The broad ax., 1904-03-26


shers new hat store. go West Madi-
son St.
Ex-Judge William Prenfiss has an
nounced his candidacy for the nomina-
tion for Governor Of Illinois There IS
nothing the matter with Judge Prentiss.
He possesses the executive ability to
preside over or handle the affairs Of this
state He believes in the equality Of all
men before the law and that each and
every American citizen regardless of
his race or color should be permitted
to enjoy his civil and his political rights.
His nomination for Governor would BE
hailed with delight BY thousands of
Afro-Americans throughout Illinois who
would willingly march under his ban
ner to victory.
Col Edward H. Morris, so It is as
serted BY the Old Church Rag. pulled
in almost thirty thousand dollars last
year from his law practice and that
he ral1ed in between three and five thous-
and dollars as rent from his fat build
ings; in the same putting or parading of
Col Morris wealth and income, the Old
Church Rag published the names of
some of his gambling and sporting eli
ents which was very nice indeed, but up
to the present time Col Morris has
not been accused of coughing up FIVE
or ten thousand dollars for the benefit
Of the less fortunate members of his
race.
John B. Stetson & Co, celebrated
hats are sold at GaIlagher's hat store,
$50 West Madison st., for less money
than they can be bought for at any
other establishment in Chicago.
Henry T. Elby, for many years
Treasurer of Olivet Baptist Church and
Superintendent Of its Sunday School,
was found guilty by jury Tuesday in
Judge Chytraus' court for embezzling
5000 belonging to the church Sen
tence viii be pronounced on him today
or next Saturday. Henry Elby still
claims that he never did missappropri-
ate any funds of the church that he
simply assisted to circulate the report
that he had $4,000 on hand and $4,000
in sight in order to keep its many GRE
ditors quit until the Supreme Court de-
cided who was the lawful owners of
the property.
Perhaps the driving of our bishops,
preachers, lawyers, doctors and our wo-
men from the Pullman cars, may cause
some of our big, influential men to rec
ognize the fact that they must suffer
with the common people L may be
Gods method of calling attention to
the fact that the strong must fight for
the weak.
may be Gods plan of telling the
bishops that if they alone would come
together in one united band, with one
purpcse-that political slavery, %jim-
crow" cars and many Ills would disap-
pear.-The St Luke Herald, Rich
mond, Va.
Rev. Mrs. Lena Mason, who has been
holding forth IN St Mays Church, 10Th |
and Dearborn sts., believes in giving |
full credit where It is due. She ex-
claimed from the pulpit last Tuesday /
night, That The Broad AK was the
best race paper in the west That it
was the only paper in Chicago which
had the courage to publish the account
of the raping Of young ooIored girl |
by three white gentlemen IN Texas
She declared that If all the Afro-Am-
eriean editors had the nerve to adhere
to the truth like the editor of The
Broad AK the future would be much
brighter for the Afro-American race"
Buy your spring hat from Thomas
Gallagher, $50 West Madison st., for
he carries all the leading styles and
shapes at the lowest prices
Justice John R. Caverly, Il appears,
exceeded his legal powers by sentencing
prisoners to long terms in the Bridewell
According to Judge Cheltain, for when
Attorney J. Gray Lucas this week had
Frank Hoover brought before Judge
Chetlain on writ Of habeas corpus his
honor upon patiently listening to all the
facts IN the case which were ably pre-
scented to the Court BY Mr.. Lucas, Who |
at the same time oontended@ that there
are over zoo persons in the Brdewell |
b. similar processes and that the com
hitting magistrates have no right or
power under the laws of this State to
impose heavy fines on the prisoners
when they sentence them to that insti-
tuition. At the conclusion Of his argu-
ment the Court ordered that Frank /
Hoover should be turned loose from |