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VOL- IV.
SALUTATORY.
In re-launching "The Broad Ax" upon
the rx-seroB and perilous -sea ol
journalism, the undersigned does so
fully realising -that it" may "be dashed,
to pieces before It reaches a safe'har-.
bor. But it Is oar Arm belief that if'
the great reading public will take the4
palas to oarefally,poruso its columns
it-win enable ft to glide smoothly over J
the sea oftjoaraaUsm.
The Braaa Ax" k will stand for the
esnal rights of all men before the law,
for the interest of this marvelous city,
aad'the great -State of nilaots. It will
be Democratic 14 politics, advocating
and disseminating, those- grand aad
glorious principles e-fDemocracy which
hare beea handed' down to as by the
Illustrious 'Thomas Jef ersen.
AX - - " TWO
It will stand for the money of the
constitution. It will take so stock la
the 'theory that any foreign, nation,
prince, potentate or Nabob should con
trol the financial jkBalri of this repub
lic It will strive to aid and advance
the cause of the tolling millions in the
great straggle bow-on throughout the
whole country7.
Our little paper will contend for the
liberation of the minds of the colored
people from political slavery, and will
strive to infuse a spirit of liberal in
dependence into the mind of the Afro
American voter, in the consideration of
all political questions.
This little Journal comes before you,
wqldng your co-operation and support
in endeavoring to "hew to the line "aad
let the chips fall where they may." To
this end 1t Invites a fall and tree dls-i
casslon through. Its -eetassas, byany
one, of the BetipWsttatMgthe-
mlnds of the American, people. It will
be pleased to publish any contribution
which expresses an individual opinion
and free from personality. But all ar
ticles and communications pertaining
to cake-walksz-Jlm-crowism and where
negro is spelled with a double "g,"
unless inclosed in quotations, will be
unceremoneously consigned to the
waste basket.
It Is our honest opinion that it Is the
i duty of those composing the white race
r to read and support Afro-American
publications, by 'doing so it will enable
them to become familiar with the aims,
) the objects and the aspirations of the
' ten million negroes in this country
who are endeavoring to reach a higher
goal.
In conclusion let all who are in ac
cord with the alms and objects herein
indicated, rally to the support of "The
f Broad A."
JULIUS P. TAYLOR.
LETTER OF COMMENDATION.
July lDth, 1899.
To whom it may concern: v
Julius P. Taylor, who cornea to this
city well recommended, ias begun the
publication of "The Broad Ax," which,
I am informed, will disseminate
Democratic principles and contend for
the higher intellectual development or
the Afro-American race and. mankind
in general. White he is thus engaged
I "bespeak for him the hearty support
of all loyal aad true friends of Democ
racy. Respectfully,
Carter H. Harrison.
Themilitarraalrsln the'EhUlpplae
Islands are still in. & Terr nasatiafac-
tory condition. .It has bees, clearly de-
monstratea tani me "-'
has proven itself incapable ef dealing
with, the TiilpineB. "We are glad to see
the InhaMtanto f those Islands possess
the coarage to at for whatjhey con
sider their civil aad political rights.
The Prooiftoat las aheat eoacladed to.
nsdall th3ro.tnwse caa aaaiaet
the Kllptaos Jar the parpeee of sn
keriag c erasUag them eL Bat w
aegroas aJwala eaie J
warfare aaaw mm eonoidemtiea. hat if
they are forced late m serriee they
shoaM iaaist that aaek wpuy,
recimeatmaet he aatesrtd.fr head
totsotiy
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afaVsKTNTIBK 10 waa0 W
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spite of tTe Tribaa aad If As aaodd
fbf saaievMsId e Deaaia.
PRESIDENT MIONLEY.
The time is rapidly approaching for
the leaders of the great Republican
party to assemble together in national
convention for the purpose of select
ing a presidential or would-be presi
dential candidate and the signs of the
times portend that the present vlsllat
iag and weak occupant of the White
Hoase will be renominated, but not re
ekted. -
Since the last Republican national
convention we have wondered 'many
times what new ruse or' scheme the
leaders of the Grand Old Party would
resort to or invent, for the purpose of
bewildering and throwing dust and ash
es into -the eyea of the negroes in order
to-compell them to continae to wear
the -Republican yoke or collar.
