Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-08-24

TfEYE4 had been influenced by lhe Repub'
HtHz licans to go to New EOrk to make
his speech accepting the POpulist nomination, is
characteristic of the venal from which it emf
mates.
No man residing South OF the Mason and Dixon
line, whose opinion is worthy OF a moments cOnsid-
GRAFTON, will be fooled by this vile insnuatiOn No
man in the nation will be fooled by such rot. No
honest American who has any knowledge of the man,
weud believe there is money enough in existence to
buy one hair on Tom Watsons head, or that he
could be unduy influenced in action by any party
or gang on earth.
On the other hand every honest man in the nation
will hur back in the teeth Of the Commercial Appeal
this insult to Southern manhood, Southern honor.
Such an unwarTanted insinuation could only be
conceived by besotted MUD, directed by putrid
heart, such has inspired the editorial comment of
OF the Commercial Appeal, under the direct super
vision Of the corporation interests of the country
for that paper has long since been recognized as
the mouth piece of Wall Street and it's grafters It's
bOOze-fghting editorial writer's have become so &C
custOmed to bowling the knee to sll things demanded
by the money power and trust combines, because it
is from these they derive their principal revenue,
that they have petried the thought that all men are
1t is neither safe nor fair proposition to Judge
others by Ones SELF In doing SO in the present case
the Commercial Appeal exposes itself to sore humil
alton.
Tom Watson stands for principle, something as
foreign to bis present accuseT, day is from night
But the people of the South and the entire nation for
that matter know this fact, and they will not accept
the assertion, OF rather the insinuatOns Of this
-. III
edge
Mr.. Watson is distinguished representative Of
that honored type Of manhood OF which the South
bOasted so long, who have always held their honor
more sacred than life and all other earthly consider
tiOns; men whose motives may never be called in
question; who would prefer death in the right to
life and power in the wrong.
The republicans Of New York could no more reach
Tom Watson than could the whippersnapper that
represents the Commercial Appeal at the capital Of
Mississippi reach Governor VaEdaman and persuade
that great COmmoner to become party to one OF it's
contemplate schemes.
The Republicans Of the nation could no mrOe reach
Watson than could the Representatives OF Judge
Parker, whose only boast in the present campaign is
that they can get two millions Of dollars from the
corporations and trusts this year to every one mil
lion the Republicans can count on.
Mr.. Watson went to New York to formally accept
the nomination, because those who arranged for the
ceremonies knew the prejudice and itteness Of the
second class metropolitan press II what their can
date said on this occasion was to reach the public
nts, he must be invited to speak in a city where
rivalry u first class papers forces them all to
everything Of the kind in detail In this man
My could the entire country be given an idea Of
andidates position on public questions.
e fact that the Commercial Appeal, which has
b liberal in its production OF every word spoken
Mr.. Roosevelt, cut Mr.. Watson's speech Of six
oumns to about one using it's option in the cutting
reres the wisdom Of the committee in arranging for
lir. Watson to speak in New York.
Il Is Mr.. Watson that is feared By the Commercial
Appeal and it's subsidized Ike.
t is Watson alone who today threatens the over
throw q the damnable political machines Of the two
ld parties which strive to hold the manipulation Of
national affairs il such manner as to estop the peo
ple from action in their own defense
L is Watson who promises the BURIAL for All time
ol that secondary plutOoratic machine called the
Democratic party, in order that its ghastly corpse
nay not always bob up Ia the darkest hours to
sveEse it's engine and back the people into corner
lille the corrupt old Republican machine whizzes By