The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-09-12

and other distinguished personages III
this country and far beyond the broad,
deep, blue sea.
With the aid OF the daily press
whose editors have frequently COM
mented on its neat appearance from
its inception to the present and with
the further aid Of the associated
press. its name has been hurled Or
flashed clear around or throughout the
civilized world.
1t NAV not be out Of place to state
right here that for thirty years it has
CALAMITY fought a long and persis-
tent battle in behalf of justice and the
equality of all men before the law.
1t has never knowingly attempted to
transform grand rascals and scoun-
drels into purified white-winged an
gels.
1t has never hesitated in denouncing
those who have attempted to appro-
pirate unto themselves all Of the tunc-
tons Of this government and to ride
rough shod over the rights and the
liberties Of the toiling millions. II has
made not the slightest difference to it
whether they have been Democrats
Republicans, or what-nots.
1t has always bitterly fought on the
side of the toiling millions and against
the gigantic trusts and the blood
sucking monopolies.
1t has accomplished many far-reach-
ing and brilliant achievements in the
past. Its two greatest have been its
terrific and memorable onslaughts on
United States Senator Frank ]. Can
non Of Utah, in 1907, 1893 and in 1900,
causing his ignominious defeat in his
attempt to succeed himself in the
United States Senate and that long to
be remembered fight on Senator Can
non has become a part of the history
of Utah.
Its Terrific Onslaught on United
States Senator, Frank ]. Cannon
Those who are familiar with the
past history Of the famous 24th regi-
ment are still cognizant Of the fact
that in the latter part III July, 1896,
that the late Daniel Lamont, secretary
Of war, under the second administra-
ton OF President Grover Cleveland,
issued an order removing that regi-
ment from Silver City, New Mexico,
to Fort Douglas, which is located
near Salt Lake City, Utah, and i'm
mediately after the order had been
promulgated BY Secretary Lamont,
the Salt Lake Tribune, which has
been for many years the leading Re
publican daily newspaper published
between Omaha, Nebr., and San Fran
cisco, Calf, began to bitterly oppose
locating the 24th regiment at that fort.
Every day on its editorial page, it
would paint revolving pictures of half
drunken Negro soldiers staggering up
and down the streets of Salt Lake
City, insulting white ladies and beau
tiful young girls.
It repeatedly declared that when
the Negro troops displaced the White
soldiers at that fort that they should
not be permitted to ride On the street
cars as the Whites did not want to
come in such close social contact with
a lot OF half drunken 'Nigger" SOL
diers.
AS the Tribune favored the re-e1ec-
ton of the Hon. Frank J. Cannon to
the United States senate at the expira-
ton of his first term, March 4th, 1890.
early in September, 1896, it induced or
forced him to call on Secretary La
mont and present him with a petition
which was signed BY the chairman Of
the Republican state committee "
Utah and by many other leading Re-
publicans and Democrats residing i'll
Salt Lake City, protesting against per
hitting the 24th regiment to locate al
Fort Douglas. In the meantime we
began to fire red-hot shots into Sena-
tor Cannon and the Tribune and as he
was very popular with the great mass
OF the people residing in the western
country for he was one of the western
senators who had walked out Of tht
Republican National convention At 81
Louis, No. in 1896, because ii did no
favor the free coinage of silver At I'll,
ratio Of 10 to /, and all the dailv AMI
weekly newspapers throughout Utaf
Joined in the long-to-be remembered
political fight, the majority of then
lining up on the side of The Broad A,
and against Senator Cannon and tn,
! Tribune. In the midst of that mem
orable fight which has become a par
OF the history of Utah, at two o'c1ocl
one morning we rushed up to tht