The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-28
Barometer of Public Opini0n
Jusufles Usurpatlon Of Government


Editor World win you permit mo 10 use
your paper under the head The Barometer OF
Public opinion" to say a few words in defense OF
tho hau2
Why tho han2
Back IN the Gnys Just following our civil
war. and during tho reconstruction period our
statute books contained laws for the punish
mcnt Of the law vlolater, but the criminal went
uupun.shed. white supremacy was In Jeopardy.
while the coIored race ruled supreme through
out tho south, perpetratlng crime after crime
upon tho white people OF that section OF the
country, and the officers elected 70 enforce the
laws failed and refused to function. with the re-
suit that tho white citizens organized band
known as tho Ku-Klux Klan, took the law
enforcement into their own hands. and speedily
brought TO an end tho greatest reign OF terror
ever known IN this country.
Toluy We are again undergoing a period OF
rocoustruouon, ana ~ usual the criminal olo-
Wrut ut tho country is taking advantage OF IT,
The buutlCggDr. hlRhwayman, bank robbcr and
murderer hre daily violating the laws placed on
our statute books. as Is also the home Wrecker.
ana they are getting away with o., while tho
public suffers and pays the bin, and while Il
large portion OF our peace officers are asleep
midst lu which certain factions would usurp
control OF our government institutions contrary
20 the principles Hs prOpOundCd by our fore
Ihihris lh their declaration Of Independence.
our country is being infested by certain foreign
elements who como here but refuse to conform
lp ana ahido by our laws. In spite Of the fact
that they have far greater privileges than they
enjoyed lu their native land.
When these law violations are called 10 the
attention OF our peace officers, either by rea-
son OF fear. or favor, or by reason OF the fact
th1t this criminal element controls certain
number OF votes, those violations go unpun-
ished' ana the pubic, as usual, pays the bill.
Statistics show that there are 10 crimes COM
mittcd in this country today to l in England.
Shall we allow this condition 20 continue, and
the crimes In our country 10 increase, while we
stand idy by or shall we use every effort in our
power 10 stamp 1t out? lf John Jones kills BIZ
Smith, Will you allow him to 60 unpunishod.
because Jones In surrounded by Il bunch OF po-
Htcal allies. and has pun? DO you favor that
Kind OF law enforcement, or Will you have tho
courage OF your convictions to stand up and
say that Jones shah be punished for his crime.
regardless Of politics or OF creed2
The khan. l am informed is made up OF a
great many OF the best and most influential
men OF our state and country and OF men who
pay taxes TO have the laws OF the land on
forced and to whom is guaranteed protection
against the thief the highwayman, the home
wreckcr. and all law vlolators by the const!tu-
ton OF these United States, and II our peace Of
fcers fail to furnish that protection, what Is
their recourse? There can be but one answer,
and that Is an organization that will put the fear
OF God !ntc every person who violates. or at
tempts to violate, tho laws of our country.
Much has been said about the hooded knight"
but allow me to suggest that in order TO detect
crime, It cannot bo done by proclamng the
fact from the house tops. that you are out for
thlS purpose, Tor the criminal is not looking
for the law ontorcer, and that is his great trick
in trade TO avoid the man out for that purpose
When the criminal is brought to realize that
there is an organization In existence. a member
OF which may overhear even his plottings In the
dark hours OF the night. and realizing that pun
iahmcut Ia sure to be meted out to him and
that he cannot escape that punishment on a
trivial tcChniCallty of the law, he IL going TO
hesitate hong time before perpetrating a crime
am reliably informed that the eyes OF the
invisible empire" are everywhere. and that
the person who respects and obeys the laws OF
the land need have o fear, but TO tho person
or organization who figures on law violation
or usurping government institutions, they had
best beware, for crime and special privileges are
not Countenanced by that institution.
In conclusion | desire to say that those who
condemn, and criticize the khan do 80 either
through ignorance OF that organization, or by
virtue OF the fact that they are affiliated with
some criminal organization, or else they have an
AK to grind and are afraid OF the watchful eye OF
that organization
Tulsa, Aug. 20. HIS