the klan appears to serve the best interest of
the greater community,
”cleaning” it up, keeping a vigilant eye out for
loose morals and lawbreakers.
they deliver baskets to the needy,
and money to the destitute,
but the needy the klan comforts are white protestant needy,
the destitute white protestant, too.
a catholic with troubles, a negro, a jew, a foreigner?
their problems are of no concern to the klan.
from state to state,
from town to town,
men join who cannot be trusted.
unscrupulous men
who work in the dark
behind hoods and masks.
it takes but ten dollars.
and when that sort of scoundrel
starts hiding under hood and robes,
no good can come of it.