Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-06
Khan Domination
Again Interests
Mr.. Hollomon

A few days ago ]. A. Hollo-
mon, associate editor of the At
lanta Constitution, published
what he termed an exposure o
Khan domination and control O
the recent McAdoo state con
vention.
And now Mr.. Hollomon fires
the second barrel Of his shot
gun at the khan, declaring thai
that is not Russia, nor is the
capitol of Georgia supposed to
be behind the locked doors oil
some emperor's imperial pal
ace
Among the statements made
by MIR. Hollomon are these:
"The publication of the letter
of instructions from Nathan Bed
ford Forrest, grand dragon of
the realm of Georgia." Knights
of the Ku Klux Khan, to the
heads of local klans throughout
the state relative to carrying out
a set program by which the de-
mocracy Of Georgia should be
surrendered wholly, abjectly and
outrageously, to the dictators Of
invisible government-the great
est menace to true Americanism
today-created something of
sensation in Georgia, judging
from kilograms and telephone
calls that poured in upon ne,
both at my home and office, Sun
day.
This was not unexpected.
''The people of Georgia, as a
whole, resent dictation, usurpa-
ton of personal prerogatives,
the Sitting of political liberty
and thought, the silencing of
free speech and the retarding of
free agency.
"They resent tyranny in any
form, political or economical.
This is not Russia.
The capitol of the United
States is not in Atlanta, nor is
the capitol of Georgia supposed
to be behind the locked doors of
some emperor's imperial palace.
The personnel of the dele
gates to the presidential mass
meeting in Atlanta, the personnel
of the delegation to the national
democratic convention, the ma
tional committeemanship which
has been settled without the
slightest i'll feeling on my part,
however undemocl attic and dis
graceful were the manipulations
by which such a settlement was
planned and executed-all of
these thing do not enter, in any
manner, into the great burning
issue that confronts 100000
free people in Georgia today.
The issue, and the only issue,
IS the surrender of the rights of
the people to a political octopus
whose tentacles extend into every
crevice of our governmental life,
seeking to grip, with the iron
grasp of tyranny the institutions
sanctified by the democracy of
jefferson and jackson, and dedi-
Gated to a free people under a
free flag.
THAT is the issue, and the is
sue under which the battle must
be fought and won for represent
tative government, or fought and
lost to despotism.
There is no other issue.
Under the orders of Nathan
Bedford Forrest, the grand drag
on of the realm of Georgia, as
alleged IN a copy of an official
document ascribed to him by an
official of the khan in Sundays
Constitution, the proceedings of
the dlsgraceful assemblage in At
'tanta last Wednesday, with the
equally disgraceful pre-assem-
biage manipulations of Hollins N.
Randolph and his co-conspirators.
We're fully and convincingly ex-
planned,
"a eabal of three men, in con-
junction with a handful of con-
fede1ates, deliberately, designed
ly and traitorously surrendered
the democracy of Georgia to the
realm of invisible government.
And invisible government
strikes at the very heart of all
that is most sacred and most
treasured by those who believe
in a government of and by and
for the people.
What shall the answer be in
Georgia--democracy or dictator
ship; free, representative gov
ernment, or imperialist tyran-
n.y."
Commenting on Mr.. Hollo
mon 5 secnod khan broad
side, the editor of the
Columbus Enquirer-Sun make,
the following observations:
The Enquirer-Sun is in agree
ment with all that the Constitu-
tons associate editor says in the
foregoing. But it may be well to
set the impetuous crusader right
on at least one point. Mr.. Hol-
lomon's statement asserts nor is
the capitol of Georgia supposed
to be behind the locked doors of
some emperor's imperial palace"
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