The broad ax., 1918-01-26
Charles E. Stump, Who Hails from the
Farming Regions of Kansas, Con-
. tinues to Hold Forth in Chicago


'arn % I can walk around the streets
N this town and dress up and look wise.
But 1t Il not % yet, I am just here, and
& ID hard TO get away from here Just
now, but perhaps this win be my last
week here and IL not then next week
win be, for I am going to take . trip
down In balm.
I am sure that You have seen some Of
the snow around and about Chicago,
and you have no doubt thought that
Judgment was near at hand, but It Ii
30 few years and months away yet I an
told, and I thank God that the people
win not al be destroyed just now, be-
cause they are much needed.
But then my attention Is directed to
the present war, and no one il prepared
to tell just what II has In store for us,
or what part we are going to take, ex-
cept II has been registered in heaven
that we are going to win the war, and
win 1t we must, come Whist may or 60
what may not. OF course It Is going to
require some dying to accomplish this.
II was impossible for Christ to save this
world without the shedding Of his blood,
and now in order to establish for the
whole world freedom and universal
democracy, there must be blood shed,
and this blood win be shed by white
men and black men side by side.
Our men have shown Q willingness to
die, and they are going to die. They
win be in what You call the infantry,
the cavalry, and then they win handle
the machine guns, and think some Of
them big eannons also. Those who do
not die will live and return to tell the
story how 1t was done, but some win
never get back, but win end up in the
other world. Their bodies win be
planted in France.
When the war ID over, We hope that
our country win show 70 the world that
IL was in earnest, and I do not doubt It
at all. Let that loyal American citizen,
who has never been . traitor and per-
haps never win be, take his place a.
. real man and enjoy some Of this
democracy. This is all am going to
say about it just now.
OF course you know I have been
knocking around Chicago for Q little
bit, and then You are glad that I have
been here, for I have been taking
things in, IL only snow and cold without
coal. I spent two weeks on the north
side listening at them get rid Of them
criminals, the hold up men, the muir
derers, and other people who should be
los&ed after by the law. The wheel Of
justice has been grinding. I find that
q man must be mueh guilty according 10
law to convict him. The jury 10 in
strueted by the judge that it must be
beyond Q reasonable doubt and to q
moral certainty guilty, and IL there Is
q doubt in the minds Of those who set
on the case then they are instructed to
turn him loose. When the twelve men
have gone ont and put 1t down then the
thing comes Oh.
During my stay around I have
touched many men and women in al
walks Of life, and I am proud that ]
touched some Of them. ] was thrown
in touch with some Of the thinkers.
had the pleasure Of shaking hands with
Editor julius p. Taylor Of The Broad
Az, and I must say to you that he Is
one, busy man, trying to get information
for his readers and inspire them 70 do
great things. BE 10 proving to the
world that he il . great editor, and ID
getting out great newsy paper.
Friday, I had the pleasure Of touch
ing some Of the great men Of the Afri'
can Methodist Episcopal church, such
men a. Dr.. A. J. Carey, n. J.. AsCraek.
en-, and Attorney Eliis. These men en-
tertained me for Q little while, and
through DR.. Carey was invited to st.
Stephens A. n. e. church, for Sunday
morning, which invitation was accept
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