The broad ax., 1923-06-09

weuld make people rich, then my
race should be the richest race on
earth, and that's no joke. We get
more advice from everything and
everybody. Monarchs, beggars, noble
men and nobodies, high and low, rich
and poor, learned and unlearned, wise
and fools, all feel to give a word Of
advice to my people, and then we
have leaders galore, leaders to let,
leaders to lend and leaders TO give
away, and some not worth giving
/ have heard SO much advice, so
much wisdom and so much nothing
until / am just about to land my fool
self into some crazy house and ask
some Of the race leaders to come and
get me out. The fellows who are do
ing things will be too busy to get me
out. l am hearing about your race
and you people until at times / don't
know where in the hen feathers / am
and what should do to be saved.
1 will just trust in God, do the right
and 60 right on.
Some people are worrying about
the X. K. K, but l am not losing
any sleep over them. I have turned
them over in the hands OF God and
they will just run out after awhile, and
return to the place from whence they
came. If they are right they will live
on and if they are wrong then they
must die, and die at their own hands.
Strange things are happening. Some
things have happened that never hap
pened before, and will never happen
again this side of the end of the
world. Men large and small, old and
Young have died But then why talk
about that this week, when am just
as full of the devil as the devil him
self, and / feel like saying words
which would not appear in Sunday
School quarterly, but then had just
as well pray and ask God to forgive
the sinners and when the time comes
send them on to hell. God viii do
the right thing BY them and there is
NO need of me getting out Of har-
mony with God.
Now how do you feel over the way
they treated Bishop Wallace of the
A. AZ. z. Zion church down In Ar
kansas Q few days agos How they
struck him with poker, hung chair
over his head. then arrested him. as
sesSed a fine and drove him cut Of
town and all because he wanted 70
wait IN q railroad waiting room for
a train and the little miscarriage OF
humanity, The imp Of the internal re-
gion wanted to 60 to supper and was
afraid that The representative Of Jesus
Christ on earth might steal something.
No, that was not II, but he felt he
wanted to order q man Of my race
around. He seemed to think that
white sIin, or the muddy skin Of what
you call a white man is bossism and
when be speaks every man who was
born on the dark OF the moon must
jump with his hat in his hand and
say, Eyes, sar boss" But I'm here
to say that that day has gone to never
return, and the future is just man
minus color.
But here ! am in Texas, but was in
birmingham, Ala, when I wrote you
last week. This is a moving world
and am moving with It as fast as
It is possible. I was over there, and
was in company with Mrs. Carrie A.
Tuggle, one Of the most remarkable
women Of your race and mine She
has just spent a life Of service and
you will believe me, honey, when ]
tell you that she is still serving the
people. She is the official head Of the
Cslanthe Of the state, also the Rising
Sons and Daughters Of Protection,
and the Knights and Ladies of Honor.
She is the mother of the Rising Sons
and Daughters Of Protection, for this
great order had its birth in her brains.
She thought out all the signs, pass
words, grips, and secret work, but she
had something higher in it. It was
born to help humanity. to serve the
world.
Mrs. Tuggle looked out In life and
saw hundreds Of boys and girls go
ing the downward read. Boys and
girls without a vision, without inspirs-
don, without an idea Of what il re-
CURED to be a man. They were just
growing up ike wild weeds. She saw
ignorance. illiteraey and immortality
taking them n and consigning them