Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-09-04

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S--4S~SA - The rich in gorgeous attire SWEEP
down the thorughfare on pleasure bent
The footman wrapped in self concious superiorit,
elbows his way through the crowd with air Of njurec
innocence Women dressed in Gckel fashion stru
amidst the throng courtng admrng glance from heI
surroundings.
The beggar sits in the doorway or on the street cor
ner and his voice minges with the newsboy and is swa
lowed up by the cater of the street. from vehicles and
cars.
The tall chimneys Of the factories send up their smoke
against the sky to mock the civilization that then
with under paid laborng childhood and with the sympa
hetc influence Of the government whose laws it de6es.
Our cities are the nerve and explosive center
the nation Here greed and provery, wise and unwise
of every nation and Of every color and OF every language
and Of every religion pound with their feet
side walks day and night and forever looking fo
bread and shelter Here pride and poverty makes hypo
critics. and perpeuaes the dens Of vice for out
which the very respectful pous frauds live while dev
laugh and angels weep.
Our city governments the incubators that hatch
our criminals that corrupt and debauch the politics Of thu
nation for as goes the election in the large cities goes
the election in the nation.
where they we're hatched.
There will be no practical decent government 0
national affairs until our city governments are FIRST cleaned
The bawrdy houses and gambling dens follow the Am
erican saloon certain as wave follows wave; and the
are the ones who buy and sell votes carry the election
and dominate the city government, and such is thei
political influence that candidate for the Office Of mayor
the Northern cities must first consult the brewery ant
saloon keepers before Offering his services. To oppos
them means sure defeat
Where is our boased christian civilization? Where j
our national patriotism? Where is the influence Of tn
American home? Where is the influence Of the Y M c
A. and the Sunday schools? Go ask the brewery, am
they will tell you all these are the product Of the city
they roost where they we're hatched.
1t may be some time yet before the average man wi
know that the morals Of community are no higher tha
the laws that govern it but the light is surely coming 70
come it must
The city Of Springfield Illinois, has hundred and fort
saloons with gambling dens and bavvdy houses equal
the demand and yet right in the face OF this open fact tn
city is one million three hundred thousand dollars
debt The brewery and saloon keepers and gambeler
conroe our city government Let them tell you what ha
become Of all this vast 81 money Il it is true th
YOU can't run city without Iiscense roney Let thel
answer.
Why is it the old democratic party Of the South ca
run their cities without saloon lcense2 Let the o
republican party in the North answer
We Of the North have been told BY The republican
that democrats didn't have sense enough to run this cour
try have often thought that party that didn't hav
sense enough to manage city government had no s.
peror claim. to intelligence in running national sta
government
The.democrats Of the South have set example Il
republicans Of the North in a wise and decent manag
men Of fsmunicpa and state governments and there al
no men Of sense dishonest enough deny It What's Il
matter with the democrats running the national gevernmen
Simply this: The democrats of the South ought to kno
enough oeep some Of their FIRE eaters heads in the ic,
box-in the rear
There will be something doing in 1908 i fools don
forge to the front. as they have 10 the past.
The Jefferson and Lincoln IDEAS Of government mu
and, we. believe will come to the front JudciOus maj
agementis all that Is needed The people are tire
awfuy tired Of plutocracy u combines ID restraint
trades even among Republicans 10 the North Let Il
Democrats unload the old crew ol politicians and the oft
tred as often beaten candidates The people want ne
deal from new deck, and a. mistake about ii Surely
Is the professional politicians that keeping Ire peor