The broad ax., 1923-03-24

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could make no promises. Well, there |
are certain promises that every man
can consistently make, and / am GO
ing to make you one. ] want to say
this to you, THAT / AM GOING
TO TREAT YOU FAIRER AND
SQUARER THAN ANY MAYOR
HAS EVER TREATED YOUR
PEOPLE. (Great applause). And /
will say furthermore, that / am not
making that statement because am
a candidate. but I am making that
statement because I have learned to
know your men in the post Office AND
TO KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO.
l have the very kindest feeling to-
ward you. and it is from this angle
that / know and address you, and as
sure you that I will do all I can for
you when ! am in the position to do
so. (Applause).
Emphatic Denial of Affiliations With
X. X. X.
Nov, / have among other things
letter that was written, under date of
March 9, 1923, in typewriter form,
as coming from Bishop A. J. Carey,
Edward H. Morris, and Oscar De
Priest, in which it says ct has come
to our knowledge that one Of the can
didates will appoint as his Chief of
Police man who is a member Of the
Ku Klux Klan." Now, Of course,
they do not say which one of the can
didates. There are several candidates
"a Democratic candidate Socialist
candidate-and Republican candidate
for mayor. This letter is indefinite,
but in order to clear up the situation
and not have any misunderstanding
in order that you won't have to ask
mel want to say that if it has ref
erence to myself, 1T IS AN ABSO-
Lutte FALSEHOOD FROM ONE
END TO THE OTHER, and that
this letter is gotten up for the pur-
pose Of discrediting me and for the
purpose of gaining some political adj
vantage on the part of the Democrats.
/ AM NOT A MEMBER OF THE
KU KLUX KHAN. I do not know
anything about them-any more than
you do. IF / was to name you one
single smember who belongs to the
Ku Klux Khan, l would have to study
long time to know who it was. I
do not know them-have not had any
understanding with them, and, fur
thermore, / AM NOT GOING TO
APPOINT AS CHIEF OF POLICE
ANY MEMBER BELONGING TO
THE KU KLUX KHAN. (Great APP
plause).
Appointment of Race Member on
Board Of Education
Mention was made a little while
ago about your desire to get an ap-
pointee on the Board Of Education
want to reply to that-THAT ]
KNOW OF ABSOLUTELY NO
REASON WHY THAT SHOULD
NOT AND CANNOT BE DONE.
(Great applause.) I notice that the
colored people are doing everything
in the world to go forward and to ed
ucate themselves, and to get into the
front rank, and they can do it if they
have the assistance of every good cit
izen, including the whites. If ! am
elected as your mayor, I am going to
CONSULT WITH TWO OF THE
BEST ALDERMEN THAT THE
CITY OF CHICAGO HAS, AND
THEY ARE COLORED MEN. Gap
plause.) And whenever you have any
wants or desires, all you have to do
is to go to your aldermen and tell
them about it. My Office will always
be open to them and we will do
everything in the world to please you.
About Housing Conditions
Reference has been made to the
housing condition. I know too we'll
what the housing condition is. They
have affected you just as we'll as they
have everybody else. / am in a posi-
ton to correct some Of these things
from my experience as real estate
man, and certainly am not going to
sit idly by and see anybody suffer if
can do anything, and if l become
your mayor, will see that the matter
receives the attention it should.
Now, | want to deny absolutely any
charges or insinuations that have been
made to injure my candidacy, or any
thing which reflects upon my conduct
in the post Office, or upon my life in
any shape or manner. / will not
stand for anyone throwing dirt. / do
not mind fighting anybody on some
ground that is worth fighting for.
"Now, / tell you, my friends, what
think about this whole thing. IF
you find at any time that anyone says
anything to you that does not seem to
you just right and fair, you just ask
him to prove it. If he proves it, you
believe him. If he doesn't you believe
me. Anybody can go around saying
something about someone else that is
not true. | think it is your duty as
citizens of Chicago to make it a rule