San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-22

This lawles element contemplates
starting a demonstration under the
guise of a legislative assembly, con-
vened for the openly avowed purpose
of removing from their path any OIL
ficer who dares oppose their lawless
acts and who dares bring them to the
bar of justice.
The only thing that surprises me
is that they have not convened their
legislature at night in the whipping
pasture. where. in full regalia of masks
and robes. in the presence of dragons,
cyclops. COLLINS and wizards. they
could impeach me in the sanctity oil
natures temple that has so often re,
sounded with the cries OF agony oil
tortured victims
Raps Grand Dragon.
Governor Walton declared that
when the military investigation OF
floggings began. y. {. Jewett. grand
dragon and head of the klan IN Okla
homa. "believcd his invisible govern
mcnt was stronger than the govern
ment of this state"
NOW. turning from his attitude oil
defiance to the government oil rms
state 10 whining. the grand dragon
gave out an interview Thursday
charging that I am prosecuting HIM.
the governor said. I'm that inter
view he said that he would not have
anything more 10 say, as the legs,
laturc will meet next Thursday and
that I will be impeached and remov
cd from office.
The grand dragon marshalled his
forces from members of the ,lcgisla-
ture and they are threatening to con
ycne themselves and impeach me.
"This legislative move is not dii,
ferent from any Of the other tactics oil
the invisible empire
Here is pronosal to convene
legislature made up mostly OF klans'
men for the express purpose OF I'M
peaching me and removing me from
office because I have uncovered the
crimes of the Ku Klux Klan in Okla
homa.
Don't you think would have 6
fair and impartial trial in that az
gregation OF drasons:" the executive
asked.
Defends Martial Law Policy.
The governor made detailed de-
Tense of his policy that led up to the
declaration Of martial law.
Reiterating that every effort 10
apprehend law violatorS had been
thwarted by influence of the Ku kluX
Khan. the governor said that finally
it became apparent that only under
the protection of bayonetS could cowed
and whipped victims be induced TO tes-
tifv against the invisible monster that
had warned them that death would
be the penalty for talking"
Little b. little VIC have uncovered
the invisible monster until IL Is
barred to the light of day in all its
hideousness. Now il has run 10 COW
err. With the American flag that II
desecrated wrapped about its dragons,
cyclops. COLLINS and wizards. II holds
aloft the constitution while calling
upon all people to witness that II
represents the only Americanism In
the land.
AT the same time It denounces
me as q violator of the constitution
war lord mad with power and =
menace to the sacred institutions OF
the state.
What Have ! Done:"
What have | done? Have I in
terferred with the business of = single
merchant or professional man. Will
the operation of any corporation OF
business institution in this state
They say l censored a newspaper and
attempted to stifle the press. | did
this for two DAYS. for the reason that
that paper (The Tulsa Tribunel was
violently Ku Klux and tried 20 incits
the people against the forces Of gov
ernment operating against the hans