The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29

nd other democratic leaders, who favor rge from Massachusetts, was chosen to convention. by the anti-Klan leaders was communi- nan and word was brought back that ii ew York governor.
 to prevent foolish religious intolerance and bigotry? We cannot do it.
 Must Be Christians
 q love many Jews and love many Catholics and I have appointed both to office and laughed at the Ku Klux since becoming governor of North Caro-. lima. These men who can't get into this order unless they profess to be Christians have organized this associa- tion into which they won't let a Catho- lie or a Jew come. How can we help it? If anybody wants to be so foolish and isolate themselves how can we pre- vent it by the action of convention
 "It is case, for the keepers of the Protestant cause in the United States It is not a matter for governmental action until they violate the law and then the police power should act with the swiftness of lightning and the de termination of a just God.
 My American brothers, let us deal with this matter in high, just and wise way as becomes not the followers of political standards, but followers of the standards of Thomas Jefferson and above all of the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that when the great democratic party speaks to the American people in this majority resolution all the peo- pie of this country will kneel in front of the constitution. It will kill the Ku Klux in the next ten. days in my judgment" @
 Governor Morrison finished by launching a boom for Senator Walsh
 "I'd like to see this great Catholic made candidate for president or vice president of the United States" said the governor. .~.
 ~ Blow at KIan.
 Bainbridge Colby, former secretary oi state, then took the platform to speak for the adoption of the minority sub stitute.
 Both these resolutions are aimed al the Ku Klux Klan," said he, "but ont is singularly delft in avoiding the name of the Ku Klux. One of them said nothing about the purpose. What sort of a committee on resolutions is that This an-American, this poisonous, thii alien thing in our midst, abhorrent tC every American, hostile to the genius of our institutions, in the precepts oi Americanism-I have no sympathy fol group of that element who move only at the dead of night in the protection of pillow cases and shrouds. Those ara not the habilments of the sportsman ol courageous men and thank God they are not the uniform of any Americanisn with which I am familiar.
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 "I am opposed to the majority reso lution report. It is an obvious stutter ing and stammering and falling thing It doesn't satisfy my thought; it doesn'i satisfy my manhood. It is no credit tC the democratic party. It is party tha1 cares for nothing if it knows it is right I approve the minority report becaust 1t is simple, lucid and true and expres ses the thought. The Ku Klux KlaI is composed of either vicious or foolisl people. It is one of those temporary things of history which manifests it. self like a distemper.
 There isn't man here who would not regard a membership in the klan al a reflection on his character. Tbat'l why they move at night under cover anC skVlk away. They are ashamed. ] venture to predict that in a short tint you will not find klan members; yoU will not even find the man who remem' bers he was a member.
 Tt would be a retreat, a desertioI of democracy to do less than adopt thil minority report and put this simple anS unmistakable declaration in our plat form"
 Colby Cheered
 More cheers from the galleries greet ed MT. Colby's closing and then Sena tor Walsh, the chairman, introduced Senator Walsh of Massachusetts He spoke for the adoption of the mi nority report also.
 If followed my personal wishes would remain silent" said he. {" would leave to those of other religion convictions than my own advocacy O this platform.
 But it is an occasion where sllene might be construed as timidity an therefore I rise as an American, Christian and a democrat to speak iron the home of the Pilgrims and Puritans
 "The silence of democrats of my re ligious convictions might be construed as a disposition on the part of my co religionists to remain silent and to re fuse to accept the verdict on this vita question. Let there be no mistake abou those of us who vote for this amend ment. We will accept the verdict an we expect the other side to accept tn verdict. If our fight fails we go fort disappointed but we will not skulh we will not waver, we will not desert We take our posts of duty fighting wit you in the front ranks against ou common political enemy.
 The Reply
 "If our cause fails our answer vii be the reply of the school boys of Bos ton common who replied to the Britisl Gen. Gage that they were Americans
 ''The cause for which we stand vii not be abandoned even though yo, hesitate to speak today. The demo cratic party has always been the frien, of the immigrant. In our party Catho lie and Jew and foreign-born have foun asylum and have enjoyed it's place an, leadership. It has been the party o the downtrodden and the poor on ever great question. It has always been tn party of those least able to speak fo themselves.
 'I VI speak for those who ask no favo