The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-07-21


We regret that the reply to "sig-
ma" published in the Columbus
Dispatch Of the 18th, did not come
to band in time for US to give it en-
tire in this issue. Farmer does
not know "Sigma," Of course, but
1t is evident be is a good hand to
guess. In our judgment he strikes
locality, occupation apd motive Of
Stigma" square in'the face, as many
citizens Of this county will know
when they read the following extract /:
Signals letter shows his ability.
We doubt not be is a gentleman OF
prominence also, Ia his community
II we could get at bis real name and
vocation. possibly we could establish
the fact Of his prominence by the
columns Of the Clarion itself, had We
access to its flee. He may be, and
doubtless Is 5 shining light In the
Cartons "Mutual Aid and Admira-
ton S0ciety"-some distinguished
lawyer" planter, banker or Estates
man." or perhaps all four in one, and
yet we greatly doubt II be could per
suade a single individual within the
domain Of bis acquaintance that the
liberties Of Mississippian's have ever
been seriously threatened by the rail.
road corporations Of the State. Is
there q sane man In the State, who
truly believes that even in the event
there was an identity Of interest and
common warfare waged against the
rights of the people, that there would
arise any danger Of Mississippi's
being bound hand or foot, much
less enslaved and oyerridden in rough
shod style By her present railroads ?
Again, we would ask, are not the
people 10 day suffering more from The
want Of railroads and the usurious
rates Of interest charged under the
sanction Of Law, and in the fraudulent
name Of Discount" by the chartered
banking institutions Of the State.
than from the OPP -ession Of her inter.
nal improvement We know, and
50 does Sigma know. that 10 per
cent. is the limit to the legal rate Of
interest in Mississippi, but what We
want to know and what we ask Signs
lie, does he not own, or has be not
owned stock or ether securities in
some other chartered banking insti-
tuition, where "the devil is whipped
around the stump" and q greater rate
than ten per cent Is realized through
some hOcus pooHs arrangement. and
where the so-ealled rights of the |
dear people are set aside and defled |
Take the banking institutions of |
Okolona, ifyou please, or Oktibbeha
OF LoWndes, or Clay o. Monroe, and
md do We hear Of outrages there. and
.he talk Of Bank "Commissioner''
10 establish reasonable maximum
rates in violation Of the limit guar
lnteed under their charters WV /
hen rob the railroad organizations
IF corporations organized under as
Iacred forms Of Law as these char
cred banks, Of clearly chartered
lights in the name Of popular protec-
ionY When We zee money quoted as
asy at a 5 per cent. in the great
commercial centres, and the people Of
bis State beggins for it at 10 "a 90.
10 we heaf he eloquent appeals Of J
Iigma Or any one Of bis ilk, In behalf
( the peoples Fights2 Ali no i
here are no whispers Of the sover-
lgnty Of the State, and oppression !
nd unjust Determinations, because
Ierchance bank outrages, and J
be usurers sins are not issues Of !
be canvass. Although vice nav !
aye attained its zenith in thai !
Erection they ere not evils thai )
Ilgma seeks 70 cure The discussion Z
{ those sort Of oulrages are not vss +
. such shape Sc 70 inure 10 the II :
antago Of Major Barksdale ~. :
darion candidate Of "our party % 4
To compare the condition Of Me. i
ssippi with Massachusetts and II
nolss with reference 10 railroad -
rests and combinations, 4 sbees
lily. What might be q wholesome 81
~ there, might be suicidal Ia Mla-
saInnl Those States hav. -
Ct net work Of railroads. The iroa
is bind every hamlet aud village Z
eeghor, but here there are whole q
1nties in which the screech Of ne q
oomouYs have never yet been ii