Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-09-05
WONDERFUL DREAM.

AND the legislatures Of our State
has been passed for the special
benefit Of the poor man or farmer.
Now why do | say this. Just SIM
ply because most every candidate
tina. has run for Congress and
the Legislature has told the peo-
pie in his speeches that IL the PEG
pie would elect him that he would
see that every Law that he help
ed get through the law making
bodies would be for their special
benefit. Now he got the laws
through all right. "a the rich are
growing richer and the poor
poorer
Take the Legislature in which
Grandma" Noel took such an
active part. Il gave about 40
lawyers good Jobs, | mean the
county attorneys Office. Now
the people were not consulted
about this Office at all. It Just went
on aad gave it 70 the lawyers any
hOw. Il looks Ike the Le-isla-
ture just took il away from the
people without theic knOEle5 e
Or consent, you really might
count II stolen property. II you
. nave a servant working for you
and You send him off 10 do a Job
FOR you. that il - the best OF MS
judgment and he makes a trade
81 $4,000 without consult ~
you about 1t, | Just imagine busi-
ness will o. picking up when he
. comes back. Now this IS exactly
what this Legislature did abou.
this ONCE. OF course al this vas
done especially for the benefit Of
the poor man. Blu; you ought TO
remember that Grandma" want
ed 10 beat Nardauan for the Uni
ted States Senate, - he and MS
pas decided that they would
create this county attorney Of
nee and that would give them 20
good strong men IN the State %
worS against Nard2man. Nov
this il the sole cause OF the crea-
ton Of this Office. But Of course
It was all cone for the special bene
NJ OF the POOR man OF farmer. NoE
the Is; Legislature had decsn
cy enough 10 leave i. 70 a vote Of
tue people as 70 whether We ar
going 10 allow this Office to exist
Or not. So next November YOU
viii have 10 catch OUT Old "Bsck''
and saddle aim I'd and ride from
one % ten niles 20 vote on this
proposition. This IL a fire thing
- get up disturbance among
your neighoors and get the other
fellow 70 20 and get another law
yer ID defend him against the
county attorney. OF course all.
this vas done especially for the
benefit Of the poor man or farmer.
Take al the Legislatures Of the
pas, want 10 know IL you ever
heard of It giving a farmer 4 god
Iob, that ! just thrust i, on hin
any how. Have yOus
Take the last Legislature that
exempted 8 per cent money from
taxation. Now you readily see
that this .aw was passed es0eci-
ally for the benefit OF the poor
man or farmer. Nox: about all
the money lenders live in town
and the State. county and corpora
ton taxes are 3 per cent some
times more, 50 this added 70 the
. per cent makes . pes cent. ne IS
getting on ms money and relieves
him u any trouble about looking
after his taxes. You can get ali
the money YOU want with good
security at S per cent interest, so
the money lender is making per
cent on his money that he would
not get 81 8 per cent and he made
pay his taxes just ike you and /
have 70 do. You see the tax asses
sors had gotten SO they would 90
to the records and get up all these
loans made By the money lender
and had got to be a considerable
worry 70 the fellow that had loan
ed out his money. So the money
fellow knew where to 90 10 get
his sore" healed that is TO the
Legislature. The Legislature for
the rich man is a heal for every
wound and a cordial for every
fear. Let a man sell a farm for
5000 and be makes out his notes
az 3 per cent interest why, lust
because 1t IS exempt from taxa
ton, but the poor fellow that buys
the farm has 10 pay the taxes on
the farm, but the fellow who holds
the note does not pay AGENT taxes
the note Is equivalent to money.
because the place is bound for
me debt. Now do you think this
Is right2 What do you think
about it any way? Now do not
lose sight of the fact that all these
laws are passed for the special
benefit OF the poor man or farmer.
Let a poor man come and want
70 borrow $50 from the money
lender and what does he saw.
Why the interest on $50 for IL
months at 6 per cent is only So,
this Is not worth "fooIing With
II Is not worth fixing up the pa
pers. But the poor fellow insists
on letting him have it, so the trust
Il given to secure double the
amount, so the acknowledgement
and recording the deed Of trust
costs him S1.50. Now this added
to the 50 makes $3.50 that the $50
costs him per year, this is exact