The broad ax., 1925-09-12

Of a newspaper conducted by a col
ored man. which contained an account
Of the death of her dear husband,
which simply proves that we are
all sisters and brothers and that all
Of Us must share each others burdens
and sorrows.
All Of the foregoing letter unmis-
takably proves for beyond a reason
able doubt that this publication eXerts
most wonderful influence over the
minds Of both men and women, white
and colored and that they are in
position to make many friends with
those who are able to do them much
good.
1t can be stated with much pleas
TIRE, that one free copy Of The Broad
/ AK has been sent each week to the
! Old Folks Home, the Hull House
and the Chicago Public Library from
| October /, 1890, down to the present
time.
It can also Be truthfully stated that
the vast majority OF Afro-Americans
look upon Colored editors as huge
! Jokes, and they invariably entertain
the idea that they are making a great
sacrifice on their part to treat them
with civility, and many Of them who
are utterly incapable OF making sue
cess in life or conducting successfully
any line OF business have the nerve to
think that they are eminently qualified
to teach successful Colored editors
how to run or conduct their news
papers.
In speaking Of the power and in
fuence of the newspapers, Napoleon,
VINO was one Of the greatest warriors
OF ancient or modern times, on one
occasion exclaimed that The would
rather face an army composed of
three hundred thousand soldiers with
all OF the accoutrements of modern
warfare than to have three newspa-
pers firing into the rear of his army"
The immortal Thomas Jefferson let
it be known before passing away from
this earth that SO far as he was con
cerned, he would rather reside in
country without a government with
plenty OF newspapers, than live in
country with a government and no
newspapers"
It was the pens Of William Lloyd
Garrison, Benjamin Lundy, T. P.
Lovejoy, Charles Osborne, Frederick
Douglass and few other brave and
courageous men, through the columns
of their small weekly newspapers that
revolutionized the public sentiment in
this country in favor of the abolition
Of slavery 1t was their pens dipped
in burning fire and gall which made it
possible for others who stood idly BY
at that time and refused to raise their
little finger to assist them in their
great and heroic struggles for human
ity, to wear the crown or the wreath
OF glory later on, owing to the results
which flowed from the war Of the
rebellion.
Right at this very time it seems
hard for the Airo-Americans to real
lie the fact that there are more than
five hundred papers or articles written
in opposition to them and in favor Of
keeping them down intellectually,
morally and in every other way; to
one article written advocating their
elevation along the pathway which
leads on up to the highest mental
moral and intellectual attainment.
With very remarkable ability, the
vast majority Of the Afro-Americans
can explain infinitely and relate to you
how Daniel happened to tarry 50 long
in the lions den without being de-
youred by them.
They can fully set forth the story
"how the three Hebrews rested up
in the fiery furnace without getting
one hair singed IN the roaring flames,
but they are as dumb as oysters
when they are called upon to elaborate
on the achievements OF the scholars
belonging to their own race.
Therefore, let the Afro-AmeriCan
refrain from spending 50 much time
in studying the wild and visionary
stories in the Bible and devote more
Of his time in familiarizing himself
with the literary productions 'of those
Of his own flesh and bloodi then it
will not be hard for him to learn that
the pen is more powerful or mightier
\ than the sword.
As Victor Hugo says in his eloquent
and classical Grafton on that great
humanitarian ''Voltaire," that Voltaire