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

list and Progressive Socialist 1--WE are willing.D
but all the others, one at time, say: "COme to
u.s." "ThaTs right" says the old politicians.
eight it out boys, you are right" And on goes
the drama Of political ignorance with such fantastic
capers that would make a monkey laugh, and
strange to say such people want to control nation
like America. But there is nothing strange in the
Tact that the people won't let them The rights of
an individual by reason OF his existence and the
rights Of an individual by reason Of his being. A
member OF society forms the bed rock Of all legisa-
tion in republic. Laws must be uniform acting
on all the people alike in order to harmonic with
the Declaration Of Independence, aud wherein they
fail so to act they become class gsation aud class
Legislation is the very opposite Of equal rights.
Monopolies that now Oppress and rob the people
could not exist, the Law protected them AID
pray tell me where is the principle ia the Declare.
ton OF Independence the constitution that dele
gates the right by any rule of law to few to con-
troll the life, liberty and happiness Of the people
Truly there is none am fully persuaded that we
do not need new government but that we need
the enforcement of our constitutional rights and
the reader will that monopoly will force to the
front as the leading issue in the next campaign.
You can appeal to mans moral sense along senti-
mental lines and get his sympathy but if You
arouse man to action, you must reach for his
pocket book. Here is where monopoly must stand
trial. and the verdict is sure. The average Ameri-
can cares but little about the other fellow unless the
other fellow has something he wants, and you will
find that this want element underlies our social
make up. Society as q whole has no action, save
as it is acted on. Il responds to the encroach-
ment Of external forces, and when disease threat
ems its peace it quarentines for protection And So
as monopoly deprives society Of its means to supply
its wants, it will quarantine against monopoly.
You cannot arouse society by pointing out the sin
or sins Of few Of it's members for they answer you
by saying that those fellows could have done better;
it was their own fault. But where men are willing
to do better and cannot by reason OF external power
that deprives them of their ability to better their
condition, then you win find society as a whole
becomes involved. So it was that said substan-
tial reform party must be bOttOmed on some funda-
mental principle in harmony with the individuality
Of man as creature Of society and subject Of gov
ernment. Take, for instance, our recent strikes;
here you will find the social order in rebellion
against an external power, and should you look up
the history OF the world you will and that the evil
that afaicts society brings conflict and the con-
hict never ends until society Overthrows its enemy,
or is OverthrOwn by it. All the governments Of the
world including the Seven MOnarchies which rose
and fell in the valleys of the Euphrates and Tgrs
rivers, each and all leave the same story, recitng
the wars between the oppressed and the oppressOrs
America last in the arena in conflict with the
giant Of monopoly on one side and the giant OF the
industrial host on the other. The conflict is on.
The conflict is declared, and the tramp OF the mali
tia is heard throughout the land. The issue that
broke up the empires Of the old world is on us and
Americans must decide for America, whether mo-
nOpOlies shall own America, or America own the
monopOlies. Monopoly on our money system,
monopoly on transportation and communication,
monopoly on our land and the minerals under the
land, monopoly on what We eat, drink and wear,
dOwn to the color Of the butter on the poor mans
table, and each and all thrusting their hands into
the pockets Of the people, must arouse the indus.
trial army to q war Of determination. Let me ask
II the combines trusts, mergers, monopolies,
strikes, iniunctions and militia cannot teach the
aboEer that at the ballot Is the place to settle his
troubles. How can reform parties hone to succeed
Dy an appeal to prejudice OF religious zealf
The fields are the basis Of this entire eOuntrv'a
prosperity, and it is difficult to conceive how those
in charge Of the nations Affairs can be blinded in
to adhering to any policy, the workings Of which
are calculated to Oppress and grind down to the
lowest notch those who ere collectively the founda
tion the stay and support Of SO grand construct
ion as these United States must become. How fool
ish for man to kill his only laying hen for dinner