The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-11
them by the shed blood of noble au-
(copyri0hted)
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

them by the shed blood of noble au I
cestry.
Through the DARKNESS of Recon
struction's night the Ku klux rode.
dispelled the darkness of that fright
ful night and, at the dawning OF a
glorious day they saw the shades of
that frightful night receding. Right
had been by them established over
Might; the voice of music was heard
again in the land, their purpose and
mis-. ion was ended, they laid aside
their spotless robes and the nOblest
order of real chivalry in the great
worlds history disbanded- Ku
klux of Yesterday rode no more.
in spite OF the noble purpose of
the liu klux and in spite of the great
service it rendered to both the white
and the neero races to North as we'll
as South. yes. to ALL America, no or
gani1ation i'll the history of man ever
he'd hcuped upon it the abuse and mis-
representation that fell to its lot Foes
I Of the South and enemies OF the South
! ern people viciously assailed il as a
! band OF murderers who stopped N
! nothing ana who whipped and terror
ized both black and white and vented
It's spite and avenged personal wrongs
ieil or fancied. upon whoever incur
red ITS displeasure.
mo fouler SANDER ever was perpet.
rated Instead OF being murderers and
cuttlroats the members OF the Ku
kluX Khan were men OF the highest
type Is a body and they were sworn
10 and stood firmly upon The sacred
principles Of constitutional law They
II
cgiN or what there was left Of it. to
anciic9ate the terrible conditions
yroving ont of the presence OF the
e;rretbaggers from the North ANA tht
stll.wags from the South. who turn
4cd traitor To their own people. ans
Ii. II banofi.l influence over tho negro
fhv itu kluX of the Recons,ruc
tior period was the outerowth ~ f;
dire necessity born of insulfera BIZ
conditions forced on the Southern
people hH 4 group o! greedy. conscien
eeleSs politicians. and the charaete
OF the men who were at its head !
= 'he various Southern states is last
ips rebuke to the charge that it Wa
composed Of "A band Of outlaws.
E Contrary to popular opinion III
| hu ki.N Khan was not sectional es
e cept IS to territory Among its mem
g hers ere many men who had Tough
: in the Federal army and who had dc
cidcd' tn make their homes in tn
South after the war. They held no r.
c sentiment against their Souther
brothers. they realized the insanity ,
J, attempting to force negro domination
i upon the South and they cast their |,
y with their former foes of the hattl,
FIELD i'll the movement to restore tn
.Scuth 10 its rishtful plafe in the nj
ton
i IN addition to these many of III
I, white soldiers OF the Federal arm
cf occupation who were actually o
= duty in the South and who were III
/. der orders to kill a member of tn
Invisible Empire ON sight, were men
+, hers of the Ku Klu Khan And COZ
nected with the Khan work were hun
dr"ds Of negroes who rendered SCI
= vice oil impcrshable import and VIII
" sun red torture and many death. Z
: the hands of the Union League an
q the cthaggers for their unShak,
able fidelity.
ne have said that the Ku Kin
spirit Throughout the ages has bee
! tie antithesis OF tyranny. the foe ,
i despotisln. ana always has fnstere
. liberty WHY should we eal il til
s. l<u klnx spirit rather than by an
hen name. ana why should wn tee
warranted in the assertion that il
the ap'thesis OF tyranny
l. The ansWer is found in tn, IN,
thar nlen especially men OF the \,