The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24

1T is necessary for the preservation
Here | come to another vital and mo-
mentous principle as enunciated in
their creed; they believe in the sep
aration of church and state Cap
plause.) Our forefatbers came to this
New world fleeing for the privilege Of
exercising religious freedom. They
came here and founded this great re-
public and wrote in our constitution
that the right to worship God accord
ing to our own conscience should for
ever be guaranteed. | believe in re-
| ligious freedom and that the church
and state should forever be separated.
Il have enumerated to you just
about all the principles of the Ku
Klux Khan. Candidly, is there a sin
| gle one of them to which you can OBJ
! ject, whether you are a Klansman or
not? Is there an American citizen
here tonight who will object to one
/ of those principles enunciated in that
creed of the Khan? If there is would
| like for him to rise. (No one arose).
And all those who endorse it rise.
+, (The audience ribs en- MASSEY CAP
plause). That is Americanism.'
"Oh, you know somehow l got it in
!
believe there is God above, that the
Ku Klux Khan is a menace and an OBJ
struction to a great religious organi-
cation in this country and is standing
in their way; and l refer to the Ro-
man Catholic church. cloud cheers
and applause). Would the senior
senator destroy the Klan for advocat-
ing these things. Would the distin-
| guished gentleman from Dallas de-
stroy it for advocating these things?
Would the Dallas News destroy it?
| On which side of this controversy will
they be when we draw the broad lines
/ that must separate us in the coming
contest? (Applause).
Says Khan Will Grow.
Il regret they have seen proper to
raise this issue but let me say that
the Khan will continue to grow and
these candidates of whom l speak and
these great journals cannot destroy it.
We hurl defiance at them tonight.
Cheers and applause). The Khan is
not anti-Cathollc or anti-Jew, but tho
Catholics are anti-Klan and want us
destroyed. (Applause) Yes, they
are anti-Klan. l tell you, my friends
of Texas, good men and good women,
| that if they force this conflict, when
all is over the white banner of Chris
tianity will be floating above the mil
lions of people in this Republic and
there will be permanent and ever
I asting separation of church and state
in the United States. (Applause).
We want no union of church and state.
We should. not coerce the consciences
Irf oil w
to God above and the flag of our coun-
try. (Applause). And we are not 60
ing to bow to any human power here
or across the waters, CHEERS and ap-
plause), and acknowledge control of
our thoughts and our souls.
eve are going to have to fight for
our religion itself. We are going to
have to struggle to preserve our free
schools and give our children the ben
! eft of universal education. All, this
\ is a glorious state; this is a glorious
country. Never a Republic in all the
world like it.
| ooh, l am sorry this question has
: been preeipitated as it has, but when
!, the senior senator from Texas de-
creed from Washington City that the
Khan must be destroyed because he
willed it, he was undertaking an i'm
possible TASK. (ApplauSe).
Makes Prediction.
Now. the senior serEtor says, The
Khan must be destroyed and he must
be sent back to the U%ted States sen
ate. But the federal government can
; not deal with that question He
wouldn't have any power to deal with
it. But the legislature of the state
of Texas can be convened to suppress
:, the Khan. | make the prediction now
i want you to get these words ex
actly as l speak them, l make the
| prediction that the present governor
will not convene the legislature fol
that purpose, and if he does they will
not pass a law prohibiting the activ