Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 20 February 1925 — Page 2
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THE POST-DEMOCRAT.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20; 1925.
THE POST-DEMOCRAT. A democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats of Muncie, Delaware County and the L Eighth Congressional District. The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware Co. 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, February 20,1925.
A KURIOUS KONDITION. It appears now that the King Kleagle of the Realm of Delaware has gone down to Atlanta, Georgia, to consult with Dr. W. H. Evans, the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, in connection with an alleged factional fight which has been going on in Wilmington among the knights of the Ku Kluxers. It is presumed that the whangdoodles of the whipsays are not co-operating—and have not been co-operating properly—with the wheezle whoozles of the whippersnapper camp. So the matter has been taken before the Imperial Whizbang, whose home is in Atlanta, where the Imperial Lair of the Lapdoodles happens to be. Of course, it is quite possible, that the wheedles and whoodles are not at all what the whangzies and whoppingwhips said they were —and naturally nobody likes to be called what he ain’t by folks who ain’t what they are. Or to make an ambiguous staterrient more readily unintilligible, it might be said that when the King Kleagle of the Klapsaddles goes klinking into the Klankium of the Whangdiderottums of the whilum weelum whacksuds, who is sometimes known as the Imperial Wizard, he will, no doubt, inform him that when one member of the Ku Kluxers in Wilmington called the other a klothesless koolcross kaloopertylop, he was wrong and that the person is in reality merely a kool unkussed keelapitylapdoodle, which is nothing at all. And, it should be remembered, too, that the better behaved member—the Imperial Wizard, no doubt, will be told—has not and does not intend to intimate that any other members of the beshirted band is a klaxonized klump of kut keels, but that he does think some of his colleagues are nothing more than a klimpus klanking kooloogleum klick klack klunk kling, which is nothing at all—and costs only $10 to join. All of which shows that the torchlighters have their internal troubles just like other folks. It is to be hoped the Imperial Whopdoodle will be able to pacify the unpacific members of the belligerent faction of the whangitywhangwhee koloshed kleep kleeps—and that the price of nightshirts will remain just the same.—Every Evening, (Wilmington, Delaware.) The negro McIntosh, tried for murder this week in the circuit court, must have had a sort of a funny feeling. Defended by Clarence Benadum, ex-klan organizer and Attorney Schreiber, a Jew, prosecuted by a klan prosecutor, arraigned before a klan judge and looking a klan jury in the eye, this colored brother, with an Irish name certainly had plenty to keep his mind occupied during
the trial.
What would a jury panel look like unless Bill Floyd’s name appeared on it, or a female Sample, or Della Mott, or Anna Dick, a Devinney, or a dozen others that you can think of with your eyes shut? Strange how-the same old names keep on coming out of the box, isn’t it? Or is it? WHY NOT LOOK FORWARD? The Senate has passed the bill placing buses^under the mandate of the public service commission. This is distinctly a bill favoring the traction interests and strikes a blow at interborough motor transportation and city bus service. Ten years from now the acts of those who are attempting to stop the wheels of {progress will be recorded in history along with the witch burners and the martyrdom of those of every age who seek to advance the cause of civilization. In this automotive age it is simply childish folly to try to turn back the clock of time. As well try to legislate against the tractor in favor of the ox team and substitute the crooked stick for. the gang plow. The motor bus supplies cheap and convenient transportation and attempts to throttle it in its infancy are not well taken by the people of the state. Was the wish the father to the thought when the near United States District Attorney gave it out that there was a question whether the bonded witnesses in the Graves case would be compelled to appear at the trial because of the doubtful status of the grand jury which first indicted Graves? The witnesses were on hand,.regardless of the tip published far in advance by local dailies and Ogle was forced to go on with the trial. Naturally to one of Ogle’s nature and disposition it hurts to try a political crony. Ogle took part in Bob’s booze parties at his protected tiger and colored crap shootery. So did John Hampton, the jury commissioner who drew the names of the jurors who tried Graves.
do it if the democrats nominate a candidate who is afraid of the cars. In the fall campaign the Post-Democrat demonstrated what could be done by exposing a rank gravel steal and by the publicity alone incident to that one particular crooked deal, created such a sentiment that 5 rock ribbed republican townships went overwhelmingly democratic and the vote in all the rural district showed an amazing republican slump. We have the makings here of a splendid city campaign and democracy has a chance to win, but it can’t be done with a pussy footer at the head of the ticket who fears to take the lid off and make the right kind of a fight.
The “independent klan” in renouncing its antipathy to the colored race and soliciting them to join the great order, have virtually announced that a colored man’s ten dollar bill is just as good as the ten-spot of any white man on earth.
^ DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE
The democratic city central committee met at the Roberts Hotel Saturday night, Feb. 7. and organized for coming city campaign by selecting Milt Retherford city chairman and Mrs. Court VanArsdol as women’s chairman. There were no contests and several speeches were
made predicting democratic success.
There is no question but that the democrats can win in the coming campaign if Muncie democracy presents a solid front in opposition to Billy Williams’ republicanism. There are thousands of republicans in Muncie who will
join a movement to defeat this gang, but they will neverj. p. WagooFsafco aud
CAPTAIN FRED PUCKETT. Some eastern hawkshaw devotes considerable space in the newspapers telling how he caught Gerald Chapman. This long range romancer may feel that way abou"- it, but the Post-Democrat has given all the credit to Captain Fred Puckett, Who not only captured Chapman, but took him alive, when he could have shot him down without danger to himself. Of course Puckett’s aids, who assisted in the capture, ^re worthy of all praise, but it was Puckett’s nerve and his readiness to take a long chance against a desperate criminal, which brought the affair to such a fortunate conclusion.
