Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-08-23

Written fer this paper by Col s Feer. sprnfed Illinois

], S. Feter, Sprinfeld, Illinois. 0
the writer's dead and thrown of the hypnOtism Of
priests and kings, and now stepds looking toward
the dawn Of a Titanic age, demanding better gov
ernment, better citizenship, better civilization
ansi patriotism conscience crowned.
IA man asked self educated man: s'What was
your greatest difculty to overcomefn and he said,
ssThe unlOading Of what had learned" And it ap.
pears to that the American voter will have to do
some unloading before he travels much farther.
First the voter must know the facts, and to learn
the facts must read and learn the power Of the
ballot and his personal influence in it's proper use.
Second, when he discovers his ignorance has been
the chain that bound him to the millionaire chariot
to unload and kick loose and be free man.
Let me talk plain to you.
1t is essential to have an education, and OF para
mount consideration to have good character, but
these are OF personal nature and of social beneit
but step up to the bank window and ask for loan
Of five hundred tell the banker about your educa-
ton and good name; can you get tf Listen to what
they say: .What security have yOu to Offerf" Now,
tell him you good republican or good demo
crat, and member Of a certain prominent church,
then the banker smiles, and to enlighten yon says:
THAT'S all good enough, but, young man, when you
60 up against the money question and business in
terests, the question you must answer above all
others IA what is your ability to make good your
promisef Have yol got any propertyin
Again, in ell the history Of the world, the men Of
money and brains have ruled the ignorant masses.
Does the white man in the South allow the money
less, ignorant class to rule over themf No! Does
the white man in the NOrth9 No! A man must
h rrnr nd - rat oko
among the ruling class
Young man, study to know thyself, to depend on
thyseIl, in order to be man among men.
The majority Of labOring men are within thirty
days Of starvation. Throw them ont Of job and
cut of their credit at the store, have they enough
to carry themthirty deysf Think it over and see II
this ID not tTue, and ask yourself sswhere am atf
And when yOu have thought over the question the
light may dawn on you that you are simply crea-
ture 81 class made laws that forever keep yon adrft
th ever widening gulf Of social and political os-
tracism.
The icOneclastic age Of greed is here and the god
Of gold is set up il the temple 81 our forefathers
It's creed is "grait, '.rushv and s.roar." The
prayer Of its devotees is resolve, and Whereas''
to gaping multitude. This god has sent mission
aries to fourteen hundred islands to throttle the 10
uorant and deienseIess and yoke them to their car
With persistent magnity bordering on insanity
they lave bought up aldermen, legislatures and
Judges and thus equipped they sat down on the
highways TO the markets of the world They sat
down onthe oil field, and coal fields ana dictated
elms born Of greed to suffering peoples then shook
heir mailed 6st in the face oi people they had
robbed until patience ceased, and suffering peUple
became aroused, and now seek to regain The rights
u which they had been despoiled.
The lines ci the offensive and defensive are now
haFply drawn. The people are demanding that
all caas legislation shall be and equal and
xact Justice TO aII men be restored.D The spirits
j Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln now reani-
nat h nation and again IA the streets Of the Cities
lyer s fertile plains and down the valleys across
he brow q the mountains down 70 the ships on the
raat deep tbe voice Oi liberty II heard demanding
he restoration d The government back ~ those who
upp0lt Il IN peace and fight its battles in.war
Plntocracy First the sacred rights oi property !
THE 6oIlar). mankind next
rueltc First, man; then liberty, then property
Hhe aollaf) there are 40 rights more sacred than
Which hide are YOU oni ll
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