Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
What Is "Klanishness?"

And what II klanlshnesst
Emperor" Simmons gives the an
swcr in the secret land copyrighted
Imperial instructions. Document No.
!. Series A. ID. 1918. A. X. (anno
Klan) l.. l., Being Official Instructions
in K-uno in the border Realm of Kar-
acter from the one who traversed the
Realm of the Unknown, wrcSted the
solemn Secret from the grasp of Night
and became the Imperial Master Of the
great lost Mystery. Words Of timely
Wisdom from the soul of the great In
perial Wizard, who out of Mystic Dark
ness brings Light. Printed by Ku Klux
Press"
The eight page pamphlet ends as fol-
lows:
Ponder well Rll these things which
] have spoken TO YOI' as coming from
the hidden rccesSes OF soul unself-
i4hly communng wits its God, for the
bettcrment of its fellows. Oh. klans
men. minimize not the importance Of
your sacred mission in life and dis
count not your most laudable achieve
mcnt that is-to attain 10 the high
standard of KlRnlSh character Match
less Manhood, Non Silba Sed An
thar
The document il signed
Done in the Auic of His Majesty.
the Imperial Wizard. Emperor Of the
Invisible Empire, in the Imperial Pal
ace in the Imperial City Of Atlanta,
Commonwealth of Georgia. United
States OF America, this, the First Day
Of the Fourth Month Of the Year of
Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Eight
rem. and on thr Deadly Day of the
Windy week of the Appalling month
Of the year Of the Klan Ill. and in
the third Cyclc Of the third Reign OF
our ReincNrnBtion, Officially uttered,
inscribed. signed, sealed. communicated
and committed to you in the sacred un-
failing hand. william Joseph Simmons,
Imperial Wizard. -
Is Practical Thing
But what is "Klanishness?"
4 very practical thing. says the En-
pcrOr" in the body Of his Imperial
Instructions. and doubly fOurfold.
There is Physical, Social. Moral. Vora-
tonal Klan!shncss; also Patriotic, Do
mcStir. Racial. Imperial Klanishncss,
and each variety IS described and idcn-
tilted at too great length for full quo
tution here.
The truly "Kanish" Klansman will
not strike, stab, laccrntc," or other
wise injuro another Klansman. nor be
ashamed to acknowledge another Klans-
man because Of the latter's lowly so
cial status. nor will he "give himself
over 20 dchauchcry.' Nocatlonally,
"booStlnC each othcf'a business interest
or professional ability" and assisting "a
Klansman to earn an honest dollar"
are impCriRlly approved; while "b0r-
rowing from Klnnsman and being slow
to repay" IL not good form.
|
Statements At Variance
"Patriotically. KTancraft consist
| in voting mot politics but patriotism
and displncing "thc corrupt politicians
with dependable patriotic statesmen
Domestic Klanishness Is Standing by
and protecting the sanctity Of the hOmr
and its manifold interests" raCiR
Klanishness means to support "Whit,
Supremacy" and the lmpcrinl variety
Is 10 give due respect and maintain 4
Klunish regard for the person and au,
thoritv Of the Imperial Wizard an,
thus facilitate "hiS efforts in perfcctn,
tho work he has to do for the glory ~
the Invisible Empire in its development
and government,
There Is the glet Of the two state
ments OF what Ku Kluxism. Inc.
stands for In the life Of America. The,
hre equally official and one absolutely
cOntradicts the other. One Is fiery
the other IL wOrdy. One defines Kl
Kluxism as a deferred holy war which
In the future. with rhetorical an,