The broad ax., 1915-02-13
THE STORY OF WENDELL
PHILLIPS.
By Charles Edward Russell.

When, before the War, Wendell Phil
lips denounced ehattel slavery, he was
assailed by the slaveholding interests
of the South; when, after the war, he
rejected all profers of high political
Office and threatened wage-slavery, he
was assailed by the manufacturing in
terests of the North. In both instances
he threatened somebody's profits. That
was all, and for this reason Southern
freesters offered a price for his head.
Yet, in his long life of ceaseless &C
tivities, he debated for no crown, argued
for no fees, strove for no reward,
sought no place nor any fame, cared
for no achievements for its own sake,
and used his unequaIled gifts only for
some eause of justice or freedom in
which he could earn nothing but
obloquy, hatred and isolation.
No, man ever gave up more for the
sake Of his faith. All his brilliant
career was wrecked IN an instant. His
friends and family deserted him. Some
Of his relatives declared that he was
insane and planned to have him con-
fined in an asylum The press covered
him with ridicule and abuse.
For more than twenty years he lived
in daily danger of his life, with price
on his head.
, When q cause was won, as in the
case Of the abolition Of slavery in the
South, and in the natural revulsion of
popular feeling men sought to make
him its hero, he put aside their tributes
and demanded their attention to the
next unpopular reform.
Compared with such q career, the
stories of the men that on the grounds
Of material triumph have won place
in the world 8 regard, seem poor indeed.
They toiled for themselves, or for the
glory of achievements.
This mans single and unselfsh pur-
pose was to win better conditions for
the unfortunate, wherever they might
be, to strive against injustice, to fur
ther brotherhood, to spread liberty.
As ardently as other men sought
wealth and power, he sought the Com
mon Good.
The above is an outline of the story
Of Wendell Phillips by Charles Ed
ward Russell who is q magazine and
newspaper writer with a world wide
reputation and we only wish that it
was possible for every ColOred man
throughout the United States to read
this wonderful little book-whieh con
sists of 1S5 pages, including many glow
ing passages from the brilliant orations
of Mr.. Phillips which is IN neat, strong
cloth binding and retails at the small
sum Of so cents postpaid, it is pub
hshed by Charles II. Kerr and Company
lis West Kinzie Street, Chicago.
For If the Colored men would do so
Il would cause them to become bold
and fearless and they would naturally
feel like renewing the fight in behalf
Of Justice, Liberty and a new freedom.
After reading this new story Of the
life of Wendell Philips and what he
was forced to endure during his long
and great struggle for the cause Of
Justice for all mankind, it would grad
uaIIy dawn upon the minds of the
Golored men-those who are not coward
" slaves, that liberty or freedom never
descended from the starry heavens
above to this earth, arrsyed in her ma
tive purity for the special benefit Of
any one race of people-fhat all races
Of mankind must raise themselves up
70 liberty or the new freedom, If it
needs be through anarchy and bloody
revolution.