Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
Beware of Dishonesty
Plea for Truth and Farness-False Advertising tx
posed Citizens Badly Deceived by Fake Propaganda

Now that excitement has subsidized calm and careful
perusa of this article requested the part OF all readers
of this paper with any desire of inviting enmly or pro-
vong acrimonius discussion but in order nat the truI
may be known regarding matter that aroused
i'll feeling in Salem and surrounding country.
1t will be remembered that the morning OF election
the Statesman carried one of it's principal pages large
be des that the Catholic Welfare League had issued
appeal Catholics to vote only for Catholics ana TO beware
Of Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythas, etc
That advertisement intentionally designed to deceive
and it performed its purpose 1t stated that the procama
ton Catholics published in the Morning Democrat Of
Baker on November 4 and that assertion was sufficiently
true to make the faehood it conveyed all the more dabo
The facts are that the Baker County Defense League
Organization opposing the compulsory school BILL had nfor
nation that the pretended pronouncement OF the Cathoc
spurouswas to be circulated in this
state as It had been previously Michigan the of
election and the Defense League pubshed II IN ADVANCE
headed by warning against it and denying It's
That is how and why it appeared in the Baker paper and
Mr. Sanderson knew it. He propaby had supply OF the
fake hand be sent out according to
hut instead of doing that he credited the whole thing to the
Baker paper evidence of the Catholic attitude falling OF
course copy the wornng voiced by the Baker Deense
No Catholic organization ever issued such document or
ever advocated such of action No Catholic priest
Gnour falsely quoted by the Ku Klux document was an
Ohio prate of emnence and died in April 1891 more tnan
81 years ago. at period when there anmoss such
as have developed sinse.
Now mark the continued fraud:
AS an aftermath of the publication of that advertise
ment in the Statesman the Ku Kux newspapers In Texas
publishing he fake and saying that appear
ed in Salem Oregon daily paper advertisement pub
shed bv the Catholic Welfare League notwithstanding the
fact that the Statesman advertisement itself carried the an
nouncement that paid for by Sanderson who is the
recognized Ku Klux organizer in Salem.
How long will fair-minded Americans stand Tor such
things as these?
American principles for American honor for American d
Tense and protection in peace and war; and ready
to the call of community state and naon IN every
emergency or movement? 49,
Look around you and size up the Catholic families whon
you know and ask you conscience whether you are giving
them the same kind of treatment you would ask for your
selves.
No animosity has been expressed by Catholics pr
vatey or publicly against Mason Odd Fellows knights OF
Phas or any other raternal adherens citizens or can
dates for office does such anlmoslty exist among
them.
We think the persons who were decelveu Dy
that advertisement and who aroused to anger and pref
udce by should know the truth of the matter resulted
in serious harm this peaceful community It was posted
up in certain myard in this city to excite the worst pas
ons of the worken it carried to the homes IN out
lying districts and good and women were thro"n lto
afrenzy Of unreasoning anger by it.
All these should cooy consider now they were uS
and we hope they will revise their sentiments 1t VIII
not be entirely calamity if that deception will only couse
all good citizens investigate before they take Tor granOed
the of paid propagandsts who employed 70 spread
alarming stories for selfish and unworthy purposes
No end desired is justification for fasehood and SANDER
no cause be reckoned just and worthy tnat MAKES use
Of such methods No accomplishment is destined for good
purpose that brought about by destruction OF human rights
or by unjust oppression of our felow-men
CIVIC RIGHTS ASSOCIATION,
St Josephs Parish Salem
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