The Indianapolis times., 1930-11-03
-An EditoYi0I-
SO YOU MAY KNOW

i OO YOO MAY hlNOW |
IN the final hour of the campaign, Cofnsm again
its sinister character in that should be rebuked
by those would dupe and crushed forever by the indie
pendent and Republican voter who object to hate prejudice
and the mixture of religion and politics.
To every former member of the Kan in this county there
went out through the mails and by trusted menas of Coffin
sm including employees the county, letter that had for its
purpose the revival of every hatred that once nfamed the
hooded order.
Iwas the final endeavor wn through the tactics of
D. c. Stephenson, through whom Conism into exist
ence..
1t appeal to religious hate appeal to the
thinking appeal based upon misrepresentation and false
hoods for with these letters went the Consm slate in
which, for example, Presbyterian described anti
Protestant"
It was an appeal to vote against Jewish candidates for
office, to vote against the Catholic
r%HE Times always has fought and ever will fight the in
lection of religion into the politics Of this country,
whether from Catholics or from Proestants 1t be-
eves that the future of this country depends upon the sepa
ration of religion and politics. that the voter cast his
ballot economic and governmental principles unconfused
by prejudice.
Colnsm depends upon prejudice hate ignorance to win.
It always has 1t always will for thinking and women
resent the selfish of public office under machine govern
ment
AS for those Republicans who resent such REASONABLE
methods what voice will they have the rule of their
party it, by this lasthour appeal to hate Conism should
win?
Cofnism depends upon revival of hate If victorious,
will it's victory not to decent Republicans but to those
who sang the chorus of this hymn of hate.
Kan rule in Indiana cost the city and this state untold
millions money as we'll disgrace in the eyes of the
natiO KENT
Former Klansmen now jobess, might be at work today
prosperous had they listened in the past to the
poisonous fasehoods of Conism and yielded their judg
ments to their prejudices.
Yet Conis has the audacity plead again with those
who know only well the to them and to the city of
it's false leadership.
IE decent Republican finds himself barred from
participation in the affairs of his party, and power
less to rescue from Consm knows that he helped to keep
Conism power by voting for party label at time when
Conism was sending these appeals to prejudice to
those whom it intended to betray.
These Republicans cringed when they saw city
ell they had helped to elect resign order to jail
They bushed when their mayor convicted of election
frauds and sentenced to prison.
They shuddered when they heard their Governor plead
the statute of limitations to charge of bribery after
sive evidence Of his guilt had been presented to jury
Will those Republicans who once took pride in a
Jewett as mayor a Harry New senator, in Beverdge
as great statesman vote again for label when Consm
extends an open invitation return Of the rule of hate Or
will they vote forever crush this to good govern
ment and decent rule within their ranks?
TT is quite probable that these letters may find some
response from those who do not stop to think If those
who receive letters desire evidence of the aseness
upon which the plea of prejudice made they have but
to look at description of Smiley Chambers candidate for
probate Judge the Democratic ticket.
Cofinsm describes him 'ant-Protestant His father
was an elder in the Presbyterian church He himself has
been lifelong member of that denomination.
Cofinsm desires the reelection of Judge Bash who
names receivers of bankrupt corporations and failing banks
The creditors of and the dposor of the other ponder
at the finish as whether they lost money by the
bankruptcy or more through the cost of recevershp.
If more evidence is needed look at the paid advertise
ment in Catholic publication signed by the Republican
state committee Appealing to Catholics Catholics it asks
the defeat of this Democratic ticket because its sue
cess would turn the government to Klan influences
E%HE same mail which carried these appeals to former
Kansmen carries letters from the state Republican