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'''Kaspar K. “Kap” Kubli, Jr.''' (April 21, 1869 – December 22, 1943) was a [[RINO]] and [[Klansman]]<ref>[https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/narratives/this-land-oregon/the-rural-urban-interface/a-tendency-toward-conformity/ A Tendency toward Conformity]. ''The Oregon History Project''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref> from [[Oregon]] who was a state representative for a number of terms from the 18th district. He was the speaker of the state House of Representatives from 1923 to 1924. | '''Kaspar K. “Kap” Kubli, Jr.''' (April 21, 1869 – December 22, 1943) was a [[RINO]] and [[Klansman]]<ref>[https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/narratives/this-land-oregon/the-rural-urban-interface/a-tendency-toward-conformity/ A Tendency toward Conformity]. ''The Oregon History Project''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref> from [[Oregon]] who was a state representative for a number of terms from the 18th district. He was the speaker of the state House of Representatives from 1923 to 1924. | ||
| − | He is frequently labeled erroneously as "right-wing" despite having supported [[progressive]] policies such as [[eugenics]]. | + | He is frequently labeled erroneously as "right-wing" despite having supported [[progressive]] policies such as [[eugenics]] and forced sterilizations.<ref>Holzwarth, Larry (October 3, 2017). [https://historycollection.com/10-well-known-us-figures-affiliated-with-the-ku-klux-klan/4/ 10 Well-Known US Figures Affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan]. ''History Collection''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref> |
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
Revision as of 18:10, August 19, 2021
Kaspar K. “Kap” Kubli, Jr. (April 21, 1869 – December 22, 1943) was a RINO and Klansman[1] from Oregon who was a state representative for a number of terms from the 18th district. He was the speaker of the state House of Representatives from 1923 to 1924.
He is frequently labeled erroneously as "right-wing" despite having supported progressive policies such as eugenics and forced sterilizations.[2]
Political career
During the 1922 gubernatorial election, Kubli opposed incumbent anti-KKK Republican governor Benjamin Olcott and supported the latter's primary challenger Charles Hall, who did not prevail. Kubli also joined the pro-Klan Democrat nominee Walter M. Pierce in supporting the anti-Catholic Compulsory Public Education Act as a ballot measure that year which would shut down school choice and forbid parents from sending their children to religious schools.[3]
A staunch opponent of religious freedom, Kubli sponsored the 1923 bill in the Oregon House which banned teachers in the state's schools from wearing religious clothing.[4][5] The wrongfully enacted law was repealed nearly a century later in 2010 over opposition from the ACLU.[6]
References
- ↑ A Tendency toward Conformity. The Oregon History Project. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Holzwarth, Larry (October 3, 2017). 10 Well-Known US Figures Affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. History Collection. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Frederick Louis Gifford (1878-1945). The Oregon History Project. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ November 29, 2009. Saying goodbye to an ugly, lingering prejudice. Oregon Live. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Lewis, Charles. Oregon debates ending ban on teachers wearing religious clothing in the classroom. National Post. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Brell, Alexandria (March 8, 2010). Oregon repeals religious clothing ban, amen to that.. Daily Sundial. Retrieved August 19, 2021.