Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-09-19

"~~ sideration in forming corpora
tiOn is to capture control Of the machinery Of the
dominant party; and in case of failure here, then
to capture the next-i e., the Democratic party.
Hence, both old organizations have been and now
are uDder corporation domination. All this means
that party politics is but to end, and
that eud is ro enrich the few at the expense of the
many. The common people have choice; for as
matter OF fact, as between two rotten eggs, the
question Of choice is pure nonsense.
Chicago politics ie,as void of principle bawd
is OF virtue. Chicago politics has corrupted every
thing that assumes respectablity; and her dirty ma
ture has made her graveyard, and every tombstone
monument to gleed. The great underlying
source of victory for predatory wealth lies in the
cowsrdice Of the average Ofice-seeker This class
Of men are simply out for Office, regardless OF prin
ciple and strut about with air OF Importance that
would make angel weep. They care not for Bry
nor Jefersonian democracy; they are for Bryan
when Bryan is winner, and for Parker when Par.
ker is winner; they are for bimetalism and then
for monOmetalism, and now for bOth-simply any
old thing to grease the tObOggan to slide down into
Office.
Bryan has gone some Of the gaits himself. Bry
an has faced three ways: First for free silver and
against the gold standard; then for the gold stan
dard, and faces against both Of national i'm
portance as an issue. The right to change ones
views is not questioned; for in iac it is duty in
cumbent on any man to change his mind in
proportion to the light received; otherwise
progress would be impossible.
But while the principle remains unsettled drift
ing away from il to matters Of less Importance may
at least leave vulgar margin for speculation. But
akil1 kno knohf fhn
American system OF banking Is a bowling fraud and
q crime against depOsitOrs. Moreover, You may
trim here little and there little and call it reirOm
II you like, bat Just as long few men allow
ed to control the money of nation that nation
will be dominated by money class that will shape
the legislation Of the country regardless Of the rights
Of those who produce by labor the wealth Of the
country.
1t is argued that IL you can not get all You wan
IL is better to take what you can get All this
sounds nice, but il you will get the ground oOr
it may be you will understand that at this particu
lar time there seems no possible show for the ambi
tious unless backed up by the business men; and,
pray tell me who this "business" fellow is II not
the money plutocracy.
"Iseiorm the partyl" is now the cry. Pray, how
comes it that the party became corrupt II 1t was not
undisturbed.
The Republican party 10 the father Of all cOrpo
ration cussedness and her children loyal to their
parent and it is here that the must be laid at the
root. Grover Cleveland did not WELD the Ak by is
suing more bonds, and Why's Simply because the
children Ct monopoly have joined themselves TO the
Democratic party whereby they could perpetuate
their hold on the throat Of the nation. Their sys
tenn o procedure has been first to get the President
to their liking then et the party havethe platform
''Let the gold standard alone; then we are pre-
pared to play politics" say they. Does Mr.. Bryan
hope to drive out Of the Democratic party the mon
ey changers into the Republican pavtyf II 90, alas
/ fear Cato will commit suicide. No, that can not
be done, and the reason is plain. The money pow
VI must rule or ruin. When this money power aees
the trend 81 public sentiment then il figures 70 cap