The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1914-05-30
MORE PRAISE FOR MAJOR ROBERT
r JACKSON.

issue of the Illinois Ides, an article in
reference to actions Of Major R. R.
Jackson, toward Mrs. J. E. Wright,
widow of the late ]. E. Wright.
will say in advance for the benefit
of Mrs. Wright and other idle tongue
gossipers, hatLwhile am a member
of the same Lodge of which her hus-
band was, up to the time Of his death
and which Major jackson is at the
present time, no other member in our
Lodge ever took issue with Major R. R.
Jackson as long and as continuously
as have, so that she and the readers
of your paper can readily see that 1
am not prompted by any Interior mo-
tive more than to simply give facts in
the matter.
1 have been a member of the Lodge
for Is years and have been in close
touch with both Brothers jackson and
Wright continuously. There were no
two members more closely associated
than Brother jackson and Wright were.
Mrs. Wright feels disposed to 60 back
to little issue which took place about
ten years ago and doubtless forgotten
by Major Jackson. Brother Wright
was defeated for reelection. Brother
Wright was responsible for Bro. Alex
Kelley entering the race for Master of
Exehequer against Brother jackson and
in which 1 supported General Wright,
but we lost out Brother Wright had
a strong mind of his own on many
occasions has he taken issue with Major
Jackson or any one else in the Lodge,
but he was not a man to harbor i'll
feelings against any Brother when the
issue had been settled in the Lodge.
Why Mrs. Wright has seen fit to publish
after her husbands death some little
difference of opinion that existed or
at least happened more than a decade
ago, l am unable to fathom. Broad
minded as she refers to herself, it really
seems to me that during the time of her
married life she might have cultivated
the good traits of her beloved hus-
band and one whom we esteem so
highly as a Brother and knight. Fight
on principle, win or loose, but never
STOPPING to injure someone else with
falsehoOds and petty trivial affairs.
Brother Jackson never was secretary
of our Lodge and more than that never
aspired for said Office. There is no
member or members in our Order of
Knights of Pythias as much responsible
for Brother ]. E. Wright's advance
ment in his immediate Order or in the
Uniform Rank than was r. r. jackson.
1t is putting it in a mild form to say
that ]. E. Wright owed his success
solely to Jackson. Then why should |
R. R. Jackson try to undo after death
that which had been done in lifei
1 am one that was sitting on the
rostrum and am in position to talk on
what occurred. Rev. J. C. Anderson
that We were late and which
Major Jackson responded that it was
no fault of his as he had his men as
sembled on the minute. Let us reason
a bit and confront facts as they really
exist. You that are church members
well know how much time is consumed
in the church on Quarterly meeting
Sunday. Engagements are made from
time to time without any consequence
of who might die in the meantime, so
Rev. ]. c. Anderson in all truthfulness
could not have made the statement that
there was an abundance of time.
Mrs. Wright's attempt to besmireh. !;
The character of Major jackson can
only be construed by intelligence as a
slam at the Order of which her hus-
band did 50 much for in 25 years as a
member, and 1 might further add which
IN turn did 80 much for him. What
Major jackson did was not as an in
but as a representative desig.
mated by our Chancellor Commander.
shall now refer to the time when
Major jackson was foreman at a branch
Post Office in Chicago. No sane human
being can conceive the idea that he
vas telling the people in the far west
hat he was Post Master of Chicago
when We well know that such appoint
nents are made by the President of
he United States and published in all
he papers throughout the Country. In
'egard to the sixty-fve men who de-
'ended on Major jackson for their bread ,
md butter, presume she meant those ]
connected with the Post Office Depart ]
nent. There are not that many Post
dice employees at the present time in
he Lodge.
If any attempt was made to stop