The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-05-17
FALSE TO CORE

CELF-sEEkiNG politicians. re
- sardless Of the welfare OF tn,
stats, careless Of its business develop
msnt. are seeking TO inject into tn,
primary campaign a religious Issue
that would. II they had their way
rend and disrupt the common wealth
and bar all enterprise and invest
ment.
The editor Of tho Herald IL . non
Catholic. Of Protestant birth and
breeding. whose forbears fled Eng,
land with the first colonists to found
In the new world freedom Of reli.
gion.
Consequently We hold any individ.
ual, sect or khan that strives az THU
late day TO raise an issue. 20 inimical
to American principles and the bssie
doctrines OF liberty, as n foe 20 the
general welfare: especially 10 b
feared and distrusted when they re-
sort TO the most profound and bare.
faced faisehoods 10 gain their selfish
ends.
On the first page, of, this paper IL
pristsd the denial Of Governor oicott
that bis stand, asainst the Ka Klux
Khan Ii animated, by. religious mo.
tivss. His opponents have. said he ID .
Catholic and ss percsnt Of the state
officers are. Catholics.
Governor Olcott declares, he 10 not
Catholic. but on the, contrary is Of
the Protestant faith. There's one IN.
truth, nailed. ,..
An independent canvass by news.
paper. men shows. only nine Of some
500 public offiee,hcidsys are catho-
iies.- Another fsisehood shattered.
Il has been said that moge than 80
psr cent Of the teachers In Postlan6
public schools are Catholics. The fact
Il that an impartial census shows
Ass than eight stsr .csnt o. Psstiag1
tsachers are Catholics,
Where in the name OF common
sense 10 there ground for fear cf
OF the Catholic church
In this state.
wha. is to be feared 10, that suer |
false and vicious propaganda win net
b sufficiently rsbuked By all Mbsrty- |
loving Americans in Fridays slsc.
ton. II 10 plainly . case cf unwsr-
rsnted distortion OF the facts 70 -
cure political preferment.
Now here are more absolute facts.
the lack OF ground for fear
hat church influence menaces the
welfare OF the nation.
The figures were complied b. the
Board OF Prohibition. Tenpessnes.
Ind Morals n the Methodist Episcop-
u church. r |
There are 435 member In the low
u. house Of congress. OF thsse q are
,ot church members and the chsreh
Isfiiiations OF 50 were not ascsr.
aimed. The. census showed the re.
10 be divided By creed 'as
oilows:
United Brethren. Mormon. Inde-
,sndsnt. Mennonite. Dutch Reterm-
d, Evangelical. one member each:
'wo Universaiists. three Jevs and
hreA Quakers. five UaitaFians.. ten
disciples. ten Luiherans. IL Chris.
Ians. is Catholics. 23i Congregation. ,
lists IS Episcopsiisns. 10 sBspttsts.
8 Presbyterisns. and % Asthodistfs
OF SO senator's. the church sfhu- |,
tions Of 23 were unknown. Pour are.
on-m members. There was One Protsst-
mt Eplseopsiian and one Christian.
he Luthsrans. the Dutch Rsformsd. .
and Mosmons had two
ach. There were six Catholics. six
|aptists. seven congresstionalists.
lsven Presbyterians. eleven EpiscO-;ti
alians. and II Methodists.
In the name Of truth. fair play
nd for our own best interests let Us
ave an end 70 this. disgraceipl folly:1 !
,is flying from bogey that, does no,
Eist. III
The religious question wss r~issd
, this state by the Ku Klux Khan.
nd the false ststsInents are ,ipsidi' |
llsly. spread, by khan membsrs and hy
lose who sesk election by ths khan
ne and, their followers. III
Ths Herald has steadily ,cnposed I
10 Ku Klux Klan " dangeroSa. The
Ian has been denounced by the pres {
lent Of the United. States, . many
'vernors .inciudfng the soyerpors 6f
rssoR and California. the, disarict ,
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