East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1922-02-24
LET Us CONSIDER

tilled the hall and sat spell bound
with his splendid oratorv for an
hour and fifteen minutes. He is a
forcible speaker and doubtless made
| as able an explanation of the prin.
ciples of the Ku klvx Kan and de-
fense of that order as could be made
in that time.
Applause was frequent and hearty
as the speaker reviewed the founds
ing of our great government with
| its attt ndant handma;dens of liberty
aud freedom. Especially did he
Stress the part played by Anglo
Saxons as the predominant stock
which is certainly not open to dis.
pute. In the course of his speech
he referred with matchless word
pictures to almost everything that
civilized humanity holds dear and
inferred that these great facts and
principles were in great danger and
that we were about to lose our heri.
tage on account Of antagonistic
foreigners, Jews and especially
Catholics in our midst. No doubt
these have had and are still having
some baneful Influences but these
groups taken as q whole have also
helped greatly in the development
OF our great country and we fully
believe that a majority OF them ap-
| preciate the blessings OF liberty and
hre loyal citizens. We can not in
dorse the harsh references made
regarding the various people other
thau the AnglosSsxon. While this
dominant racial group has perhaps
more to be proud of than almost
anv other we must not be conceited
and the spirit SO wonderfully de-
scribed should be one of tolerance.
We could not help thinking Of a very
close relation OF this Auglo, Saxon
group. the once mighty German
Empire now humbled TO dust be-
cause they came to believe thew
were super men and better than all
Others. Let us not then be boast
ful but give to every race credit for
all they have accomplished instead
of forever appealing to race pride
and rejudices.
| Neither can believe that white
supremacy is in the least danger SC
far as the negro is concerned. We
deplore the fact that our speakers
continue to capitalize this manifest
lv Impossible situation to serve
their own interests.
y 1t was very evident from tht
speakers declaration Of klan prin'
ciples that their purpose is TO pro
tect society (at least their part o
it) from all foreigners from abroat
and from negroes, Jews ant
b Catholics at home. They woult
make this select Protestant. Anglo
Saxon group supreme over all,
kind of chosen people. They woul'
maintain this supremacy by a spy
ing secret order that also demand
the privilege of wearing masks an,
concealing their identity in public
f Now only this but their avowe
g plan of upholding the law By com
mitteas waiting upon offender
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n be bitterly resented by any self re
: person.
e The dangers surrounding us thG
e are real we feel sure can be me
t with existing laws much bette
e than by Klan methods and whrt
i ever menace besets US from Roman
r ism can best be met by our othe
t great religious bodies.
/ SO | would. fellow citizens. Il
+ us carefully consider whether thi
S secret order will really promot
+ harmonv and good feeling. whethf
% this spirit of criticism and intolel
i ance is really the true America
't spirit Of liberty. Why should "
of particular rather indistinct an
mixed group take upon ourselv,
Is the whole burden of upholding OF
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