The broad ax., 1916-10-28

In order to supply the great demand
for The Broad AK, of October IA, the
following article is reproduced:
The first of the week Governor Ed
ward +. Dunno, for the second or third
time stretched forth his hand of mercy
and prolonged the life of "Chicken
Joe" Campbell, reprieving him until
Friday, December s. "Chicken joe
Campbell was convicted in the summer
of 1915, for ending the life of Mrs
Odette Allen, wife of Edmund NJ. Al
len, who was at that time Warden of
the State Penitentiary at Joliet, Hi
nois. His life was to end on this earth
Friday, October Is, this new act of
clemeney on the part of Governor
Dunno Enthusiastically shows that he is
more than inclined to be fair III deaf
ing with his unfortunate fellowmen.
Lawyer F. L. Barnett and the other at
torneys who are assisting him free of
1SCl lhdl buoI bAlAiC WIZ
be able to raise enough money to move
onto the Supreme Court of this state
with "Chicken Joe" Campbell's case
and by the way right here we desire to
state without any blowing about it
that the writer has humbly assisted
Mr.. Barnett just a little bit in that
direction, not because we feel that
"Chicken Joe" Campbell is innocent
of committing that crime or any other
crime far from it but we honestly feel
that he didn't have a fair trial, there
fore he is entitled to have his case re-
viewed by the Supreme Court of this
state and after all the evidence in the
case is properly presented to that court
of last resort it might see the wisdom
of granting him a new trial.
In moving on it must be admitted by
all those who pretend to know any
thing about the political situation in
this city and state and public men and
measures that the present chief exec
utive of Illinois has always been friend
ly disposed toward the Colored race.
1t must also be frankly admitted that
in the past he has closed his eyes real
tight and very coldly turned his back
on some of the best friends he ever
had among the Colored race in this city
and throughout the state of Illinois;
that in so doing he made some very
serious mistakes or bad blunders in
selecting several Colored men as the
greatest or the foremost representa-
tives of the Afro-Americans who were
a long ways from being what they rep
resented themselves to be at any stage
of the game and the big round fat
faced political preacher who has never
been straightforward in his dealings
with anybody in his life when it comes
down to easy money and politics and
a little loud mouthed rattle Drained
friend of >this same tricky political
preacher both posed before Governor
Dunno as the two greatest representa-
tives of the Colored race in the world,
but today when the Governor needs all
the friends and every vote that he can
command in order to pull through at
the polls in November, that same polit-
zeal preacher who was never known to
deal honestly with his fellow-men when
it comes down to money and politics
and his little side partner are abso-
lutely silent, their lips are sealed tight
and neither one Of them are raising
their little finger in any manner, shape
or form to assist Governor Dunno in his
fght for reelection which simply proves
that they are traitors to the hand that
fed them and befriended them and
showered honors upon them in every
way.