The broad ax., 1912-04-06
EDWARD d. GREEN.

We desire to call attention to the
guerilla tactics conducted along lines
against til rules of civilized polit-
ical warfare by a number OF small
bore, snappish, biting politicians liv-
ing in the First Senatorial District.
In their efforts to defeat Edward ID.
Green for the nomination they are
waging a campaign of vituPeration'
SANDER, falsehood and abuse. They
brazenly and openly state they IN
tend to do anything to beat him.
They have done and said every
thing that is wrong. just how raT
they will go and what they will do
next we are not prepared to state.
But this we do know, their repre-
hensible conduct would be laughable
to an extreme degree were It not for
the serious side of it j. E., the injury
they are trying to do the race,
So that all will understand We de-
sire to state there are two RepublI-
can representatives to be elected from
this district. For the past thirty
years it has been the rule to send
to Springfield one white and one
Colored representative. In this cam
paign, much to our regret we ind
four Colored and two white men
running for the nomination. and only
two can be nominated. These men
are urging the voters-brought about
bv their own selfish motives-to de-
feat Mr.. Green. He has the support
of the regular party organization IN
his district. The other men are run
ming as independents or as candi-
dates of a small factional minority.
This makes Mr.. Green, in our Judge
ment. not only the leading but the
strongest candidate. If he is beaten
we lose our Colored representative
and two white men will go from this
district instead of one white ard one
CoIored. Every time you take vote
from him. dividing with the other
candidates, you give a vote to Sher-
ley High, the independent candidate
This is common sense and II Is
clear. So let every voter in this
district on April 9th. vote for Green,
for he deserves II be nominated or
his record. The Legislative Voters
League and the daily papers a few
weeks since gave him their approval
Let US not forget what was said
about him in the Tribune, and other
papers, to-wit, His record as a rep
resentative was good; in the House
of Representatives he was a level
headeded man above average intelli-
gence; good sense OF human va;
mes and loyal to his race and should
be renominated" This organization
will bring another Endorsement COM
mending him to the voters of his
district. white and Colored. He will
also have an Endorsement from the
american Federation of Labor ana
other powerful organizations of large
political influence. His opponents
tried to get these Endorsements but
failed. If strong organizations like
the ones mentioned approve his rec
ord, why shouldn't we? For the
first time in its history the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, which con-
trolls the Labor organizations of this
county, has endorsed a Colored man
in the person of Mr.. Green because
they think he deserves their assis-
lance for work done in behalf of leg
islation in the interest of Labor
Now let US remember the good work
he has done in behalf of his own
race. The Anti-Mob law, suppress
ing mob violence; holding counties
liable and making it possible to re-
rnove sheriffs for failure to do their
dutv; amendments To the Civil Rights
Bill preventing discrimination in the
price of burial lots and graves in
cemeteries. This became valid and
in full force July LIST of last year.
Through this amendment we now
bury at lakewood and other GENE
teries without discrimination in
prices. At the closing hours of the
last session he worked through the
House a $4,000 appropriation for
the 9th Regiment to build new ar
mory. He stopped the enactment and
legislation that had for its purpose
removal of porters from trains and
substituting brakemen. as set forth
in the Full Train Grew Bill. A Ink,
law is in operation in California and