Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-24
The Modern Ku Klux Klan
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alien, the anarchist and all who
would subvert that banner, be they
white, or black or yellowi' the
voice thundered through the ranks.
The Ku KIux are misrpresented and
vilified. Americans do not realize
that they sleep on q red volcano's s
edge. They sleep; they let petty
politicians hold the helm; thGy
make no preparations for the perils
yet to come. The enemies of true
American principles are myriad.
They are organized; they plot; they
seheme-they go unchallenged and
unhindered,
1t is the place Of the Ku Klux
Klan to rouse the spirit of the real
American and to stand guard
against the evil forces that seek
to stifle this mightiest Of nations,
Be the foes white, black or yell
low be they native traitors or
alien invaders, the Klan shall form
a ring of steel to throttle their
every devils scheme. We, the Ku
Klux Klan; we, the Invisible En-
pire, rally to aid the faltering hands
of our law-and to protect our
homes, our lives, our people and
our nations future against a wave
Of living helI'"
Propagation Work
In order to keep the various
units in touch with each other, the
Propagation Department sends out
each week a "News-letter" filled
with extracts from reports of diff
ferent workers. These letters are
supposed to be read at the meetings
of the Klans, and 1 found that they
were listened to with great atten-
ton. 1t is quite likely that many
hundreds of reports are received
each week from all over the Unit
ed States, and the fact that the
Propagation Department selects for
distribution these special extracts
must indicate what the leaders wish
klansmen as whole to believe
about the movement, and what
should be the objects they are to
work for. 1t is also to be noted
bOuy tuan tho Iokkorn -oFloak tba -
tent to which the Klans have alb
Esorbed the moral and political poi
son Of Ku Kluxism under the sugar
coating of ''social purity" zone
hundred per cent Americanism, ="
motherhood" and all the other ct
ceteras. This sugar coating is es-
pecially evident in the following
extract of June IS, 1921;
AT eight o'clock one hundred
Hlansmen in robes marched down
the main street to the park. They
carried banners, the first about the
head of the procession, bearing the
inscription, The Invisible Empire,
here yesterday, here today, here
forever The second banner about
the middle of the procession stated,
'Rockmart Must Be Clean for Our
Mothers, for Our Wives, for Our
Daughters-The Guilty Must Pay
Then came the third and last banner
reading, white Supremacy and on
the revrese side, Grafters, Gamb-
lers and Thieves Must Go. There
were about twelve hundred gather
cd around the speakers stand and
the old citizens say 1t was about
the biggest gathering ever held in
Rockmart.
The meeting was opened with
singing My Country 'Tis of Thee,
by the entire gathering. This was
followed by prayer led by Rev. F.
J. ALashhurn. Then the Reverend
Mashburn made the introductory
speech, in which he paid his respect
to those who tried to dissuade him
from having anything to do with
the meeting. Doctor Mashbnn
paid eloquent tribute to the men in
robes. He said that his father was
one Of the members Of the original
Ku Kiux Klsn and that he felt he
had been singularly honored when
requested to introduce the chief
speaker Of the evening, Col J. Q.
Nolan of Atlanta. Colonel Nol.h
followed Doctor Maslbnrn with an
eloquent address. in which he clear
y and forcefally explained the
aims and purposes Of the order. His
hold on the audience was absolute
and he was frequently interrupted
with applause. His tribute TO moth
erheod was one Of the sablimess