The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24
KU KLUXKLAN
ISSUE FACTOR
IN TEXAS RACE
Frank Exposition of Purposes
of Klan Made by Henry,
Prominent Figure in Affairs
Of Democratic Party.
TENETS ARE EXPLAINED
BY MARK SULLIVAN

The Texas senatorial primary, in |
which the Ku Klux Khan issue has |
come openly and strongly to the front, |
occurs on the eighteenth of next |
month. The sitting senator, Charles |
A. Culberson, is a candidate for re-
election. He has come out squarely |
against the Ku Klux Klan. Hon. Rob
ert L. Henry is seeking Senator Cul |
berson's seat and is seeking it as a
defender, exponent, and leader of the
Ku Klux Klan.
That the public outside of Texas may
realize the size this issue has come to
have in Texas, it should be added that
this Ku Klux Klan candidate is a NJ
OF importance in his state. He -
served 90 years in congress, and -.
the course OF that service came to po
sitions of high leadership both in con
gress and in the lational organization
of the Democratic party. Because of
the interest and Importance of this
senatorial contest, and because in var
ious sections of the country, the Ku
KluX klan is becoming more wide
spread as an organization, and more
frequent element in politics, it will be
useful and informative to print the
following extracts from one of Mr..
Henry's campaign speeches.
Frank Exposition.
1t is without doubt the most frank
exposition of the purposes of the Klan
so far made by any public man, from
the point of view of completely SYM
pathetic defense and personal identi-
fication with the Klan The following
extracts do not comprise more than a
fifth of the entire speech. The ex-
tracts are detached from their con-
text, but they cover most of the more
important points made in the speech:
Il have deliberately measured every
utterance to you on this occasion. In
my opinion this IS the most important
public address that | have ever de-
livered during all my career, not only
TO me but to you as well.
THE distinguished and able sena-
tor from Texas, Senator Charles A.
Culbertson, in recent interview, said
that The Ku Klux Klan must be de-
stroyed.' l reply to him tonight and
say that the Ku Klux Klan must and
shall survive in Texas and throughout
ne country.
THE Honorable Cullen F. Thomas
also has said that the Ku Klux Klan
must be destroyed, if it isn't reform
ed In the name of God how would
he reform it? daughter and ap-
plause.) | hurl defiance at him
and say that it will not be destroyed,
nor will he have the ability to reform
l. (Applause).
Important Crisis.
Let's see whether it ought to be
destroyed Now, listen to me. l am
not going to say one word that will
have to be retracted. I want you to
hear me tonight, fellow citizens, and
remember what say, because this Is
unfortunately the most important
crisis that has ever confronted the
people of this state.
What is the Ku KluX Klan about
which we hear so much? l am golng
C tell you now.
"The tenents of the Christian re
ligion This does not mean that yot
must be Christian to join the Khan
but It does mean that you must be
Ijeye that the Christian religion /!
right. We are for Christianity.
believe in Jesus Christ. We believ,
IN Jesus Christ The Klan believe:
in Christianity. Docs the Dallas
News repudiate the tenet of the Kan
And the Klan believes in white su
premacy,' that is, that the Anglo-Saxol
white race shall forever be supreme II
this republic. Does the Dallas Ne"
repudiate that tenet? loud cheer
and applause.) And if the Honorabl
Cullen F. Thomas were going to re
form its principles would he chang
that mart of it? daughter and az
plause.)
Against Negro Equality
NEGRO Equality The Khan doe
not believe in negro equality. Their
are many of us old-fashioned folks VIII
still believe that the white men
lust as good as the negro, if not lltti
hit better. (Applause.) Now, do thes
gentlemen oppose that principle OF tn
EI1an9 There are citizens throughou
this country who believe in socls
euuality, some of them white, but l q
not. nor will they ever accept such
doctrine as negro social equality
(Applause.)
I'VE believe (the Klan believes,
should saw daughter and applause
the Klan believes in closer relation
ship between capital and labor an
we believe that capital ought to b
brought closer to labor, and that IN
disputes between capital and laDc
should be lesscned; that somethln
ought to beaccomplished in that dire
ton. and the Klan will endeaVor
bring about a better understanding b
does not believe that there should {
any class legislation or that the laoo
ing man should array against u
wealthy class or the moneyed classt
of this country Both are necessal
for the existence of each other ar
therefore the Klan has inserted thi
principle amongst its tenets. Is the
anything wrong about that?
'The Klan believes in the 'Prote
ton of pure womanhood' (appiause
and the sanctity of the home. Do
the senior senator think the XII
ought to be destroyed because it b
lieves in those things; and does Il
distinguished gentleman, Mr.. Thoma
think that it ought to be reformed al
that principle changed? If he does,
hope and pray that he and may new
serve in the United States senate
the same time { laughter and a
plause).
ooh, think Of those days after t
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