Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 8, 9 January 1923 — Page 7

POLITICAL WIRE-PULLERS LEAD KLAN TO

SERVE THEIR PRIVATE INTERESTS; HEADS "GET THEIRS" SAYS CHESTER T, CROWELL

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY, JAN. 9, 1923.

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Editor's Note "Wherever the Klan is strong you can depend upon it that someone in each unit of it is 'getting his'," writes Chester T. Crowell in an article on "The Collapse of Constitutional Government" in a current issue of The Independent. He shows political wire-pullers and others with selfish ends to serve are active in the Klan. The article follows:

"One of the proclaimed purposes ot the Ku Klux Klan is to uphold the Constitution. That sounds like a laudable purpose. But when they go into action it seems that they find nothing humorous about dragging trial-by-jury in the dust. The plain truth is that they know very little about the Constitution. Doubtless that document has been read by no more Ku Klux Klan members than other citizens. Certain it is that in their very numerous public utterances they show a profound ignorance of the Constitution, the spirit of our government, the genius of our institutions, and of that plain horse-sense Ameri

canism which makes it possible for more than one hundred millions of

people to live together in comparative comfort. They link Americanism with

the Protestant churches as though Protestantism and Americanism were

one. And it is nothing more than a

cold plain statement of the facfs that

they take the position that any Catn

olic's Americanism is weakened by his

Catholicism. Their contention is that; motives,

they are 100 per cent Americans, while Catholics cannot be. Therefore, they bar Catholics from membership in the Klan. The same applies to Jews. Negroes are also barred. There is much talk of white supremacy, as though it were threatened. Spruious Reasons. "In the South many men joined the Ku Klux Klan, shortly after the demobilization of our World War armies, because they were told that the returning Negro soldiers had 'been spoiled' in France, and would have to be 'put back in their places.' But that bugaboo soon disappeared. Probably no classification of American citizens has been so little touched by the Ku Klux Klan as the negroes. Of all the thousands of Ku Klux outrages in the South only a few found Negro victims. "It is equally true that the Ku Klux Klan has used very little personal violence against either Catholics or Jews. One reason perhaps is that neither are numerous in the territory

where the Klan is strongest. The Jews and Catholics have suffered more from boycott than from personal violence. And the heaviest hurt has been to their pride. Accustomed to thinking of themselves as loyal citizens, respected in their communities, and still glowingly proud of their war records, it has hurt them to the quick to find a powerful organization dominating public affairs all around them and reared on the proposition that Catholics and Jews cannot be '100 per cent. Americans' whatever that means. Explains Activity. "Partly as a means of advertising themselves and appealing to a peculiarly maudlin sentimentalism, and partly with utmost sincertity, the Ku Klux Klan, in its glorification of Protestantism, has a way of invading churches in its robes and masks, carrying a cross, and presenting a dona

tion of money, together with a written address to some minister who has attracted the favorable attention of the membership. By a ringing resolution of the Federated Churches of Christ this activity has already been condemned, together with the organization responsible for it; but it goes on just the same. And in the rural districts of the Southwest and South it brings to the Klan the whole-hearted bupport of thousands of influential ministers. Doubtless the flattery is loo much for them to resist, and the demonstration too impressive. Considering their trials and privations in drab daily routine, spiced with far more criticism than thinks, their appreciation is easily understood. Certain it is that in the South and Southwest many preachers are the organizers and spellbinders for the Ku Klux Klan. There is much bigotry and nar-

The Farm and the Farmer By William R. Sanborn

tion upon the subject of the Constitution signed by the Ku Klux Klan. One appeared in the New York Times of November 21. Its sentences are clearer than most of those which make up the bombastic utterances of this organization. ' To Rev. G. C. Winters, pastor of the Baptist Church, Peekskill, they wrote: " 'The unseen eye has seen and observed your good work for the service of Christ in Peekskill. The knights of the Ku Klux Klan stand to a man to endorse the Christian efforts of men

like you, who preach the true light of humanity. Our Christian ideals are synonymous to the teachings of the true Christian Church to wit, we magnify the Bible as a basis of our Constitution, the foundation of our government, the source of our laws.

