The broad ax., 1924-03-15

Tampa. Florida am sorry that
ID not know much about the game Of
oo6tics, for it IS to be played or is
now being played, and ! am informed
MT some one is to win and others
n;u have to look and see the other
fellow 60 in Office and That is the
olace sought, and must mourn be-
cause | got it not" But / certainly
want ny people to get in it and play
it well.
iii we're in it. would certainly
oav my respects to those senators who
claim to be republicans, the ticket
which ny people have universally
voted since they have been voters, who
voted against the confirmation Of
Walter Cohen, Of New Orleans, be-
cause the man against whom we have
voted The man who plays the game
on prejudice said that Mr.. Cohen was
oersonaIly Objectionable to them. /
think that is a heluva thing to do. Can
YOU tell me of any place within the
gift d The nation that would be Of
Tered my people that would not be
objectionable to a white man in
Louisiana.
Now that you have so many facts
before you, do not need to recite
them vet / would not forget DR..
Crum Of South Carolina, and how they
voted and worked against him, but the
President kept on keeping on. or III
other words kept sending in his name
until he was made the man.
But speaking Of them obiccting,
Here is a hospital erected by the
limited States Government for Ne
proes and exclusively for US. Lo-
Gated in a community of our people,
near the school for US only, yet here
comes along "Mr. Charley" declaring
that We should not hold the positions
there because we would be objection
able to them, / suppose, for ] can
think OF no other reason / think he
could produce about 65,0O0 reasons
why the physicians, the doctors,
the clerks, the cooks, the watchmen-
IN fact every position that carried with
il anything like dignity should be
filed BY white men. just sixty-fve
thousand reasons why, for 1 am told
that the payroll would amount TO
$4,000 each month.
think that il the devil had posi-
ton to give ont in has kingdom, and
it paid few thousand dollars, and a
position Of trust, something above the
average, then "Mr. Charley" would
contend for it, and declare that we
would Be Objectionable to the class Of
white folks who had decided to select
that as their eternal place Of abode.
We have been scattered all through
the country where the republicans who
joined the democrats voted against us
or Mr.. Cohen, and that piece Of paper
called ballot counts up there. and Il
our men and women would use It the
difference would count the next time.
II you claim to be my friend and don't
show il when / need you, then ! must
help the man l know is not my friend,
to help you to use that little peg on
top for more than hat rack.
Things are getting interesting in Hi
nOis. Governor to be elected and
United Srates Senator. Who viii they
be' We are going to take part in. this
selection. Take the record Of the men
who are seeking the nomination and
election, and we are going to, men and
women alike. vote for the man who has
proven to be a man, and who will
stand by him. The man who is will
ing to stand by those who stand BY
MN. The man who is willing to tell
Senatorial courtesy" to stand aside
when It comes to putting a man down
solely because he was born Of Ne
gro mother, saying nothing about his
iather, Or because he was born on the
dark Of the moon. II there was ever
time We should use our ballot and
use it wisely it is now. don't know
NE game politics, but / am trying to
earn the game called thinkitics, and
nope to get it down in good shape.
But here | am down here in Florida
yet talking about this voting business,
ne state where some men had to re-
port to God for trying to exercise the
nights of American citizens.
am here on a mission, that is to
'ay am down here to enjoy the sun
saine and at the same time fight the
uugs that seek to tote me away that
,ne worms might get fat of Of this
naine OF mine. am down here in