Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 52, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 October 1923 — Page 2
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THE FIERY 'CROSS Friday, October 26, 1923
LITCHFIELD TARES KINDLY TO KLAN
MERE PIFFLE", SAY AMERICANS AT ALMA
LITCHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 20. A
Crowd of approximately 300 persons gathered In the park here last Thursday night to hear a well-known speaker give an address In which the Ideals and principles' of the Ku Klux Klan were explained. The speaker was a good talker and made a fine Impression on his
hearers, who listened with interest as the truth about the Klan was unfolded. It is said that another meeting was held on Friday night In which more Information was given out, but nothing of a more definite nature could be learned owing to the fact that the mealing was strictly Invitational. Many of the most prominent and respected citizens here are said to be connected with the Klan, but as usual no names havebeen given out.
ALMA, Mich., Oct. 20. The Ku Klux Klan Jia3 been building it3 or
ganization here for some time, but tjie work has been done so quietly that little has been heard about itThe people of Alma have responded to the call of the Klan in a wonderful way, and as in the case of all cities, the representative citi
zens are found in abundance among its folds. The first outbreak of the opposition has recently made its appearance through the Record, a newspaper published here, but as past experience proves the weakness- of newspapers against the Klan, the people are regarding Its antl articles as mere piffle.
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AFFAIR AT DANVILLE IS A HUGE SUCCESS
20.000 Witness Parade and
Hear Patriotic Addresses Bible Now Used in Schools
VOTE AGAINST KLAN;
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Hyphenated Americans of Hud
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(By Staff Cor espondent)
DANVILLE. Ind., Oct 20. Danville
was jammed with a crowd of 20,4)00 persons last Saturday who thronged
the streets to see the Dig parade
given by the Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan. The town was literally packed
with automobiles and every available
parking space was used. Many resi
dents here opened up their yards that
visitors might be accommodated witn
space for their cars.
The courthouse yard and the street
in Iront was -crammed wiin peopie
who listened to an address given by
well-known speaker who stood on
the courthouse balcony and addressed the crowd. The speaker gave a stirring patriotic talk and the
reat crowd cheered him time and
time again as the wonderful truths
of his remarks awoke the sentiment of America in the breasts of all those
withinearing distance.
Delegates from Indianapolis, Terre
Haute, Crawfordsville, Russellville
and every town in the county, helped
swell the crowd and make the affair
a wonderful success. Two Thousand in Parade
The parade, in which 2,000 persons
took part, was a magnificent affair
and too much can not be said of the
wonderful impression it made on all
those who witnessed it.
"With over two hundred mounted Klansmen in full regalia, and thirty
beautifully-decorated floats, It was
an array of splendor-to be long remembered. The music was furnished by the North Salem, Plainfield and Brownsburg bands, and a boy drum
and bugle corps from Russellville
also took a place in the lines. It
took more than a half hour for the
parade to pass a given point and the
crowd cheered the living spirit of
America continuously on its way.
All restaurants were crowded to
capacity during the evening and lunch stands operated by Protestant
churches -were kept busy every minute of the time supplying food for the hungry merrymakers. A brilliant fiery cross was displayed from the balcony of the courthouse and another, which could be seen for miles, shone forth from the roof of a local restaurant. The Fox News Service had a cameraman on the job who took a film of the parade. The film was shown at a local theater the following Monday. Bible Placed in Schools As a great moral force on any com
munity the effect of Klan ideals was brought to light in a recent enact
ment of a measure by the board of
education here whereby the Bible was placed in the schools to be read without discussion to every class each day. Another innovation which has been made this year by J. R. Shannon, superintendent of schools, is the display of an American flag in each
schoolroom and Old Glory is also hoisted over the 'buildings "each morning with appropriate ceremonies.
NEW JERSEY KLAN
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Church Attendance Is Aided Riot by Aliens Swells Ranks of Organization
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HOBOKEN, N. J., Oct. 22. At a
meeting of the federation of GermanAmericans, Roman Catholics, of Hudson county, last week, In the St. Nicholas auditorium, the Rev. Peter Thomas, of Jersey City, made an at
tack on the Ku Klux Klan and charged the Oklahoma trouble as the direct result of the Ku Klux Klanism
n that state. Following his excoria
tion of the Klan the meeting adopted a resolution endorsing the action of
tne governor of Oklahoma. Another
resolution urged citizens of the
county to disregard party ties and
vote against undesirable candidates
who support malicious- legislation.
The meaning of this'resolution, it is
alleged, was to urge Roman Catho
lies to support any legislation di
rected at the Klan organization as
well as to oppose all candidates who
do not favor the wet party.
BRIDGETON, N. J., Oct. 20. Ac
tivities by the Ku Klux Klan are
greatly on the increase in this part of New Jersey and each week the
local Klan initiates a big class of candidates. The Bridgeton Klan is planning another big outdoor ceremony at which a large class of candidates will be taken into the organ
ization. It is also understood that the Women of the Ku Klux Klan are getting very strong here. A band is
now being formed which will have one hundred and fifty pieces. It will appear in full Klan regalia.