the sheet anchor of our liberties, the most practical guide of right living and the source of all true wisdom. We teach the worship of God, for we have in mind the divine command, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God.' Their Religion. "We honor the Christ as the Klansman's only criterion of character. And we seek at His hands that cleansing from sin and impurity which cniy He can give. "We believe that the highest expression of life is in service and in sacrifice for that which is right, that sel

fishness can have no place in a true

Klansman's life and character, but

that he must be moved by unselfish

such as characterized Our

Lord the Christ and moved Him to the highest service and one supreme sacrifice for that which was right.'

"Note that they 'magnify the Bible as a basis of our Constitution, the

foundation of our government, the source of our laws, the sheet anchor of our liberties.' Anybody who does that

.certainly has complete union of

Church and State, so far as he is con

cerned. But the Bible is not the basis of our Constitution nor the foundation

of our government, nor the source of our laws, or the sheet anchor of our

liberties. The Bible is a religious and moral guide, accepted by millions of people, and its influence in American life is tremendous. But this government has no State church. Many of the founders of this government were themselves agnostic as to religion, notably Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine. The dominant thoughts among those who dared to oppose the King of England weie certainly not orthodox, for If they had been very orthodox they would have feared to incur the wrath of Heaven by opposing a king, in an age when kings ruled by "divine right." But millions of people believe just exactly what that Ku Klux address to the minister says. And there you have one of the foundations upon which the organization rests. As an organization it has been riddled as a money-grabbing, profit-making piece of propaganda in the hands of shrewd manipulators; but it rests upon a firm

foundation of ignorance, prejudice and provincialism. Shrewd 'Manipulators "Not only in its national headquarters, but in its various local headquarters, shrewd manipulators are using it to their private ends. Some of the local heads or Cyclops are damage-suit lawyers, others are corporation lawyers,' some are political wire-pullers, who want the right men in office to look after their private interests; some are spell-binders making the best livings they ever managed to get in return for oratory. But wherever the

Klan is strong you can depend upon it that someone in each unit of it Is 'getting his.' "The rapid rise of the organization would indicate to anyone acquainted with such phenomena that it will not

live long. In its fundamental errors

it has much in common with the Know Nothing Party that nourished for a

season. As a general rule there are two ways to kill any organization. One is for no one to join, and the other is for too many to join. The Ku Klux Klan belongs in the latter classifica-

A BIG CALF CLUB In a letter from Purdue we are told that: "What is said to be the largest beef calf club in Indiana was started recently at Winchester with 42 Randolph county boys and girls as members. Nineteen Herefords and 23 Shorthorns were distributed for feeding until next September when the contest ends with a show. The calves averaged 450 pounds and were a nice uniform lot, all sired by registered animals and out of pure bred or high grade dams. County Agent R. A. Fields and Jesse L. Pike, will supervise the feeding efforts of the boys and girls.

Mrs. John Bushong, of South Milford, Noble county, has just completed a very interesting record with her poultry flock, which is being used for demonstration purposes by the county agent and the extension department of Purdue. Her flock averaging 196 hens,

made her a net profit of $1,195 or $6.09 per hen. They produced 28,000 eggs

which brought almost $1,000.

