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THE FIERY CROSS Friday September 21, 1923
EDITORIAL
Ths FIERY CROSS Is published every Friday by the Advertising Service of.Ernnst W. Relchard, Indianapolis, and will maintain a policy of staunen. Protectant Americanism without fear or favoi Edited, not to make up people's minds, but to shake up peoples mlnaa; to help mold active public opinion which will make America a proper place to live In. , News of truth kills more false news and shrivels up more "bunk than all the earnest arguments In the world. Truth helps to clarify opinions on erlous questions by serious people. , The FIERY CROSS will strive to g-lve the American viewpoint on pnbllihed articles and separate the dross from the pure gold in th current news of the day.
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The "Minority Faction"
With the perpetual fight which the Indianapolis News has waged on
that part of the Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, which has the welfare of the schools at heart, all stories in that paper
reflecting on the present school conditions come with poor grace.
That the school conditions, especially the lack of proper buildings and
the crowded conditions, are bad at this time is a well-known fact. However, It can hardly be considered appropriate for the newspaper that has been the chief factor In bringing about these conditions to comment editorially on "the lack of facilities" and to carry news stories about "crowded schoolrooms." The Indianapolis News has ever waged a fight in favor of the "minority faction" of the school board, which at the present time is headed by Charles L. Barry. In the past the same influences which are now represented by Mr. Barry had the support of the Indianapolis News. These Influences have ever fought progress in the public schools of this city
and with the result that school standards have dropped and at present
It is necessary to have in operation forty-eight rooms in portable buildings
At the present time the building program is being held up by the State
Tax Board, on which sits Phil Zoercher, who has been one of those who have been very bitter In their fight on the school board. The result is that the minority faction has succeeded in almost disrupting the school board and has balked up to this date all building programs that might give the
children of Indianapolis proper buildings in which to secure an education. The children of Indianapolis are the real sufferers at present as a result of the attitude of the Indianapolis News, which acts as the mouthpiece of the "minority faction." On last Friday it was necessary to dismiss five schools on account of no heat in the buildings, this being a direct result of the aid given the faction of Charles L. Barry by the Indianapolis News. The entire system is disrupted by those who keep up a continuous nagging at .the members of the school board, who are trying to give to Indianapolis school children that which they deserve and have every right to expect. During the month of July the school board met with the State Tax Board. It had waived all rights and agreed to go before the tax board on a remonstrance signed by fourteen persons who were supposed to be persons who could legally sign such a paper. Only eight of these persons were legal signers, but the school board waived all rights. This fact merely serves to illustrate that with which the majority members of the school board have to contend. The bond issue of $1,3G5,000 asked by the school board is being held
up, and from the attitude or the Indianapolis News it appears mat that paper will do all it can to definitely block the issue, -The money is for the construction of eight buildings, Included in which are the proposed colored high school and a new high school on the west side; the latter which would do much to aid conditions at Shortridge and Manual. The bond issue would also take, care of the purchases of ground valued at $136,000 and the improving of sanitary conditions in the schools throughout the city. The Indianapolis News believes that this building program should be delayed. , The News has "believed" this for the past three years and put forward the argument that the city should wait until "prices have gone
clown." In the meantime, the rising generation is being sacrificed and stinted on an education; the members of the school board, who would give the children that which they should have, are being attacked and the "minority faction," led by Charles L. Barry, is succeeding, with the aid of the Indianapolis News and Phil Zoercher, in blocking all building programs for the betterment of the -schools of Indianapolis.
