Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1923 — Page 8
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THE FIERY CROSS Friday, August 17, 1923
KENTUCKY TOWN NOW 'FREE OF POLITICS' SHELBYVILLE, Ky;, Aug. 10. After years of control by a political ling, Shelbyville has at last freed Itself and now has a city council composed of men who hare the welfare of this city at heart and who are imbued with the feeling of
true Americanism. The better element of this city has long battled to free Itself from the tactics of questionable politicians, and with the great moral pressure brought to bear by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have at last brought about the condition that exists here. The highlands east of town were brilliantly illumined one night last week by a beautiful fiery cross, 30 feet high, as a silent symbol of a duty well done.
Week of Greatest Growth, Says Arkansas Man LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 13. Tbe New England States and the Middle "West are embracing the Ku Klux Klan with "outstretched arms," according to the Grand Dragon of the
realm of Arkansas, of the Ku Klux Klan, who returned recently from Asheville, N. C, where the first convention of Grand Dragons was held. "In point of membership, the week Just passed was the greatest in the
history of the Klan, for more new members were enrolled than during all the years of its existence in the same length of time," heaid. "This meeting of the Grand Dragons resulted in many papers valuable to Klancraft being read, which were of a constructive nature.
MAYOR'S ACT BRINGS DOWN CRITICISM (Continued from Page 1)
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on the motion of City Attorney wnmore. George W. Ott signed both bonds. An investigation conducted In this city by a correspondent of The Fiery Cross brings to light that behind the
arrest are those who would not nave
certain political ring disturbed, and
the un-American influences of -the
Roman Catholic political machine.
The testimony of at least one witness
that a Roman Catholic priest was seen to give the word to the arresting officer, a Roman Catholic, was
heard in evidence at the trial. That despot Bradley, officially known as
mayor, and his followers are now
feeling the effects of their un-Amer
ican act is plainly seen. The efforts
to continue the trial from time t,o time and the changing of the charge against the defendant to breach of
peace, can be construed in no otner
way.
Mayor Assumes Role of Nero
Mayor Bradley, in assuming the
role of a Nero and "giving an order' that no meeting could be held, took
upon himself far too much. His ac
tion was not legal: it was un-Demo
cratic, despotic, idiotic and only
brought down upon his shoulders the
condemnation and criticism of an
outraged citizenry. The leading citi
zens of Lexington made no bones in denouncing the mayor. The protest meeting,' at which more than 3,000 were in attendance, and which was led by Captain Keller, a war veteran
now past eighty years of age, and
Dr. H. B. Hardy, formerly of the Uni
versity of Transylvania, shows how
Lexington stands in no uncertain
way. The latter was elected permanent chairman of the meeting which
passed the resolutions condemning
the acts of Mayor Bradley. J. E. Kel
ler, O. S. Johnson and George Ott
Lwere chosen as a committee to de
liver copies of the resolution to the city officials, press, the mayor and to Dr. Lougher.
Mayor Bradley, who assumed the
rights of a czar, declared that his
reason for ordering the meeting
stopped was that it was in the "interest of the Ku Klux Klan."
"On these grounds," said Mayor Bradley, "we ruled that the meeting in the interest of the Ku Klux Klan would not be held and we will continue to resist such demonstrations as long as we are mayor of the city o Lexington."
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and the defense stated that the remaining testimony would-be similar to that of the testimony already given, the court then agreed that it be written into the record that the remaining eighty-odd witnesses would have testified to substantially the same things and that their names
be recorded..
The first witness for the prosecu
tion was Chief Reagan, who led the
brave squad which swooped down- on the man who was leading the meet
ing in reciting the Lord s prayer and singing the national anthem.
He . testified that several fiery
crosses had been burned in the surrounding territory. Just what this
nad to do with the arrest of Dr.
Lougher for singing "America" on the
court&ouse steps, for which permission bad been granted by the county
omciais, was not made clear. The courtroom was packed to suffocation throughout the trial and hundreds were refused admittance. At the conclusion of the hearing of the testimony on Friday afternoon the case was taken under advisement by Judge Bullock and it is expected that a decision will be rendered by the Judge not later than Tuesday afternoon.
designs against the Protestants of this country and against American ideals and American institutions. Lexington is today feeling the sting ot un-American interests and is astounded at the acts of her officials who have taken oath to uphold the laws. Bitter opposition is being voiced by the citizens who are slowly recovering from the shock "of the outrage and who are realizing the crying need of an organization such as is the Ku Klux Klan to save tbe country from the dominance by such forces as are represented by Mayor Bradley, Vice-Mayor O'Brien and Chief Reagan in Lexington and the same brand throughout the entire breadth of America.
