The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-13
CRIME WAVE SWEEPS E. MADISON
7. John Wood
Digesting
The News
Of the World

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conniving of all alleged public SER
wants is that queer specimen
known as the politician. To many
of us the word politician" usually
suggests some Simon Legree drip
ing with trickery, promising to
secure for the Negro his "just
dues" and at the same time add a
few features to his personal nest.
That is the impression that has
remained indelibly on our minds
since our first experience with the
politician. However, at one time
we thought political methods would
undergo revolutionary changes,
during which the old-time politi-
clan would be recognized as q
green-eyed dragon who should be
Immediately slain. We were foolish
enough to believe that out of this
revolution would emerge a new
streamlined politician with stain
less garments, who would actually
work for the common good of the
greatest majority. But, alas! The
more we attempt to learn about
the great game of politics the
more convincing becomes the no.
ton that after campaigns. elections
and handouts, the Negro will still
find himself in his usual place
in back of that ebony pill COM
monty referred to as the eight
ball!
This Is not an optomistic point
OF view, but latest developments
along the local political front in
dictate that when the Seattle Negro
again makes beaten path to the
polls he will be more widely sepa-
rated than ever before. The rea-
son for this is and old one-political
jealousy. The latest case of poll
ticai jealousy was revealed this
week when Prentis Frazer re-
cieved a libelous letter from that
famous author Anonymous" who
judging from the filthy contents
Of the letter, Is no little concerned
with Frazer's political standing
whatever it isl. The letter &C.
cuses Frazer of every known crime
but murder, with special emphasis
on moral misdemeanors Frazer Is
alleged by the letter writer to have
committed.
Mudslinging is usually the first
resort of politicians seeking elec-
ton to public office. but the mar
who wrote that letter is certainly
no politician nor could he ever be
classed as such, for any human
being who will resort to such i'm.
moral charges for no good reason
at all would never be able to at
tain recognition even as cheap
ward heller. The writer gave as
his reason for penning the libelous
missive only the fact that Frazer
recently made a trip Southwest
and returned here where he was
complimented by a minister who
happened to be stopping briefly
enroute from the Baptist Conven'
ton. So, some disgruntled 'Uncle
Tom" who, If given representative
power would probably sell his
people up the river to the highest
bidder, who apparently has nc
merits of his own to stand on
threatened to send copy Of the
same poisonous letter to National
Republican Chairman John D. M
Hamilton, and on down the line tc
the least of republican big-wigs
In the state.
Frazer's political standing means
nothing to this writer, nor does
either political party cut any Ice
in this column. However, we are
prompted to deal with the letter
in this space because of certain
clauses In which the good names Of
more than one citizen Is threat
ened. We also have a good ides
Of who wrote the letter. AS pub
lie servant we are forced to, Il
possible, find but for certain who
the gentleman Is so that our people
would not be misled in case he
should ever blossom forth as q
Moses sent forth to free Negro
political slaves. That's what We
intend to do.