At the American Legion's July 4 celebration in Salem, OR in 1934, General U.G. McAlexander gave a speech that lamented that the nation was on the verge of a union-led "social revolution" for which "the Jews and the Irish" were largely responsible. 
A few days later Earl Sharp, who lived at the address (and likely in this same house) pictured here, wrote in to the newspaper to inform the General that this sort of racist rhetoric was not welcome in Salem. Salem Statesman Journal, 8 July 1934.
I can't resist highlighting this particular detail. I mean the words "all men are created equal" are literally right there in the text.
McAlexander was the sort of casual antisemite that Richard Neuberger was particularly wary of. McAlexander ran for the GOP nomination for Governor in 1934, but lost in the primary.
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