The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-22

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once more in the state of James K.
Vardaman, United States Senator, and
believe me 1 have been doing some
little doing and going since left Chi
cago, and 1 am still going, and it is
hard to tell just where will be when
you read this letter.
When 1 took my pen in hand to say
few lines, was visiting that big
city of Chicago, and there was some
snow on the ground and on the houses,
and still it was falling. 1 saw so
much snow until 1 just got myself to-
gether, and all my good clothes, and
headed for another part of the world.
1 shall never forget my visit to Chi
cago.
1 am not going into details now, be-
cause it would take whole paper to
tell you. l could not get so much en-
joyment out of it. 1 had the pleasure
of meeting some of the big men of
Chicago and some small men too, and
they all shook my lily black hand and
expressed pleasure in meeting me. /
got the expression whether they
meant it or not told you about my
Christmas experience, and 1 went to
several trees. / went to the Christ
mas tree at Ebenezer Baptist church,
got me a package of candy, and the
same thing at Quinn Chapel, and then
l received a number of Christmas
cards, and after reading them all, and
passing over Sunday, 1 started in
search of another part of the world.
1 returned to Louisville, and spent
night there the guest of William H.
Steward, and his family. l have told
you before that he was the editor of
the American Baptist, and he is get
ting out real good paper. 1t speaks
for the Baptists of Kentucky. Then
on to Frankfort, and this is the capt.
tai of Kentucky. 1t was at this place
where they have had some warm bat
ties. In Frankfort, / was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Coleman, in
South Frankfort. These people seemed
to enjoy entertaining me. 1 had the
pleasure of meeting B. D. Madison,
who is in charge of affairs at the Cap
itol hotel. He is the right hand man
to the proprietor of the hotel, Mrs.
Carrie Weitzel. Mrs. Weitzel is one
of the wealthiest women in Kentucky,
but looks strictly after her hotel bust
ness.
OFF from Frankfort, Thursday, for
another part of the world. l was de-
lighted to see all 1 did there, but
Thursday evening 1 spent few hours
with one of the leading educators in
Kentucky, Prof. F. NJ. Wood, princi-
pal of the Paris high school, and pres
ident of the State Association. 1 de-
clare that it was pleasure to see and
talk with this man, and get so much
information about Kentucky. 1t made
me want to move to Kentucky at once.
You see that the Kentucky people in
Kansas have been telling me that l
ought to visit the state, and l won
dered why they did not stay there
since it was so great Well, that's
their business.
Off from Paris to Knoxville, and
went directly to the home of Rev. W.
Augustus Jones, and enjoyed myself
until it was time to start for Bristol,
Tenn.-Va. 1t was a nice ride, and
there were some young people on the
train going back to school. They
were indeed intelligent, but unusually
loud takers. Then 1 guess they could
not hear good, and wanted that the
whole car should know what they were
talking about.
Bristol was reached, and they were
getting ready there for the celebra-
ton Of the 18th anniversary of the
City Negro Business League, of which
the worker, r. E. Clay, was at the
head. There was a fine program ar
ranged and the people were there in
full bloom. Among them were some
members Of the other race, and then
there was a speaker from the other
side of the house. He was a great
big white man, at the head of the
Episcopal church. Now that man Just
made me tired all over, but 1 rested
nm and listened IN him
He declared that the Negro was not
the equal to a white man and never
would be. God had not made such
mistake as that. He did not want the
Negro to think that he was equal to any
kind of white man, but that he could
make a place In the world for himself