Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-10-04

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A&A those who have defed it than to ite
1;E.& appointed guardians.
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Denial is the beginning Of larger affirmation, and
the traitor Of today becomes the hero and lawgver
Of tomorrow.
Nearly all OF the men to whom we eve the pro-
gress Of the world executed crminals by the
official guardians OF society.
Crime is relative terra
Real law is the crystalized expression Of the or
ganized virtue Of the people, 1t can never be more
than the embodiment Of the total experience OF the
race at the time ia it's search for the secret OF self
preservation.
The first tendency ot law when thus embodied is
to become feminine that is, to solidity into forms
which shall bind the bodies and the souls OF the
born.
This tendency brings Inevitable eonaiet with the
masculine principle OF progress.
When the published formulas Of law have been
outgrown by the race, or It's forms for any reason
have been perverted 80 that they longer are the
expression of the organized virtue of people, it be-
comes necessary to break the law in order to keep
it.
The inveator Of the telescope was punished as :
common maleiaCtOr.
WHAT THE FIRE CHIEF DrD.
Bruno, the pioneer philosopher and thinker Of the
modern world, was burned to death.
George Washington was traitor to George III,
bat his treason won and Washington has been can
Onized.
It is often necessary tor those to whom law and
order are dearest to join the ranks Of the lawless
that, in the death Of the law, Law may live.
Some years ago the chief Of the fire department OF
Chicago, dressed Ia citizens elothes was attending
the funeral OF . friend. The clergyman was pray.
ing beside the open grave, with every head barred
and reverently bowed. The chief suddenly received
the impression Of danger from mysterious call
Of the soul In obedience to resistless impulse he
raised his head and looked toward the city, to find
the skyline lurid with smoke and flame. From the
locality Of the fire. it's headway and the direction Of
the wind, bis trained eye saw q second baptism OF
ashes and death for the great gray city Of the West
In violation Of every form Of decency he sprangI
through the crowd Of mourning friends like mad
man, and to the long line Of carriages. At the
head Of the line stood pair Of magnificent horses
attached to landau. A driver In livery sat on the
box.
The chief rushed up to this driver, exclaiming!
'.Ay man, I'm the chief Of the fire department. II
must reach that fire quickly. The city ID threaten
cd with ruin. YOu have fine pair Of horses kill
them II necessary, but get me there in fifteen min
utes.v
.sThis ii private carriage, was the sneering
answer.
~ didn't ask yop whose carriage il was" thun-
deted the chief, Fl said to take me to that fire in
fifteen minutes viii you do iti''
II viii moi, snapped the driver.
The words had scarcely passed bis lips when the
chief sprang on the seat bis big Ast suddenly shot
from bis shoulder, the driver dropped wIggling on
the grass, and ii moment his pair 81 horses ashed
into fury were dashing through the streets q Chi
cagc. Mistaking him for madman, policemen
tried in vain to stop the carriage. Within fifteen
minutes be reached thescepe and gave the ordere
which saved the city. Ns
The act WAS aviolation o. law. And vet for DO.
ing il Chicago has bnilt monument to this man.
When our fathers got excited shout the tax on
iea they did things They jumped On other pec
ple ships grabbed tsa that did not belong TO them
and dumped il into tho nea. When they 6ninhed
the job they climbed upon TIE shore, rolled up
their sleeves and said u anybody On this side oil