Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-29

~ E5F9HE submissiveness Of The average
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.AASC1EZ citizen to the powers that be is one
NN4EM9k of the peculiarities OF human ma
G6D1 (Ne53B ture most dificnlt to understand.
E3Nf\AE Perhaps this does not Just ex-
GN~Ag press the thought, but it is a step
R lIA in that direction.
w WN How often, when man Is elect
ed to a high Office the public Immediately discover
in him virtues and noble qualities which never
before attributed to him. nor in fact ever part Oi
his makeup. The same rule applies to men who
get up in the world in the various departments Of
business. Some man who has either inherited or in
some other manner come into considerable portion
Of wealth starts a bank in q community, and the
public carry his vault and hand to his keep
ing without interest and without security all their
surplus which he is enabled to loan back to them
at the highest rate OF interest the law will permit
him to exact, and it s not long until he is by com
mon consent the moderator Of the community. That
is he knows every mans business, makes it point
to assume sort Of advisOrship over al Who furnish
him their surplus to lOan he puts it, for sale keep
ing, and soon he becomes, in his own mind, al
we'll as in the judgment gOOdly portions Of bis
patrons, the king Of the community. No business
man thinks Of leading ont in an enterprise without
consulting him and securing his approval. If such
an individual is level headed man. and public
spirited and liberal in those things which tend t
the advancement Of the material and social interes
Of the community, it is not go bad, but il he is in
tensely selfsb averaciOus, unprincipled, sooner o.
later many find that he is the greatest menace th,
community can foster, and many good man pay
the penalty Of bis folly for having been deceived b.
him aud the custom which makes bis business
sure winner
Another young man reads law, secures licens
to practice, sometimes by scheming through bis ex
animation, and puts out his shingle as a lawyer
In short time, if not Immediately, he is able to i'm
press those who surround him that be is reall!
made of different kind OF material than we're mos
Of his bOyhOOd associates, even though he may hav
been the dulest in his Glass; or the most indifer
ent in aspiring to meet the hopes Of his parents
People in trouble naturally go to him, and if he il
honest and trustworthy, he may develop into
worthy citizen. Certainly his chosen profession Il
one Of the highest. But how many times, he rathe
uses his position to prey upon the community, anS
in his adroitness which bis profession naturally de
velops, is enabled to make ell fear il they do no
respect him. Many Of course enter this profession
some OF whom through pull ei some sort OF other
tam to high positions only to finally lose them wheI
the day comes that they must stand upon their capa
bili'ies rather than the pull which gave them pro
motion. AS a matter Of fact the real studious law
yer, who made his own way, and merited more dis
tinction than he enjoyed, is almost out Of date Th,
trend Of the day is to get under the guardian wing
some corporation and just pose. Good physlca
looks and heavy gall is the principal requisit,
among this latter class. And yet the people ar,
weak enough to seek and listen to the counsel 0
such designing teaches upon society, in every com
munity where they are iostered.
One Of these sO-caIled lawyers, Who fDds he can
not handle the Law, and thinks be ought to get int
politics and make laws preacher Of similar abilt,
and want Of genuine knowledge, Who barely is abl
to hold q small station at q megre salary, as
spiritual advisor or some one who has been granted
certificate to teach school as stepping stone Il
something better, cOnceives the idea that bis com
munity is much in need OF bright, ably edite,
newspaper, q sort Of political encyclopedia, ans
moral guide. He schemes around until he get
held Of a few type and an old press. Then th,
great illuminetor makes its first appearance. Abou
is first notice, OF rather about the first thing in ii
columns that attracts any notice II the eommanit,
"a beastly assault upon some citizen Who has no
seemed 20 appreciate the genius and capabilities o
this new editor. Wholly ignorant oi literature, thl
types or the sciences Of government, this new edito