Mingle In selfish pride, lo, Freedom. ' wapna
"We are not creating religious Wrnne
At - j i v, i r : . - """"
With the United States exercising ZX "V 11 ?'VL " - ,s.uce sleeP3-
of helium the only gas thus far n. j i , ... -m.. 1
..cCo ma,, nicy uuw inn iuw au. discovered that tnqnrfts f0- from , , . u J"" uo" wnen ne closed his speech the aneffort to establish colonies in other 411 aiStiiretns S Planln ur Plattorm which they piau86 was thunderous The crowd countries Furthermore, the 'north- val officers he no7 imSrXble Say dbar em are the86: We holi was dismissed but the people were ernisand.wUione-fifthofthetotal fCthC ltrf v i?0 !.uIreme allegiance to the United loath to leave. They watched evere
The Chip
In an editorial, the meaning of which is veiled to such an extent that it is lost unless one merely wishes to regard it as a threat the Detroit Times says:
"It is just as well, however, that the fighting Ku Klux Klan did pick out the Knlfthts of Columbus. If you must have a fight, a good one Is
desirable."
While nossibly such a remark should be passed without notice, it is
yet to be proven that the Ku Klux Klan has "picked out" any organ!
zation, person or any part of society, to fight. The Ku Klux Klan was not founded to war on any sect, nationality or set of individuals. . The
Kian was brought to life to aid in the perpetuation of American Ideals
It was founded to protect America from alien Influences; not to go forth
to give battle to any particular body of persons.
'Gentlemen of the Ku Klux Klan," reads the editorial, "seem to have made a mistake in selecting the Catholic Knights of Columbus as their
especial prey and publicly notifying the Klan to come prepared to handle
the K. C."
The veiled meaning In that editorial Is not hard to find; there have
been many before it that in deftly constructed sentences have dared
anyone to question the acts of that or similar organizations. However, the Times writer took much upon himself when he Insinuated that the Klan was merely formed to open a fight with the Catholic organization. It is quite true that the Knights of Columbus have brought much criticism down upon their head3 by using the president's name as they did, in order to create a wrong impression, but their act could hardly be laid at the door of the Klan, although it is also quite true that just as ridiculous assertions have been made by writers of the stripe of the Detroit Times writer. If writers of the opposition, before issuing their "burning denunciations" and "scathing rebukes" would first find something they "could put their finger on" and actually point out something In the principles
of the Klan that was un-American, or could name some logical and sane reason that an organization of Americans should not exist In America,
there would be nothing written by them.
"One Irish gentleman," says the editorial, "asked what family he sprang
from, replied, 'None at all; we sprang AT them.' That appears to be
the K. C. Una of descent."
In view of the foregoing statement and the fact that the Klan was
founded, not to combat but to defend American principles, the reader may
easily decide who is carrying the chip on the shoulder it there is a chip
being carried.
Federated Church Members Hear Letter
DOWAGIAC. Mich., Sept. 15. A letter was read on pure Americanism here at the Federated Church last Sunday evening and was deeply appreciated by the entire congregation, many of- whom vera Klansmea. Among the points taken op by the
reader was the restriction of imml-
A Mbstaatiai oonattan was brought forward by Klansmen to be
. aaad or Uu enjuron.
Adam Baumholser
Sought by Brother
BOONVILLH, Ind., Sept 17. No trace has yet been found of Adam
Baumholser, wbo disappeared about one year ago, and any one having any information concerning bis
whereabouts ia requested to write
bis brother William at ooonnne, ma.
ration and the complete separation! Mr. Baunmolser, when last heard
of charch and state. 1 of, was in Kentucky, He la 5 feet 10
inches tall and weighs 170 pounds.
He bas Hgbt hair and a fair com
plexion and is a years or age.
Klansman, -keep in mind the thought that more harm may be done by the cowardice of those who are afraid to come out bravely upon the
side of right, than by the audacious dash and defiance of those who dare
to do wrong.
The Klan stands for solldarity of purpose along effective moral and ethical lines; put "solidarity" does not mean simply "weight and rigidity." A billiard-ball has weight and rigidity, but its place is not upon a Ulans man's shoulders. Papyrus, the best of the three-year-olds on the English turf perhans. dear reader, you know nothing
of the English turf ! does not accept
the rigid ruling of the voisteaa aoi,
Ha la accustomed to drinking a
bucket-o'-beer at meals during train
ing. Occasionally he has his Deer in at hefnr a race. Unless some
kind-hearted and imaginative Amer
ican physician Is willing to write a ntinn statin that Papyrus
mv have his beer "for medicinal
purposes only," the horse will not
come to America. unaouDtecuy iu rnnatituHon and Mr. Volstead are in
disfavor and should be amended.
