Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-01
ASKED
ATTITUDE upon
KU KLUX KLAN

st. Paul, Or, Oct. 80, 1929
Hon. Walter NJ. Pierce, La Grande,
Or.-Dear Sir: The candidates
pamphlet received. In It see that
you are opposed to the wearing
of sectarian garb in the public
schools. You know well that this
Ia aimed at the Catholic Sisters.
Shame on you, Walter M.
Pierce, to sacrifice the principle
OF liberty for few votes.
II. however. you have the right
to say what the teachers shall not
wear, you should tell them what
they should wear How would the
nighties and pill5wslips Of the Ku
Klux Khan do? Be man, Mr..
Pierce, and speak out.
You are running for the great
est office that the people of Ore
gon can give you. 1t Is your duty
TO say whether, or not, you ap-
prove OF the Ku Klux Klan. How
viii you treat the Catholics, Jews,
negroes and foreigners? Speak
out man and don't be a moral
coward. Will you enforce the law
against this class Of law breakers?
When this class of criminals
take citizens out OF their homes
and hang them, cut them down
and hang them again. then hang
and cut them down third time
Will you allow, II elected gov
ernor, set OF criminals to take
citizens of Oregon from theiI
homes and force them to leave
their neighborhood? Speak ou'
man and be no moral coward.
In January, 1869, the smallpox
was very bad in Jacksonville, Ore
gon. The city authorities wer'
helpless. At this critical momen
the Catholic Sisters Of the Holy
Name voluteered to take care o
the sick, the dying and the dead
These angels Of mercy did not asl
II the sufferers we're Catholics
Jews, negroes or foreigners. Meth
er did suffering humanity asl
what garb they wore. They serve,
the sick, consoled the dying ant
buried the dead. 1t was no par
OF their calling. They were teach
Ing Sisters in jacksonville, Ore
gon.
One OF them, Sister M. Edwards
lies buried here in st. Paul. Pa
ralysis brought on by hardshipl
In the cause of charity, brought
her to On early grave. Nor die
these Sisters work for money
They received none and asked
none, The good people OF jackson
county would gladly have pait
them.
AS the Jacksonville Sentine
said at that time: Let prejudic'
be silent now; and as those gentl,
messengers OF mercy have done K
ours. let us do unto them"
II is not right, Mr.. Pierce. for q
man aspiring to the office OF gov
ernor to cater to the prejudices oi
fanatics in hopes OF getting few
votes.
Oregon has been called the foo
OF the family and surely, II she
elects you governor. we may lool
for something racy. The possibill
ties are great Already we arr
forbidden what to drink. Now thu
clothing the teachers shall no
wear Is made an issue. Already
the goody goodies have attacked
tobacco.
There is fine chance TO regu
late the conduct OF others Their,
is the terrible crime of baseball OF
Sunday. Let us compel the Ad
ventists to 90 to work on Monday
prevent the negro from eatin'
chickens on Tuesday, stop the Ger
mans from eating sour kraut OF
"Wednesday, prevent the prohi
from drinking whisky on Thurs
day az you can, prevent the Cath
olics from eating fish on Frida!
and compel the Jews to eat |
piece OF hog on Saturday.
My dear sir the sight of re
ligious garb seems to have th'
same effect on you that a red raj
has on a Spanish bull.
While you would prevent tn
modest garb OF Sister to be seel
In public school room, other
will allow woman, that shoul,
wash her mouth out with floo
mop, to deliver an address tina
violates all decency in the publi
school room.
Some people are like the turke,
buzEard. They thrive on carrion
JOHN F. THEo b. BRENTANo
p. S.---A copy Of this is sen