The broad ax., 1920-11-20

that there has been an election in this
country and my friend, President
woodrow Wilson, win have to retire
from the White House soon and seek
other quarters, and many Of the Demo
Gratis win be out Of job in and
around Washington, and some Of those
who have been in Congress viii have to
go way back and sit down. This is the
news that has been handed down to me
and my generation
Is it possible that the time win
never come that the President can stay
present as long as he lives and when
he dies hand the job down to his son,
and he to his son, and on and on down
until it can be kept in the family for
ever.
The election a few days ago was a
ono-sided affair. I think the Republi-
cans could have given the poor Demo
Gratis a running chance. Just think Of
one President getting over four hun
dred electoral votes, and if it had not
been for the refusal TO let US vote
down home, We would have shown you
something which would have been a
something and don I you forget it.
We would have given Mr.. Harding the
votes Of South Carolina and Missis-
sippi, and Alabama would have been in
the doubtful column, and then there
would have been something doing in
Georgia.
We are not asking for too much, but
we do ask the right. of franchise and
we win take care Of ourselves, and help
to take care of our friends.
This was indeed great campaign,
and we have brought forth some strong
men in this fight, some we did not
know we had, also working women,
and they all united in helping to put
the thing over. Governor Cox will re-
tire from the ring a much smaller man
than ever before, because Of his man
ner of campaigning and then for try
ing to inject the color line into it.
He tried to raise fuss on the expendi-
lures of the Harding Coolidge cam
paign, and could not raise bug dust,
then he planked his little feet down on
the League of Nations and that would
not work, for the people had declared
it to be un-Ameriean and they were not
going to sell their country out to Eu-
rope in order that President Wilson
might live in luxury in Europe.
Well it is all over now, and we must
turn out and do other things now right
today. I have been around seeing how
the people lined up, and 1 spent the
last days as I told you with Prof.
Aaron E. Malone, who is indeed re-
markable character and his wife is
right by his side. It is a rare thing
that you find two remarkable people
linked together, for that would make it
Step by step they
have climbed the ladder of fame, until
now the people are going to ask Mr..
Harding to appoint Mr.. Malone Regis
ter of the Treasury. This would be a
just tribute paid to the right man,
and it would be taking things in the
right direction.
: 1 consider these two people great,
because they started from the ground,
orphans working up, working through
school. Mr.. Malone became a teacher
and Mrs. Malone, took to chemistry
while in school, and made her knowl-
edge count for something. She got
down to business, made a place for her
self and her race, and later these two
souls were united as one, and they are
today just like two little children. The
of one is the interest Of the
other.
Mr.. Malone was appointed on the
State Republican Executive
the first member Of our
race to hold such a place, and he had
charge Of the speakers and all the po-
iticaI affairs in Missouri among our
people. BE organized, and helped to
put over the full state ticket, but he
was not alone in this, because Mrs.
Annie NJ. Malone, organized and
worked among the women and the two
accomplished something.
Just IS soon as the ballot was put in
the box, Mr.. Malone had already ar
ranged to get the returns at the Lin
;oln School in this city and left on the
rain. he wanted to be with the peo-
pie up here to help them rejoice, and
hen there was another reason, which
vas to help them help themselves
They are trained to the common peo-
DE and not away from them, and when
hey are in trouble, Mr.. and Ms. Ma
one are also. God has blessed them
md they want to help Others enjoy
ife. They felt the need Of great
,oeial center work here, and they
Itartsd a drive for 10000 which j.
.oing 20 be had night here in town
nd among cur people
Ms. Mabel Breedlove got in the
yame, and she is a wen trained wpfke--
ne was the vanguard She got the
started. she was born in
state where women learn how 70 do