Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 36, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 July 1923 — Page 10

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THE FIERY CROSS Friday, July 13, 1923

N. J. KLANSMEN MARE DEMAND FOR RIGHTS Resolutions Follow Acts by Aliens Who Commit Outrages

SPEECH BY "STEVE" IS PRAISED

TRENTON, N. J.. July 10. Thousands of Klansmen In the Realm of New Jersey are demanding that their

constitutional rights of free speech and free assemblage be Safeguarded by the constituted authorities. Resolutions signed by Klans ' in twenty-one counties In New Jersey have been forwarded to the governor of the state and other state officials and to every Judge, district attorney and newspaper In the commonwealth. The resolution cites in detail the various outrages which h'avo been Jerpetrated on Klansmen in New e'rsey recently as they were peacefully engaged In their meetings. In particular the attack, by opponents of the Klan on the Protestant church at Boundbrook, the assault upon Rev. Oscar Haywood, a Baptist minister, at Perth Amboy, and the breaking up of his meeting by Catholics, the attack upon Klansmen in meeting at Plainfleld, are mentioned.

The demand is mado that authorities of the state of New Jersey arrest the perpetrators of these attacks

and respect and safeguard the free

and inalienable rights of Klansmen

In the future.

At the Sign of the K. K. K.

GROCERIES AND MEATS

D. El Sturgeon 2021 W. Washington St.

Dr. H. W. Evans, Imperial Wizard, said: "When the distinguished service cross, presented to Steve Is gone and the pure gold is worn away and the stones lost, and the memory of the day faint in the minds of the people, the

Spirit of the address will be a living thing."

An Oklahoma Klansman wired: "The spirit of Steve's address, 'Back to the Constitution,' will wipe out the Mason and Dixon line." Prominent Klan official at Atlanta sent following message "Stevo'B address, 'Back to the Constitution,' could well be Magna Charta of Imperial Kloncillum." A South Bend Klansman: "The creed as outlined In the old man's speech, 'Back to the Constitution,' contains In a big measure, the answer to the melting pot problem in Northern Indiana." Man of national reputation at Washington, D. C.:

"It certainly gives the politi

cians something to think about

They should use it to save them

the effort and thinking during

the hot weather. That would give

them more time for politics." Prominent Indiana attorney:

"It was a sober, intelligent and logical analysis and in a large

way a fearless answer to presentday conditions. It is certainly something for the Klan to stand

upon and to build upon."

POLICE CHIEF COLE

GETS MORE EXERCISE

Riotous Conspiracy Charge

Sounds Great More Fake Parade Rumors in Jef-fersonville

JULY 4TH CELEBRATED BY PLAINFffiLD KLAN

Residents Welcome Fiery Cross and Seek Information , About Organization

ADDRESS ALL MAIL TO FIERY CROSS NOT TO INDIVIDUALS.

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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., July 10.

Chief of Police Cole again got a

little exercise when another fake re

port was spread in Jefferaonville

that the Knights of the Ku Klux

Klan were to give a parade here last week. The chief became very

excited, as did Mayor Joseph H.

Warder, who issued an order to "arrest as many as possible" of the paradera.

Just what was intended to be done

with the balance is not known, but It is thought possible that Chief Cole intended to "throw them In- the

river," as he was. reported some time ago as saying that he would throw all the Protestants In Jeftersonville Into the Ohio river.

The charge to be placed against

the Klansmen whom the mayor and chief of police planned on arresting was to be that of riotous conspiracy. Hot dog! That riotous conspiracy stuff is sure some classy charge. It is thought possible that the charge was dragged out among others over which the police wished to ponder

to find if arrests could not be made in order to keep the police tuned up

and keep the people's mind off the

fact that the bootleggers in town are not getting proper attention from

the police.

It Really Is a Riot It is to admit the Klan is "a riot"

and has certainly gone over on Uncle Sam's big-time circuit. Possibly the conspiracy existed among the ticket

speculators. At any rate, Chief of Police Cole got some exercise swing

ing his club and oiling up his gun.

Also, it afforded Mayor Warder an

other opportunity to "issue. a statement."

Chief Cole, it would appear, would

like to have the public believe that

the Klan Is afraid to parade. This causes rise to the question of "afraid

of what?" Afraid that Chief Cole will so far forget the duties of his office as to attackr and arrest them

without cause? Or afraid that the

alien element will attack and bring

physical violence upon American

citizens parading peacefully through

the streets of an American city. Fake Rumors

The Klan is not afraid to parade and fake rumors are only started to make it appear so. Of all those who

say that the Klan Is afraid to parade

in Jeffersonville, the Question has

been asked: "If you believe the Klan Is afraid to parade, analyze the

reason for your belief and see if

you do not believe that your thought

is founded upon the knowledge of the tactics of the opposition and attitude of certain officials who take the law into their own hands, and not for any belief that the Klan Is going to cause trouble. The Klan will parade in Jeffersonville when it sees fit if it would no be breaking a law In so doing.