KENTUCKY SHIFTING
INTO KLAN COLUMN
Organization Growd With In
creased Momentum All Sections of State Active
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To Redraft Constitution J Inasmuch as a Roman Catholic priest was seen to give the word for
the arrest of Dr. Lougher, according to sworn testimony in court, it is interesting to ponder over just who "we" consist of. Due credit should be given the mayor, however, for admitting that he was but the "mayor of Lexington," instead of claiming to be the United States Supreme Court, writer of the Declaration of Independence, president of these United States and governor of Kentucky, as his act would indicate he thought himself to be. In view of the fact that the Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of Kentucky guarantees free speech, one
might take it that he had drafted the constitution and was thinking of making a change in order to exclude members of the Ku Klux Klan or anyone who might wish to speak in
their behalf or, in fact, anyone whose views did not coincide with those of the mayor, or whom the mayor might think would not if he should hear them. At the protest meeting, H. B. Farrell was elected secretary. He said he was a Baptist minister and "proud of it." Captain Keller stated that he was not a member of the Klan, but "if anybody wanted to arrest him for
saying the Lord's prayer, let him do so and there would be more h raised than enough." Dr. Hardy also stated that he was not a member of the Klan. "We are here," said Dr. Hardy, "to enter a protest against any attempt to limit free speech, and that man or
body of men who dares to keep a free-born American from speaking is
assassinating American liberty."
"I am an American," he continued, "and if talking is a crime, let me be
tried for treason." Speakers Applauded
Dr. Hardy, as well as others who spoke at the meeting, were applauded
enthusiastically by those gathered there. The meeting, the success of which was most gratifying to those who are decrying the mad acts of a self-centered mayor and a hidden influence.
was the vent through which burning indignation held by the citizens of Lexington. found outlet. No act of a public official has caused such criticism, condemnation and censure as
has this unholy and wholly unwarranted arrest of a man who was leading an assemblage in prayer and
the singing ot the national anthem. A
more un-American act is hard to
imagine. Had it taken place in dark
est Russia it possibly could have
been understood. The stigma placed
on the American city of Lexington
by this despotic act has aroused the
residents as nothing else could have
done. Not only has it aroused citi
zens of Lexington and Fayette
county, but the resentment reaches
throughout the entire state of Ken
tucky. The reaction now being felt
by those who perpetrated this nefari
ous arrest is terrific.
At the trial approximately ninety well-known citizens were ready to testify for the defense. Among these
witnesses were ministers, business
men. deputies from the sheriff's
office, attorneys and other staunch citizens of this city. Clergyman Is Implicated After six witnesses for the defense had testified that there had been no disturbance and no attempt was made to interfere with the police, and there had been testimony that a Roman Catholic priest was seen to tell the arresting officer to proceed,
O'Brien's Words Illuminating The words of J. J. O'Brien, commissioner of finance and vice-mayor, are illuminating. Upon learning that the protest meeting was to be held, he stated, In the absence ot Mayor Bradley who was out of the city that "no attempt would be made to break up the meeting if it were properly conducted." Just what J. J.
O'Brien considers a "properly conducted" meeting is hard to determine
in view of the outrage committed by the mayor's "strong arm squad" when it arrested Dr. Lougher as he
was attempting to dismiss 4,000 persons because he wished to conform with the mayor's mad order until the courts could prove to the mayor. If
such a thing is possible, that Lex
ington is a part of the United States
ana is governed Dy ner laws. If a
man is to be arrested for leading
American citizens in prayer and in singing the n- ional anthem, and the act upheld in the courts, then the
Bradieys, O'Briens and Reagans, to
gether with their strong arm squads, have at last gained the upper hand
and the Ku Klux Klan has been
formed "too late to stop the foreign influences, aided and abetted by such
men as committed the outrage in this
city on the night of August 1, that are attempting to take from Americans their liberty and turn the country over to be despoiled, rifled and left to decay and rot in ignorance as have certain countries in Europe and others in the western hemisphere. Aets Thoroughly in Keeping The acts of the officials In this city
are thoroughly in keeping with those
being practiced in Indianapolis by the police force of that city, under the direction of Chief Rikhoff, Mike Glenn, John Mullin and Fire Chief O'Brien, in its wild drive against Protestant Americanism and which has brought down the condemnation of the newspapers and public in general. It takes but a glance to convince one that the names vary but little and in both cases the religious faith of the fanatics who have taken the law into their own hands taken
as a whole is the same. In Springfield, Ohio, where the Bible and American flag were buried under in
sults and seventy-two men thrown into ' jail and afterward released when the trials came up it was a Chief O'Brien at the helm again.
Lying in jail at this time at Knox, Ind., is a Leo Hogan, ex-secretarv of
the Knights of Columbus, whose
bond has been fixed at $20,000 after
firing into a meeting of men and
women and wounding two and after
ward firing three shots at the sheriff who went to arrest him. Just what Influence Is fighting the Ku Klux Klan is not hard to determine even though the opposition Is working hard to cover up the truth. It is not hard for this hidden opposition to
find tools to carry out their nefarious
First-Hand Evidence Given Regardless of the outcome of the
trial here, one thing has been firmly established in the hearts of the true
Americans of the great state of Ken
tucky and that is the great need for
the Ku Klux Klan. The underhanded,
un-American and lawless acts prac
ticed against the Klan in all parts
of America, by the same forces in secret, as those directing the acts
here, have given to the citizens of
Lexington and of all Kentucky, first hand evidence of the class of per
sons in our country who would kill the Klan because it is the strongest
force In the United States today that
is fighting to maintain the supremacy
of Protestantism and the continuance of our government along the lines laid out by the founding fathers
of this great republic.