Papyrus should have his beer. -
It was Byron who remarked with piquant insight that "one by one, in tnrn. snmA errand mistake casts OH
its bright skin yearly Hko a snake."
Could the tngiish poet nave swn u ranlditv with which certain "mis
takes," political and otherwise, cast off their "bright skins" when subWtad tn ia fierv. discernins eye of
corrective Klan principle, he might
hnvB chnneed the word -yearly to
"iniunnntarllv Tvinir lizards change
their hues rapidly "under tne vmu
eye of Truth!"
e
Klansmen, be strong and let your
hearts be right:
See that no warrior in the heat of
flirht
Shall do what may bring shame to
others' eyes See that your motives are both true and pure, That no pained look of sadness and surprise Follow your deed. THEN SHALL THE KLAN ENDURE. People who put a low price on liberty ought to remember H. W.
saaw's iamous expression: -uui-uji like chastity, once lost, can never be
regained in its original purity." The Real Mission The effective Klansman deos not dwell overmuch on the past, but seeks to rise to the exigencies of a busy and burdened present. He desires to put the force of action and thought into the affairs of the present moment, to do all the good he can. and to offer a firm and impreg
nable battle-front to the foes of the nation's welfare and progress along
educational, moral and political
lines.
The real mission of Klanism Is to
strive to-live up and build, rather than to pull down and destroy. But it should be remembered that the hniidiner must be and Is on a firm
ethical foundation. Where the ruans
. i 1 1
man sees need lor reiorm no nui
pitch his tent.
Tt Is essential in these days of tur
bulence to think quickly and surely, to decide promptly, to cling to that
which is "lovely and of good re-
nort " and to remember, above all,
the meaning of the fiery symbol that is the Klansman's guide and blazing
sign of hope in a gloomy sky.
It is a good old world and yet.
one can find people who think that
the Klan Is Inspired by Beelzebub!
Sympathy and Solid Help
NiDnon now knows that the world
the Aryan world 13 kind at heart,
and that few great nations are willing to go farther than the United States
in making practical and plain tne sympathy that swept Christendom when the wireless waves announced
the disaster that had overtaken the
brave and resourceful Japanese. Thus far the United States la the
leader among nations in its effort to feed and to medicine the stricken Islanders. President Coolldge has
diverted -all available resources to the purpose of rescue and mercy.
In this emergency, as a pledge 01
faith and an earnest of its hu
manitarian purpose in the world, the
Klan will render both sympathy ana
solid help, as tar as may be accept
able and possible.
- e e
The Klansman knows of Justice
stern Th cross iinon the hill
But he tempers it with mercy, too,
And thus he does nod's win. Overpopulation Is a Myth
A great many people, many of
them Klansmen. are or tie opinion
that Japan Is overpopulated and that
overpopulation is the primary cause
of Japan s effort, under normal con
ditions, to immigrate to otner countries. An examination of the facts
in the case, however, proves the
contrary hypothesis. Japan ia cer
tainly not overcrowded, - and it willbe several decades before she can
possibly reach that condition.
At the present time the density of population In Japan is 378 to a
square mile. In Massachusetts, tor
illustration, it la 479.2, and Boston
lans assure the world that the state,
as a whole, does not feel overpopu
lated. although a certain class of
bean-eater a occasionally foals con
strained to put up the. "keep, oft the
grass" sign tor t benefit, of social
aspirants from toe crude and boa
teroua West. Shantung, the Chinese
I province, bo coveted by Japan. 19
far more densely populated than Massachusetts and can not afford the islanders -a home- for excess families even though, they existed, which they certainly do not at this time. The only possible objection that can be raised to these figures is the suggestion that the underpop
ulated sections of Nippon may possibly be unfit for the agrarians; yet
recent investigation, has shown
that 5,000,000 acres now uncultivated COULD be turned Into good
tillable soil if the Japanese cared to employ the same energy and industry in reclaiming their own
wastes that they now out Into an
LAKEHURST. N. J.. Sept. 17.
