The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-11-13
The Play of the Times.

They present the aspects Of life in
opposing contrast. One complex
iona 1t in roseate hues, the other
casts It in shadows Of gloom. Both
are products Of distorted imsgina-
tons, the reflex Of intense nervous
temperaments, and view life with
that vision. accordingly as the
temperament IS poised.
Neither process is founded in
good judgement, does not see things
az they really are, and. of course,
their presentments Of conditions,
or the significance Of occurrences,
is not a safe guide for the possessors
nor for others.
Between these great opposItes OF
human viewpoint. there is A happy
nean-a mean that is not sicklied
with the glamour of fancy, the cast
Of speculation, nor the gloom Of
despondency-a normal condition,
in which the faculties are IN equi-
poise. unbiased by deceptive aem-
blance. OF Uhitewashed with false
logic. From this viewpoint, this
article purposes to deal with the
situation. analyze the signs of the
times, and, as far as deductions
reach, TO point the probabilities Of
the future.
The trespasser in these forbidden
fields realizes the holiness Of his
jaunt, and the harvest of criticism
and refutation he will reap. But
the handwriting is so plainly on
the wall, pointing the destiny Of
this nation and the thraildom Of
this people that he submits to the
inclination that moves him to write.
and, To do so without gloves or fear
of condemnation.
Macy there he in the face ct
dawning prosperity, that viii laugh
this modest article to scorn, aud
will use the dangerous feature Of the
situation as a weapon to invalidate
its arguments-that feature will be
the returning prosperity of the
country. That. more than any
thing else at this time. casts most
ominous shadows for the future.
and presages an era when prospect
ty viii be changed to panic, plenty
to want and false satisfaction 10
bowling tumult. An era, ia which
the sem blance of prosperity viii
vanish, and the corporations. syn
dictates, schemers and trusts will
take in rich returns from their bait,
and leave the masses less able to
cope with them in the struggles OF
coming ages.
The play, as it goes on now, IL
like batting hole for suckers. Prior
to the time Of taking the wary fish
with a hook, the fisherman bats
the hole with meal-decoys them
with prosperity for a while. then
comes TO feed upon their very life
and blood.
So il is with the prosperity nov
promised by the Republican admin
istration under William Howard
Taft. 1t is the bait cast to an I'M
wary population, and was eagerly
swallowed on election day The fol-
ly of it will dawn when the anglers
come with their hooks to fleece the
masses of the earnings of their toll,
and reduce them to a still lower |
state of servitude.
More astute than the willy SER
pent is a political party owned and /
operated by commercialism and the |
money power-more heartless than
the Sphinx of Egypt and more con-
ciousless than Satan himself Such
a party dominates this country and
bleeds the blood of its toilers to fat
ten and build up a class of Rookie
fellcrs Carnegies and other multi
millionaires. These men are crea-
lures of governmental favoritism,
and have become powerful enough
to dictate its policies. They own
the government and more than half
of its wealth The time is alarm
ingly near when they will own it
all. and rule as a nobility with OPP
presaive sway, as they do now in all
save the name
1t is trayesty upon American
government, founded in the liber-
ties of the people and safeguarded
in their expression of a constitu-
ton, to know that these God given
rights have become chattels of trade,
bartered for gold or self preferment.
1t makes the true American boil
with resentment to feel that his fell
low citizen has sold him, himself !
and his country into the hands of
plunderers and oppressors-a class,