The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-11-25
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN
Takes Up The Black Mans Burden
From Various Standpoints
States a Few Plain Facts That Can't
Be Disputed

! see by the Chicago Tribune, the
arch enemy OF the Negro, that a man
by the name OF P. w. Travis has
asked the Federal Court to appoint a
receiver for the Douglass National
Bank. a race institution recently op-
ened by several Of our leading citizens.
without knowing or going into the
merits OF the case or the causes OF his
actions. must say that It is a shame
that a member OF the race land | un-
derStand that the man is named Chav-
ers instead of Travis and that he was
at one time connected with the bank
until he had some financial troubles
recently in one of our courts), should
be so shortsighted and unfair as to
try to injure this institution that is
destined to do so much for the Ne
gro in the commercial world.
The men behind this bank are men
who are financially situated so as to
do for this bank whatever they
promise to do. They are men OF
standing in the business and profess
sional world. I have been told that
this man Travis Tor Chavers) is sore
because he was ousted from the high
and exalted position OF president and
Is seeking to get his revenge Such |
actions have done more to retard the
progress OF the Negro than any one
thing: the Il can't and you shant'
policy. Such Negroes ought to be
driven out Of the race, so that we can
march on and keep step with the
progresSiv, races OF the world.
/ wonder what has become OF my |
good friend Bishop A. J. Carey. Be-
fore we elevated our friend to the high /
and exalted position OF bishop in the
great A. VI. E. Church, we used to
see him occasionally on State street
and at some OF our race gatherings.
He was a power for good in our city
and was always on the firing line,
fighting for the uplift and advance
ment of his race. How, Bishop. We
miss you and your able advice in our
race struggles. We did not know
when we elected you bishop that it
meant that you would take no more
interest in local affairs. if we had we
possibly might have kept you waiting
/ few more days or at least until we
got this new crowd that came up here
Turing the world war, Strengthened
tut. In short. Bishop, don't forsake
IS now. We need you more now than
IT any other time. Do you hear mea
hope so.
They tell me that the Regan's Colts
ire after the scalp of Jim Bennington
or some statements he made in
:ircular in his feeble effort Tin the re-
,ent campaign) to elect his bosom
riend Charles Ringer county treas
irer. ] don't know how true it is
md | do hope that it is false. but if
I is true. | am not surprised. You
II might remember the awful attack
Jim" made on Mayor Thompson dur
ng one of his campaigns, you may also
ecall the attack that he made on Mrs.
Bertha Montgomery. because she
Jared to demand the money for her
Tub members who was hired by Ber-
yington to do some political work,
before election day The attack on
ne mayor was on a circular letter and
he attack on Mrs. Montgomery was
n a newspaper and on her person
lily. Both attacks came near caus-
ng "Jim" his life. The day after his
lttack on Thompson. two unknown
men slipped up behind him and hit
Inn on the head with black jack,
md the friends of Mrs. Montgomery
lad to do everything within their '
,ower to keep her husband from re-
sorting to a physical encounter. Ny II
ldyice to you 'Jim" is to "cut out that
ituf" and attend to your business. If 3
'ou don't some day you may wish
hat you had taken my advice. Hear s
ne before il is too late
THE NAN ABOUT TOWN u