New Yorkers, stretching their neoka to see the giant ZR-1 were unaware
that the success of her voyage over the metropolis might lead to a new
era in naval warfare.
That, however, is the conclusion reached by experts here who, cast
ing up the results of the ZR-l'a 600-
mile trial, profess to believe that dirigibles may become the aerial capital ships of the future, fighting
pitched battles at sea, over and beyond their designed Job of furnishing new and powerful eyes to the sur
face fleets.
Tne Bounds of the Law
A NOVEL IOR ALL KLANDOM
By y. WALTER GREEP Juthar of'Songi ofSixter Summers," uTke Penetr of Years," Ste. (Copyright 1922, by f. WALTfcR G3.EEP.
(Continued From Last Issue)
caul ioiauu, wiui uuc-uj-tii ul xuo fi n i j i i n w , j , ouvlouAa cino&iam; iaj cut uunou main to leave. I hftv -wnrfti 602'!LLeO?i?an- theyZR-J !"and II? snort 0 0i wWt?" Hundreds pressed
For years the Tokio government
has sought to impress upon the peo
ple of the United States the idea that the Japanese were being squeezed
They watched every
men in
successors. Cardinal Gibons says the Cathollo to shak th nvra
Naval Power Augmented people believe in the separation of secure "information caris" imn
On the basis of Tnesiiflv'a fAat church and stata and certainly no them was Qeoraa Tavinr. n niao
which proved that lighter-than-air F9al American, no matter of what the small card In his pocket and
out of their island home by birth- craft mav ha onnratl wit haitnm faith, holds any power higher than went ImmeoMaielv
iaw yioosuie u una aim, m w.- ana that America can build super-lu? wmiea oiaies. bo, you see, more order to be alone with. Mb thoughts.
iv,l, K.ua.x, u oayajioBB wsue Zeppelins as well or better than any 1B 8lal8'!' nommg m our Dy-taws ne wanted to take no rash action
iuii-cu lutu ndwu, auwiuji other nation, the men In charge of 1 luuu' wouia prevent a watnouo irom to taice no step that he would after-
uxu. au Bimuwu ui uib uut- tug nying station here are agreed standing evidence, however, proves tllat another highly useful arm has
buvu a. eiiiwuusui u) ue soiuowuat Deea aadea t0 naval power.
Americans should realize that the
overpopulation of Japan is largely a myth. Klansmen interested in immigration problems should take note
of this fact
You may have all wealth and wis
dom.
emg a member. ward regret. Yet. any wav he flaw
we have been accused of being urea u, ne could not see how he
anti-Jew. This Is far from the truth, could refrain from joining the Ku
The same thing that would keep a Klux Klan. That Is, and remain
Jew out of this organization would true to nis convictions.
keep hhn out of any church, Cath-1 The Klansmen dispersed and the
obc or Protestant Jesua Christ is crowa oroKe up at midnight and quiet
the Klansman's criterion of chaxac- settled over the little city. tor. In our meetings Jeaus is Ana nt beyond the limits the
lauded and his teachings expounded fiery cross had burned to embers.
and the living Christ Is ever held yet every breeze sent its expiring
Certain statements credited to the before Klansmen as the ideal man sparks heavenward evidence of the
You may rise to fame and power, New York Worlds but which we trust whom they must strive to emulate, pres of manhood in every American's
WHY SHOULD PATIENT
REPETITIONS BE FORTH
COMING?
You may travel, love and loiter,
Guzzling pleasures, hour by hour;
You may win your aspirations,
StilL you'll lack the crown of all. If your country needs yoUf-Klans-
man, And you fail to hear her call.
