The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
COL. CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGU-
LAR OLD-TIME TRAVELLING COR
RESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD
AK, ENGAGED IN A ROUGH AND,
TUMBLE FIGHT WITH THE
SPOOKS OR THE SPIRITS BEFORE
HE LEFT CHICAGO. HE NOW
FEELS DEAD SURE THAT HE is
HEAVEN-BOUND.

Are you ready for the National Bap-
fist Convention, September 1918, in
Nashville, Tenn, which IS going to be
the biggest meeting ever held in Nash
vile? There are going to be there from
all parts Of the country, and some few
people from the other country will be
there to help to dedicate that wonder
FIJI building, the new home Of the Sun
day School Publishing Board Of the
National Baptist convention just
finished. If you are without one, just
send to Prof. R. B. Hudson, Selma
Ala, and he will send you a certificate
with which you will be able to pur-
chase a round trip ticket.
The National Negro Bushes 5
League has passed into history, and it
is a session that I shall never forget.
Roscoe Conklin Simmons, the phiIoso-
pher, the orator, the entertainer, de-
livered an address which went home,
and portrayed the life Of Booker T.
Washington in manner that made
many see the sage as they had never
seen him before, and put real light
on the National Negro Business
League. He certainly did strut his
stuff (if that is what you would call
LTD All had to give it to him.
Col Simmons, is his own. none like
him in all the world. He has his
own style, and his own way Of putting
things, and that is feature which
makes his talks always interesting.
Perhaps no man in the country is as
much in demand, and who draws
more people than this young man,
whose choice residence is now in the
city Of Chicago, and who in his way
is pleading the cause of his people
and mine too. He wanted to inspire
the youth, and show to the world that
Booker, T. Washington had done more
to inspire the Negro than any other
human being that ever walked this
earth Simmons showed without a
doubt that DR.. Washington was a man
with vision, man who made it
from slavery to the greatest of his age.
The man who took education out Of
the sky, so to speak, and put it within
reach Of ALL
pray heaven to given US more
men. But have talked about the
National Negro Business League, and
am called upon to make a few
scattering remarks about other things
now, for this is an age where people
want to know. This il an age Of
thought, and we are giving to the
world thought to such an extent that
they are sitting up and taking notice,
and are forced to ask what manner
Of man is this American Negro?"
When you pause to see where we
were sixty years ago and see where
we are today, you will join in saying
The Lord hath done great things for
Us, whereof we are glad"
You cannot realize what a wonder
full race you have until you look
around and see the men and women
who have made it to the top and who
are still going on to perfection by the
help Of God. am perhaps too old to
start for the goal now, but / am con
graduating myself on being able to
see men who are going there just the
same and they will represent me. I
am going to measure my worth BY the
very best we have, and not by the
other fellow.
We are getting ready to elect a
President Of the United States, and in
looking over men and measures, I
have decided that President Calvin
Coolidge should succeed himself, and
am Of the opinion that he viii do
50. Thousands Of people who have
left from down home will vote this
year for the first time, and that vote
viii be counted. and will count each
one for Coolidge. Don't 60 to sleep,
but open your eyes. Vote and vote
the right way. No time to waste
now on new parties, and new men, but
get right. and help to get the coun-
try right.
The people Of Illinois are going to
elect a Senator. and they are satisfied
with putting in the United States Sen
ate, to represent Illinois and the in
terest Of our state Ex-Governor
Charles S. Deneen, who has served
in many capacities. and the last was
49,. "