Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

NpCAYSA Truth is the most radical thing
k42C2p in the world when possessed by
men Of honor Cowardice is the abiect slave OF a
vaclating weak brain. During the sweep of CEN
uries past the world has suffered for the want OF an
open arena where truth might have an open com
bat with falsehood. The warfare has always been
between right and wrong, and truth has found al
cross at the hands Of the brutal and ignorant Truth
is the arc light of civilization while lie is the child
of fear; truth stands erect, lie craws and WhiHes
After all there can be no progress born of lie. 1
have often thought about the noble and grand,
heroic men and women who have stood like giant
oaks towering above their surroundings, along the
ages past have thought Of them standing like
giant peaks that fathom the heavens starry depths
waiting the wreck OF worlds. Standing on faith,
looking forward in hope for the truth ages beam
ing and have said had it not been for the truth in
the hearts of a few honest men and women we
would all be barbarians now. What the world has
always needed and still needs is a bold presenta-
ton Of the truth, for truth is the only common
wealth in which all men have equal rights and are
free. An honest man is Obedient to the demands
Of truth, for truth means 'Purity from falsehOOd-
honor and virtue" SpasmodIc virtue is where the
truth hits a cheap market with cheap auctioneer,
too cheap to last long; it is like hot poker thrust
into slack tub, makes a nOise but soon cooled
OF. II we all could appreciate the fact that most
all our troubles grow out Of our efforts to govern
each other and to regulate and prescribe rules OF
conduct we might understand that all governments
at best are defective because they run counter to
the natural order Of things and that our civilization
is one which attempts to leave man free as possible
consistent with the public good, but in no case can
law eradicate from the human mind that thing
called selfsbness but law simply attempts to re-
strain its encrOachment on the rights of another.
After all Law is but ga rule Of action" In our re-
public to get rule of action, (law), we must first
VOTE to elect legislature; second, the Legislature
makes the law. It should be evident to every one
that we want a law friendly to our interest We
must vote for q legislatureman who is in favor o.
the law otherwise the law will be in favor of the
other fellow and we are left; and in this connection
let me Just say as long as the labOrng men vote
make law for the other fellow, the injunction viii
be followed by the MALTA. For the sake of illus
tratiOn let me rece the fact that il you as candi
date for the legislature, oppose the liquor trade
will the liquor man vote for yOui No. II you Op
pose the banking law would the banker vote TO
youf No. II you fight the railroad, would tn
managers vote for yOui No. If you oppose tn
laboriDg mans interest will he vote for yOui Yes
they do it. Now it strikes me not until the labor
ing man shows as much political sense as the brew
er, banker and railroad kings, can they hope 70
relief.
The labOrer must make every candidate they vOt
for pledge to support their measures. In case the
refuse, do as the brewer and banker; vote no.
The labOring element have it in their own hand
to make the Law, and iithey won't do it then th
fault is their own and the selhshness Of the mons
aristocrats viii dominate to enslave.
Eighty PEI cent Of the population Of the natiO
must live by labor, either by hand or brain, and
eighty per cent. propose to lay down and let th
other twenty per cent. rule them ''by law" the
have no kick coming.
Yes, Il Il IS very radical when it assumes tt
shape Of law IN 9 few hands who use it to enriC
themselves Pldical did we sayi Let the ''iniun
tion" fortified by SeyOnets stand up and answ'
the charge. II the labOrer wishes to buy the ne
essaries Of life in q mOnOpOlized market and sell b
labor in a comparative market be has no kick cor
ing, especially when he votes to continue the la
rather than vote to change 1t.
The truth shall make you free, aud the truth
that il the aboring class ever victory It vi
be at the ballot box.
When the wealth producers shall learn that the