The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-01-05
WHAT SORT OF NEWS DO THE PEO-
PIE WANT TO READ?
WILL THE EDITOR OF "THE GREAT
EST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN THE
WORLD" PLEASE STAND UP AND
LEAD US IN PRAYER?

sane and constructive forms of select
ng and featuring the news, and. the
Norfolk Journal and Guide elects to
remain in this latter group.
Let us take the case Of the editor Of
the greatest weekly newspaper in the
world at the time that he began to
float his newspaper he was a devoted
blue or black bellied Presbyterian and
at that time he labored under the i'm
preston that it was horrible and re-
voting crime for any colored news
paper editor or owner to publish.
blood curdling accounts on the front
pages Of their newspapers of all the
bloody crimes committed by co1ored
men and women in ali parts Of this
country, but later on the editor re-
ferred to, in some way or other, re-
ceived new light from on high and
some contend that his Presbyterian
God commanded him to play up and
freely publish all the crimes on the
front page of his newspaper, which
are constantly being committed by the
colored people in all parts Of this
country; that the more money that he
could gather in from the sale Of extra
copies of his crime plastered newspa-
per, the more money he would have to
spare for his Presbyterian God
With the seal Of approval Of his
Presbyterian money-mad God stamped
upon his manly and high moral
brow, It seems that he greatly
delights to taste and roll around III
all the crimes that he can hatch up
against the coIored people in all parts
Of the United States.
One is almost forced to believe after
reading over the long list Of revolt
ing murders and other cold-blooded
crimes dished up on the front page of
his newspaper each week that the
whole colored race i'll this country
have been transformed into race Of
criminals; that hc Is at all
times ready and willing to pay one
thousand dollars for clue which will
lead him on blindfolded into rotten
cesspool Of scandal, and crininality
on the part Of the colored race.
AS an evidence Of that fact, take the
Christmas issue Of the greatest week.
ly newspaper in the world. II is
smcared over with green strips in
such a way that II was very hard for
anyone to read and its front page con
ta.ned full account Of long list of
horrible crimes which had been recent
~ committed BY the coIored people in
the various parts Of the country, with
a green top headline that a High
School Scandal had been uncovered.
Only few years ago. our big
brother editor would turn red and
white in his Presbyterian face al the
same time while denouncing the old
Chicago Tribune for double headIininx
all the crimes committed by the col
ored people everywhere and flashing
them upon Hs frst page but within the
past few years the greatest weekly
newspaper in the world can give the
Chicago Tribune cards and spades and
beat it and all the other newspapers
the same thing and then turn around
and beat them an in playing IT'D she
bloody crimes Of the colored people
on its front page for the greatest
weekly newspaper in the world has
become past master in the art Of dish
ing up the crimes Of the colored people
On its front page We pause fDr A
reply Editor.