Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 46, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 September 1924 — Page 6

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Walton's Denunciation of Protestant Ministers in Oklahoma Shows Where His Bread Is Buttered Superstitious Ireland Seeks to Annex Prosperous Ulster Smith Training

(By Felix Free) During his campaign for the Democratic nomination for United States senator, Jack Walton made many speeches. At Oklahoma City, according to the Daily Oklahoman of August 4,

aiton saici: iNinety-nve per cent ot the Protestant ministers in the state of Oklahoma are dirty, low-down, Ku Klux preachers. There is a decent preacher once in a while, but the decent ones are less than 5 per cent. The others are lower than skunks." After reading these remarks it ought not to require the services of a Philadelphia lawyer to figure out who "staked" Walton'? campaign. "'Walton's outstanding quality," says the Arizona Republican, "ir. that of a demagogue, but without any of those qualifications which leave a demagogue acceptable." Ulster is the prosperous part of Ireland. Although comprising enly one-third of the population, Ulster for years has been paying about 75 per cent of the taxes. Sir James Craig, premier, wants the boundary line separating Ulster frcm the Irish Free State left as it is. Ccsgrave, president of the Irish Free State, wants different arrangements made. - Sir James will not "budge an inch." Sir James is right. The Iri?h Free State is predominantly Roman Catholic. Ulster is predominantly Protestant. It is the old, old story. Sifperstitir n. arrogance and brute force on one side. Enlightened effort, whc!escme stability and healthy advancement on the other. Rome is up to her old tricks. She is perfectly willing to realize cp the fruits of others' toil if by so doing she fattens her own purse.

Jnmes J. Davis, secretary of labor, appeals for men and money with which to stop "bootlegging immigra-1 tion." Foreigners are coming into the Vnited States from Mexico. They r.re also crossing over in large numbers from Canada. Europeans and Asiatics are using our neighbors on the north and on the south as the door through which to pass into the promised land. Here is another big frohlcm for the Ku Klux Klan to work on. No, He Didn't John W. Davis condemns "religious intolerance and the unlicensed outlawry of organizations taking law into their own hands." Did Candidate Davis f-vrr hear of a single instance wherein Klansnien have gone out r.nd attacked a parade of Knights of Columbus or any other peaceable assemblage of Catholics? Herman Bernstein, editor of the Jewish Tribune, ran across a eirculai broadcast in Brooklyn. Bernstein had a copy of the circular photographed. In part. It read: "This election is a religious war; Roman Catholics and Jews combined against Protestants." Bernstein sent a photographic reproduction to President Coolidge. C. Bascom Slemp repudiated the circular. It Is alleged to have been Sponsored by "The National Protestant Fundamental Christian Association." The circular is undoubtedly one of many irresponsible utterances, the forerunner of what we may expect In this campaign before the election in November. TIk forty-second nil mini convention of the Kniirlits of Columbus met In New York. They criticised Kepubllciiiis and Democrats for fail ore to denounce the Ku Klux Klan. Tone IMus sent his blessing;, which was read at the second day's session, (rcrllnirs were received from the Independent Order of ITrilh Abraham, n large nnd potential frnternal or. irHiiint inn of Jews, for Jews, by Jew-. A l'rotestant would hare to use n ton of lyddite to break into the Kn'irhts of ( olumlins or the B'Rith Alirnhnni. That is, If It were known 1h Is n Protestant. Still Roman Catholics and Jews rove, nnd rare, and roar hern use they are excluded from a secret Protestant organization.

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The Japan Times and Mail, as far back as November 10, 1910, referred to Americans as "a people whose ig norance or credulity makes them easy to influence or easy to dupe." Here we have a very frank expres sion. It reveals an impression ere ated, no doubt, by our characteristic American policy of helpfulness and hospitality. Isn't it about time to do a little serious thinking? Other countries have their "nationals." Why shouldn't we have ours? Why Polish-American? Why GermanAmerican? Why Irish-American? Why not just plain, every-day 100 per cent American and work at it? Al Smith is in training for 1928. He will be a headliner in the present campaign for Davis. If plans go through according to schedule, efforts will be made to extend the acquaintance and widen the popularity of the New York governor. An American Newspaper Once in a while one encounters a California, daily newspaper which seems to be in the hands of a real American. For instance, the Riverside Daily Press remarks editorially that "when the Bible was taken out of the public schools much of the high moral spirit formerly inculcated in pupils went with it." The Bible was not taken out of the California schools by request of Protestants. Of this we are practically assured. Who put it out and who is trying to keep it out? The Knights of Columbus is a secret organization ardently devoted to the welfare of Roman Catholic institutions. No Protestant is eligible to membership and Jews are also barred. The B'nal lt'rith is a secret realization uevorea exclusively to the welfare, spiritual and material ana social, ot Jewish people. o 1!" man Catholic or Protestant is quali iicd for membership in this order. The Ku Kinx Klan Is a secret ortianization devoted primarily to the welfare of Protestant and American institutions. No intelligent person onestlons the ripht of Roman Catholics or Jews to form and maintain their secret organizations. That's their business. Then why all this riotous opposition to the Ku Klux Klan? Haven't Protestants, whose ancestors founded and built this rcV Phone WE bster 9316 ci m ma

