The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-04-03

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towards the eolored people and al
other classes Of his fellow citizens, who
honestly believes in giving every per
son a square deal spoke in part as fol
lows:
"Mr Chairman, neighbors and friends
of the Third Ward:
As 1 look over this great audience
gathered here to-day in the interest of
good government applied to our own
local affairs I cannot but think this is
the climax of the past five years of
hard work, which many of us in this
hall have done for the purpose of ae-
eomplishing this result,-that Of cement
ing together all the Republican inter
ests in the Ward for our own prOice-
ton. We have the greatest leader of
the present time. No man whose
heart has been with the people of this
Country has equalled his leadership
since the death of Abraham Lincoln.
As I stepped into the hall someone
gave me a printed dcdger, unsigned,
which is against the statutes of this
State. Ordinarily, 1 pay no attention
TO campaign literature, and / do not
believe the public does when it is n
knock against a candidate. This time,
however, it is a boost. 1t asks you
why Bither does not run on his own
platform and not ride into Office on
William Hale Thompson's earry-all.
am proud to say that 1 am riding in
William Hale Thompson s earry-all, and
expect to finish my journey in that
conveyance. William Hale Thompson
stands for the things that are right
for the people Of this community and
this city. He cannot make the fight
alone. In order to succeed in the great
undertaking which he has commenced,
he must have our help to give the peo
pie of this City ive-cent car fare, ade
quate telephone service at fair prices,
abolish the obnoxious utility commits
sion and drive the pubic utilities to use
the same courts which other citizens
and business organizations are com
PEELED to use to enforce their rights.
The same people VINO caused these
dodgers to be printed, few weeks ago
were crying that they also were Oc-
Of Mayor Thompson band
wagon. On the Goth of this month, in
Forum Hall, Mayor William Hale Temp
son, in terms which cannot be misun
derstood, repudiated the men who are
back of this attempt to belittle Mayor
position. Now that they
cannot ride in the band wagon, they
are crying that the band wagon is
old and shaky and unfit fCf- use, but to
you and me, my friends, there never
has been a, band wagon in the City of
Chicago which has shone so brightly
and seemed to US so strong and firm as
the one in which we are now riding,
driven by William Hale Thompson,
Mayor of Chicago.
I was asked as came into this hall
if would not state today where 1
stood upon the Kenwood-Hyde Park
Protective Association. 1 have no
knowledge whatever as to what that
stands for, nor what they
are attempting to do, except by the
merest hearsay from those who do not
claim to know the inside of its affairs.
II my inquirer, by asking me this ques-
ton, meant to ask me whether 1 be-
lieved that one or more American cit
liens have the right to say to any
other American citizens where he
should build his home, refer him to the
Constitution Of the United States and
say that there is my answer; that all
men are born free and equal and all
men have the same rights under that
constitution to build their homes any
where they see fit. No man can tell
me where shall live as long as I
comply with all the laws of my Coun-
try, and I do not propose to in any way
attempt to tell anyone else where he
should live. And if the Kenwood- Hyde
Park Protective Association is attempt
ing to tell any American citizen where
he shall live in this great City, if he
complies with the laws, refer that as
to the Constitution of the
United States and say: "If you make |
such contentious under the Constitu-
ton, you are a law breaker and a
criminal"
A few days ago a woman came to
my ONCE by the name Of Mrs. Byron |
Clark and said to me: "Mr. Bither,
my home has been bombed three times |
in the last few months. 1 would like
10 have . special detailed officer to
protect me in my home" informed |
Mrs. Clark that we would have such
protection given to her to protect her
property against some brute who would |
throw a bomb and would indiserimin-
ately kin men, and women, and even
babies. I told Mrs. Clark that while
We might be able to protect her home,
We would not be able to give a special
detailed officer to every home in the
City Of Chicago, nor could we give