| Show CANDIDACY OF UNDERWOOD UP First Placed In Nomina Nomination tion Demands Plank Against Klan NEW YORK June The 26 26 The demand demand mand of Senator Oscar W Un Under Under- Underwood Underwood wood of f Alabama that tho the Demo Denlo- Democratic national convention con con- condemn con by name nam the tho he political Dies of the he Ku Klux Klan Ilan s an voiced to the convention today by b Forey ForDey Johnston of ma as athe I the keynote of his speeCh Sir Mr Underwood s a name before t convention for tor the nomination No bare reference to the con con- con constitution of the bill bitt of rights ac- ac actually actually ac actually mentioned In the Klan oath Is ii ad adequate quate In fn this connection Mr 11 Johnston declared Tho The of rights ar are limitations only upon the state and federal governments and not upon private That I Is why hy the candidate of my p people ople has Insisted upon plain a ord The question before this party I k whether hether secret shall hall delegate Io powers Immune fron from the bill of rights and sup superior to delegates to the elected r rep rep- rep representatives p- p es of th the people Above all does the candidate e o represent ent cond condemn mn the action of secret political orders In furtherance of any objective e which Is plainly contrary to the spirit of the tho constitution In order to express hi opinion on this grave t I II tI I have hae at his request Introduced il a resolution reciting the establish establish- established td od position of our party on precise Issue referring to t the he rca res- resolution of ot 1856 1866 and concluding with this resolving clause clause- RESOLUTION QUOTED Resolved Resolve 1 That we o 0 do re firm reif f- f firm the principles ROt net forth In Inthe inthe the said resolution of the Demo Demo- Democratic Democratic erotic cratic platform of 1856 and con con- condemn as un American and un- un unDemocratic unDemocratic unDemocratic Democratic political action bys byret by s- s s s iret ret or quasi secret organisations In Iii furtherance of any political ob- ob whatsoever and in particular ular do wo o 0 condemn such Buch for the purpose of prescribing th thu political rights and privileges of cItizens of the United States State ns S Is Isnow Isnow Isnow now proposed practiced and pub pul pub o acknowledged ledl kno d by the orani- orani gatlon gatlon gation known a as the Ku Klux Klan and as may now or hereafter be proposed or practiced 1 by y II nv organization whatsoever er Senator Underwood Mr oil n John Johnston ston aton said had no word to s y sc-y y against those who Joined any or- or order ordee or order der dee secret or otherwise organized l for lawful purposes or to advocate cate cate openly any Rny principle within te tc scope of legitimate public discus discus- discussion slon slon sion What he does condemn I 1 Is the participation In politics b by any sec secret ret org organization wh r the speaker continueS continued He lie that such RUch action Intimidates pub public lie lic officials and encourages rages political po political or oath boun I 1 pledges con tury to public policy At another point Mr lo JO said the chir of the Democratic party W I that It stood tood for or the protection of hu- hu human homan hu human man rights by protecting 0 of- of of official t against organized org o op slon p os- os Ion sion and Intimidation Senator Underwood had requested ho said th that t his position h hi ma nia 3 0 plain be ond misunderstanding by the delegates on this greve and a added Ho Ho lie believe that hat 11 unless s the Is- Is Isu su up u Is met net with Ith candor nfl ani m I dignity In this campaign yoi YO 1 v ill III not ont only noW In Ite the he disintegration of pili patty ty but will tat a step so wholly inconsistent Ith u ith the basl basis of ot a modo 1 gov- gov gov government as to be bo too unthInkable for the thc Democratic part party paly to accept acceptor or condone The speaker described Underwood as ns one ono whose only employer for more than a quarter ot of a century pat has en b-en cn people of the United States If It a man ot 0 over or Cr lit Ih e I 1 In m d modern rn times apart from embarrassing or entangling associations or environ environ- environment environment environment ment It Is the man wo e now pro pro- propose propose pose Mr 11 Johnston Johneton d d If citizen of concern Is found guilty of off offense ne against the fc fed federal Hal eral rat laws 8 Involving moral turpi turpI- turpItude turpitude tude there la Is I no reason pers or otherwise why should not pre prosecution to the point of servitude The Tho one Indispensable requisite your choice Is that hat It fall on a of such exall exalted d character Wall Villi street nor Main street ard or alley alloy neither journal nor wayside assassin impeach his character with with- without out earning Immediate such a man roan Is this Democrat hom we place In nomination |
