The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
Fighting for Americanism.
CANDIDATE who represents tn

- CANDIDATE who represents the Ku klux
IA Klan at the polls may have lots of glitter
80 ing claptrap with which to decorate his ora
tory. He may be able physically to stand on his
feet, the American flag and sing Glory glory
haelujah" in loud voice longer and more stren-
uously than any other in the world.
= But he can not escape the fact that he repre-
sents race prejudice class prejudice and religious
prejudice and that he Ebels the American flag every
time he associates it with his campaign propaganda
He can not escape the fact that the underlying
principles on which he appeals for support are not
--skrserican-but rather Prussian, Russian or Japa
ncse.
X, How any great number of American citizens
.scsn vote to put such in Office is incompre-
hensble.
-s-s Yet the outcome OF the first Democratic pri-
mary in Texas, the State which, above all others,
might be expected to stand for hundred percent
Amcricanism shows the victory OF the secret order
representative over two gentlemen who have rem
dered distinguished service to their country in the
past and Who in the present emergency, stood out
boldly and uncompromisingly for undivided,
clean upright democratic America
Senator Charles A. Culberson's feeble health may
have initiated against him. The people of Texas,
forgetiu OF his services in the past may have been
justified in wanting a in Washington whose
physical strength would enable him to be more
energetic and aggressive. But such objection
could be made against former Governor Ferguson,
who fought campaign for pure Americanism and
who is able fight still
= Fortunately. the people of Texas will have
another opportunity before selecting man to rep
resent them at Washington. In accordance with
the peculiar political system of that State there is
another Senatorial primary next month. The people
OF the Lone Star State the veterans of the Thirty
sixth and Ninetieth Divisions the grandchildren of
the who fought at the Alamo, the ranchers
brown with the OF the open plains, the cotton
growers stepped in original philosophy evolved in
the loneliness OF their plantation houses-al these
will have another opportunity to escape the disgrace
OF being represented at Washington by who
advocates although he himself does not know it yet
the establishment OF Prussian autocracy in the land
of Bunker Hill Valley Forge. Primo eton. Yorktown,
Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Antietam, Chanceors-
vile, Manila Bay, San Juan Hill Chateau Thierry,
the Argonne and-let Texans remember-Stenay.
The Ku Klux Klan officials, it is reported, have
ordered that masks a part of the society cos
tune be discarded
Thus far they have made concession to Amer
icanism. They have consented to raise their order
to about the same degree the Spanish Inlustion,
the judges of which, in its worst days, usually faced
their victims without masks.
But the officials OF the Ku Klux K1an never
have denied that they propose to interfere with
American politics, to interfere with the government
of the American people, behind the closed doors
of lodge rooms-that they advocate a government
OF darkness and mystery rather than a government
OF sweetness and light
1t such conditions as these that Mr. Cul-
berson and Mr.. Ferguson fought. 1t is such con-
ditions these that every decent in the Ameri-
can Congress will fight.
If Mr.. Cuberson and Mr.. Ferguson both must
be defeated in the end we can rest assured that they
will &c down fightng-and they may be certain
that the American people will wrap the folds Of
Old Glory around their coffins-and play the Star
Spangled Banner and FIRE voey of shots over
their graves.
: But hoping that the people of Texas
!. will come to their senses-and that one or the
other will sit in the Senate at Washington for the
next term.