In 1896, its leaders while in the city
of St Louis promised the negro that
if their party was re-lnstrusted with
power, mob and lynch law in this coun
try should absolutely cease and upon
that declaration and for no other rea
son, the .great per cent of the negro
voters throughout this land recorded
their votes In favor of the Buckeye
statesman and while he was engaged
in delivering his inaugural address he
also threw sop to the negro by assert
ing that "mob and lynch law in this
boasted land of the free and home of
the brave "should cease of come to
naught"
But has It ceased? Shall we ask the
widow of Postmaster Backer? who was
rathlessly murdered because he was an
honest man and was endeavoring to
earn a living for his wife and little
oaes? Shall we ask of other negro
eas9wpse-haebands have been shot
down in cold blood without a just
cause, and those who depended on them,
driven from their little babies or
homes.
But we imagine that we can hear
some hot-headed Republican exclaim,
that It Is not within the power of the
president to suppress mob and lynch
law In the various.states which go to
compose this union. If this Is true,
why should the Christian ruler of this
nation practice deception upon the ne
gro for no other purpose but to secure
his vote? Why should he hold out a
false promise or hope which he .is in
capable of fulfilling. In all candor and
honesty we ask, If the commander-ln-cblef
of the army and the navy can
not suppress mob and lynch law and
all forms of lawlessness, who can? And
as Buch he certainly should not aid or
extend any comfort to those who are
guilty of commitlng such crimes.
This leads us back to the utterances
of President McKlnley on the 4th of
March 1897, when he proclaimed to the
world that mob and lynch law must
stop. If he was honest and sincere
then why was It necessary for his attorney-general,
who is the pliant tool of
the trusts and corporations to rush Into
the publlc'press unsolictied shortly af
ter the butchering and burning of Sam
Hose aad declare that the Federal gov
ernment would not raise its little finger
lo prevent negroes from being mobbed
and lynched by the vicious and nnruly
element of the South. In other words
the language of the attorney-general
could be construed to mean that so far
as the government authorities were
concerned It made not the slightest dif
ference to them if one .hundred or a
thousand innocent negroes were
slaughtered each week.
The President as been waited upon
by the Hon. John P. Green, Bishop Ar
aett and many other gentleman who
desire to be regarded as the only lead
ers and who labor under the impres
sion that they are the whole thing with
the present administration. The Pres
ident las patted these distinguished
gentlemen on the back aad made them
believe that he tras iaclindetajeok with
disfavor apss his white ceaatrymea,
who peratot ia resorting to mob aad
lyacfc law.
This is alee aatraeler the President
kae made several tears threagh the
atiuni states and while detag so, he
has earefaMy refralaed fram admeaieh-
ke ,hte:brethera to .respect the smb
fead lawa the ad. Heaereroaee
nearred to the terrible crimes whJeh
tare; emamttted to the same at
jantioo, Be wa tea baar Jawaleh
iag tha cake-waft Mi. bsarvia the
.nagW eatap maaharsatees to pay any
atseatiom te.iaAtiat , -,riUaaainfr
Praaiaaat
MeKialey vOt hala-jamaiiiatod, ?f
HEW TO
CHICAGO,' JTOTT.lo, 1899.
New York Age, The Colored American
The Indianapolis Freeman and all the
other little organs will wheel into' line'
for President Bill McKlnley and his
ciiw.
The Democratic National Committee
convenes at the Sherman-House, this
city, Thursday, July, 20. It Is expected
that the' committee will map out and
formulate plana 'for conducting the
presidential campaign of 1900.
Attorney A. B. George of Room 423
Ashland block, continues to contribute
brilliant letters to The Colored-Ameri
can. Mr. George is a genial aad pleas
ant gentleman, and one of the best
lawyers among our race in this city;
It was our pleasure to have ' a
plearant chat with Ex-Governor John
P. Altgeld a few days ago, and all
things considered, the 'governor Is
looking well and Is very much improved
in health. He Is of the opinion that
the outlook for the success of the Dem
ocratic party next year is extremely
flattering.
CoL John F. Waters, who occupies an
elegant suite of offices in the Kedzlc
building, continues to shake the legal
tree and by shaking it real hard he
generally manages to bring down the
persimmons. The colonel Is a warm
friend and reader of "The Broad Ax"
and he believes It will accomplish much
good In behalf of Democracy.
One of our local contemporaries seems
;.to.experfen.cejmuchdeUsfe,lomlnK
the Hon. Henry L. Hertz lor state
Treasurer. We have nothing to say as
to the honesty of Mr. Hertz, but it is a
well known fact, that he entertains the
greatest contempt for all fro-Amer-Icans
and we have our opinion of any
negro who attempts to laud that gentle
man to the skies.