The rest of her income was from

baby chicks, breeding stock and market poultry. Mrs. Bushong is one of

several hundred persons over the state who are using methods in handling their flocks which are recommended

by i Purdue university and are called demonstration farms. These farms

which are scattered in practically ev

ery county, lrom one to a half dozen

per county, have been the means dur

ing the last few years of influencing

thousands of fanners to adopt better

methods in handling their flocks

Chinch bugs and Hessian Fly are

reported rrom scattered localities in .Illinois and Indiana. In Louisiana much of the rice crop has been pooled with co-operative associations. In a few sections of Kentucky where drought was severe, the condition of the cattle is poor. The number of ewes has noticeable increased in the spring lamb counties of Kentucky, and interest in sheep has increased in West Virginia. In North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, winter losses of cattle have be,en relatively light to date. Sheep are reported to be in excellent condition in Texas though

no great number of cattle are now on'

feed in that state. A good lamb crop is expected in New Mexico. In Georgia and near-by states the killing of farm hogs is nearing completion and the mule movement is said to be later than usual" and slow. The opposition to cattle dipping is decreasing in Arkansas. More Milk Consumed. The people of the United States are using more milk and cream than they did 10 years ago. . Statistics show that seven-tenths of a pint is the average consumption for "every man, woman and child in the country, whereas a decade ago the consumption was sixtenths of a pint daily. This is an in

crease of nearly 17 per cent. These figures are based only upon milk and cream consumed as such, and do not include any that enters into butter and cheese. The results are based upon figures obtained from health departments of

356 cities in all parts of the country having a combined population of more that 32.000,000. During the last year the number of

cooperative bull associations in thej country increased from 158 to 190. These organizations with the assistance of the state colleges, now own 857 bulls. Texas, Nebraska and Ohio are new additions to the list of states where such associations have been formed. Five ' new associations have been formed in Illinois. These associations have proved a great advantage in communities where individual farmers have not felt able to pay for good pure-bred bulls, or where many farmers would not have used high-grade sires on their individual initiative. Live Stock Protection The livestock producers of the United States are protected against the dangers of various plagues of domestic animals existent in other countries by quarantine regulations enforced by the bureau of animal industry. Never in our history has this country been so menaced by foot and mouth disease as .in the last few

It has existed in European,

'IS IT CHRISTIAN TO BE SENATOR?" IS QU2RY OF ONE

some sections, and is normal or better in West Virginia. Market movement is light in central western states and the car shortage is not yet entirely relieved. The crop is largely out of the fields in Missouri and the Iowa movement to market is fairly brisk. In Texas there is hardly enough corn for local use. Profitable Spraying The farm adviser of Jo Daviess county, Illinois, is a great advocate of spraying. When he went out to check up the yield of potatoes in his county last fall he found that Bordeaux mix

ture had worked wonders, by comparison with ' unsprayed fields. Where the vines were sprayed with a 4-4-50 Bordeaux mixture the yield had been

greatly increased. Sprayed potato

patches yielded 198 bushels to the acre and the unsprayed only 166. Spraying controlled the leaf hopper and increased the yield 32 bushels pep acre. At 60 cents a bushel the increase amounted to $19.20, leaving a net profit of $12 an' acre after the cost for spraying, which was $7.50 an acre, had been deducted. The membership campaign in Union county was set to close on Tuesday evening. The drive has been short and sweet, each township being allotted one day in which to make a cleanup. The campaign opened on January 2. A whole lot of farm bureau literature has been used and the Liberty Herald printed a special farm edition to help the cause.

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MRS. DAVID WERKING, 93, D1ESAT MILTON MILTON, Ind., Jan. 9. Mrs. David Wering, aged 93 years and six months, died at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning at her home in Milton, where she had resided since 1872.

Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church.

The Rev. F. C. McCormick will be in charge. Burial will be at Westside cemetery. . Surviving are one son, Sherman Werking and a daughter, Mrs. LaFayette Rayle, both of Milton. Mrs. Werking was a wonderfully active woman all her life. She was a prominent member of the Rebekah lodge. She was an Indianian by birth, having been born at Brownsville, Ind. She has resided at Milton for the past 50 years.

Washington Township . . . Association to Meet BLOOMINGPORT, Ind., Jan. 9 There will be a. meeting of the parent-teacher association of Washington township Friday evening, Jan. 12, at 7 o'clock, in the high school building at Lynn. All parents, teachers

and friends are cordially invited.

