Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-08-17

as much option At the bar Of justice, as is che hold
er OF millions of money or the custodian Of thou
sands OF yielding acres OF land
Populism means that every true American cit
izen should hold in the highest regard the man.
hood and wOmanhood Of bis country, making every
thing else secondary consideration to the good
name equitable rights aud character Of those with
whom he is joining hands for the upbullding Of a
Republic that he weuld see become stronger and
grander every year until it finally becomes the di.
recting force Of the earth's affairs.
Populism means that the brotherhood OF man,
based upon the Divine teachings Of Him who was
born at Bethlehem is a more sacred creed than the
love OF gold, the cOvetiug Of powers, political, and
the worshipng of mammOH.
Populism means that the life OF one man who lives
and devotes his every Earnest endeavor toward
making his fellows happier and better and more
content, without thought to self, leaves lega.
ey TO his posterty and to bis time, greater than he
who shall, through greed and intrigue, gather ior
his descendants to quarrel over or to use to OPP
press, the millions that would make the greatest
vault in the land groan with its care.
POpulism means that those patriots who barred
their breasts to the deadly fire the yrapoa for
eign oppressors Of our people and never wavered
until the Declaration Of Independence was an ac-
knowledged reality did net suffer they suffered,
endure as they endured die as they died. that this
continent might be used and its people oppressed
by designing horde OF grafters, built up through
political cunning, aided by the indifference or ig
norance Of those oppressed
Popusm means that the American people must
awaken to realization that we either to have
Republic IN everything the term implies, submit
to an Imperialism more exactng, more crushing
more oppressive than that now held over the headt
Of any people on the globe
Populism means that the people should think and
act for themselves and not delegate those functions
to political schemers or graers of any sort kind
organized to join hands with the gods Of greed tC
oppress and hold in submission the great struggling
masses. That to guard against such abuses after
thinking out we'll plan OF action the people mus
be educated to act for themselves even to the ex
tent OF passing their own laws and seeing to theil
enforcement
Populism means that in the selection of servants
to look after the public business they should be re-
garded as any other hired man is regarded, in th'
capacity Of serving the people, aud not their mas
ters and ehemies to consult only with the managers
OF systems that are arrayed against the public veal
as soon as the garb Of official power has been DOM
ed
Populism means that man who will buyt the vote
Of citizen to secure his own election to public Of
ace will sci. his own vote when in public Office
That the whole structure, political, as now manipu
lated in this nation, when both old parties ar,
boosting OF the immense sum they will be able tC
command as a campaign fund this election, is con
trary to the spirit as we'll as to the letter Of the plai
upon which our government is established and it
institutions fostered, and cannot endure if the Re
public is to stand and prosper, as it was intended
should by those who gave it birth.
Populism means in this nation exactly what Var
damanam meant il our own proud state Of GTissis
sippi last year, when the people arose in thei
might, gave the lie to the policy advanced tina
Mississippi manhood was for sale, and that com
mercialism in politics meant that no man who wa
poor vas qualified to be governor Of the state.
To our mind, these are a few Of the things Popu
ism means. It means probably much more than il
enumerated everything in fact that contendsi for th'
rights Of the masses in their struggle against th
oppression Of the classes aud we do not understand
how any struggling commoner can array himsel
against il and remain az an alder or abettor Of th
class crowds formed IL any kind Of clans to oppos
the reforms that are needed and which are 80 earn
estly defended by the Populist party Of today.
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