The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-10-20

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/ burn, and ne assured his hearers
/ that the very existence Of those gen
\ tlemen and other friends in Lub-
book made him feel that he was not
at all in a land Of strangers.
From the beginning Mr.. Peddy
seemed to be in trim for the fight
! he was to make, and his splendid
oratory and Straightforward methods
| Of expressing his views Immediately
warmed his hearers 10 a close con-
/ sideration Of his every utterance.
II consider this great oppor-
I tunlty and privilege TO be here and
| deliver my message TO you he said.
referring 10 some Of the things that
had been thrown at him by those on
the side Of his opponent, declaring
I that the people Of Lubbock had
probably heard many III references
| Of him, and assured them that those
who had spoken Of him as a bitter
ender" had spoken truthfully, and
/ emphasized this fact by declaring
I that Il will be bitter ender until
the laws and constitution Of my
country reign supreme, and an un-
scrupulous invisible empire which
I threaten them is for ever suppress
ed" to which much applause was
given This was the opening Of his
fight upon the Ku Klux Khan and
its participation IN the political life
II Texas
He charged his opponent with
malicious disregard for the laws Of
the State. and declared that II he
would 90 10 Corsicana and answer
10 charges filed against him there
without having his name withheld
from the official ballot, these charg-
Is having been made for violation
81 a certain law regulating the cam
paign funds Of Senatorial Candi-
dates compaign funds. Il will quit
this race here and now" He declar-
ed that his opponent had denounced
the law regulating such expenditures
az Unconstitutional, unreasonable
and void and refused to appear
before the proper authorities ~
Corsicana.
Mr.. Peddy declared that he WIS
going 10 make some charges against
an organization whose supporters set
in secret conclaves 10 plan their
work. and asked that all those VINO
were familiar with the workings of
that organization please raise their
hands, TO which there was much
laughter. but no hands were raised
Mr.. Peddy was bold in his assert
ions against those who made such Z
an "unscrupulous" fight against his
name being placed on the official I
ballot and declared that II have no I
slush fund collectors % back me /
up in making a legal attack upon |
them, but am going 20 take my .
campaign 10 the people, and will be (
content for them % exercise the 4
inherit right TO vote for whomsoever T.
they wish.
fhe Ku Klux Khan and is absorp- /.
ton Of usurpation Of the influence
Of the laws Of this country was the
main forces against which Mr.. Ped .
dy made his fight, and h was refer
red 20 as the most dangerous mon
ster threatening the very foundation
upon which our government rests, /
and many accounts Of the activities
Of the mob rule under the rigIme of /,
this organization was given, and 1
made IL plain that he realizes the I
need Of strong opposition given TINS Z
organization. declaring that time /
had come when some officers of Z
Texas forgot their oath Of office to I
bend their knees 70 the oath Of an |
invisible empire instead" and read 1
resolution that was delivered 20 /
the Democratic Convention asking /
that body to frown upon the activi- I
ties Of that organization, which he 4
said was refused
"The right of citizens to worship 1
God according TO the dictates of /
their own conscience was upheld (
by Mr.. Peddy, and in his own char
acteristic way the Republicans who /
endorsed his campaign at the Dali /
las convention were oomplimentcd I
for their forgetting party lines IN
supporting his nomination by that
party, and for unfolding the prin-
ciples he is fighting for. 1T is
wrong TO judge a man by his reli-
gion, and | do not know Of any
Jews or Catholics being barred from
serving our Government during the
World War" he said. Mr.. Peddv
joined the Methodist church at ten
years Of age, but said that church