Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-11-25


with recital Of dark deeds and ignorant acts and vicious
conclusions dumped on the public by editorial and the
'slush fund" brigade
The fact is was done and done only by the fellow that
beat the other fellow to it, throws light the record
but still leaves party boss the privilege to say to the
other boss you another We have read much about
Alexander Hamilton idea OF limited monarchy and how
history shows that at time have the masses shown the
intelligent ability to govern themselves and like state
ments charged to Hamtons credit by Republican wind
ambers but after reading how the voters at Cleveland,
Oho voted to change the price OF their street lare
from three cents to FIVE cents that any would be us
fed in sayinea-"AIexander Hamilton is vindicaed."
When man said that an idea was worth money" he
might have added and common in politics is worth
more than money.
Gompers did Bryan more harm than good for the reason
that the moment that there should appear possibility OF
Union labor hocking any presidential candidate that
moment the money interest would pool their issues and
combine their power to defeat the Who is so blind
as not to see that the business went to Ia and
that the Gompers TRADE and promise Of the labor vote
on one hand and the Debs Red Special the other hand
caused alarm among the Capitalists What the results
Simply ths Gompers did not deliver his and Debs
vote did not exceed six hundred and fifty thousand Why
this breaking up and scattering of the aborng
the various camps? We answer by saying that history
peas itself in politics as in all other matters concerning
the human race
Ionrance is ever on the defensive sde clad in poverty
and seeks protection under cloud Of fear There
many fought as imagined The truth is most are
scared into doing things Moned men easily scared
for as matter Of fact moned men have we'll defined
ideas on national issues that involve the welfare OF the
race or the perpetuty Of the Republic. With them it is
all question Of dollars and interest and whatever
pears to them as hur their stock and bond schemes
they all with one accord together And thus ever,
National Campaign do they give the Of the countr,
an ocular demonstration Of the fact With them partisan
politics is but rope Of sand So it that fear drives
the money Democrat the Republicans when busines.
interests and prosperity appears involved.
The reader may have noticed that during the campaign
the Democratic Press published all Of President Reose
ves letters against Bryan and also Tafs letters and b,
so doing did as much for the Republican the Repub
cans wanted Why this do you ask? Let me tell yor
that the Associated Press" is controlled by the Wall
street gang Do you the hole the grind stone? Anc
ii YOU rant see that the leading monied in the demo
cratic party we're against Bryan then no expert ocust car
restore your vision.
Now let us pass to another element called the labor
element and note the influence at work there.
The Republicans always do their dirty work and two thre,
days before election day. After this fashion, the money
interests 90 into the factories and mills and deliberately
tell the men that if Taft is elected the business will
tinue with increased force but if Bryan elected the mills
will shut down.
What is the result Of hisp Well we heard a speech
like ths-to hell with politics. looking out for
bread and butter" Were the employees scared? o.
course They we're scared into voting for Taft that's al
there is to it Scare the moned stocks and bonds
Scare the labor element loss Of job in the face Of
hard winter
Thus you see how the Republicans succeed in soaring
capitalists and laborers and win the elections No. the,
don't buy them il is far cheaper to scare them
Was Alexander Hamilton riaht2 The mill employ,
never thought that the people Oud wear boots and shoes
and clothing after the election as we'll before election
and that the demand for the product Of the mills and fac
tories would keep them running. that too whether Smith
or Jones was president No indeed. fellow don't thnl
sensibIy when scared.
Are we sOre2 No. me, Tor in interview publish
"a twenty DAYS before election day we pointed out tn