Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-31
Sum KnOtises.
BY JOSH BILLINGS, JR.


air SO kereful with thur rcligun
that thay will not karry it with
them when thay go tn the poles
tn vote. | hav mcny times wun-
dered what thur recon for this
kind ov konduct IL. The wurld
Gays such peple hav no religun,
tho the wurld may be rong in
this kase but it is kurius.
When times air hard l hav
knotised that Kristians begin tn
ckonomize on their rcligun the
furst thing. The preacher, and
wurst ov aul, hiz family, IL made
tn suffer. The Gud 'Buk Gays
"the kingdum ov God and hiz
riteeousncss furst, but sum
Kristians, so-kallcd. hav got this
backwuds: thay must hav cvry
thing clcc furst. What kurius
peple
| hav knOtised when lcdlng
Kristian duz rong and cny citizen
spckes NV it, yu will be abul tu
lokate aul in the kommunity who
hav dun lik him, bckauS thay will
rize tn defend him with wun
akord, and thay will cay kutting
things about the purson that kali
ed attenshun tn the matur. The
hole wurld haz doutlcs knotiscd
how kurius this il.
l hav knotised that sum editurs
NV so-kalled sity papers GENE tn
kno aul about planning, frum
the way they rite on the subjekt.
1t mite pruve the solushun ov the
present phinancial troubles if the
ccd cditurs would 90 to phaming.
Whoo noes but that it wuld be Il
CRATE blessing tn the feeld ov
jurnalizm az well az the pharm-
ing intrust: Fur the gud ov the
suffering peplc let it be tried.
| hav knotised that the purson
whoo advokates mob law in cny
kase has kno CRATE reputashun az
a law-abiding citizen in eny di-
recshun. Such purson pandcrs
tn and cnkurages the wurst and
and most lawless element in hiz
community. If hiz teachings air
Recognized and phollowed, sosie-
ty will be disrupted and guvern-
ment overthrown. Therephore
the mob advokate ought tn be
suppressed fur the gud ov the
community.
| hay knotiscd that Guvenur j.
NJ. Stone IL DUNG hiz best to
save the gud name ov the State
from the charge ov lawlessness,
and sum papers publish what he
seq and brag what a gud Guvenur
we hav in wun kolum, and in an
luther kolum advokatc lawlessness
in the phorm ov "linching bees, -
az thay kali taking life in viola
shun ov law. Sum editurs air
very kurius krcechers tn begin
with, and it GENES thur work duz
not impruve them eny.
| hav knotised that thoz WHO'D
kriticize preachers fur making po-
litikul speeches air the nixon
sistent church members, ur thay
air knot members NV eny church.
Az rule thay air bent on sum
politikul devulment and du knot
want tn be exposed in thur ras-
kality. Therefore the prechers
air not to spekc.
| hav knotised that thoz prech-
ers WHO'D kriticize bruthcr prech-
ers fur taking part in politikul
kampanes du knot belong tn the
same politikul party that the krit-
isizcd bruther spekes fur. Thar
IL fude.fur refiecshun in this fact,
that it wuld du sum peplc CRATE
gud tn fead on.
The Gud Buk SEE, ..be knot
wize in yore own konseat, but
meny cditurs in this State don't
GENE to kno it. Last phaul du-
ring the kampane thay told the
peple that Mr.. q. Kleveland was
phlat futtcd on the Demerkratick
platfaum and was fur phree ell
yer. Know thez same editurs air
so "wizc in thar own konseat'' az
tn think that thay kan make the
peple believe that thay (the edi-
turs) told them (the peple) the
truth about Kleveland's posishun
last phawl, but the peple, tho
like pups, in that it okupies sum
time tn get thar eyes open, hav
got their opticks dilated with
wunderment that so mcny ov the
Ananyas. phamily air editing muse