The broad ax., 1924-07-19


Gratis trying to nominate man to run
against President Calvin Coolidge.
They ballotted for two weeks about,
and then they put down William G.
M Adoo, and presidential timber
Smith of New York, and told Brother
Underwood Of Ala b m to stand
aside, and selected a lawyer from
West Virginia, and believe that he
will lead them on to victory.
Before saying more, want to tell
the republicans Of this country, that
if they would elect Coolidge to sue
coed himself they will have to get
busy. for there are two democrats
running and the second man is simply
running to defeat his party, that Sena-
tor LaFollette or something like that
He is not in the race to win, for he
knows that there is no more chance
Of him being elected president than
there is for me to be elected, but he
hopes to defeat the party which he
claims to love so dearly. Such men
should be read out Of the party and
placed right where they belong. The
time is coming when the republicans
are really going to have backbone,
and when they do that, it will be all
the stronger.
Of course Mr. Davis is going to
seek my vote, and his party all
through the North will seek it. He
will not have to do anything down
home, for the south may be termed
political slaves, and they must turn
their votes over to the democratic
party, and if they don't like the man
nominated they can just lump it. My
people have been just that much
slaves to the republican party, but
honey put it down that I told you so,
that you cannot look into my face
now and tell which way am going to
vote and more than you can look in
my mouth and tell what l have been
eating.
The election is on for next Novem-
Der, and I am going to vote for the
men who are our friends. OF course
l will cast my vote for Coolidge, and
then there will come the Representa-
tives and the Senators, and there is
where our guns must be turned in the
future. OF course | am going to vote
for Martin B. Madden to represent
me in the House of Representatives
for he is sane and sound and safe, and
then | am going to vote for Charles
S. Deneen for our Senator, for he is
made Of the right kind of stuff. He
was governor of all the people when
he was governor, and he proved to be
a man with backbone, and for that
reason our case-in fact all Americans
will be safe in his hand He will rep
resent the best interest of America
and Americans, and will stand up for
right and justice to be melted out to
all people.
Governor Deneen in tie United
States Senate will do all II his power
to strike down lawlessness, crime,
criminality, mob violence and lynch
ing. He will put his feet down on it
and do it hard. We need man in
the Senate whose heart is in the right
place, if not on the right side. I am
going to take few speaking lessons,
and then | am going to speak for
Governor Deneen to 60 to the Senate.
But I am not in politics now, and
you will excuse me for what l have
said.
When I took my pen in hand last
week to write you that letter I was
in Birmingham, Alabama, the guest OF
Mrs. Carrie A. Tuggle and the Tuggle
Institute, and had the pleasure OF en-
joying many blessings. I met many
people there, and went down to see
them on base ball. It has often been
a question whether or not Baptist
preachers should 60 to ball games.
and I went down to see how it was so
/ could pass on it myself, but to save
my soul am not any better off now
then before.
Believe me when tell you this bali
business j. hard piece Of work. I
could see in it science, art. culture,
and then a real contest, and that Is
just what life is, a contest. Men are
contesting for the mastery.
They struggle to make it safe to
home, and that il what We are doing
in life, contending for the mastery.
Every man is trying to make a safe
hit. but they do not always succeed.
They just throw the bali at each other
like they would knock the devil out
Of it or out of the fellow they call
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