The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
VOTERS URGED TO
STUDY ASPIRANTS
Good Men on Both Party
Tickets, West Virginian
Points Out.

MOUNT CLARE, w. VA. May 90
Admonishing all voters to carefully
scrutiniZe the records of every can
didate and ascertain II they are thor.
oughly American, Hon. Walter M.
Morris, of this city, veteran newspaper
man and former member of the West
Virginia legislature, has written a
special article for this newspaper.
Mr.. Morris. who is past 81 years of
age, gained statewide fame for his
stand for better government when he
was a member of the West Virginia
Legislature during the memorable SEES
sions of 1919 and 1920.
Commenting on the Khan, Mr.. Nor.
ris said: "A few anti-Klan know-alls
have declared that they personally
know of Klansmen who are law-break.
ers and further declared that the Khan
should clean its own doors before in
vading other peoples premises. give
little credence to any such state
ments." Morris is not q member OF
the Khan
His article follows:
THE primary election, May q, ia
near at hand, and with the large mum
Der OF candidates that will appear on
the tickets of each Of the major
parties, all shades Of the voters. be
they wet" or dry" can find candi
dates who will agree to stand for the
ideals of the individual voter.
Good Men On Both Sides
ION both of the tickets there will
be some splendid men who represent
the best element of our citizens
Others there will be who may be al
comedy to look upon as they, but who
represent lower class Of citizenship
We believe the better class are IN
the majority, but we can see grea'
| danger Of losing out at the primary
election, for the reason that on the
better class" side 80 many candi
dates are after the same plum. while
the cunning foxes" representing thu
lower human strata will unite upor
the one candidate.
The writer does not pretend to ad
wise any one as to which Of the tick
cts he or she should support. but HI
does advise every voter to learn some
thing Of the past habits of each can
didate who will be on the ticket o
their Enthusiastically should THU
apply to candidates for u. 8. Senator
Representative or for either branch o
the State Legislature, for Sheriffs o.
| County Commissioner; not only Al
to whether they be wet or dry
but whether they will stand for rea
sonable economy, or-like too man.
OF those who have already obtaine,
our suffrage-prove too prodigal IL
using the public funds.
| Are They Americans?
Another important qualification of
candidate. which will hardly be over
looked by the Klansmen, and shoul,
not be overlooked by any voters is
Are they real American?-thati Is, d,
they stand for American ideals? I
their candidacy being boosted by boot
leggers, and others Of the under
world? u so, you may know sucl
agents are expecting some favors
their candidate should be successful
$50, let every true American Of bot
parties use his best efforts to nom
mate their best men for all importan
Offices; as in that case II would max
little difference as to it's political CON
plexion, we would have true ren 4
Office. But being Klansman, or red
blooded American without the educs
tional and intellectual qualification
; does not At anyone to hold an I'm
portant once: but having them al
combined makes him "a ideal oflc>r.