Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-03
MANCET'S REQUEST
. To STOP XII KLUX
PARADE IS DENIED

John A. Manget, well-known At
lantian, has sent to The Journal a
copy Of a letter written by him to
Mayor Walter A. Sims, in which he
urged Mayor Sims to prevent the Ku
Klux parade through the streets of
Atlanta Wednesday night, a copy OF
Mayor Sims reply to him, and let
ter in which Mr.. Manget expresses
his views on the khan and its par
ade. The correspondence follows:
Editor The Journal:
Last night the Capital City OF
Georgia witnessed a hooded mob pa
rading on its principal thoroughfares.
This cowardly aggregation hid be-
hind masks and were advertised as
knights of the Ku Klux Khan"
which organization was born in this
city of dreamers and grafters. At
the head of this bunch of invisible
empire champions, who hide their
names and faces from the public,
rode mounted police of our visible
city government by order of the
mayor.
What was it all for? To cast fear
and terror into the hearts Of one
hundred thousand citizens of this
city who suffer from the hatred or
this damnable organization which has
prospered on account of its appeal
to the ignorant and vicious based
on religious intolerance, race hatred,
and determination to gain control
of all government, city. county, state
and national.
Enclosed is copy of letter I sent
to Mayor Sims yesterday. The APP
peal fell on deaf ears, and the
towards marched through our
streets.
Mr.. Editor, we are sleeping on
the brink of a volcano and yet our
people will NOT wake up.
JNO. A. MANGET.
Atlanta, Ga.
January 81, 1928.
Hon. Walter A. Sims.
Mayor of Atlanta,
Atlanta, Ca.
Dear Mr.. Sims:
When YOU took office, you told
Atlanta that you proposed to forget
differences and be in fact the mayor
of the whole city and not partisan
of any class. That was a brave,
honorable utterance.
A few days before your election,
you wrote me that you were not.
Nd bod hpan member OF
the Ku Klux Khan, and [ believed
you.
PAPERS all over the country are
announcing a monster parade for
tonight of that damnable cowardly
organization of invisible government
in this city over which you are the
head of the visible government.
I call upon you in the name Of
$50, 900 Atlantians. who oppose it. to
call off This parade. You have the
power, and three-fourths Of your
people would appreciate your exer-
cising it.
This pa ade would be terrifying
to 100000 of the people over whom
you rule and to whom you have
sworn protection and the privilege
of living peacefully.
Will you not hear the cry of those
whom this organization is making
miserable by it's principles of race
prejudice and religious intolerance?
Please be the mayor of all Allan
ia. as promised, and save us this
distress and dfshonor.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) JOHN A. MANGET.
Office of the Mayor,
January 81 1928
Mr.. John A. Manget,
Manget Brothers Company,
City.
Dear Mr.. Manget:
am in receipt of your letter ask.
ing me to stop a parade of the ku
Klux Khan in Atlanta, tonight.
You remind me that when / took
office I told the people that l pro-
posed to be in fact the mayor of the
whole city. and not partisan of any
class.
I expect to continue in accordance
with this promise made.
I shall not oppose peaceful pa
raGes of American citizens in this
city.
Members of the Ku Klux Khan
are American citizens and entitled
to parade, as other American citi-
zens are. I would just as readily
grant a permit to the Order of the
knights of Columbus or other legiti-
mate organizations to pass through