The usurpation of power by even petty officials, because of their belief that the Protestants of America are
asleep, Is aptly pictured in Lexing
ton through the arrest of a man on the charge of inciting riot when he is doing honor to his God and his
country; a man arrested without a
warrant, it is charged, and at the in
stigation of a Catholic priest, accord
ing to testimony in open court. The future of the Ku Klux Klan In Kentucky is no longer in doubt, if it ever was, and today outraged citizens are seeknig admittance in numbers that give unfailing proof that Kentucky is responding to the cry of Protestantism, Americanism and a
higher morality. Kentuckians Hear Clarion Call Kentucky will soon take her place beside Ohio, Indiana, Texas, Oregon, Kansas and Illinois, today the lead
ing states in Klandom. From the mountains and from the Blue Grass section are coming the stalwart sons of old Kentucky, joining in the fight to save America to Americans and to forestall the efforts of a foreign power to put in fetters the libertyloving Protestants of a Protestant country. When the mad act of Mayor Brad
ley is but a dim memory In the hearts of Kentuckians, the Ku Klux
Klan, ever standing for God, country, home and morality, will have achieved the brilliant success of having saved America from the hands of a foreign foe. And Kentuckians will have done their full share.
STEEL DEMAND STILL SHOWING INCREASE
(Special to Fiery Cross) FRANKFORT. Ky.. Aug. 14. The
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Is growing steadily and with an increased momentum throughout Kentucky. Tactics by the opposition have aroused the Protestants of this
state, which in turn brought out the truth about the Klan. and with the result that each county is now
represented by the leading citizens
or tne community, who are fast be
coming affiliated with the organization in all sections of the state.
In certain parts of the state the
organized opposition has had a
mighty foothold ,and has taken every
means possible to stop the growth
of the order. This foothold is now
being broken and the spotlight of
truth is making itself felt. In other sections of the state, where unadul
terated Americanism has been more to the front, the Klan has made wonderful strides.
Disgraceful Affair. The disgraceful affair in Lexington recently, wherein a man was arrested immediately after repeating the Lord's prayer In unison with an
assemblage on the courthouse lawn, which had been given over to the use of the meeting by county officials, has brought a wave of indignation that Is fast swelling the ranks of the
Klan in this state.
Throughout the state a clamor has arisen to "know more about the
Klan." The result is that the sturdy,
stalwart boys of tbe mountains, as
well as those residing In the Blue Grass section, are taking to the Klan in ever-increasing numbers. The slander spread by the enemy is
slowly but surely being dissipated.
It Is now believed that Kentucky
will go over for the Klan in much
greater numbers than ever before anticipated. Kentucky is Protestant, and with the citizens beginning to learn the truth and to know that the
malicious slander propagated against the organization is but a veil of lies held up to the public to hide the
great principles on which the Klan stands, Kentuckians are rushing into
the fold. Organization Is Needed The Lexington affair has shown the residents of this state that an organization like the Ku Klux Klan Is badly needed In America when
such an usurpation of right can be plotted and carried out on free Americans. Kentucky now realizes that America needs an organization to inculcate into Americans the American principles for which our forefathers fought and died.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11. Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation on July 31, made public today, totaled 5,910,763 tons, a decrease of 475,498 under those at the end ot the preceding month, and the smallest since July 31 of last year, when the total was 5,776,161 tons. While the decrease was about 75,500 tons more than Wall street had
anticipated, it reflected a better de
mand for steel in July than June, when the decrease was 595,090 tons below the preceding month. Making
allowance, however, for the smaller
shipments in July, it was estimated by market observers that bookings
last month were 3,000 tons a busi
ness day more than those in June, the daily gain being smaller than trade reports had indicated.
Advance Orders on Hand Orders now on hand represent ap
proximately five months' business at
the current operating ratio of 90 per
cent. Elimination ot the twelve-hour
day is expected to Blow up ship
ments, but steel men do not look for
any marked improvement in the industry until September or October, so that a further decrease in tonnage next month would not appear Improbable.
The high mark in unfilled tonnage
this year was reached in March,
wnen the total was 7,403,332 tons. In
the four months since orders have
declined 1,492,569 tons, or approxi
mately 20 per cent.
NOTICE TO AGENTS! All Fiery Cross news agents will automatically become agents of the Junior Klansmen Weekly, which will serve in the same capacity for the Junior Klan as does The Fiery Cross for the senior organization, upon the first issue of the new weekly. The date of initial number of the Junior Klansman will appear later.
Initiate Candidates Before Electric Cross
FORT MADISON, la., Aug. 14. An electrically lighted fiery cross was used by Fort Madison Klansmen in a ceremonial on a farm along the Montrose road last Thursday night. The Intense glow attracted hundreds of autoists who stayed at a distance and watched the whiterobed figures as they circled about the cross in the initiatory rites of the order.
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