Show WHAT WILL THEY GET to 10 the broad ax aua and ita many readers ders the above question is i put pot yes I 1 ask what will they get I 1 mean the afro american WIM labored and voted for the successful candidates at the recent election for state and national officers A large number of our people allied therus themselves elves with the various parties seeking their suffrage very few people go into politics for their health the greatest incentive is ia the hope of reward not by the making of good laws and their execution but a share in the making and execution by appointment to office yes the question is ia will the afro americans who are and have been members of either of the great parties during daring the recent heated campaign campain rn be recognized or taken into account when the office distribution commences I 1 fear not except occasionally conall y some small peanut pea nut position refused by others as beneath their dignity but bat of sufficient importance because of the dollars at rached for an afro american to take or accept there appears to he be such a mania among us ns to hold bold office that even ministers of the gospel will leave their pulpits to ac capt and hold an office that should be below their dignity just as long as our ministers of the gospel condescend to engage in active politics will their usefulness be lessened and weakened one ane illustration suffice jrex M I 1 townsand d the pride of the A M E church because of his dignified za training scholarly attainments and cami familiarity carity with dogmatic pola mi amicy natural cNa tural positive scholastic Syte systematic matic theolog 10 he would be today to day a bishop had he not condescended con descended to accept a political 0 office there is not a white man inan in this country sustaining the same relation to his church an and d people that 1 would leave his christian work to accept let the laymen ce pt such an office fill such positions and the minister remain in his pulpit no I 1 am afraid they will not get them there are several forces at work which will prevent it neither or the parties or their leaders will give an afro american an office that carries with it social relations with the whites because of our lack of social standing second if either was disposed to do so members of the race would prevent it ii because of petty jealousies this thi s is illustrated by the case of hon mr of detroit mich in a recent contest for reelection there his brother abuts was not disposed to allow him to continue in and therefore kept V him im putting a white man in out by that he had oving giving as an excuse held theoffice the office long enough but had no objections to allo allowing wing the white men ass associated with him re elec dec tion in the interest of fair pray T r ask the broad ax am to ait t off some of the knots that prevent ango ing f a good office b y ln adiv american atlen AN AU enswor 1 |