The broad ax., 1920-06-12
Charles E Stump, the Old Time Kansas Farmer and Would
be Newspaper Correspondent Struck Chicago The First
of the Week and m the Wn8up He Managed to Break
Into the Republican National Convention

my mind now. the white woman has
a soul, a heart, and her sympathy
goes out for her sister in black, the
only thing they lack is leadership,
and when you can get good strong
woman to, lead out in a movement
which is for good, and to realize that
she can come among US without our
black rubbing off, then something is
going to happen, and something . is
doing too. l have met some of them
at Peaks Turnout where this school
is located.
You will permit me to tell you
about a few white women who are
helping out in a tangible way. Mrs.
Henry Lane Schmelz, of Hampton,
Virginia, is president of the Board
of Trustees, and Mesdames w. &.
Mcneil, of Richmond, and Mrs. Frank
Dazzling of Hampton, are vice-presi-
dents, Mrs. jamie Porter Barrett on
our side of the fence, is secretary
Mr.. Frank w. Darling, of Hamptor:
on the other side of the fence IS treas
urer. / will not be able to tel you
the names of the trustees, but will
say that these women have purchased
the ground, erected some buildings.
got it in good working order with
one hundred girls present, and now
this year it goes into the hands of
the state.
| wish / could take these women
and extend them all who have done
so much for humanity way up in the
air so that the whole world could be-
hold them. They are not sitting
around talking about a race problem.
the saving of girls, and this is not
put into high sounding speeches, or
race resolutions, but in actual work.
God bless them all.
! am not going to be able to tell 4
you all the things / saw, and my great
impression of Mrs. Barrett, those as
sociated with her, and the work, but
will move on to tell you other things,
and / shall have something to say
about them all from time to time.
| am going to tell you about the
Hanover school for boys another time,
for ! am in big Chicago, and the
question which Peter asked the Lord
when his disciples took cold feet and
started to desert him, and Jesus ask
ed them, "Will We also go away"
Peter said, Lord to whom shall VIC
go? Thou hast the words of eternal
life, and we believe and are sure that
thou art the Christ, the son of the
living God"
The democrats of the south have
decided that they do not want us,
and can get along without US, for they
have disfranchised us, and the repub-
licans through the southern white men
are asking that this be a white mans
party, the party to which we have
been allied for so many years, and
now comes the great question, where
are we going?
| heard the questions discussed.
heard the black man through well
trained men, tell how they had been
how white folks had held
special meetings, or held conventions
in places where they were not admit
ted, and even in Virginia had the po-
lice officers to keep them out, and yet
they were not given a chance. Yet !
suppose of the two evils we will have
10 swallow the republican party an
other time. but l feel like saying to
real sho 'nuf cuss words, but my good
religion viii not permit me to do it.
The Republican Party in the Uni
ed States, are lot Of towards, and
you may tell them that / said this,
md / am going to give them my
1ote this fall if vote at all. It may
become necessary to give them a real
lefeat this fall, and perhaps that
would help to bring them to their
ense. I know they cater to the
White element, but the white south
S not going to throw away its votes
N a republican, and it seems to me ,
hat blind man, crazy man could
ee this. =
1 must bring this letter to a stop. {
nd hope to have religion enough and {
DOL enough to talk to you about the
arty and other things in my next
.tter. / want to speak of the man
rho will be nominated this week in
he convention.