THE CRIMINAL FOLLY OF PRIVATE LAW ENFORCEMENT. (The Asheville (N. C.) Times) The criminal folly of law enforcement by masked methods receives pathetic illustration in recent event which are bringing undesirable notoriety to West Jefferson. Here citizens, posing as Klansmen and bedecked in the regalia of that organization, have undertaken to usurp the powers of the constituted authorities. They have flogged persons who incurred their ill will and have indulged in several liquor raids. The result is what would be expected in such circumference. The air is thick with ugly rumors. Flying talk has it that private citizens are arming themselves and that an anti-Klan organization is being secretly organized for the avowed purpose of resisting the usurpations of the Klan. The tragedy of it all is that just a few weeks ago West Jefferson was a peaceful community, cultivating all the arts of neighborliness. Until the dark shadow of private enforcement of public laws with all of its attendant evils was thrown across the town, the people of West Jefferson were known throughout the state for their friendliness and hospitality. Apparently all this is changed now. Suspicion has come to take the place of confidence. Neig^borliness has been forced to give way to strife. There is suppressed talk now of bloodshed where once there was talk only of civic co-operation. It is indeed a tragedy, about the worst tragedy that can befall any community. Those who precipitated it may have believed that they were doing the righteous thing. They have deluded themselves with the faith that private citizens can arrogate into themselves the processes of justice without making a hideous mockery of justice. Their acts, however, well-intentioned, have been calamitous in their consequences. They have done West Jefferson more real damage than they would have committed if they had burned down half of the business district of the town* Material structures can be replaced but the wounds of civic strife are long in the hearing.
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RECALL ELECTION OUSTS ANAHEIM PRO-KLAN TRUSTEES
Anaheim, Calif.—As a result of the 5 P0 , recall election here, yesterday, all of 6.00 the city trustees affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan were recaled, while the only trustees not so affiliated re-
tains his office.
It is stated that approximately 90
8.45 6.00 5.00 1.25 5.00
5.00 percent of the city’s registered vote
6.00 6.00 5.70
was cast. The campaign of several weeks was marked by much bitter3 00 ness on both sides, and both were 3.00 determined to get out the vote. One bed-ridden- partisan was carried to
the polls on a stretcher.
Outbreaks of violence predicted by 5.00 both press and pulpit failed to ma6.00 terialize and if the tensity of the situation was greater than at ordio ( >0 nary elections, the task of preserving
3.00 the peace was not.
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From time to time, during the psist two years and a half the readers of the Star and the Press have been copiously regaled with this and that account of the court entanglements of the editor of the Post-Democrat. Of late these papers have discoursed learnedly concerning the case of the state of Indiana vs. George R. Dale, carrying concealed weapons. This case started in the Delaware circuit court in November, 1922, was venued to Winchester and there thrown out of court by Judge Bales, and finally found its way back into Delaware county, again on a new affidavit filed by United States District Attorney (not) VanOgle. The case has finally been set for trial before Special Judge Judge Lon Guthrie. This being an extremely important ca§e, the local dailies have followed its course with great repqrtorial avidity and there is no reason why the people here should not by this time know that George R. Dale was arrested for carrying a gun. It is barely possible that the numerous paragraphs pertaining to this celebrated case have led the public to believe that the editor of the Post-Democrat is a malevolent and dangerous character, lurking in the shadows in the dead hour of night with a blackjack up his sleeve, a dagger in his boot, a forty-five gun on either hip, a three gallon hat on his head and a pair of sheepskin panties on his legs with the wool side out. We have feared at times that Bill Hart and Tom Mix are losing out here on this deal and that the memory of Wild Bill and California Joe will utterly fade from the minds of our growing youth unless something is done to correct the prevailing belief, bred by willing press agents, that the editor of the Post-Democrat is a bad, bad man with a gun, possessed of a nervous and highly excitable' trigger finger and that the handle of his ready gat possesses more notches than that»of the recently departed
Glenn Young.
Now, just to be honest, the editor of this newspaper doesn’t carry a gun. The one we had on that fateful day in November, 1922, was borrowed of a police officer, after the then chief , Van Benbow, had paid a special visit to the home of the editor to insist that the latter carry a gun. A few nights before, the editor and his son, unarmed, were attacked by a gang of gun toting, masked, one hundred per cent. Americans. In the course of the battle that ensued one of the masked thugs was shot by his own gun and the editor and his son emerged from the conflict bearing numerous scars of battle. We bad no desire to pack a gun but the chief was insistent. He said the attack might be repeated and that it would naturally be at a time and place when police help would be unavailable. So, the gun was borrowed of one of Benbow’s officers and the naturaL sequence was that Sheriff Hoffman arrested the editor for carrying a con-
cealed weapon.
We might have known what would happen and really ought to have plead guilty and paid a fine for being sucker enough to trust to the honor of such an outfit. If there was ever a man who was entitled to carry a gun, after the i happening of the night of March 24,1922, it was the editor | of the Post-Democrat, but we want to assure our readers ! that we have never carried a gun since and would not have ! done so at that time, had it not been for the insistence of" the chief and captai of police who urged that it hsould be-
! carried for self-protection.