Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-01-18

cites then the array OF sher1s and cOnstabes with
the distressing train of miseries which follow in
their wake permitting the cunning and the strong
to pray upon the weak. Then come the judges and
the employees of the courts. Finally the vast ar
ray of lawyers profession which in every com
munity absorbs the ablest brains and those splendid
talents which should be given to the work of organ
ization and production. II the United States could
comprehend the loss to its resources through this
one condition, the public would stand appalled,
Not only the loss Of brains which should be other
wise engaged and which if so otherwise occupied
would add hundreds OF millions to the wealth of the
country, but we have the immense tax upon indus
tiy made by the courts-the time consumed by man
uiaCtures farmers, merchants aud the workers gem
orally in preparing and conducting lawsuits. Add
to this energy taken away from it's legitimate pur.
suit by the necessitv of defending lawsuit, made
possible through the complications OF tbe law, or
through that class Of uncomfortable practitioners Of
law, so we'll recognized in every community.
Then comes another class-that of the worlds
idlers taking pride in the fact that they do not
labor; holding the preudices of the savages whose
women did the work and whose warriors lOaied-
this class still believing that idleness is badge of
superior quality-this class which, thanks to the
pOwes of the modern press is being rapidly dimin.
ished at least in the Uuited States where even the
richest families take pride in having their child.
rem engage in useful pursuits.
Lastly, we come to the large numbers OF men and
women who live upon the labor Of others by taking
advantage, by sharp practice, or in ways more le-
gtimate but nevertheless unnecessary under any
proper scheme OF organization.
This briefly the four classes whose labor is
lost to the world We nov come TO the cOnsidera-
ton of loss through unscientiRc methods in manu-
featuring, in farming and in transportation.
The great trusts are rapidly teaching us what can
be done by concentration OF interests in the hands Of
intelligent men. The financial powers which con
troll these institutions seek the best brains. No
one man is allowed to have unlimited sway. The
consulting boards bring to bear upon the the man.
ager's conduct the criticism Of their united wisdom
while the execution in order to secure greater vir
iity, is left in his hands Plants in unfavOrable To-
cations are abandoned, old machinery is thrown on
the scrap.heap. Every effort is concentrated upon
producing the maximum Of product both in quality
and quantity, at the minimum of price.
The gain in crops demonstrated ct agricultural
stations as the result Of scientific farming gives an
idea of what the world is losing in this direction
The rapid changes in railway methods suggests
what the world has yet to gain in transportation
The accomplishment Of Birmingham and other En-.
gish cities in the way Of public utilities, and the
recent scandals in New York municipal affairs,
point the way to other future economies.
Having advanced thus far, we are now ready to
proceed to our methods Of distribution, which may
be considered under three heads
First. The discrimination, through purchased
legislation in favor Of individuals permitting the ac
cumulatiOn Of vast fortunes at the expense Of the
public. The methods Of procedure and the causes
which operate to secure these illegal results are
coming to be SO we'll understood that they need not
be argued here. The fact that during the recent
election there was change Of a hundred and
twenty five thousand votes between the Republican
presidential candidate on the one side, and Dem
ocratie candidate for governor on the other, indi
Gates that the American people are becoming alive
to The necessity FOR action at the polls.
Second. The.cOmprehensiOn by the general pub
lie Of the axiom that the welfare Of the state lies in