The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-03

1eTlng title to much regard. our
judgment will become a sacred land
mark, not in jurisprudence only, but
in the history Of freedom, giving pre-
cious encouragement to all the weary
and heavy laden wayfarers in this
great cause Massachusetts will then
through you have a fresh title to re-
gard and be once more, as in times
past, an example to the whole land. F"
Thus spoke Charles Sumner in 1849.
What would he say were he alive to-
day?
Don't you know, Mr. Cameraman,
there are too many people in the re-
ceiving line and too few who are I'M
selfish enough to take a chance giving
up something" expostulated a griseled
sage from the Middle West, who, dur
ing his young life Of seventy summers.
had tried out everything from run
ming a penny Slot machine to under
writing an aerial corporation.
What do you mean?"
Just this" answered the veteran.
with dry smile; Every time you go
to a bank and pass a check for pay
ment in the paying teller's window,
It is necessary that at some time you
shall have made a deposit. All going
out and nothing coming in will soon
make you bad fellow at the bank,
and, likewise, will ruin your credit.
You've got to give up something be-
sides Much Obliged every now and
then, in order to be able to take out
something.
Well anyhow, Negro banking is in
its infancy We replied, il an effort
to assuage the veterans feelings,
which seemed to Be assuming a ruff
fed attitude.
yes" he snapped, but Negro
friendship is in its millennium, and it's
still crowded with receivers and shy
Of givers-overfowing with cries Of
Give Me- and short Of Here it is
announcements. Here Is an epistle
which comes to me regularly on the
first Of every month";" the veteran ex-
claimed, as he held up a beautifully
typed letter: It's from Smith and
Jones, Editors of The Podunk Month
ly. AS usual, they want graphic
and statistical analysis Of the mortal
ity Of cabbage leaves, which they
know I worked out over my midnight
lamp. Sometimes they wire me, col
lect, and after they receive the stuff
they publish it in a blaze of glory,
forgetting all about the credit line, and
the humble efforts which I expended
in their behalf And then, when l
ask them for few copies Of the Po-
dunk Monthly they always send me a
'Cash-in-advance' slip, with a polite
letter asking for an early remittance"
Probably they need the money" we
ventured to suggest
No doubt of that" responded the
veteran. $50 does Scribners, the Sat
urday Evening Post, and Golfers
Weekly, which will at least enclose
me stamp when they want my stuff.
oh, tell you, Mr.. Cameraman,
this receiving line Of ours is as long as
the Won Hindenburg Line, and it's up
to US to permeate it with some of the
spirit of Give as we'll as take No
one believes in the David-and- Jonathan
friendship any more than | do; but
when the veneer is rubbed off and one
finds that his brother is playing high
finance with ones brain power, with
out yielding up anything himself, then
it's high time to cut the cards right in
the middle of the deck"
Just then the door bell rang and the
veteran hurried to the door, which
was entered by Western Union Tel
egraph messenger.
We'll, at least there are no charges
on the telegram" remarked the vet
eran with look Of relief.
WHAT he exclaimed, with a smile.
as he read: "At a meeting of the
Board Of Directors, this evening, it
was voted, in view Of your many
courtesies and expert assistance at the