Though your dwelling be a palace,
Though gates open everywhere, Though the potentates of Eden
Vie to coax and hold you there;
All that grace and gold can give you
Will be ashes on a bier, If your country asks a service.
And you will not answer, "Here!"
You may win each fond ambition,
Prove each hope you've had from
birth:
You may build your house on great
ness, Drive your forces o'er the earth; But. at last you'll fail and falter,
Grieve within your secret heart
If your country seeks your strong
arm, And you sneer and stand apart!
PERSHING CALLS ON
ASIERICANS TO AID
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept 17.
Gen. Pershing has added his voice to those which have been lifted in behalf of the Japanese earthquake
sufferers.
Gen. Pershing, who served several years as military attache to the American embassy in Japan, calls
upon the American people to rally to the assistance of their associate nation, in a letter to John Barton Payne, chairman of the American
Red Cross.
"The American Red Cross cam
paign to raise a relief fund for the victims of the unparalleled catastrophe which has overtaken Japan
appeals to me most strongly and I
can not refrain from urging on every one able to give anything, the most liberal subscription possible," said the general.
could not have emanated from such We appreciate the great good the breast, long smouldering, but to-
a pure ana unsullied source of gen- Jewish people have done and are do- mgnt iigntea again, eral information, have been so mon- ing, and we extend them the hand of , CHAPTER XTV strous in their misrepresentation of congratulation in their campaigns The Qaen Ceremonial
the ideals and purposes of the Klan for humanity's uplift . i - . that an honest, God-fearing man We taye been accused Detoe Ga?r Sa.Vn, tb! mieht well wonfler whv viniorir ilia . 7 i A. accusea or oemg president's office, at 10 o'clock at migni wen wonaer wny violent ais- the enemies of the neero. As a mat- J vi v A .
aster does not overtake people who ter of fact we are the neero'a friends S ril 6 JT t. u f willinzlv resort fo virions iioa and - we are tne negro a inenas. from Gen and the card which he wuungiy resort ro vicious lies ana we oppose the activities of certain had been sriven at the Dublio snaasneering ambuscade. neero organizations whioh nr rw- ST v.plD",c pear:
- " , xio ouiiicu ua u reau liene a ivian laeais nave been repeated so lng the seeds of discontent among
often by our speakers and writers the negroes, preaching racial equal- "George, I am really mad at you. that It is not necessary to enter into ity and causing the black man to i saw you a week agd ait a Ku Klux serious quotataion and a long refu- look with envy and hatred upon the meeting in Calhoun and you never tatian of vapid, though malicious, white man. We all recognize that even so much as lookftrt at nmt t
argument The humanitarian pre- the civilization of America is Anglo- gu083 you are going to join the Klan cepts of the Kays have been dis- Saxon, and though we are willing you seemed so interested Well, cussed favorably from platform and for the negro to have all the rights i aot blame you If I were a man
yuxyii. uj uiuoo wiiu mo uui ttiiiiitu.ou uu privileges mat are guaranteea i would certainly join if I. could get with our organization. Each day him under the constitution, and in- in. Father doesn't like the order sees thousands of conscientious tend to protect him from such abuses hut vnn knnw -arh.v atw ,iT,b-.
Americana espousing the cause of as. lynchlngs and mistreatments, he it is great. She says it stands for the "new crusaders." In the last must not lose sight of the fact that real manhood and that's what we analysis, the thinking Klansman the white race ls the ruling race and need these days. All women at knows only too well what force for that we will never surrender this heart appreciate chivalrous men. I
mm mm wuttt euueavur oj. witusu mgw to any race DiacK, yeuow or become disgusted with moat young will drives the demoniac enemies of brown. man I know That is whv t w i.
