The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-02
CHAPTER :.
DECLARATION OF THE kLANS.
MAN
Continues from yesterday


Continues from yesterday
While most OF the records of the
Nashville secret convention are loaf.
there is in existence u statement Of
the chief principles Of the order which
contains the following:
We recognize our relation to the
United States Government, the su-
premacy Of the Constitution. the Con-
stitutional laws thereof. and the
Union OF the States therunder"
The special object Of the Order
were set out as follows:
l. ITO protect the weak, the
innocent. and the defenseless from
the indignjties. wrongs. and outrages
OF the lawless, the violent, aud the
brutal: to relieve the injured and the
oppressed: to succor the suffering
and unfortunate. and especially the
widows and orphans Of Confederate
soldiers.
. ITO protect and defend the
Constitution of the United States and
t laws passed in conformity thereto
and to protect the states and peorl.
/ thereof from all invasion from an,
source whatever.
). 40 aid and assist in til.
/ execution of all Constitutional laws
/ and TO protect the people from unlaw
iul seizure, and from trial except by
their peers in conformity with tbs
laws of the land"
Jennings documentary History o
Reconstruction gives the following
declaration OF the Nashville convcn
ton:
This organization shall be styles
and denominated the Order OF the ~
klux Khan
We. the Order of the ku kiu
Khan, reverentially acknowledge tn
majesty and supremacy Of the Diyin
Being. and recognize the goodness an
providence of the same. And We recos
nize our relation to the United State
Government. the supremacy of tn
Constitution. the Constitutional Law
J thereof, and the Union of States there
under.
This is an institution of Chivalry
Humanity, Mercy and Patriotism
embodying ia its genius and its prii
cipies all that is chivalric in conduc
noble in sentiment. generous in mar
/. hood. and patriotic in purpose its .,
culiar objects being.
, First: To protect the weak tn
innocent. and the defenseless fro,
the indignities. wrongs, and outrage
: of the lawless, the violent. and tn
brutal; to relieve the injured and til
oppressed: to succor the sniferin
! and unfortunate and especially tn
: widows and orphans of Coniedera,
: soldiers.
| s~Second: To protect and defend I'll
Con stitution of the United States an
5 laws passed in conformity thcret
, and TO protect the states and peep
) thereof from all invasion from an
source whatever.
Third: TIC aid and assist in I'll
and to protect the people from unla,
full seizure. and from trial except !
their peers in conformity with Il
e laws of the land.
: Section J. The officers OF this q
p der shall consist of Grand Wzai
!, Of the Empire. and his ten Gent:
Grand Dragon of the Realm. and h
: eight Hrdras, a Grand Titan of Il
: Dominion. and his six Furies. a Gran
: Giant of the Province. and his 70,
u COLLINS: a Grand Cyclops of the De
and his two Night hawks. u Graz
Magi. a Grand Monk, a Grand Sc.ib
Grand Excheqner. a Grand fur
and Grand Sentinel.
Section . The body polite OF III
!, Order shall be known and dtsiena,,
/ as Ghonls
Section - The territory embrace
within the jurisdiction of this Ord
$ shau lie oteYmncrs with the stat,
: q MAJ Wand. Virginia. North Carolin
j. South Carolina. Georgia. Florida. Al
F., baroas Mississippi. Louisiana. TeNa
: Arkansas. Missouri. Kentucky N
Tennessee; all combined eonstitu,ii
e the Empire.
y Section / The Empire shall
i divided INTO four departments, Il
first 10 be styled the Realm. and cot,
inncus with the boundaries OF Il