of at least one democratic i klansman who aspires to be county | commissioner, and in that connection | don’t forget that Paul Kinder and J Christ Vonderau are the sort of men to put in the commissioner’s* office. No tenspot monkey business with these gentlemen. Honest men, we would say. Here is a partial analysis of the j situation to date: Keep ’em in mind: The Democratic lineup: | For judge: Frank R. Dulin, believes j in law and order; opposed by IL j Waveiand Kerr, endorsed by thekbm For commissioner: Paul Kinder and Christ Vonderau, believers in constituted authority opposed by at least one kluxer, name in next issue. Prosecuting attorney: Attorney Ira M. Snouffer, capable, considerate and tolerant, opposed by Sam Jackson, fought the battle of Camp Tay- , lor. / The Republican Situation. For judge: Judlie Sol Wood of the Allen circuit court, upholder of state . law, opposed by William H. Schan. nen, graduate of the imperial wizard’s law school. For sheriff: Dayton Abbott, an honest to goodness American, opposed by Henry Marlin, who would wear a fiery cross, instead of a badge, if elected. Ft. Wayne Koo Koo Personals. I Glen A. Smiley, kluxer attorney, wishes to announce he would have made the race for congress had his ex tensive law practice permitted. It requires a truck to haul Glen’s income to the bank each day. But | what Glen feared most wms that the

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sary of hate- Of course they are expected to vote for any klucker who | may ask their support, even though she will not recognize them outside of the klavern. A great many of the lady kluxers are planning on withdrawing their membership, as they now see the point, and ^ay it is noth-

Mrs. Jno. Rifer, Colfax street. Mrs. Stella Hamilton, 1234 No. Sid

RiflU

Mrs. Cott Barnett, Michigan RaadMrs- Charles Gharis, Broadway-3rd

street,

Roy Maple, son of A. B. Maple, who is seeking the nomination for treat-

ing but a money making scheme, to' „ ,, ... .. , .

’ urer on the republican ticket. W<

satisfy the greed of the grafters. , , . , , . , .

do not know just how A. B. feel

It is surprising that it has taken so ! , ... , . , i about the hate gang,

long for these victims of the gold!

diggers to wake up. The Post-Dem-! Mrs ' Grace Cates who is seekin S ocrat has been telling the easy marks j nomination for treasurer on of the klan. that it was only mereift-1 OCratiC . tick f is a very J«ti arv motives wWh nromnio,! r,,vi, 0 Catholic and man y folks think

ary motives which prompted Clarke, Simmons and Tyler to spread such vicious-.propaganda. The leaders in the local or national klavern of the klan do not believe one word of the lies and filth which they are spread-

ing for the benefit of the poor easy | a k ^ ansman *

dupe, who pay their ten. and probably do without the necessities of

a klanswoman.

Merl Wall, candidate for prosecuting attorney has not publicly com mitlpd himself, but it is the opinioi of the majority of people that he, too

J. H. Reed, running for coroner

j has long been classed as an A. P. A

life, in order to enrich tfcb grafters, j and most folks cal1 him a kIuxer - Some of your local klanswomen and } The Ku Kluxers have had a tete a klansmen aie lining their pockets a j U i have decided that their osi out of your hard earned money, and ' Kr a look in at the offices whicl a,:king yom support at Lie polls Do j they seek is to eliminate all of the! not be a fool and vote for a khins-1 candidates excepting one on eac; man, as they will draw the line on j ticket, and in this way they thin* b >ou in more than a social way. becoming united they can put it ove

It you have been duped into this the other candidates,

organization and wish to withdraw, Th ere are a few good figurehead do not permit them to bluF you with running the klucker campaign, an, tieir threats, as this is yet tree Am-. they hope to herd the rank and SI ^ re8lSnati ° n Hof the klan to the noils, but than, the Post-Democrat and get hack on | God . there are manv members of th

the right side, with the liberty lov L , , ^

. . n . . . eivy !cn Wen who have at last gotten wise t

T ns s or 0l ",A th4 sca:cs

T . . , ! from their eyes and they refuse to % I ,s not our ,mention to dig the thc Rw>t for lhc Bohemcra . Tlle skeletons out ot the close*, o( those old cona t ilution which „„ forbcar who were, just one ot the joiners amt | drew up and lived hv is the one w

we will help every klansman and klanswoman of Logansport and Gass

ecuhty to square themselves with j visible or invisible, shall rule tl irVe^wAT"* 0t ,he commmIt5 ’'j aaeat country ot ours. Now is t I they wo, show us that the desire time to stamp out the worst ptag mupire °' 1 ? " ,VWM0 wUh our country has

will continue to live by; and no oil or form of government whether it l

Ask Chas. Massena how much money he" has made out of the klan. We know there are ma.17 folks who -.re good decent citizens who Have been pestered at every turn, until (hey

been infested.

Senator Joseph Cravens. Candida for governor, was scheduled to spe< in Logansport Iqst Wednesday evei ing, however.'he did not make k appearance in the north court rooi

finally joined to get rid of the in- t7 Vo , ^ . 1 H has been rumored about town th

sps fs or leeches who were alter them ! *

„ , * * ^ mem. the senator made his sneeeh in t One good farmer said that he was! 1 0 O F hall to l a pestered bv two and three of the klar i '1 audience

the kUn, k iansmen and kamelias. We won hounds every time he left the house v, „ uoufto, like to hear from the senator in r

i gard to thig>

other attorneys of Ft. Wavne would' ° n Tliesday ’ ApriI lst > the Pare* have quarreled over his business had I Teachers Association of Kewans he gone to Washington. Another I J d " " 1VI j ted the R ® v - Father Laye, great statesman’s service lost to our . ' Anne s Catholic church of th country- Oh, well! perhaps congress • Clty t0 Iecture at thei r meeting, a may plod along some slipshod way the ReV ‘ Laye ob,i & in ffly consent<

and during the course of his letftu some ignorant shimmy clad a: ! hooded ignoramus of the Ku K1 Klan, burned a fiery cross in fro of the hall. The teachers apologiz to Rev. Lay© assuring him that th, had no connection with the kla neither were they aware of the ft that the klan intended burning t fiery cross; they also congratulat Father Laye on his lecture, claimii it was the best they had ever hear

until Glen decides to guide the old

ship of state.

Harley Somers of Farmers Trust Bank, who is the only down town bank official that belongs to the Klan said he didn’t give a darn if we did publish his name. Somers is a former resident of the seething metropolis of Ossian. Some wise bird opce said you could take the boy out of the country, but you couldn’t take the country out of the bov.