Cumberland county Klansmen are
doing much to increase church at
tendance. At Millville the Klan has
financially aided the First Baptist
Church and Rev. J. Franklin Cropp,
pastor of the church, has been complimented by the Klansmen for
teaching and preaching the religion
of Christ.
Meeting at Vineland
At Vineland the Klan had a big
i lirmii i t nnnnnf meeting last weeis ana, ioiiowing an
AiuMlLAN Mill JUL toitIatia and speaking, lunch was
serveu.
'tne many brutal attacks upon
Would Klansmen in this state by alien
forces has done much to swell the ranks of the Klan and the growth
in New Jersey since the Perth Am-
boy riot started by aliens against
American-born citizens.
THE MIDDLE CLASS j One cheap sort of criticism which the Klan Is facing is the remark one occasionally hears that the organization is hopelessly "middle class" in its membership. Probably that statement is true. There is a sense in which the term is a high compliment. The Boston "middle class," for example, is considerably more "high-bro"w" than"the
wealthy caste. Almost every start
ling achievement in science and in
art has been made by a man from that group of "ordinary people" that lies between the very rich and the
sadly poor. Edison is certainly
middle class" as to ancestry; Dr.
Steinmetz, the electrical wizard, sprang from hoi pollol. From the middle class came practically all of
the great American writers Poe.
Hawthorne, Howells, O. Henry, and the rest of our distinguished literati. From the "middle class" came also
Shakespeare, Dickens, Keats, Raphael, Mozart, and mighty Beetho
ven, when driven-to revolution, the
middle class" has furnished its
WOULD STAND FOR
Farmer-Labor Party
Federalize System That Has Made Country Great Power
NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Oct. 22. In
a recent communication addressed to
the press of this city, Henry E. Gar
diner, chairman of the New England
branch of the Farmer-Labor party,
outlines the intentions of that party
in the 1924 campaign as intending to make the public school question an
issue in the election.
"There are those," he declared,
who seek to destroy the fundamen
tals of our public school system. -As
true Americans we contend that through the institution of the public
KLAN PARADE HELD
AT VAN BUREN, IND
VAN BUREN, Ind., Oct. 22. One
of the largest crowds ever seen in
this town attended the big parade held by the Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan here last Saturday night and
ave their undivided attention to
School we have been able to - ?? as Bf
tain and hold our liberty and we 'will
Danton, its Robespierre, and its Marat When war knocked at the world's door up sprang Grant and his peers from the "middle class." No doubt it is true that the Klan is "middle class." And if so, it is in excellent company!
TO CAPACITY HOUSES The colleges are filled this fall. Education is playing to a capacity house. Yale numbers 850 in its freshman class. Many colleges are full to the limit and can Enroll no more students this season. People are grasping for an education ho never before seemed to realize the need of it. Princeton has eliminated many who knocked at its door for admission. Wilson College is filled with eage'r, interested young women who are intent upon education. Is it not a pity that' there is not one great university, at least, where a one hundred per fcent American can get one hundred per cent educational training? But the gift will come, ; Klansmen the gift will come !
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fight for the fundamentals of the sys
tern.
The party favors the federaliza
tion of the public school system and
also the passage of laws compelling
children between the ages of six and
sixteen years to schools.
sides the long rows of Klansmen in
full regalia, many - members of the
Women's Organization were in line.
The parade was followed by pa
triotic speaking and the speaker
gave a stirring address on the principles of the Klan which was vigor-
attend public us7 applauded by the large and at-
were
Two large fiery crosses
burned in a nearby field.
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ENID, Okla., Oct. 22. Two thou
sand members of Enid Klan No. 5 attended a big ceremonial which was held on Brooks Hill last week. Four hundred and sixty-one candidates were naturalized. A large fiery cross
blazed forth during the entire eve- audience.
OARO, Mich., Oct. 20. Last Tuesday evening several hundred people gathered at the courthouse square and listened to a stirring address delivered by a speaker of national note, who spoke on pure Americanism and explained the principles of the Ku Klux Klan. A fiery cross was burned and made a most beautiful sight as it shed its soft glow over both speaker and
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ning despite the efforts of several
auto loads of masked anti-Klansmen,
who endeavored to invade the meet
ing ground, but lost their enthusiasm
when -confronted by a battery of
searchlights and fled to town. This is the second attempt of masked men to break up local Klan meetings. Two of the party were recognized as holders of secret police commis sions issued by Walton. Enid Klan is contemplating the erecting of a large building to be used for offices and meeting place.
; Unfair acts of the opposition here have reacted" against them and
caused the people to want to find out more about the Klan, and as a result meetings are being held nightly throughout the county and many of the most prominent and respected citizens are being initiated into the order.
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clearer idea of the great movement
than they ever had before.
He was interrupted many times
by bursts of applause from the en
thusiastic crowd and when his talk was concluded many persons made
application for membership in the
order.
One feature of the evening was
the fact that a great many applica
tions were made by boys and girls
who wished to join the Junior order of the Klan. A number of threatening letters
have been received by different citisens signed K. K. K., but all have been traced down and were found
to have been fakes. The shallow
brained marplots who write anony
mous letters are not to be found
among the Intelligent people that
compose the Ku Klux Klan.
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Whereas, the public schools are the institutions through which this
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