The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-01-31


known to all. Ny platform expresses
my position on all important public
matters, and with your permission /
will read it. 1t is as follows:
My Platform
Il. I promise to represent all the
people of the ward, irrespective Of
color, religion or creed, in the future,
with the same diligence, earnestness,
fidelity and sincerity Of purpose as I
have III the past.
z. promise to look after the
streets and alleys, to the extent of
every dollar that shall be appropriated
for our ward by the City Council of
Chicago. No one in or out Of Office
can promise or pledge you more.
g. l promise to see that our bath
ing beaches at 39th and 43rd streets
now under construction and which I
secured, are equipped as modern and
as beautiful as any other beaches in
the city when completed.
a. ! promise to complete my task
(now under consideration to secure
comfort station at 43rd street and In
diana avenue on the only vacant city
property owned by the city in our
ward and the only location on which
the city will build comfort station.
IS / promise to defend the good
name Of my ward and our people who
reside in it against the vicious attack
made against our living conditions by
my opponent, his campaign hacker and
his newspaper.
Is. promise never to raise the
question of where a man or woman
was born and not to teach our south
ern folks to hate their northern broth
ers.
IL. / promise to continue my fight
for our people with the same energy,
zeal and determination that has char
acterized my public life for the past 80
years.
49, / promise not to invade your
homes using my official position to
inquire into your living conditions in
your fats and fresides, thereby dis
turbing the peace, quiet and tranquil
lily Of your family circle. believe in
everyone attending to his own bust
ness and God, our Father, looks after
us all
g. | promise to secure fair and just
representation in the matter of APP
pointnents for the people Of our ward,
having more than AZ real appoint
ments to my credit at this time, which
includes both colored and white.
10 ] promise and pledge to never
drag any man, woman or child down,
by assaulting their character and good
name with vicious falsehoods and SLAM
derous accusations. I shall do as I
have always done-extend the right
hand Of fellowship to my brother, de-
lend him wherever he may be and
fight for him wherever he may 60.
Like Abraham Lincoln, I say: L
do the best ! know; the very best /
can; and mean to keep on doing 50
until the end. If the end brings me
out all right, what is said against me
won't amount to anything. If the end
brings me out wrong, ten angels
swearing | was right would make no
difference
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles G. Roe, Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Menu flrs. Mary B. Hawk,
Mrs Juanita Nelson, Mrs. Marie
Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. w. E. yos1er,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. g. Neischlag, Mrs.
Budgte Reid, Miss Alice Reid, Mr.
Frederick Reid, Mr.. Thos. B. Reid,
Mr.. Matthew Valenous, Mr.. Chas.
Cherry, Mrs. Eliz. Main, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Mcintyre, Mrs. Nellie
Stark, Mr.. Hilmer Loe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Calvin, Mrs. Christina House
werth, Mr. Albert J. Phillip, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur COIN, Mr.. D. o. McNif,
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Gartner, Mr.. q. II.
Buzzacott, Mr.. N. A. Hawkinson, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred P. Farnham, Mr.. John
A. Kruse, Mr.. Thos. ID. Osborne, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Peerless, Mr.. ]. A. Muir
ply, Mr. Earl J. Johnson, and many
others too numerous to mention. AL
derman Jackson was presented By Mr..
Roe to each guest personally and amid
Misunderstanding, good cheer and much
enthusiasm the meeting adjourned.
House meetings are being held in
all the white precincts Of the ward and
the good feeling shown is a real ep5ch
in the politics of the ward and iusti-
fes Mr. Roe's prediction that Alder
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