The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03

world. has made failure OF government In
Oklahoma, so the church has taken up the prob
lem and entered the field OF politics This is
but natural for the pragmatic but decadent
churcn.
My analysis OF the Ku-Iilux Klan is this:
Politically 1t is like all the south. beasty OF the
democratic party and rellgously wholly OF the
protestant churches; owned, managed and op
Grated by decadent democratic politicians and
decadent protestant ministers; a combination
OF decadent democracy and decadent religion,
whose morbid brains are confined within the
| boardy skulls of scheming politicians and hypo-
critical preachers
Why Is all this1
Pure religion and pure politics will not mix
Pure religion teaches man his true relation to
the deity. Pure politics is the science of good
government. Pure religion is trlct ndividuallsm
to the diety Pure politics is strict collectiyism
In relation to the commonwealth.
The klan Is only new phase of bad condi-
tons growing worse, while now hard to endure,
but Is the beginning OF the end of a cycle that
like any other ailment had to run its course
and ultimately break out like the measles be-
fore the patient can get we'll Conditions have
always been bad In Oklahoma and gradually
growing worse with time as each administration
followed another: the people seemed to have
been married TO the democratic party ever since
| statehood and like betrayed and wronged
wife have both forgiven and ccndoncd all the
crimes that 1t has committed and loved the
wicked husband all the harder therefor and
owned him her own with every opportunity
to keep the faith OF the betrothal and make
what the people fondy hoped it would ulu-
mately make a decent commonwealth in which
to live. Take the city of Tulsa for example.
Everybody has made failure OF the job. The
democrats had It so long that It almost rotted.
on their hands; the republicans took 1t to the
junk heap; now, the Ku-Klux Klan has q, and,
1t Is hoped that the natural growth OF the city
win withstand the rough handling it is nut TO.
Government has been 50 bad in Oklahoma and
Is now so very bad, that the public confidence
Is almost lost in mans power to afford good
government for himself We have continued TO
elect such weak and incapable men to office
with the result that the public respect and con-
fdence Is lost in most public officials. Corrup-
tlon in public office, looting of the public
moneys and the stealing OF the elections are ,
matters of common practice and have been for
so long that the people, like a wronged wife, is
seeking a divorce in November upon the grounds
of the shawnee platform and the Ku-Klux Klan
And one John Fields is the attorney represent
| ing the party plaintiff. He is a single man and
we hope he wins the case and ultimately mar
ries the widow.
Its crimes are no worse than what we have
suffered almost daily ever since statehood Take
its celebrated Ku-Klux Klan Knight Kourts
not be, IL is not much worse than some of the
district courts held In the daytime at public
from the laity about which they know equally
as little and care less and as between the two
have but very little preference
Why marvel at the crimes OF the khan?
1t Ia run by the same gang Of buccaneers, pi-
rates and election thieves with few preachers
thrown in that has made conditions So bad in
this state every since statehood the same kind
of people that stole my vote in Creek county,
whipped my neighbor in Sand Springs, the same
kind of people that have stolen the public
moneys and the elections are now holding klan
knight Kourts "n the woods; they may whip
but you will never hear OF the khan whipping
an election thief. In my opinion the-klan only
differs from all that we have had to suffer from
in this 1t is tho same crowd with few addi-
tions, doing the same things with few addl-
tions in somewhat different way.
that will steal public money and election IS
fit person highly qualified to belong to any
organization whose purpose Is the violation of
law, whether 1t Is selling whisky to church
member or beating somebody to death under
the auspices, of the khan.
Why marvel at the crimes OF the khan?
a pnn 70 oil gf ri ifna n
cial crimes, public crimes; the klan founded
upon the very depravity of crime, yet It has no
patent right copyright trade mark unon
crimes. especially public official crimes. The
state of Oklahoma has all these through Its
public officials. We have suffered almost un-
complainingly at the election that was stolen
from John Fields years ago; why rend your
clothes like high priest when the Ku-Klux
Klan knight Kourt whips some of our mutual
friends, the booteggers? My suggestion to
anyone not in sympathy with the Volstead act
is not TO worry about the bootlegger, the Ku-
Klux Klan Knight Kourt can't step good boot
logger. good bootlegger will rise out OF his
grave to vote the democratic ticket or sell
whisky to a church member. There are In
stances when he has done both.
do not intend to apologize for the khan; It
Is justly entitled 10 the most sovereign contempt
OF the public. But want TO be fair, even with
the khan, and say this in It's defense: Mean as
1t is it is no meaner than its old daddy was and
now is Its commissions worse than the
commissions OF the democrats and likewise its
omissions are no worse than the omission of
the republicans. For the democrats, whether
you like them not, have been brave In all the
robberes that they have committed and the
republicans have been equally as cowardly in
all the martyrdom that the people have suf-
fercd. Therefore we are, take us altogether,
the same bunch OF good citizens that have in
all the years that have gone by sit by idly and
saw the public treasury looted and the elections
stolen that now. complacently sit out our
front pOarches in the eventide and listen to the
| cries of the victim Of the mob of the Ku-KluX
Klan.
SO many people marvel the solemn patri-
otc obligation OF the oath OF the khan. TO me
| there is nothing to marvel at, except that they
! don't keep IT. The oath OF the khan is only
stolen timber from a democratic platform. !
| prefer ia Judge them by what they do. Lying
! is an honorod profession only endurable from
| the members Of the bar.
Whatsoever man soweth that also will he
| reap. The khan is the harvest OF the seed that
! has been strewn in the maiden days OF our state
| hood, / assume to prescribe this remedy that
| will cure you OF all the ills OF the kan--vote
! for John Fields in the ides OF next November.
WILLIAM c. CARRICK.
Sand Springs Aug. "a.
Black Sheep In All FafniIScs.
Editor World: / am wondering IL you VIII
allow the space for a few words in the
arguments about the khan, other lodges, orders,
| politics, etc. AS have said once before, was
| toad u, fha hapn hap In ,F 4la