Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-04


,-&1>GF lot fell to the ropuist speaker. The
chairman introduced the speaker The speaker toIc
the people that the great issue now confronting the ma
ton the money question. Qaughter) that the only
true solution was for the government to abolish the Ma
ona Banks Of issue establish postal saving banks anc
loan the money the people and per cent interest
(hisses The speaker said that the Constitution says
Congress shall coin money and regulate the value there
Of and followed the question by saying congress has
legal right under the constitution loan out the function
government to private corporation OF bankers issue
money and control the voumn Of trade groans and his
and shouts OF got enough Of that give us rest
the speaker shOrt) The speaker said in conclusion
let say just long you maintain the present 6nan-
cial system you will have panics and there is panic
now ready Overtake the nation The chairman called
time and the crowd shouted set down.
The band played national air and the crowd stood
around and cussed the speaker and called him calamity
howler" dsurber Of the peace and confidence Of the
people and that he ought to have dose Of eggs The
chairman stepped the front of the platform and called
the meeting order and when order was restored intro
duced the next speaker Democrat who began by say
ing he believed in the people, (shouts Of that is right
the people know what they want and how to get it and
that end the people, would return the Democratic party to
power shous of you bet that the Republicans have abus
ed the confidence of the and were fostering
ly that in turn robbing the people.)
America is country and her power and influence
is felt around. the world Some time ago the Democratic
party and the Republican party differed on the money
question Since then new gold fields have been discover
ed and opened up the mins Silver has been coined IN
abund dance and the Republicans have all the gold they
want and us Democrats got all the silver we wanted SO
there is longer an issue between us on the money
question.
The money question is ! dead ISSUE. The issue is
now on the revision of tariff and government control Of
monopoies shouls Of that's the doctrine The speaker
sad now gentlemen in conclusion let me tell you never
heard popps that didn't remind Of the hooting of
dyspeptc owl on dead mb (shouts Of that's right give
him helL)
And just here let me say all the best there is now in
the politics traceabe to the fact that Roosevelt took it
from the Democratic platform (shouts Of go after them
you got them the run here the chairman called time and
the speaker down amidst great applause After sew
eraI selections by the band was played the Chairman
again called the peoples attention the speaker and
ntroducedahm as leading Republican Of acknowledged
ability as an orator and expounder Of the Republican gos
pei
Whenshc speaker STEPPED to the front there was wild
cheering and shouts Of give it to them Luther.
The speaker said fellow citizens affords me great
pleasure stand here in defense Of those principles that
have come down the ages on the nimble wings Of faith
and in 1776 found expression in the grandes document
ever written by man. (Amen am pleased to stand here
and say that the Republican party comprehends in its en-
braces the best brain Of the nation has SOY Moreover
under the wise management Of the Republican party the
American flag honored BY the nations Of Earth (good
good) the Republican party has walked in the good old
paths under the approving smiles Of providence and prov
dence has caused showers on benevolent wings
to fall on the earth and the earth to respond in joyous rap
tre and yield abundant harvest THAT'S SOY until today
Prosperity stands in the marts and points with pride to
the nations glory Our Mines have produced more gold
and silver than ever before
And yet in the face oE providence popuIist stands up
on this platform and shouts calamity and propheses a
money panic and would # he could insult providence and
the patriotism Of intelligent citizens shCuIs Oh let him 20
he don't know any bettsr). tell yoc fellow citizens while
the Republican party with her traditions linked with God
and her loyalty and thpG God standard remains in power