Show LOOKING BACKWARD WITH this issue of the broad ax it has com completed plated its third year of journalistic rife life three years ago it made its first appearance and thus far it has survived the rocks and storms and has become a 4 fixture in the homes of hundreds of the best and brightest men and women not only of utah but also of other states and copies of it have veen been sent to england germany france sweden and other european countries governors of some of the leading states in the union united states senators congressmen judges and other eminent personages have become familiar with the writings which have ap pea redin the columns of the broad ax from its inception to the present time it has been fearless and outspoken and that is the principal cause of it its succeeding and being admired by all who appreciate a courageous courage oua writer when it was first launched upon the sea of journalism the members of our oar race residing in this fair cilyok city of zion rose up en masse and denounced us as being an enemy and a traitor to the negro race because we possessed posse sed sufficient courage to publish a journal which was devoted t to th the e cause of democracy and on an several occasions they threatened to mob and lynch us unless we desisted resisted des isted or refrained from continuing to publish the broad ax but today those who were in favor of inflicting bodily harm upon us are among our war wann est eat and best supporters at that time it was predicted by many who ought to have known better that the broad ax was nothing more than a campaign publication and that it would cease in making its appearance at the close of the campaign of 1895 some went so far as to assert that it was owned and controlled by the hon 0 W powers and that that most profound lawyer wrote its editorials and shaped its policy and course others maintained that the hon moses thatcher was interested in the broad ax and that was the reason it A so eloquent ly championed his cause when he was being denounced and im imposed posed upon by byli brethren but bat wo we desire to inform all who entertain such erroneous ideas that there is not one member of the democratic party residing within the confines of this state who can proclaim thi that he is or has ever been directly interested in the sue cess of the broad ax am other than the regular subs subscription cAption price and there ibuos is not one sta statesman politician e or ia be statesman who can cam command mis to laud him to the unless re e feel eel din disposed posed to do to 0 o the t ax has always stood upon e gitil r land A he only that t it r e a s on sul has 4 ifil ri aavo Z COMMOM p t f a k ga exam M it arl p FT mom M gmt W sia sg ya A R ass |