Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-10

This is the answer to the contention
that the religious issue eliminates
Governor Al Smith. of New York,
from serious consideration as the
Democratic candidate, it being AZ
gued that the Catholic Democracy
Of New York Massachusetts, and
other northern and eastern states
will not stand for a candidate who
is even under suspicion of having
any sympathy with the Klansmen.
1t is not suggested that Senator
Underwood would be in any sense
a. Ku Klux candidate but the poiot
is made that it is his misfortune
to come from the section where
the Klan fourishes,
Texas Contest Raises Issue
This Ku KluX issue has been
stirred up by the contest over the
Texas senatorship which must be
fought out in the next congress.
Senator-elect Mayfield will not be
secure in his seat until whole
bitter controversy has been
aired and until the Democratic
senators most of whom are from
the South have been forced to vote
which may label them as for or
against the Klan.
The possibilities in such a situa-
ton are almost unlimited and to
say the least the prospect is
neither an inviting nor a pleasant
one for a southerner who entertaips
White House aspirations.
Indeed the Maytield case mcy
we'll prove to be as embarrassing to
the Democrats as the Newberry case
was to the Republicans. The latter
h bn Taran-
Gratis took every advantage of their
opportunity to make capital out IF
the Newberry case and it goes with
out saying that they will not over
look the chance to turn the tables.
One thing might happen that
Senator Underworld opponents are
not counting on. He might take a
stand and make a fight in the May
| field case that would add to h S
strength as presidential candidate
instead of weakening him. The
American people react favorably to
courage and honesty OF purpose in
men in public life and Underwood
has only to make sure that he is on
| the right side in Texas contest and
then fight for his convictions with
every ounce of strength there is
| in him to be reasonably certain OF
cuiSTElllS IIUln the et11dlI N4tA ny LIS
| colors.
OF course the whole thing is
! very much up in the air at the
present time and it is impossible to
say what will come of it. Some
way may be found TO delay action
! in the Mayfield case until it is too
! late to make it an issue in the next
! presidential campaign, and if that
| could be done there are Republi-
cans as well as Democrats wno
would sigh with relief. Everybody
tis agreed that this matter of making
| the Ku Klux a. political issue IS
| loaded with dynamite and every
Other known kind Of high explosive,
as well as some kinds that are not
| known.
! To revert to Senator Underwood g
! Democracy and the imputations cast
! upon It by the taunt about his be-
| ing the best Republican in his
party. it is patent, of course, that it
was a Democratic radical who said
| that, The Alabama senator is a
! conservative. Naturally the eXtrem-
/ lists do not like him. Underwood's s
! friends say they are quite satisfied
with that alignment, and they ask.
who thinks Democratic radical
can carry New York. Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and the other pivotal states in the
next election?"
And anyone who speaks up and
says he thinks of is likely to be
| asked forthwith to name the radt-
cal