SELECT JURY FOR EARL KELLY TRIAL

Selection of a jury to hear the ap

peal case of Earl Kelly, convicted of

assault and battery on Officer Ray

mond Keck, Dec. 18, occupied the

Wayne circuit court Tuesday morning.

Opening of the trial was expected

some time Tuesday afternoon.

Kelly was convicted and fined $500 and costs and sentenced to six months at the penal farm, in city court, after having entered a plea of guilty to the charge of having assaulted Officer fCeck. The assault took place near the city building after Officer Keck had arrested Kelly and Harry Grimes on a charge of public intoxication. Kelly is alleged to have taken Keek's mace and to have beaten the officer. Grimes made his escape at the time, but was captured shortly later. Kelly, in appealing his case, claims hi sentence and fine too heavy a penalty.

Senator John Sharp Williaxa. Senator John Shsrp T'llliarr.s of Mississippi has set capital circles agog: with his startling statement that most senators are "nonbelievers." "Is it Christian to be a senator?" and "Are senators Christians T" are questions Williams is asking. Sincerely Williams expresses the belief that his fellow senators mostly are Christians only in a perfunctory way.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 9. A wedding of national interest in. theatrical circles was performed here at noon Monday. Doris Eaton, late of the Ziegfeld Follies, and Joseph G. Gorham, well known for his musical productions, were the principalis.

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lion. In a few of the larger cities In

its membership the moral tone it Asiatic and South American countries

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was not one whit higher than that of the average for the city, and within

that membership were men whom the

rowness among these small town and; others would certainly not

rural preachers, and thev readi'y fall

ia with the idea that Catholicism is a menace to the government. Since the Catholics and Jews are a very pmall minority in that part of the country, and scarcely strong enough anywhere to have a chance of combat this bigotry once it become articulate, the result is a peculiar and a dangerout joining of Church and State Protestant church and Ku Klux politics. Religious Freedom Is Issue.

"The defense of the Catholics, where they are able to make one at all. is not very adroit and certainly misses the fundamental question at issue, which is religious freedom. The Catholic societies form propaganda agencies 'to tell the truth about their Church' and combat the flood of slander heaped upon it, both orally and in print. They have very little to say on the subject of their constitutional right to maintain the Catholic Church in this country, to belong to it, and worship in it according to the dictates of their own consciences, whether anybody else likes it or not. Religious freedom is the issue, but they must meet their enemies with a defense of their church and creed. And the Jews defend themselves as Jews instead of

as citizens. "The most tragic and at the same time comic aspect of the whole tangle is the fact thaf no one seems to think of this government's guarantees of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. No faction seems to rest its case upon the Constitution of the United States. "Reference was made in a previous paragraph' to the obvious ignorance of the Ku Klux Klan members about the Constitution which they propose to uphold. It is not necessary to go to some Southern State to get a declara-

examples to the community

Klux Klan will doubtless fade in time

and may properly be regarded as a part of the after-war hysteria. But at the present moment it cannot be dismissed so calmly. Before it falls it has the power to drag down constitutional government in at least fifteen states. The courts of at least six states are already seriously injured in their functioning; the ballot box is threatened in more than a dozen states; and it has stirred up strife and bitterness that will net pass within a decade."

and still exists in many of them, but our inspectors keep a close watch and hope to prevent another entry. Other

offer as 'serious diseases 01 aoiue&ius animaio

The Ku that have oeen Kept out are i-uuwbium

pleuropneumonia, rinderpest, burra, and Malta fever. The supply of corn Is Irregular in Kentucky, due to injury by drought in

CUPID REPEATS NUMBER LOGANS PORT, Jan. 9. Three hundred and thirty-seven licenses to wed were issued by County Clerk Brown in 1922, it has been announced. This is exactly the same number as was issued in 1921, it was said. The month

of June brought 45 couples to the clerk for marriage licenses the greatest number for any one month.

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