The Colored-American is of the opin
ion that if our preachers and the negro
press generally, would have sounded
the praises of the late C. H. "J. Taylor
while he was still here upon earth, it
would have been much better all
around. This is to a large extent too
true. "The Broad Ax" was always an
exception to this rule, for It never hesi
tated In speaking In the highest terms
of C. H. J. Taylor.
Governor Johnston Rain-Water Tan
ner has concluded to seek the re-nomination,
and it is presumed that he can
secure It without any difficulty. It Is
our opinion, however, that he can never
be le-elected governor of this state, and
if he should secure the nomination he
will go down in defeat before the hosts
of Democracy which will be led on to
victory by that valient leader Carter H.
Harrison.
During the presidential campaign of
189G, all the plgeontoed cuckoos of this
section of the country and throughout
the east were engaged'ln hollering and
shouting for the Hon. Mark Hanna, the
notorious boodler.tho single gold stand
ard, the' combines and the gigantic
trusts. But now it appears that over
six hundred thousands people who had
the wool pulled over their eyes in 1896
by the advance agent of prosperity
have been thrown, out of employment
and at the present time they are fear
ful lest they will be crushed to death,
by the institutions of their on crea
tion. The Juab County Republican, of Ea
reka, Utah, of recent" date, 'contains
quite a lengthy editorial on the editor
of this JournaL It ciprooo great sur
prise over the fact, that we align oar
self with any party other than the Re-j
publican party. But there is nothing
strange about this when wa consider
that for the past thirty-nve years all
negroes were considered a sothiag
more ssr leas than the personal prop
erty ef .the SepabUcaa. party. If the
editor at The RapahUeaa eaatlnaes t
peruse "The Broad Ax," he witt beesase
famfllarwith the reason, why se maay
Mtrces.have deserted the G. 0. T. at
greed and gold.
Tm satprised atyaa asaiag me .ta
land yo,Jciar. whaa, I Jcaew.aase
wt aathJar a ysM That jast
I lt-thf Be7 gan
THE MNE,
&
, .,, SOCIETY. ITEMS.
..'Ma'Vtaua TuAA nt PArtPJ-sville. Oa .
jfera intending school; in this city.
"kra; Ida. B. Wells-Barnett is
spending the heated season at Evan-
-tiaWtfi. H. Morris left last THesday
ferfjleiite, Alabama. Ho will -be gone
aatmtlrwo weeks. -
jsefedlto the west side, and now lives
at ?tt -Lake street
Mrs;Jdary McKemey, 5316 La Salle
street, with her two children, Is at Ben-
sjHarsor on a -vacation.
Dr.-3L Wilberforce Williams, who has
"been fil at Provident Hospital with ty
phsTd fever, Is recovering rapidly.
V
The
Grace Presbyterian Sunday
sehabl, picnic will be given this year in
Washington Park, on Thursday, July
tfe.'
Mr Adolphus Harris left last Wed
nesday -for Lake Geneva, Wis, where,
asueual, she will remain during the
summer:
Dei James Webb Curbs, recently
Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon in
the Eighth Illinois, has re-opened his
office at 29th and Armour avenue.
Mrs. Clara E. Jones, wife of Lawyer
E. -Jones, recently fell on the steps of
her home, 449 36th street, and sustained
a seyere sprain of the right ankle.
Mies Grace Tlbbs, who was graduated
lastimonth from Howard University,
Washington, D. C, In at home with her
parents, at 5023 Armour avenue.
Mrsf Beulaa Wright Porter, the fam
ousJ&B&'doctorot Indianapolis, is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Newby,
5018 Armour avenue. She will be here
for about three weeks.
Last Saturday evening, death claimed
the wife of the venerable Rev. Richard
De Baptist The remains were taken
last Monday to Galesburg, HL, where
the funeral was held on Tuesday.
Mr. R. R. Wright, son of Prof. R. R.
Wright, principal of the Atlanta Uni
versity, Ga., has entered the University
of Chicago. He is stopping with Rev.
D. W. Jones, 5520 Ingleslde avenue.
Miss Susie Brent, a charming young
lady who teaches school at her home,
Qulncy, I1L, Is spending the Bummer
In Chicago. She Is the guest of her
brother, Mr. Joseph Brent, 593 Fulton
street
A well-attended meeting of .the Men's
Sunday club was held at Qulnn Chapel
last Sunday evening. Among the speak
ers were "Judge" Wm. Moore and
Mr. H. P. Jones. Armant's orchestra
played.
Mrs. L. A. Davis, of 5017 Armour
avenue. Is at Mackinac Island for the
summer. She will return in time for
tfie convention of colored women In
August, she being on the program to
deliver the address of welcome tothe
delegates.
