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THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
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THE MEETING OF THE KLAN
It. was to be expected that much interest and discussion
would be aroused by the public meeting of the Ku Klux
Klan at Lexington last week and it is right and proper that
such should be the case, since the growth and influence of
this! order concern our public welfare more than any other
(political move in recent years. The avowed object of the
leaders seems to be to take over the control of the govern
ment municipal, county, state and national and to make
right what is wrong in our body politic, and they are gath
ering beneath the wings of that organisation large num
lers of citizens who are dissatisfied with present condi
tions. Few will deny that a saner, more righteous admin
istration of government is due the people of this country.
-On that proposition the chief difference of opinion would
be about the correct method of procedure.
Perhaps there is no other thing connected with the klan
that calls forth more condemnation than the mask. The
really true, 100 per cent American believes in and wishes to
Le governed by law, not by any masked mob. The speak
er at Lexington last week challenged any one to prove that
Han or klansmen had taken part in violation of constitu
tional law. There's the point If there were no masks the
Jawlcss could, in many instances, be proven guiity. Why
the mask?
When an election is drawing near it is natural that the
"ins" desire to h,old on to their jobs and the "outs" are
equally desirous of getting hold of the jobs for their own
benefit. Iioth camps get busy and endeaVpr to select men
and slogans that will carry the party through to victory
and land the political jobs where they will dp their partic
ular pajrty the most good. In other words, where the po
litical pie can be passed out to the faithful. Republican
lorators and newspapers will tell us what a grand and glor
ious party theirs is and how the country will go to the' bow
vows if they aie not returned to office and the Democratic
war, horses and their faithful press will tell us what a pack
cf rascals the Republicans are and what a lily-white lot of
patriots the Democrats are and that' the only road which
leads to national salvation is that which will turn the gov
ernment over to the followers of Andrew Jackson of
lrtessed memory.
Now comes the klan telling the world that they alone
are able to save the country. They propose to draw
strength from the old parties and throw the united vote to
the candidates of their choice. It looks like a feasable
plan. It has worked in many places. It worked in Oregon
two years ago in the election of our present governor.
The slogan is an important tool in election campaigns.
The tariff has been pretty well worn out. "He kept us out
of war" kept a president in office. "The league of nations"
calrried a good man to defeat. "Lower taxes" elected our
own Governor Pierce, even if the! reduction is not yet visi
ble. The principal slogan of the Ku Klux Klan is "100 per
cent Americanism," which seems to mean, when reduced
to every day language, that the organization is anti-Catholic,
anti-Jew, anti-Negro and anti-foreign born people,
and all this under a constitution that guarantees religious
freedom. Under our form of government the majority is
supposed to rule and in a community that is largely Cath
olic it is pfobable that adherents of that faith might hold
most of the county and city offices and serve on the school
board. The same thing might be said of any community
that is largely Christian, Methodist or Mormon. It is a
condition that inheres in the nature of things the law of
our land.
For correct reasoning we need to consider both sides of
this question and, lest we. forget, let us look back and
see what history tells us of this Roman "hierarchy" that
is "trying to run this government." It is true that Cath
olics have had much to derwith its past. America was disT
covered by a Catholic their missionaries explored its
wildernesses, named rivers and lakes, founded missions,
etc. Maryland, a Catholic colony, was the first to grant re
ligious freedom apd the armies of Catholic France came
over in our hour of need and helped us fight oujr battles
for independence from the British yoke. Many of our great
generals were Catholics and have helped shape the des
tiny of this land. We all know thatin the late war Cath
olics, Jews and Negroes took their part, nor did they
dream' while standing in the mud and filth of the trenches
"over there" that within so short a time "100 per cent
Americans" would be organizing to deprive them of the
priviledges enjoyed by other citizens.
Holland's lines are also applicable here:
God give us men! A time like this demands
' Strong minds, great hearts, true fa'ith and ready
hands;
Men whom the lust of office does, not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor, men who will! not lie.
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work on upper Main street the past
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You know that it is the desire and policy of The
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