PLAINFIELD, Ohio, July 10. The Klan Is showfeg Increased ' activity

in the vicinity of Plamneld, which seems to indicate a strong membership and many victories for the Klan. On Saturday night, June 30, while a

church: social was In progress at the residence of E. R. Kinner in the edge of Plainfleld, two heavy explosions were heard, immediately followed by the appearance of a blazing cross on the opposite hill only a short distance from the social. A great deal" of interest was taken, since this was the first appearance of the klan in this town. Several of

the attendants at the social who

were opposed to the work of the Klan were missed from the grounds al

most immediately after the cross was

started. Elaborate Display

On the night of the Fourth of July, after an s.ll-riAv rlthrntinn at Plain.

field with races, a parade and a ball

game, the town was entertained with! an elaborate display of fireworks, furnished by the citizens of the town. At the close of the fireworks, when the citizens were starting home again, two explosions were heard and again the blazing cross stood out against the Bky, this time only a few feet from where the fireworks had been set off on a high hill near the town. It is said that certain citizens who

are not friendly to tlje movement rushed home and said that they were

tnrougn with Plainfleld.

The thinking citizens of the town

are seeking all the information pos

sible on the movement and welcomed the appearance of a boy selling The

lery uross a lew days later by buying liberally.

THOUSANDS WITNESS PARADB Luverne Klan, Realm of Alabama, a few days ago staged a parade which was witnessed by five thou

sand people. The line of march led A! T.7 It 1 .3An

iu we uaseuau para, nutsrg u auuiu on Americanism was delivered by a prominent minister.

Officials Co-operate

Against Bootleggers

H. E. WINKLER Breeder of Exhibition and Utility Speckled Suex Rout No. 1, Wbeatflelo, lad.

BIO NATURALIZATION

SEDAXIA, Mo., July 10. Thr thousand Klansmen from Sedalla, Klan, Realm of Missouri, and adjoining towns held a mammoth naturalization ceremony at Dresden, Mo., last week. Four hundred aliens were naturalized beneath the glow of a couple of big fiery crosses.

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COSHOCTON, O., July 10. The lo

cal officials and county officers are co-operating closely with the Klan in

running down bootleggers and other vice panderers. Much is being ac

complished along this line and the moral effect of the Klan Is being felt here as in many other places throughout the nation.

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GREAT INDIGNATION FOLLOWS BOMBING

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Escape as House Is Wrecked Minister Attacks Conditions

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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, July 10. Great Indignation has followed the

bombing of the home of Prohibition

Enforcement Agent J. C. McCoy at

Kichmond, a town in this county, on

June 30. Although the house was badly damaged, the agent and his

family escaped injury.

Sixteen sticks of dynamite, enough

to blow the town of Richmond off the map, were later found under

the front of the house. Their failure to explode, due, It is believed, to improper handling, not only saved

the McCoy family, but the lives of

scores of others residing in the immediate vicinity.

The dry officer's life had been threatened innumerable times by bootleggers and other defiant law

violators whom he has prosecuted.

and the attempt on his life and the

lives of members of his family it

laid at the doors of this lawless

element. Active "Kangaroo" Court

The little town of Richmond,

where the most active "kangaroo'

court In the county is located, with

Mayor C. W. McCullough as presiding official, was rocked by a blast

shortly after 3 o clock this morning.

Residents In the vicinity -of the

McCoy home were tumbled from their beds, and thinking there had

been an earthquake, rushed into the open. Intense excitement reigned

until the true nature of the blast had been determined and investiga

tion proved that no one. had been

hurt.

Aet Is Condemned

The act of outlawry, together with

prevalent defiance of law and order In this community, brought spirited

denunciation of local conditions from

Steubenvllle pulpits Sunday night.

Several ministers, including Rev.

D. W. Merrell of the First M. E.

Church; Rev. Burleigh Crulkshank of the Westminster Presbyterian

Church, and Rev. W. H. Miller of

Hamline M. B1. Church, combined

patriotic sermons, with a call to the

Christian forces of the community

to unite and combat the forces of vll that have this city and county

by the throat.

The Ku Klux Klan has conducted a crusade on vice in this city and

has done much to change the awful

conditions that have obtained here In the past. These same elements

that were responsible for the dynamiting act are fighting the Klan very

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