The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13

unless indeed tho wizard should or
dor them all nsphyNiatcd. And then
I'm afraid they'd start In on Us
. Prcsbyterlans.
Dangerous Only as n Political Party
Aa merely another sect or cult or
lodge or society oriwhatevcr you de-
sire 10 call II, klanlsm m not dancer
Gus Many of the things 81 stands
for are fundamental ln American
citizenship, 20 why should you or !
my $40 10 believe them, and ut the
same time lose much ot our liberty
Of action ana our intellectual free
dom2
But N the klans fDrny into poll
tics, " more than passing gcs-
turc; n IL II ~ indeed an enduring
political movement, secretly going
Into our educational Institutions,
rs IN the case Of old DE IInrr, and
into our courts ns Ia numerous
Cnscs; lnkiug the law into ~ own
hnnds, ns witness hundreds Of
cases, then its entrance into poll
tics marks the beginning Of the
breaking mp Of old ppiitirni Dar-
tics and forming Of new political
nlignmcntg.
II l8 u serious mistake 10 assume
thnt only those 10 raises its nand
against VIII then stand opposed 10
klnuiem Every man who ~ ein-
ccrCly attached to either the rcuub.
lic1n or the democratic party, every
lover of the constitution. every cit
iEcn who believes In the bill Of
RIGHTS, VIII. without regard 20 past
political affiliations, be- found In the
movement opposed 10 government
control ana political dictntiun at tho
hands OF an empire or any Kind,
whether II be visible or invisible.
This IA republic. Its institutions.
10 honor. It's women and ita liberties
have always been protected by men
uumaskcd. The custom is too old
to be changed.
The Second Phase Of the Campaign.
But what Of the final campaign
and Clcction2 The frenziod ones as
scrt the Catholics have Joined with
tho bol0hoyiks to get control ot the
state government. Bosh! Pifflo!
Poo-poul
In the first place thousands Of per-
fectly good protestants and straight
out constitutional democrats Joined
IN voting for Walton for the purpose
OF warning the democratic brethren
OF the Khan that their efforts to turn
the democratic party over to the
sands Of republicans who are not
Catholics, nor Jews. nor negroes. nor
radicals are holding fast to similar
Views with reference TO the republic
can party And similarly thousands
OF Catholics. jews aud negroes viii
not make their permanent abiding
place with Waltonlsm but will vote
for Fields. tho constitutionalist. In
November. now that the rebuke has
been administered within the demo-
cratic party.
II would he rs dcplorable To have
u permanent antl-klnn as to have "A
permanent klan. when one leaves
constitutional ground In political af-
fairs one inevitably moves to posi-
tion less dcfcndnblc, less agreeable 10
human nature and less comfortable
than the ground vacated. There Is
no possible doctrine OF government
nor n code of ethics relating To so
cicy I'm general 50 " controversial
ns the constitution " IA undcrlics
every ycstIge of our law and our
government.
Any movement which has for Its
objective some special purpose not
specifically set forth in the constl-
tuition Causcs tho citizen to lose some
valuable rights. when he embraces
a. and just as inevitably results
In uncontrollable and destructive
controversy sooner or later.
Thus tho action OF Dcbarr. him
self holding a nonsectarian and nom
political office In great state in
stitution. seeking TO dictate TO his
fellow klgnsmen how th>y should
vote for governor: seeking to aid n
man politically with whom he owl
IDENTIFY had n perfect understanding
as TO his reward; drawing a salary OF
considerable magnitude, II report be
true, from the nonresident head OF
an empire boasting OF its lnvislbility.
That empire may yet exist. but IL Is
no longer invisible.
Constitutional Government Secure.
IL IL these divisions and diversions
Injected into the primary campaign
that caused the great mass OF voters
to very largely lose sight OF the only
proper issues and the only real issues
In the last analysis. II, now that the
primary campaign is over with its
hysteria and distemper, the leaders
OF thought and political activity will
return 20 . consideration Q: ;SG Tc5.
issues, constitutional government will
score one OF its most emphatic vic
tories. John Fields statement re-
gardlng this khan movement with It's
various doctrines. sounds the clear
note OF sanity in governmental Of-
fairs. Here It ls, made alike to khan
and anti-klan agents;
"My father and mother were
Old.faShloncd Mcthodists. was
reared In that faith and stlil nd
here to Il. l am not n member
of any fratcrnnl or secret organi-
ZatiOn or order, and shall not join
any while IA candidate or while
governor IL I am elected. II be-
come governor, II will hc my duty
10 cndcnvor TO enforce the law.
and I shall make no exceptions In
favor of nny individuals or organ
iLnuons"
No man worthy the trust nf the
people or with n proper understand
ing OF the oath he assumes, can see
I'm the citlZon anything but citi-
zen. The fact that the citizen be-
longcd to certain church, held
membership In certain lodge or
paid dues TO n certain union, or was
born q member OF n certain race,
could not under any proper inter-
probation OF the constitution or oath
OF office, either add TO or detract
from such citizens rights on the one
one hand nor such officials duties
on the other,
Fields Is Sanctuary for All
The mere fact that Fields does