The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-06-02

where l was when l wrote you that
other letter and see where / am today
when i am writing you this one and
then find out where / have been be-
tweens the two letters and you will at
once come to the conclusion that |
am one more riding baby, and think
you will be about right.
This is an age where man can get
around if he decides that he is going
to do so. For one day, ate break
fast in Richmond, Va, lunch in Wash
ington, D. O., supper in Philadelphia
and spent the night in New York City.
Do you consider that going some. |
want you to get your business straight
with God, and then get where God
can use you. If you get to be any
body in this world then you may ex-
pect to catch what Paddy gave the
drum" If you don't know what that
was then don't ask me for ! am not
going to tell you. l am no longer
using them bad cuss words, but get
ting ripe for the kingdom of heaven.
l was just thinking about DIR. Rob-
ert R. Motion. | notice from where
he started and where he has gone, and
then see what he has to 60 through
daily, l just thank God for him and
go right on thanking God that my feet
are too large to fill his shoes and my
head too small to fill his hat. He is
one of the greatest American citizens.
He has made it from the ground up.
There was time that he was SO green
and that is the time he reached Hamp-
ton, that they had to keep the live
stock from eating him for grass. He
just worked and worked through
Hampton, and continued to work and
study until he made his way up.
Now there is one man who is de-
voting his time for the betterment of
his people. There is not one drop OF
selfish blood in him, but his whole life
is to make it for others. He wants
to see this race lifted up and he is
pleading for this in many a way in
places where none of the rest of US
can reach, yet he is doing the real
work. Here and there some fellow
with the running off of the mouth,
who desires to be noticed or get his
name in the paper will make an attack
on DIR. Motion, but he is just as much
as a bull frog contending with the
COW or horse for physical size.
These fellows reminds me SO much
of the sun. There are lot of fellows
who are called astronomers, who have
been saying that there are spots on
the sun, and the sun has never stop
ped for a minute to deny or affirm
the allegations. Thus we find DIR.
Motion going right on doing his work,
sending forth his best efforts to help
humanity. On every side he is get
ting the devils home, and II you know
where it is then you know what he is
getting. He has taken Stand for
right, for justice, in connection with
the Government hospital that you
have heard SO much about. There are
the white folks who are giving him
just particular hot-dogs. These peo-
pie are contending that white folks
should be absolutely in charge Of a
hospital furnished by the United States
Government for my people. This
would have been carried out, for Col.
Stanley, who had selected all the help
he needed and they were all white,
guards, laundrymen and women,
cooks, watchmen, nurses, physicians,
even the men who are to guard the
building are white, and my people
whose efforts have been to prepare for
usefulness and service, must stand
aside.
, This was about to 60 through and
the time set for the opening, when
something dropped, and all work on
the hospital stopped. Perhap 5
the public, those who are now say
ing mean things about DR.. Motion and
calling him everything but a child Of
God would turn that into praise. The
hospital is not opened, and just wait
and see the result of all. / wish YOU
could see the man who stopped the
work, with just word or SO to speak.
| say again wait, and it will come out
in good shape. May I say to DR..
Motion for you 1--WE believe in you.
DR.. Motion, we believe you viii lead us
to the place Of success. We believe
You are working for US, and that you
are not going to sell us out for a few
pennies.
! think DR.. Motion would die before
he would sell out my people. He is
man every inch of him, and / am
real proud Of him. He has heard it
thunder more than one time, and then