"The Klan never gave anybody anything. If the Widow Armstrong got a donation it is safe to say it wasn't from the Klan. The gifts to charity that are reputed to be from the Klan are not from the Klan at all."
"Who gives them, then?"
"The organizer does it for advertising purposes."
"I shouldn't think that he could afford to make so many gifts."
"This Klan business is a great money-making scheme. You see the organizer makes ten dollars on every member he secures."
"How much does it cost to get into this organization?" Jackson asked.
"Twenty-five dollars," the newspaper man replied.
"That's news to me."
"I can tell you something else that perhaps you do not know. The Klan oath is in direct violation of the Constitution of the United States. The Klan members are obligated to support the Klan regardless of how the interests of the Klan may clash with the government of the United States."
"How do you know, Springer, did you ever take this oath?"