"The Ku Klux Klan is not anti- ways loved you sr devotedly, George labor nor anti-capital. We believe you stood .for something higher
that both capital and labor have cer- and better than the mere ephemeral
tain rights under the constitution pleasures of the hour. You have which must be respected and that vision; you have brains. I have inthe only solution at the present prob- finite confidence in you, and Jo't
lem win be an understanding be- you think I will blame you If you tween American capitalists and do enter the Klan." American laboring men." He smiled and crushed the letter
He touched heavily on the influ-lin his hand. Here was Gene, the
ence of foreign labor agitators and 1 erstwhile flapper whom he had see
the efforts of certain foreign cor- retly accused of being giddy, talking porations to throttle American la- of chivalry, and urging him to Join bor. Numerous statistics were pro- the Ku Klux Klan! He read the duced to prove his arguments. Then card over slowly, for the hundredth
in his concluding remarks he said: time. He was determined to fight
"And now. briefly. T will sum- the thing out with himself tonight
marize some of the things we stand Ha Pondered the platform expressed
PRESIDENT TYLER'S SOTT, 70. WEDS TIRGOU WOMAJT, 85 RICHMOND. Va Sept 17. Dr. Lyon Gardiner Tyler, 70, son of John
Tyler, tenth president of the United States, was married Wednesday to
Miss Sue Ruffln, of Richmond. Dr.
Tyler Is president of the College of
William and Mary at Williamsburg,
Va, The tride, 85, is a daughter of John Ruffln and great-granddaugh
ter of Edmund Ruffln, who flred the
first gun at Fort Sumter in the war
between the states.
true Americanism,
Why should we patiently repeat
what must be obvious to the best people in every community t The Klan does not dishonor courts, leg
islatures, or executives; It does not
enforce its will by Intimidation;" it
is in no sense oblivious of the legal machinery of Justice. From tne be
ginning it has been only a strong and wholesome aid to good government many good citizens acting as one good citizen always working within the limits of revered law, holding to its course by an intelligent faith in the constitution and an abiding trust in God. That the Klan does not fear to come before the publio with visors
up that it dares to show its face is abundantly proven by hundreds of meetings where regalias are not in evidence. The recent parade in Scottdale. Pa., is a case in point
Klansmen numbering 1,000 strong, paraded without robes and visors
through the streets of Scottdale.
Enemies of the Klan, and they were
not few were so petrified by amazement at the fact that none of the
marchers wore regalias and that most of them were leading citizens of Scottdale that they forgot to use their faithful brickbats collected ob
viously for destructive purposes.
It Is a significant fact that Klan-
haters now fear the unmasking in many places more than the masking;
The New York World, if it is guilty of the attitude it ia supposed to have taken, should remember that "silence
is golden" and that true freemen should put aside the foolish tactics of Inconsequent and rebellious children. The Klan is growing hour by hour; it thrives upon senseless opposition.
for:
"We believe in the tenets of the
Christian religion.
"We believe in and will uphold
white supremacy.
"We stand for the protection of
pure womanhood.
"We will protect the laws and the Constitution of the United States
unto death.
A KLANSMAN'S CREED belitvt in God and in the tenets of the Christian religion and that a godless nation can not long prosper. I believe that a church that is not grounded on the principles of morality and iusiice Is a mockery to God and t man. I believe that church that does not have the welfare of tht common people at heart is ttnwartby, 1 beHcv in the eternal separation of Church and State. I hold no allegiance to any fotytgn government, emperor iing, jope or any other foreign, political, or religious power. I hold my allegiance to the Start and Stripes next to my allegiance to God alone. I believe in jitff laws and liberty. I believs in the upholding of the Constitution of these United States. X believe that our Fret Public School is the cornerstone of good government and that those who are seeking to destroy it are enemies of our Republic and are unworthy of citizenship. J believe h freedom of speech. I believe- in a free press uncontrolled by political parties or by religious sects. I believe, In law and order. I believe in the protection of our pure womanhood. t do not believe in mob violence, but 1 do believe that laws should be enacted to prevent the causes of mob vUUnce. I believe in closer relationship of capital and labor. I believe in the prevention of unwarranted ttriiet h foreign labor agitators. I believe in tht Imitation of foreign immigration. I am a native-born American citizen and I believe my rights in this, country art superior to. thot of foreigners.