Prof, and Mrs. Wm. Emanuel, of 6352
Rhodes avenue, entertained a large
company on a trolley party last Wed
nesday night The party started at 8
o'clock from 63rd and South Park ave
nHev and made the circuit of the South
ern suburbs.
Mrs. Tina J. Cooper, the petite help
mate of Editor E. E. Cooper, of the
Washington, D. C, Colored American,
k the guest of Mrs. Nellie Tate Bundy,
of 5926 Armour avenue. She nas maae
a host of new friends, besides renew
ing many old acquaintances.
Mrs. Nama Curtis, wife of Dr. Austin
M. Curtis, Surgeon-in-chief of Freed
men's Hospital, Washington, D. a, was
In the city over last Sunday, on de
partmental business, as she said, for
Serseoa-Geaeral Sternberg. She was
aeeeapanled by Miea Nonle Cartsf'
Hiss Mabel Wheeler, always aa ia
Hefatlgable worker ia behalf oT the Old
ItoUca Heme, gave a Donation party
ier, their benefit at her home, 4444
Laagley avenue. Maay donations ef
groceries were made, aad aa enjoyable
asettleraateg was spent. Daactegwas
iaaalged ia from 8 to 12.
tA- big haadaease baby girl has eaaw
toTmaae Amlamut Ceaaty AUarseyf
iLaaiaS. JLadarsea's eaa oOer fM ta
ayaalpwjag. TheJaaiwTeeerrsd
atjr a. sa, Thursday macks, Jaly ,
.Neodloas to say that Mr. An-
has haaa Baraadfac tokaac ef
hkvjjoy at his aatr honors right
Tatt5 . .
Mr. Lloyd Curl, of 3515 Dearborn
street, who was recently arrested on
the charge of highway robbery, was dis
charged last Tuesday by Judge Gary, in
the Criminal' Court.' It was clearly a
case of mistaken identity, and the pro
secuting witness had not the courage
to appear. Mr. Curl enjoys a splendid
-reputation for honesty and civic virtue
"In this community, and It seems an
outrage that he could have been
dragged Into Court on such a charge.
It is not certain, that Mrs. B. -K.
Bruce will permit her name to be used
In conneclon with presidency of the
National Association of Colored Wo
men In which event. It is said that
Mrs. Booker T. Washington will have J
.v. ll CVia mnlil mV nn PTPtllent
officer, and would strengthen the or
ganization In the South. Ex.
PERIL OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY.
In the period covered by January 5,
1898, to April 24, 189, Judge Lynch
has found 167 victims. Nearly all of
them were colored and many of the
summary executions were for no crime
whatever except that of being a Ne
gro and beyond help. What a bloody
record for a country that coasts of its
civilization! If It Is true that under
our system of government, the federal
authority Is powerless to Interfere to
put down lawlessness within a state,
unless so Invited, is'nt then, the sys
tem radically wrong? A government
which cannot protect Its own citizens
and Is unable to enforce law and order
at any time and point within its con'
fines, may well, tremble for Its future.
The JederU-isVrerBmeatia bigger-institution
than a state, or at least It
should be. Colored American.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
The tl&e of George Gissing's new
novel will be "The Crown of Life." It
Is said to be written in an optimistic
vein, foreign to the usual style of the
author.,
Poultney Bigelow at last reports was
at St. Malo, France, trying to get over
the effects of the war with Spain. It
will be remembered that after he re
turned from Cuba he went to Manila,
came back invalided and for six
months has been busy in the effort,
not yet wholly successful, to get the
memory of the Philippines out of his
system.
It Is often asked whether colored
covers really help to sell books or not
And it is not at all an easy question
to answer. Publishers hem and haw
over it, and salesmen in bookshops say
they are not sure. But we have some
evidence from England that bears on.
the subject, though It does not deter
mine it. Mrs. Ewing says that the
booksellers would not take her "Jack
anapes" In plain covers; they would
not even try to sell It When It was
put Into colored boards they took it at
once, and in two months sold 20,000
copies. This does not prove, however,
that the people will not buy a good
book unless it be all bright paint on
the outside.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Every man ought to cultivate one
virtue as an excuse for bis vices.
Unhappily married people may lose
their belief in heaven, but their faith
in hell Is unshakable.
When -a woman worries herself to
.death about her husband's getting so
thin it's, generally because she is get
ting so' stoat.
IT there wasn't any such thing as
scandal in the world women wouldnt
take the trouble to can on their nearest-neighbors.
When a man wants to be at the races
and has to spend the afternoon water
lag the ktwn aad the garden he feel
a sadden veneration for the oalaloa.
