The broad ax., 1918-08-10
THE BUSINESS. AND THE POLITICAL
CAREER OF HON. MARTIN b. MADDEN,
WHO WILL BE REFLECTED TO CONGRESS
FROM THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRICT OF ILLINOIS.

/ Mr.. Madden was elected to Congress
from the First Congressional District of
Illinois in 1904 and just As he was
sworn in on the 4th Of March, 1905, he
was selected as one Of the members Of
the committee on appropriations, and It
was the first time in the history Of the
lower house Of Congress that q brand
new member has ever been selected to
serve on that most important committee
of that body; the long and varied bust
ness experience Of Mr.. Madden pre-
eminently fitted him for that position,
for some time prior to being elected to
Congress in 1904 he was one of the d.
rectors of the Metropolitan Trust and
Savings Bank and his banking or fnan-
eial training in that direction assisted
him to easily grasp and master all of
the vast propositions which confronted
him in the United States Congress.
Long since Congressman Madden has
proven himself to be one of the best
and foremost, ready running and most
effective debaters in either branch of
Congress. His numerous fiery tits with
the fire-eating negotiating Congress
men Of the South in relation to the civil
and political status of the Colored peo-
pie in this country has attracted the at
tention Of the civilized world.
His speeches delivered in Congress
February 81, 1909, June s, 1914, January
z, 1915, January IL, 1915, April 4, 1916,
and April "a, 1916, on "The Black Bat
talion-Loyalty of the Colored Soldier
Versus the Proposed Segregation of Col
ored People," Injustice Of the Afri-
can Exclusion Amendment to the Immi-
grafton Bill" Protection of Negro
Womanhood," Answering Criticisms
By Congressman Clark of Florida" and
Defense ofthe Constitutional Rights Of
the Negro" are the most logical and
orations in defense of the
manhood rights of the Negro that have
been delivered in either branch Of Con-
gress since the days of the immortal and
Charles Sumner.
Mr.. Madden is one Of the hardest
working members of Congress, being
known far and near he receives hun
dreds Of letters daily from people all
over the country; many of them are
from Colored people wanting him to do
this, that and the other thing for them,
and he never rests until the very last
letter is answered, and IL those who are
only known to him by reputation in all |
parts Of this country could vote for him
1t the primaries Wednesday, Sept. 18th,
he would be renominated by more than |
two hundred thousand majority.
Congressman Madden after laboring |
Iong and very hard recently secured the |
passage Of his pet bill in both houses Of |
Congress to increase the pay of all the |
employees in the postal service through
out the United States and as q direct |
result Of his labors in that direction |
thousands and thousands Of Colored men |
and women working for Uncle Sam in
the post Office department will receive
more pay for their services and they as
we'll as the white employees in that
branch Of the government residing in
his city and throughout the country
would be less than human il they did
not want to see him reelected to Con-
yress from the First Congressional Dis
triet Of Illinois.