The broad ax., 1916-09-09

Broad AK TO nlm-LudI dASoi no HIN
received four copies of the paper OF
separate dates that he would send us
his check for his subscription to 1T for
one year.
From that time to the present or for
seventeen long years, William Sulzer
has been a constant and steadfast sup
porter of this publication and aside
from our wife and our aged mother, we
love him better than any other human
being on the face of the broad earth.
Not having a great many Colored
people residing in his congressional dis
trict, Congressman Sulzer did not mix
ND much with them. Neither was he
interested in their affairs until after he
became a regular reader of this paper.
AS the years rolled by we began to I'M
derstand him better and better all the
time. Finally we wrote him letter
about the middle of June, 1908, in
which it was stated that the northern
leaders of the Democratic party could
not reasonably expect Colored Ameri-
leans tn assist to elect Col. William j.
Bryan president of the United States,
if Benjamin R. Tillman, James K.
Vardaman, John Sharp Williams and
other repulsive characters like them
would be permitted to attend the Den
yer convention and vent their bitter
racial spleen against the Colored race.
We will step aside for a few moments
and for the first time permit the thou
sands of readers of this paper to be-
come familiar with the contents of the
letter written by Mr.. Sulzer in response
to our letter.
lis Broadway,
New York, June 18th, 1908.
Julius F. Taylor, Esq,
Ed. "The Broad AK,
Chicago, Ill.
Ny dear Mr.. Taylor:
Your letter just received and con-
tents carefully noted, and was very
glad to hear from you.
Your suggestions are very wise and
timely, and they meet with my hearty
approval. 1t would be the height of
political folly for the Democratic party
in its platform to do anything contrary
to what you have so intelligently out
lined. Your letter is a model one, and
I shall send it to Col. Bryan, and tell
him that I concur in all you say, and 1
hope that he will see to it that nothing
is done to ALLEVIATE the vote of any man
in the country.
I am leaving for Denver on the 9th,
and expect to stop off at Lincoln for
day or so to confer with Mr.. Bryan.
You can rely on me to do everything
in my power to carry out your wishes.
With best wishes for your health and
success, believe me, as ever,
Very sincerely your friend,
VIM. SULZER.
All we desire to say in connection
with the above letter is that it speaks
for itself. During the past seventeen
wears we have received well onto one
hundred letters from Mr.. Sulzer in
which he expressed his friendship for
us.
Feeling deep down in the bottom of
our heart that Mr.. Sulzer was willing
to take a bold and fearless stand in
favor of Justice for all men in this
country, not White nor black but all
men regardless of their race or station
in life and especially for the Colored
soldiers and the first part of 1909 we
penned him several letters according to
our views on that all important sub
iect and we will again step aside for
a few moments and permit him to give
depression to his sentiments in that d.
rection. This letter, like the first one,
has never been published in these col
umns before.
Committee on Military Affairs,
House of Representatives U. s.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 2, 1909.
Julius F. Taylor, Esq,
Editor, The Broad Ak,
5O4O Armour Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
Ny dear Mr.. Taylor:
have read and re-read your letters
several times, and 1 appreciate fully
all that you say and will take advan-
tage of the first opportunity to make a
speech along the lines you indicate.
If there is anything that 1 can do for
you at any time do not hesitate to let
me know. I appreciate the good work
you are doing as an editor, and read
your paper with much interest.
With best wishes, believe me, as
ever,
Very sincerely yours,
VIM. SULZER
On Feb 9th. 1909. the bill was up