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KLAN NOT DEFEATED IN TEXASELECTION Z. E. Marvin of Dallas Gives Out Statement About Resuits of Voting Klansnien Will Continue Fight for an American Government Growth of the Order Xssnred by Fight DxLLAS, Tex., Sept. 6. Z. E. Marvin, Grand Dragon of ihe Klan for the state of Texas, has issued the following statement relative to the result of the recent state run-off primary : To the People of Texas: My reason for addressing this communication to you is that my name during the recent campaign has been fre quently used by the newspapers and speakers and others, in which statements I have been severely criticized by spokesmen for Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, and among whom at this time there seems to be great rejoicing at what is termed by them "a defeat of the Ku Klux Klan." 375,000 American Votes Viewing the recent primary runoff election from the standpoint of the Ku Klux Klan if what these spokesmen above referred to have said is true, then I consider the approval of around 375,000 clean-cut American votes for the principles for which the Ku Klux Klan stands a very great victory. Elections come and go. Individuals are born to die. Honor and principle live on forever. Real men live on through defeat to the stronger fight for honest principles. The principles of the Klan are founded on patriotism to our country and respect to its flag. . The Klan stands for the separation of church and state, for perpetuation of the free public schools, for the limitation of immigration, allowing influx only so fast as the immigrants can be Americanized. It stands for white supremacy and for the control of America by Americans and those whose allegiance is first and always American. For Good Government The Klan of Texas knows no personality, Is not a political organization and was never intended to promote the personal interest of anyone, political or otherwise. The Klan stands for and will fight for good government. Its immediate mission in Texas should be to fight Fergusonism. When the Klan ceases to fight Fergusonism principles it deserves to die. If those who would fight the principles of the Klan feel to gloat over last Saturday's election, their glee will surely turn to remorse. The result is inevitable. During the term for which I accepted the responsibility of the chief office of the Klan in Texas it has been my earnest desire to keep the Klan out of politics, but in each campaign a candidate has thrown battle against the Klan forcing the Klan to defend its principles through support of a candidate who had not attacked the principles of the Klan-, which principles no honorable American would fail to support except through misunderstanding or misinformation. The Klan and Politics It has always been and is the purpose of the Klan now to refrain from seeking to participate in matj ters political, but if I know the ; temper of the red-blooded Americans who compose its membership, it will never cease to fight back when its enemies wage war against it as they have in the past. All Texas and the world may be ; assured that throughout my year of office I will not be found wanting or recreant to duty in the responsibility of my obligations. Others will follow and yet others more capable than I, each striving to honestly fulfill his like responsibility. There maye be mistakes made, but, profiting by them, we will be better organized to continue the fight for the American principles for which our forefathers fought, bled and died and which the Klan insists shall forever obtain. The Klan proscribes no man's religion, believes in and seeks to protect every man in his constitutional right to worship God as he sees fit and believes in the' impartial enforcement of the laws of the land, including the eighteenth amendment. The Klan stands for prohibition. Fight to Continue Texas may have lost in this pripublic, the right to their secret or der Vatican Opposed Him The farther away from the New York convention we get the more convinced we are that Al Smith never had a "look-in" for that nomina tion.. Calif ornians think McAdoo was the logical nominee for president on rrthe Democratic ticket. But the vati can wouldn't stand for McAdoo. Things are coming to a pretty pass in Massachusetts. In that state of the Adamses, where the first blood was shed for liberty of speech and freedom to worship according to dictates of conscience, Protestants who desire peaceably to assemble must first get protection of troops. And in the face of all this Roman hirelings are telling the public that the Ku Klux Klan is interfering witty liberty of religious activities and politcal rights. Klansmen who find pleasure in browsing through the books of public libraries may note much to in terest them these days. The per sonnel of librarians and their staffs have much -to do .with the character and kind ol literature found on the

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indeed have benefited. Some have thought there was little danger in Texas of growing fonditions here as exist in other states where the heed of the Klan is openly admitted by all true Americans but hundreds of messages have come in since Saturday's primary election from over the state showing the realization now of the real need of the Klan. Assurances from members and non-members are that the Klan activities in Texas have now really only just begun. A fight for honest principles was never permanently won in a day and always those it affects are ever -eady to adopt every . conceivable plan to thwart its success even by personal slander and abuse, but true men fighting for principles will then only fight the harder, and though I be personally maligned. ruined and even crucified, I will continue the fight, true to my charge until the termination of my office and thereafter as an humble mem ber in the ranks. A United Foe ", I want no office, seek no glory, position, power or mention, need noDoay s money and am not for sale A,,, r I TTar? I,hPe.to mer't la J that I shall be truly entitled to the love of my friends and I assure the

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me respect or tnose who, not understanding, have determined to dislike me. Analysis of the election should be gratifying by comparative showing to those not too impatient. Robertson received over 100,000 more votes as compared with any previous campaign wherein the Klan has been attacked, and this with the daily press of Texas almost unanimously fighting him and none actively supporting him. This with all six defeated candidates actively campaigning against him. This despite the many foreign and ether bloc votes against him. This with the anti-prohibition vote solidly against him, and with the support of probably around 100.000. prejudiced Republicans who voted for the first time in a Democratic primary. Enemies Spent $200,000 Fighting without money against an estimated expenditure for his opponent of around $200,000 from reported sources, some of which, if true, would indeed cause those whose hearts ring true to"heads up" and "on their toes" to fieht on until the true principles of Americanism shall be permanently established in Texas to where the Klan shall no longer be needed.

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-Those who believe the Ku'Klux Klan to have been defeated or in anywise discouraged by the result of the recent primary election are reckoning without any knowledge of the facts. For its history has been and yet is that the more you fight it the greater it grows. Saturday's election assures the need and the assured growth of the Klan in Texas. Yours respectfullv, Z. E. MARVIN, Grand Dragon, Realm of Texas, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.

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