The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-26
COL. SIMMONS AND THE K. K. X.


in letters addressed TO the press OF that place. assumed u
sponsibiy for beating. arrng and eaihrng citizens
Beaumont press dispatch from Atlanta Ca quotes vii
liam Simmons grand wizard OF the Kan announcing that he
had revoked the charter OF the Beaumont organization
Il am determined that this organization shall be what is
founders intended namely organization cooperating with and
uponng the majesty and supremacy OF the law
shall be anything else will revoke the charter OF every organza
ton America says Simmons The latter also announced
that pending Investigations suspended the charter Of the
Pensacola Florida Kan and had revoked the charter OF the Mo
bile organization
Col Simmons that the promoter and organizer the Kan
designed that should be prosuted unlawful purposes
However the fact that such has been the
mtted instances Beaumont Mobile strongly to the
vction that there something the and meth
ods OF operation OF the kan which logically leads the awless
ness which has caused COL Simmons to revoke charters and
threaten others very probable that OF the
feather ourages which have recently occurred Texas Okla
homa managed by persons way connected with the
kan but must be regarded highly significant that
these affairs have cocideny with the organization
Kan conclude that the high purposes of
the organization have been perverted places other than
mont and Mobile
Col Simmons repued be man OF the finest character
and the attitude which he assumed toward awss Kansmen
leaves doubt that he is deeply imbued with the spirit
votion law and order but il the Child OF his handwok
to his language has this early in its career the places
mentioned turned aside from the path prescribed for by its
grossly degardng and violating the law instead up
holding IS not possible that despite the noble purposes upon
which the organization founded there something
which Col Simmons fails to foree and which makes it inherent
E dangerous1 Protesting hundred percent Americans the
kansmen of Beaumont by their confession lack the first
element of Amercanim which is respect for law The Beau
Kansmen undoubtedly find justification in their creed for
the unlawful conduct which they defend and even though be adj
mtted that they msinepret the principles Of the organization it
does not alter the conclusion that creed platform which so
easily misconstrued and perverted contains elements which threat
the destruction OF all that Col Simmons planned protect
The fact that bad connected with the Kan able to
cloak in carrying their evil purposes also presents
matter for serious reflection
Speaking at meeting in Waco Texas, in regard such
methods pracced by the Beaumont Kanmen Prof
Galloway of Baylor University uerance to the following
doctrine:
believe federal government and the government OF the
states is adequate for all needs Living in democracy means
who make the who enforce them
If the laws enforced something wrong that wrong
is with the government Our government
ing political Of people than ANYTHING else If an
ofens has been committed covered by law, there exists
nuisance not regulated by statute would be the rational
thing petition representatives to have enacted laws
ing these We choose representatives and they must
obey US None even band Of preachers has the right to arog
law themselves
"The Ku Kx Kan has because nonenforcement OF
laws If the officers elect do enforce the laws if they
prove mfaithu their oath Of office have the right
them from office Let the evils of which complain be
removed by the application of the principles OF democracy
Personally favor OF the majesty Of the law and support
ing those whom have elected to enforce the laws
government within government but government which
both my neghbors myself lie down night peace
government where band Of masked may laws OF
their choosing
"Jus ndict Of the men who
compose them We need to evolve method where
group Of may control those who grand jurors If
the law entrud organization will have nothing
but anarchy and chaos.
obedience to the law should taught in the home in the
ehafth ana IN tn schoo we should be willing to
ernnen Our loyalty and love and protect
if
If government in Texas is to be executed men,
then anarchy will surely follow In community where
there law respect for law the people degenerate
into state Of savagey Texas is safe
night her citizens to be harased by masked
in strange garb.'
humorst suggests for the return of all vaps
Yp evidently overlooking the that island has only
eight square miles of area-Nashvie Southern Lumberman
-0--
What the classes need less more con-
scientousness--Norfok Virgnian- Pilot
Civilized nations Those who regarded by their neghbors
as menace-Worcester Gazette