The broad ax., 1918-09-07
TIE BROAD Ak CHICAGO. SEPTEMBER =. 1918
fHs 1WETYfHRn Anniversary zprrIoN or IHz BROAD A,
"srnL LOOKING BACKWARD AND ronWAIun
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for the mail, and either late that same
evening or real early the NEXT morning
long before breakfast time, we would
wend our way with the papers on on,
back to the State Street cars and climb
on the front part Of the old cable ear
headed for the main postofiee, which
was then located on the lake front.
Frequently we would return to on,
humble little home on foot in order ia
save carfare, but today, after firmly
waving all pleasure aside for twenty.
three years whenever any business In.
been in sight, The Broad Az has hun.
dreds and hundreds Of friends and
stsunch supporters in all parts Of thii
broad land and at the present time II
has Q regular mailing list more than
sixty feet long and it is now trans
ported to the main postofice by wagon,
and its driver drives at breakneck
speed, from which it is transported
through the mails to all parts Of the
United States.
Many times copies containing its
bright and sparkling editorials and
other articles on the leading topics of
the day have been eagerly read by many
of the most eminent statesmen and other
distinguished personages in this eoun-
try and far beyond the broad, deep, blue
sea
With the aid Of the daily press, whose
editors have frequently commented on
its neat appearance from its inception
to the present and with the further aid
Of the associated press, its name has
been hurled or flashed clear around or
throughout the civilized world.
It may not be out Of place to state
right here that for twenty-three years
it has calamity fought q long and per-
sistent battle in behalf of justice and |
the equality Of all men before the Law.
1t has never knowingly attempted to
transform grand rascals and scoundrels
into purified white-winged angels.
1t has never hesitated in denouncing
those who have attempted to appro-
pirate unto themselves all Of the func-
tions Of this government and to ride
rough shod over the rights and the lib
critics Of the toiling millions. It has
made not the slightest difference TO il
whether they have been Democrats, Re-
pubhesns OF What-notG
It has always bitterly fought on the
hide Of the toiling millions and against
the rich or heaven born, the gigantic
trusts and the blood-sueking noaopo-
les.
It has accomplished many far-reaeh-
ing and brilliant achievements in the
past. It's two greatest have been its
terrific and memorable onslaughts on
United States Senator Frank J. Cannon
af Utah, in 1897, 1898 and in 1899,
,ausing his ignominious defeat in his
attempt to succeed himself in the
United States Senate and that long to
be remembered fight on Senator Can
aon has become . part Of the history
If Utah.
Those who are familiar with the past
history Of the famous Gath regiment are
till eognizsnt Of the fact that in the lat
;er part Of July, 1896, that the late Dan
el Lamont, secretary Of war, under the l
,eeond administration Of President Gro 1
Ter Cleveland, issued an order removing
hat regiment from Silver City, New
Mexico, to Fort Douglas, which is To-
:ated near Salt Lake City, Utah, and {
after the order had been q
promulgated by Secretary Lamont the Z
'alt Lake Tribune, which has been for q
many years the leading Republican daily
newspaper published between Omaha,
9ebr., and San Francisco, Calf, began
o bitterly oppose locating the Gath reg
nent at that fort. Every day On its
ditorial page it would paint revolving
ictures of half drunken Negro soldiers :
up and down the streets Of
alt Lake City, insulting White ladies :
nd beautiful young giris- l.
II repeatedly declared that "when
he Negro troops displaced the White :
oldiers at that fort that they should
ct be permitted to ride on the street
ars as the Whites did not want to come ),
n such close social contact with Q lot
{ half drunken "Niggsr" soldiers.
As the Tribune favored the reelection :,
{ the Hon. Frank ]. Cannon to the
United States senate at the expiration
his first term, March 4th, 1899, early :
4 September, 1896, It induced or forced !.
i'm to call on Secretary Lamont and !.
resent him with q petition which was :;
igned by the chairman Of the Repubh- :
an state committee Of Utah and by :,
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