on tne card Dlt by bit. It was
headed with the Latin phrase, "Non silba sed anthar." "Not for ourselves, but for others," he " translated. "Clever sentiment that. Not far from the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount." The preface of the declaration of principles read: "Your friends state that you are a native-born American citizen, having the best Interests of your com-
"We ar for tb nmter.t inn nt tha munity, city, state and nation at
home against those vile influences neart owing no allegiance to any that are daily invading its sacred foreign government, political party, precincts. . soot, cceed or ruler, engaged In a "Gentlemen, these are precarious legitimate occupation and believe times in which we are living. Honor in viz:" seems to be discounted and dema- The principles as given in order gogy m the saddle. Politicians are were, as he remembered, practically' selling their souls for office. Law the same as those enunciated by the infractions are ignored by them in speaker he had heard the week pre-
their mad quest for votes, un- vlous. No one could object to those American elements are coddled to principles, if he were truly an Amergaln their support, the despollera of lean. It the Klan stood for those
our womanaooa and the violators of things, tt could not be the un-Amer-our laws freed and defended by the I lean band of outlaws he had so often
juoges oi some of our courts. The heard it called. He put the card Ku Klux Klan has come out on a aside and meditated. "Either that platform ot Idealism, sworn to de- card is a fraud of the Klan has the fend these priceless and lmperlsh- noblest roster of principles ever
able virtues which we all hold dear espoused by a body of men, he told against unscrupulous assailants and himself. "Taylor, you have been
lnduaarinunaw antagonists. Behind fighting this organization, which you the Bootless vestures of these white- know nothing about. If you con-
robed men of today beats the true tinue to do so, without further ln-
heart ot American manhood. You vestigation, in face of the enlight-
ean not stifle courage. All the ad- enment you have received, you are verse forces can not halt an invlne- a hypocrite. Either you will have
ibis cause. Its momentum Is irresls- to join the Kit Klux Klan, or keep iibfs. We appeal to ali real men to your mouth shut" He smiled at come and Join with us In this holy this soliloquy.
crusade against organised vie and Then the door opened and Paul the fuOhster ot lawlessness. We want Brownson entered. After ereetinas
lltnen P8! 9118 " inviolate, inquiries ponoerning the prog-
waose onaracier jm never neeniress of things while ha was awav.
questioned, whose lives are upright he noted the card in Taylor's hand and whose record Is clear. In the and asked about It
words of the poet Holland: Wall Rmvillinn tn ha htaat
MUL T -M r-
' nA , 4i .. wiva juu, am uit iixp ueuxn.
VrJT.';L """ answered; "I heard a speaker her demands fs.t , v j
Str!!.mU?. ur0 bwtS I SrtT tested" r ursz
organization."
and wtllia hands:
Men whom the lust of office can not
Mil:
Mas whom ha spoils ot office can not buy; Men who possess opinions and a
Men who have honor men who will
not li t
Men who can stand before a dema
gogue,
Well, the only instructions I
could give you would be to let your
conscience be your guide, xha rresV
dent stated. "You are a man ot cots-
science. If you believe a thing is wrong, nothing could Influence yo to Join it If you are convinced that it-Is right, you would enlist in it, it
all the world was against it Nov,
And damn bis treacherous flatteries as I see it, this organisation is right without wmklftg. aad I am Presbyterian enough t Tall men, suaxsrowned, who toww flTfl ' ? mLJwaj5?eared .8upPrt
above the tor
In publio duty and in private thinking. ?For, while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds.
TLoud protestations and their little
aeeas.
tor tola reason alooe. An organiza
tion, ilk aa individual. Is know
by the enemies It makes." (To Be Continued) The next Installment of "Ths
Bounds of the Law" will appear in ; this space sxt weelt .
