The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-09
Sterling P. Strong, Candidate for
United States Senator From Texas
Addressed Voters Here Wednesday

Aims and principles Of the ku
Klux Klan were espoused; the Re
publicans were taken severely TO
task for the lniquitious provisions
Of their tax bill, and voters we're
warned that a concerted effort Is
being made in every state Of the
union 20 nullify the existing liquor
laws. in an address delivered al
the court house Wednesday night
by Sterling p. Strong, Democratic
candidate for United States sen
ator. Mr.. Strong is well-known to
the people Of West Texas and the
Panhandle, and greeted many OF
his old friends before and after
the meeting.
In every campaign matters are
dragged in as issues for political
purposes" Mr. Strong said, "and
this campaign is no exception. fou
people read in the papers some
weeks ago of a commotion we had
I'm Dallas. my home town A. that
time Mount Crane ard Mount Crai-
Gu. and Mount Coiquitt were in
golcanic eruption, and many feared
that they were about Co spew tortn
lava that would inuudatc the coun-
try for miles around Some pep-
ple. becoming alarmed. moved 70
higher ground for safety But after
the smoke had cleared away u was
found that no lava had been belch-
ed forth. and no damage had been
done. but that 10 was only hot air,
and had gone straight up, and hurt
Now there have always been
organizations in this country, many
Of them secret organizations. And
some Of them have been composed
Of men who owe more allegiance 90
some foreign power than they ~
to these United States They have
never been In the majority az
election time, but they have held
the balance Of power, and have
voted with a solidarity that is amaz-
ing. electing our public officers
from the president down No man
has ever contended that they have
not right 20 exist, s0 far as |
know But now comes an organi-
zation composed of native-born,
Protestant Americans who believe
that they can take hold of the
steering wheel and run this govern
ment better than those who owe
their allegiance 90 some foreign
power. and howl goes up from
one end of-the country 90 the 9th
er This organization Of which /
sneak b. the ku Klux klan, and it
stands for the principles for which
/ have been fighting for The past
twenty-five years-lt stands for up
holding the constitution and laws
Of our country, for white suprcm-
acy, and for our free public schools,
the sanctity ~ our homes and fog
our Christian religion And many
0f these other organizations do n1t
stand for these things. / am OPP
posed 20 mob law IN any form, and
the Klan is opposed 90 mob law,
and / declare % you that " here
Is no mob law IN this country until
II d brought about by nafive-born,
Protestant Americans, then there
will never be q. reign Of mob law
In this country ! regret that this
matter has been dragged inso this
campaign as an issue, but ! be-
lieve that it has about been dis
posed Of. and that we can now go
forward and discuss the vital issues
without further interruption.
Mr.. Strong drew applause from.
his audience when he said be fav-
ors legislation that would prevent
any foreign immigrant from en-
tering the United States until ne
or she could speak, read and write
the English language
There Is an organized effort be-