Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-07

MOnOpOy the Issue In lSO4-SOHeIhing to Think About.
Written for THE MnssHSoER Col Felter Springfield ILL.,
S@ he various theories advocated by
kfEI the reform parties today partake
OGeS ia , of nine different schools of political
S9ESZG " thought, and each and every one is
| E9NSA8 ~ certain he alone is right. 1t takes
:ll 49, no philosopher to see that eight
rz3SFa ESQ 2 20 must be wrong. On the other
Ht74fX ~ hand, the two old parties keep
their lines drawn and command the
attention OF the great mass of voters 1t is between
these two old parties that reiormers stand, and
expect to draw IRON both enough support to win
success. Again we notice the reformer sees and
finds more faults with the old party be never
belonged to than he does of the one he come out Of
Sothat ia the end the preiudices of the reformer is
as evident the preiudices Of the that remains
in the old party. I am satisfied that reform par
ty must contain some fundamental principle in
harmony with the individuality of man in his social
rights a creature OF government in order to gain
a lasting attention and support OF the American
voter. Spasmodic refOrmers rise on sentiment and
live for time on the color line Of Imagination and
disappear when facts meet theory. Again | am
satisfied tnat government will always contain de-
fects, and that, that kind of government is best
where the power remains in the people to altar and
amend its defects. Perfection in human govern
ment is outside OF reason, but the fewer the laws
that has to do with the personal liberty of man the
better. At this point we wish to say, that the
rights Of one man ends where the rights Of another
man begins, and the fact in nature s that the strong
will ever seek to override the weak; therefore, law
is rule Of action defining the rights of man. and
the voice Of justice called it into existence to pro-
tect the weak against the violence of the strong
Nature seems never to provide for the weak as
against the strong. The lesser ever yields to the
greater in ell nature. That which is called justice,
pity, love and hope all have their Origen in the
brain Of man. And there is the same degree Of
intellectual strength that exists in physical
strength; therefore, the impOssibility OF all men
cOmprehending moral proposition alike should
be plain to ALL Conscience is the child OF morality
and being secondary follows to remind US OF the
degrees travelled towards justice.
The weak and the strong, the learned and the
unlearned, the good and the bad will ever be the
actors in the drama in the theater of government,
and the law of justice will hold the sword, and
cupidiUy be the criminal. We do not need a new
government We need bat the moral sense to en-
force the principles that already inheres in the
Declaration Of Independence. That's all. But
says the refOrmer: The old parties in their strug-
gle for power ignore the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the constitution both, and we have to
have new party to preserve our liberties" Very
well, how you going to do it, and what is your
plant And 10! and behold, nine parties stand up
and point out nine different plans, and each one
says: 81 am right" asked an old socialist how
be would improve matters ''Well," said he, sOur
efforts to create social condition In which all
men are free to work and willing to share. And
thought it ell over, and said wel not till the face
Of man becomes angelic, and human nature is
changed, and mans vulgar nature fades into the
white light OfimmOrtality and the want element Of
bis nature disappears forever. asked an old pro.
hibitiOnist how he would improve matters, and be
said; "The saloon must co." And I thought this
all over and said, this nation is made up Of all
nations all tongues and all religions, from the isl
ands Of the sea and remote ends OF the earth, from
the rising to the setting Of the sun. And thOugr
when time grew hOary and but two men rema' ca
on the earth, and the angel Gabriel blew the rum
pet declaring time no more, one Of the tv would
say: Hold on Gabriel till I take = DR. =" The
truth is, called refOrmers do not know enough to
know how TO get what they want. Nine sign boards
at the cross roads all saying, 'this road to the
city" and every one pointing In different direc-
ton. Some one said: 'fWhy don't you ref0rmers
combine your forces, say on Initiative and Reeren-
dun and.publC ownership Of private monOpOliesi
You all seem to agree on that. You could sweep
the cOuntryEand after that take the next step, JUS