LofvhJe sainted mother, who always
waraednlm against early marriage.
New TarJcPxeas.
STRAY FACTS-
Ia liae 12.6M microbes would reach
ealyeae inch.
One-third of the population of the
world speaks Chinese.
Chfeaga (Mm to asa 4L9M.M
paaade ef seep a year.
Ia Fraaoe- aad Belgium eleetleaa aft
always beM an Saaaeys.
There are , fteeatly Taeflaattt
arms Sa All JUvar, Masa.
The Bsstea City hospital teak, ear
at laAat saraoas last year.
aaraoa in low ia
taaaff a
NO. 42.
MIXED PARAGRAPHS,
English clergymen are debating -the
sex of angels.
Over 33 per cent of all foreign mis
sionaries are women.
The number of persons employed- la
English collieries Is over 385,000. ,
Brazil will exhibit 500 varieties of
serpents at the Paris display In 1900.
A lobster of a rich deep blue color
was caught near Cliff island, off the
coast of Maine, a few days ago. . ;
Corsets-made-of alamhalam are now
need by medical men for the treat
meat of certain spina! disorders. '
Caesar Lombroso's wife and daugh
ter are criminologists aad of great as
sistance in the famous" Italian's work.
A sign hung out In Canal street, near
the Union station, Boston, reads as
follows: "Ladles' shoes ehined by a
lady attendant"
Chicago folk chew two and one-half
carloads of gum every week. That
means 5.1900,000 sticks, costing 150,000,
says a Chicago wholesaler.
Bates Is your wife a good cook?
Yates Not exactly that, perhaps, but
she Is a good woman she never tries
to cook. Boston Transcript.
The winter of 1898-99 has been tha
most destructive of evergreens and
shrubberies In the history of Iowa. It
Is estimated that one-half of all the
evergreens In the state were killed.
"I'm surprised at you asking me to
lend you money, when I know abso
lutely nothing of you." "That's Just
It the stingy beggars who know me
refuse me point blank." Ally Sloper.
"No pay, no preach," Is the motto
of; the Rev. Mr. Brenzinger of Mertz
t$ya. Pa. Last week he went on strike
and positively refused to preach ber
eanse-hw-salaryrhad gabeen-paidjrAt-last
accounts the strike was still on.
FOR WOMEN ONLY.
The most grasping person
often
draws the lice at taking advice.
The faithfulness of a dog often
makes one forget the unfaithfulness of
a man. f
A woman's throat shows her age
long before her face gives evidence of,
wrinkles.
In this weather it is the well
groomed rather than the well gowned
woman that Is the more attractive.
If a housekeeper doesn't look occa
sionally into the refrigerator she need
not be surprised if the house bills are
more than she expected.
If those with whom we have quar
reled would only give us a chance to
explain many a breach would be healed
that Instead only widens and widens
in the silence.
Men and women read newspapers in
distinctly different fashion. Women
at once seek the advertisements and
the obituaries,, men the editorials and
the sporting page.
Persons in the cars envy those they
see in the windows of fine residences
along the route, while the latter nine
times out of ten feel ashamed that any
one should see them in town.
The person with a comfortable home
is decidedly foolish to go prancln? into
an uncomfortable room at seashore or
mountains just because a summer
Hegira is the fashionable thing.
It 4 not wise for a passe individual
to do much talking about belonging to
one of the first famines or some unkind
person might suggest that the family
to which she referred was Adam's or
Noah's. Philadelphia Times.
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MIRTHFUL ANSWERS.
Good Man Do you know where lit
tle boys go that smoke cigarettes? Bad
Boy Yep! Dey goes out in de wood
shed. "And what did yon think of tha
Pyramids, Laird r "Hoot, I Jktthoeat
them a great waste., of guid building
material
Young Wife I had nothing else (a
do, as I did the cookiag. Haabaad
Yes, yes! Satan fads soma mlachlat
for idle hands ta do.
Fallen I worked hard trying ta get
a geremmaat clerkship, bat I'm gaiac
ta take a rest now. Paseh Yeue
given aa trying, have yea?
Oh, n,-I secured the piaee.
laiga; "I-aw-waafd waaMy Wm t
knew aaa tUag " "Yes, Mfc a
fcaaM.M iaeerraaiod BBss
Yn jaaBr oaghtit kr that i
Km, Skan Da yaar boaraaja nay
praaspdyt Mrs. fra-Tj -J& at
fln. Mrs; Skim-Way aoaV they
now? Jfra; tyrrrhayT aatjjpfc
they eaa't gat ran aaaav hi
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