Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-11-09

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does not particularly matter. Because they have
so manipulated the two old political parties to which
the people have looked with hope is sufficient evi
dence to warrant the people to begin to look for
other way way out of the mess.
Nobody has doubted for ten years that the trusts
owned the Republican party. Until the opening Of
the campaign just closed it was still hoped by many
that the Democratic party would yet stand for the
masses and defy the powers that we're entrencbed
behind their opponents. But when it became known
that time and worry could be saved by gaining pcs
session Of both old parties in convention and thus
disranchise the masses from standing for what they
wished, then all hope for redress at the hands Of
either Of the old organizations vanished like May
frost underline morning sunshine.
The last hope Of the people Of the Great South
must have disappeared or Wednesday morning Of
this week, after they had listened to the appeal
from New York bosses to name the nominee Of the
Of the party, only to see New Work give nearly q
quarter Of million majority against the man named.
All fair men must sympathize with the South in
this awful hour. It is not censGrabe for it's desire
to do everything possible to get away from Boose-
veltism. It has simply been the victim OF tric1ery
Of men who wished it no good, but merely sought tc
use it for personal ends. The same men who de.
manded the nomination Of the ste so.called Dem.
OcratC candidate for president, are allied with the
same interests and trusts and corporations who
stood for the election Of Roosevelt The people nor
the country we're never taken into consideration.
We have certainly come to the parting Of the
ways. The South is intelligent It cannot fail to
realize that the old Democratic party is dead.
Tuesdays election seems to have baried it so deep
that any one who would hope for tts resurrection
must be more than blind.
Though the trusts own the government today and
will continue to manage it for four years to cOme it
does not signify that they own the people, On the
contrary the people viii rally to save their country
from the ravages Of such ownership.
To succeed, however, the movement must be in
telligent aad determined, and the South cannot af
ford to longer hold out from participating. The
South is producing section. It's people are pro-
ducers. They have no interests in common With
the trusts. By joining with the West and the mid
die section Of the country, vietOryc can be assured
Such new effort may be called by any name, II the
people only be assured that the movement is in
good faith. But It must be cutlOose from any party
or set Of leaders who have betrayed the people OF
kneelsd at the shrine Of the gods Of greed they
would overthrow.
The Democratic party has been on too many diff
ierent sides Of all questions to inspire the conf
dence Of the people Of the Western and middle sec
tOn Of the cOunrys Those farmers are as anxious for
the overthrow OF the Republican machine as are
the people Of the SOUTH but they viii not make the
attempt in the name Of the Democratic party with
a its Inconsistent record staring them in the face
This country is too grand, and its mission is too
sacred for its people to permit it sacrificed on the
altar Of the trusts and selfish men who would play
politics to its detriment on every other score.
There are enough good men, true and loyal, to /
come together in the near future and formulate
plan Of organization which must appeal to the
rational thinking men Of the producing classes, and
overthrow for all time the spectators who are nov
In the saddle.
A conference Of such men as Watson, Hearst
Bryan, and dozens Of other lesser lights who have
nanfully stood for the rights OF the masses, ought
10 bring about an alignment for true JenersOnian
principles and We believe they will rise to the en-
srgency OF the hour.
In speaking Of the late result ThOs. 3. Watson,
oi Georgia, says
ct an not at ell surprised at the election Of Mr..
Roosevelt. Had the Democrats named . man
against him who represented something more than
Republican shadow the result would have been
different. The people are ripeior q revolt against
ihe Republican party and what Il represents, TIE
seed aown By Bryan and the radical Democrats and
Popnlsts for the past eight years IS beginning tO