Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
OKOLONA, MISS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 1906

privileged class that controlled the money and finally
owned the wealth of the nation.
The United States OF America looms up on the
political chart OF nations and sends out pr0cama.
ton guaranteeing equal freedom, and inviting to
fellowship all lovers o. liberty to come and abide
with her. And they come. Ont OF the distant
corners of the earth they come, speaking every
tongue, wOrshiping from every shrine, some are
learned, the many ignorant victims of tyrAny
oppression and superstition. After a short time
this invited army learns that they have simply
changed from one tyrant to another. In the old
world ''Aristocracy" ruled all--in this country
monopoly" rules all, and it in the old
countries, even SO in America; the money Monopoly
Is the task master that drives the halfcothed half
fed SONS Of toll into fields OF unremuneratve labor.
America is simply repeating the folly of nations
dead; for the privileged classes have destroyed all
the nations passed. America has formed out to the
national banks OF issue the right to make money
and control the amount for the transaction of bus-
ness Thus the nation has delegated its power to a
especial Glass; to control its monetary system and
when this special class, (National Banks) get short
the government dumps the contents of the treasury
into their vaults without interest This favored
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them Of the product Of their hand and BRAIN has at
last forced an issue between what is known az capi-
tol and labor. Oar invited guest having resorted
to violence the iitia is called out. Following the
militia comes the "Irjunctions," following the in
junction proceedings the question of govern
ment ownership, and so on.
But all this time the oppressed masses have
overlooked the real Of their trouble and ap-
piled Regulating" plasters the pimples and left
the money cancer eating the vtas OF the nation.
rs we said, tht money question is intellectual
one and the intelligent fellows have the money and
the question ie-wil the masses cut out the cancer
or will predatory wealth keep up their robbery until
their iron jaws broken b. revolution. In an
swer to this question the answers OF yes and
no. Let hope while treInble for the future OF
our country that the common sense OF the masses
will prevail and that revolution will fade away like
dream.
Down the sweep of centuries, over monumental
across the cemeteries OF nations dead
through the history Of the dreadful past, runs the
Dlac trail of the 'Priviledged Glass;, marked out
by strategy treason, and national destruction.
Such is the history Of nations dead. Such lie the
history to be written Of all nations money mad
AInerica will be exception unless the common
ense Of the masses shall take control Of the money
II the nation abolish National Banks Of issue, and
establish in their stead government postal saving
ranks and Issue the money direct to the people at
Ow rate OF interest Will the masses ever have
ense enough to do 1t Oh shall we plunge over the
Niagara OF war into suicidal grave, and die as the
OOls died in other daysi In the awakened common
ense Of the masses lice hope for the fuCure OF
America.