DEMOCRATS ADOPT STRONG RESOLUTION AGAINST KLAN The State Executive Committee of the Democratic party in session here last Saturday names Congressman William J. Fields as its candidate for Governor to fill the place made vacant by the death of Congressman James Campbell Cantrill, who won the nomination after a heated campaign and primary of a few weeks ago. Along with the naming of Mr. Fields the State Central Committee and State State Executive Committee adopted a strong platform, and especitlly is that part of the declaration of principles which refers to the Ku Kulx Klan interesting to colored citizens of the state. Under "Public Societies" the following respects to the Klan are paid in no uncertain tone:
"Antedating the constitution and the flag is a peculiar American devotion to civil and religious liberty. The pioneer conquerors of the Western wilderness braved the perils of the savage and the sea that they might worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience, erecting in the primeval forests their own altars unmolested or unafraid. Liberty of speech and of conscience is the bedrock of our free institutions. The spirit of the Declaration of Independence is imbedded in the first sentence of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution. Nearly a century ago the Democracy of this republic in national convention assembled, then, as now, the champion of civil and religions liberty declared that:
"The liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, ad sanctioned in the constitution, which makes ours the and of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation, have ever been cardinal principles of the Democratic faith."
Whereas, since the foregoing declaration was uniformly adopted by our predecessors in national convention, an edverse political and religious body has been secretely organized known as the Ku Klux Klan, claiming to be exclusively American, it is proper that the Democratic party should clearly define its relation thereto and declare its determined opposition to this and all secret political societies, by whatever name they may be called.
This Democracy, the proud destroyer of Knownothingism, true to its ancient faith, still abhors and still condemns any effort anywhere to injure or ostracize any American citizen on account of his religion, color, or political opinions, and we emphatically condemn as un-American, as indefensive and as absolutely lawless and criminal any effort by organized associations to injure or intimidate any citizen because of religious or racial ties. Those who are oppressed by such associations must look now, as in the days of Knownothingtsm, to the Democratic party as their sure and only defense--the undaunted and invincible champion of civil and religious liberty."

POLICE AT STATION CHARGED WITH ABUSING, STRIKING, ARRESTING AND THREATENING LIFE OF COLORED CAB MEN APPEALS TO BOARD OF SAFETY DO NOT HELP Colored Taxicab owners and drivers are still having hteir troubles at the Tenth Street Station. Treatment meted out to them by the officers in charge once Jim McGruder, is becoming more and more unbearable if reports coming from several of the men are true.
Some months ago a colored driver was forced to shoot one of the operators of the Brown Taxi Company because of undue authority and treatment, and since that time conditions have grown to a point that it seems that colored men who for years have used the taxi business as one of their means of earning a livelihood must now give up either their business or their lives.
It seems that there is an understanding between the police and others in authority higher up, and the Brown and Yellow Companies to put the colored men out of business or make it so hot for them that they will have to go elsewhere to operate and try to live. It is claimed that laws at the station are interpreted and enforced by this officer in such manner as to work hardships upon the Negro owners exclusively. Men who are known as law abiding citizens, having license to operate their business, and who at all times keep within the bounds of the law as applied to them as Taxi men, are without cause abused, arrested, and oftimes struck and their lives threatened by this officer. This officer is a regular bully, who hates Negroes and often in his tirade against the men tells them that where he comes from Negroes are not allowed to even look at white people. This is a Republican policeman says the men, who owes his job in Louisville to the votes of Negroes in Louisville. Yet the m  ost conservative of the colored men have been arrested twice in the same week for even looking as if he might be seen anywhere near the station asking a passenger to get in their car while Brown and Yellow Taxi men are allowed to solicit at will and operate in or out of the station. If the men are once arrested and escape with a fine less than $5.00 they are told by this officer that they will be gotten again, and they usually are, and each time as innocent as they are a fine is put on them.
If one word is uttered in disapproval of the treatment of this officer by these men who are too often abused and arrested about nothing. this officer threatens the men with death, and on several occasions has made a play for his gun. The men have gotten to a place where they are fearful of their lives or serious trouble of some sort if something is not done to ameliorate conditions. Protests to the Board of Public Safety have availed them nothing. "It seems that the officer knows his business and is carrying out the wish of the Board, our supposed friends, the Republicans." said one of the colored men of the committee making the reports to colored organizations and citizens as their last resort to make protests to Board of Public Safety as will move them to such action as will guarantee them fair and just treatment and privilege to all within the law at the station, that they may be enabled to go about their only means of earning a living for themselves and families in peace.

THE LOUISVILLE LEADER'S CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT ATTRACTS ATTENTION
-. Kentuck' Reliabl and Most Progr ve ewspa­per.
Th Largest irculation.
The Most Wid Iy Read.
V L 7 NO.4'
PARA GR APH Ie 51
CURRENT NEWS AND OPINION
(B. X . Mabi Wright)
By Ladies Auxiliary, Kappa Alpha Psi
Play Starts at 9 p. m. Sqlendid Prizes
AT L YON'S CARD fH
ADMISSION 35 Cents
DANC1NG AT 11:00, MtlSIG BY
LINCOLN TH£ATR£ ORCHESTRA
The Greatest Adverti ing
Medium. More Than Three
Thousand ew Reader
Added In Recent Campaign
fRIDAY, SEPT. 21st