Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-08-13


officer, w. G. Maddox, alluded to the
John Marshall meeting, and gave re;ts
ons for 1t being prevented, as, follows:
DR.. Freeman, editor of Tho News
Leader, was approached by two Catn.
olics, who stated that our meeting
would be "a political meeting. THIS
charge was absolutely false. Tho np
lection Of school authorities, OH tie
grounds of admission by ticket, was
overcome by Jour Commuters offer to
throw open the doors to the public7
And again:
Outlining the purposes OF the Amer.
lean Civic Association, Mr.. Harke1
SAID the association swears allegiance
tc tie federal and state constitutions,
stalnl" for law and order, freedom o.
speech, freedom of press and FREQ
schools. I'VE arc opposed to lynchIng
ana to tarring and feathcring," no
said. IN case of riot or uprising,
the American Civic Association stands
ready TO back the government" L.
'hio SoliSCllO'. lie Sa1Q.
"A girl wad assaulted in Che tor
ficid county recent" and mob form
Gu to wreak summary vengeance Of
Negro SUSPECT. Members of tho
American CT Tic Asso"i on wen, oven
there and aided the police in saving
the Negroes life We believe no was
entitled to trial, and that Justice
should prevail"
This talk sounds mighty good. And
again:
we are not anti Catholic, anti-Jcw,
anti-Negro or anti.anything, except rs
Catholics, Jews and Negroes may he
anti-American.
NO Protestant can join the knights
OIL columbus. They stand against our
principles and tcnets yet thoy are not
called mti-ProteStants. Nobody has
opposed shc right or the Negro to or.
ganiZe for racial bctterment. But when
we exercise our right to organize and
subscribe to 100 per cent. Amcrica,
ISM, the charge is made that we arc
stirring up strife. No Catholic is dig.
lbie to membership in The American
civic AsscIuitn. ! don't care wiz
Knows ! am Il Iiu Klux Klansman.
TN to this point, all OF the talk waa
sound to tho core. But he "thrcw thu
fat in the fire." when he declared
that he was Il IIu Klux Klansman.
The Rev. Mr.. Harker announced that
PC was from Iowa. He had come from,
That State wearing the secret robe,
OF the organization, which had a re-
cord for murder and even gravcr
crimes. The report continues:
Mr.. llarker who in the course OF
his address said he was from Iowa
discussed the Negro. He said:
God not man has drawn the color
line. There can never be equality,
nut there must be justice. 1t Is Il crime
against the black man ITO herd him
into uncomfortable railroad cars
when he pays the same fare as tho
white man. 1t Is shame when white
mon use profane language before No
superior race prove itself big enough,
strong enough, tt ogive he Negroes
what is due them. The American Civ
ic Association wants to lift the Nc
gro up. ever remembering that the
Caucasian race only can reign SUI
rrcmo. There are only two solutions
to the race problem, as T see 1t, AMI
we might as well get ready for 1t. Ono
is to give the ballot to the white man
only. The other is to allow the Negro
to vote but prohibit him from hold.
Ing any public office.
The gentleman proceeded in deals
ing with the Negro to feed him with
soft corn and choke him with tho
husks." He would repeal the Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution Of tho
United States, which Amendment
gives the Negroes the right to vote
or he would take away the citizenship
and the elective franchise from this
same class OF people and thus sow tho
SEEDS Of decord between the races
which wcnld sprout and grow for gen
Hrations to come. The right to vote
cures Wits it the right to hold office.
And again.
The speaker read from the Inde-
pendent Negro newspaper, to show
he said the propaganda that leads TO
race riots: "The new Negro when he
is hit; hits back. The black worm has
turned. Thousands of us must die,
but we must win our rights"
And still again:
The speaker continued: "Therc can
never he equality an d amalgamation
is impossible, for it would produce a
mongrel race, rather than a new race.
Leaders who are agitating the Negro
es are the greatest traitors to their
own race.
II l.. yary nofprfnnatn 4hot Tho Dou