The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-05-07

-AoJ Duu Oub mysei1J anu II looked as
If l would have been a little angel, but
the Lord was not ready for me, hence
1 am still here. You will have to think
with me for a few minutes for I have
few things to say to you. 1 felt a
little like saying a few euss words, yet
| am so disguised until 1 have reached
the conclusion that naughty words
would be out Of place, hence I must
pray for the gaul for the ignorance,
for the nerve of some white people in
this country who is just as sure as he'll
as the devil himself.
When I wrote to you last week, I
was around and about Miami, the place
where the white people tried to mob
one Of my race for just running an
automobile, and 1 think told you that
one day my people declared that they
would not longer be ruled by such non.
sense, and they just got behind the
steering wheel, and HI was to play
for a little while, and with sore heads
on both sides the white men decided
that it was healthy to let the Negroes
run the cars, hence the good work has
been going on. We have produced
some wealthy men down in that place,
and I told you about d. A. Dorsey, the
man who erected a real hotel and fur
nished it at a cost Of one hundred thou.
sand dollars, and paid every cent of it.
He is as rich as cream, and is destined
to do something that win show the
world that our race is thinking. take
off my hat to Mr.. Dorsey, and I. s.
Jones, another man Of wealth.
There were some good times there
during my stay there, and everything
was moving along nicely until Monday
night. It looked like all the town turn
ed out to hear a lecture from Charles
Stewart. 1 was there, and that old
fellow seemed to be himself, and step
ped up. He delivered an able address.
He got along all right and was roundly
applauded. He declared that the low
est, the hlthiest Of all human beings
was the women Of his race who would
in an immoral way with q
white man. At this point one woman
hirted out Of the church, but there was
nothing thought about it.
The lecture was all over, a good col
lection had been lifted for the speaker.
They remained around the church a
little while, and then we started to the
parsonage Of the Rev. J. B. Evans, and
were walking along in the road, when
we had to get on the side to let an
pass, and it was loaded with
white men. Just as the car passed it
stopped, and in few minutes we were
surrounded by white men, and the lead
sr walked up to Stewart, and said,
care you the man that made that
peech tonight"
"I am, SIR" was the reply.
"I understand that you are stirring
Up race trouble"
"Not q bit Of it, SIR" was the re-
ply, "for what am saying win help,
,or I believe in telling the south its
roubles and not tel them to others. 1
I'M talking plain, and It is very neces-
ary."
At this point Rev. Evans spoke right
tut in church, and told them q few
hings, and to our surprise, we were
IL surrounded by black men and where
hat crowd Of black men came from it
would take God to ten. They were
here, and Stewart showed his ereden-
ials, and the officers went on.
Soon there were men at the parson-
&c, men who declared that their
peaker should be projected, and they
roposed to guard the house. Dr..
tewart told them that it would not be
eeessary, but they thought it would
e, hence he went to the Dorsey hotel
nd remained over night, and at $3.50
-ent to the stable, and boarded that
versea East Coast carriage for Key +,
Fest.
I feel that am not going TO be n
BILE to tell you all about this Key West !
usiness, for it would take q whole
aper to talk about the trip over there,
nd you win pardon me If do not.
; was q fine trip over there, and we
ave some fine people over there. I
ct some Of them and they met me.
was the guest Of Rev. c. II. Boyer, Of G
Ie A. N. E. church, who is doing good e
ork In the town, and next to him is b
be found his people I want to con-
atulate Bishop Hurst on sending this
rong young man over there. I had
70 pleasure Of coming in touch with
aomas B. Reed, who is the purchasing \
ERIK In the navy yard, very respon- {
BILE position, and he is q cultured, re- u
led gentleman and has the confidence {
ID respect Of all who work in that '
ace. could hardly keep from shout I
g when I saw what he was doing, and =
" men honored this man Of my race.
I stepped in the Navy yard, for Mr..
ed had secured pass for me, and he
rs through the not the :
Wy yard, but 1t is called naval base !.
something ike that I care not =