The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-02
AN OPEN LETTER
By HON. MERLE D. VINCENT. Grand Junction Colo.

set control of the government of this state or of the
nston No political pa ty would tolerate such at
enpt Their membership is made up of men holding
every shade of religious belief.
The trainers of the Declaration of Independence each
signed that document. When each took his pen TO
his he virtually putting rope around his
own neck with which to hang him for treason independ
ence not successful.
Can you imagine any of those signers joining a
Sc ret organization to take part in politics and exclude
from the Government every who not member
f it, or who held different religious belief?
Leaving out of the consideration living leaders,
conceive that Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roose-
velt Woodrow Wilson would any circumstances
have become member of such organization?
We must judge and organizations by their acts
effects of their acts rather than their professions
man may profess belief in the Ten Commandments but
if he is disloyal to his family dishonest in business
eliable in his statements do not what his pro-
ons are He is condemned by right thinking
man and woman.
An organization seriously profess its devotion
Christianity but if its activities dstrust bit
noted. +s.,f-
1t may profess LOYALTY to the Constitution; but If
its acts deny and deprive other citizens rights
good government is not promoted e-r-t-~ 4
1t is historical fact that except for the powerful
influence and unanswerabe arguments of Alexander Ham
ton in prevailing upon the majority of the New York
mby to change its views and rafy the Constitution
would not that Constitutions but Hamilton
would not have been eligible to membership in such an
organization He native of the West Indian islands
If the Kan succeeded in putting into all offices Of
the Government, including Congress- its candidates.
it would succeed in doing in fact what is absolutely for
bidden by the letter and the spirit of the Constitution
a
If it so happened that majority in Congress should
pass Constitutional Amendment providing that
to the Presidency and majority of the states should
ratfy that Amendment, do you doubt for moment
that it would result in revolution?
And if those of Protestant belief should secure the
adoption Of amendment providing that citizen but
Protestant should BE- eligible to Congress to the
Presidency do you doubt it would esut in revolution?
sugges tions from the Klan.
declares its purpose to exalt the white race Do
is
tie colored races taking this Government
hereafter?
believe that the Jews have intention of trying
| 30 secure control of this Government?
The Klan in Colorado has candidate for Governor
and for United States Senator. Are these known
the members of the Kan? or only to very few who
p elged them Kan votes? Do the members of the Kan
row what ther organization did ecenty in the City of
| Denver? I do not believe they do
For the information of the people of this community
will give you bit of history
The Klan control d the Republican County Assembly
in Denver in August That assembly des gnated cand-
the District Court Among the Republican
been District Judge there.
Judge Butler is recognized throughout the state
of the ablest judges the Bench; far as
know has questioned his integrity and yet that
assembly designated Kan candidate for District Judge
Who city police magistrate, by hundred votes more
than it gave Judge Butler.
su is Judge Buffers standing and character that
the Democratic County Assembly two three days later
designated him by unanimous vote
The action of the Kan-controlled Republican Assem-
plain attempt to drag from the District Court
Denver upright judge simply because he would not
support bend to the and plans of the who
control the Klan organization in Denver and who now
ak your support for Governor ard Senator VIII you
the Constitution and your Government to such
influence?
These two gentlemen recently to Grand juno.
tion and attended meeting for political purposes They
stepped the La Court Hote They did not regigster.
They attended political meeting to which the public
not admitted They met candidates for high pub
ic Office the members of organization which met in
paraded in masks and excluded from their debe
ations every other man and woman in the community,
lhoweser good citizen Re or she might be-
| Is this Amnicanism?
Such gari at furnishes, tco, opportunity
for the mac it clan to do his work All that is
sded to members ip against candidate is
to ront finger at him and charge that he is Catholic
That is being dore in this city and in this organization
| respecting candid tie for a high public office.
The stateme It was fslse The politician who made it
| Continual second