Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-02-25
Watch the Legislative Candidates
By ". C. PITTMAy

The privileged class received
crushing defeat when Lord
Corvallis surrendered at York
town. but when the work of for
mula;ing our national constitu-
ton began the principle Of ALSO
luton as opposed to that OF de-
mocracy so far prevailed that
Patrick Henry, the ever watchful
guardian Of the rights OF the pa
triots who taught in the trenches.
by his mstchless eloqueuee en-
, deavoied % prevent its adoption.
but by the wise council Of George
Washington. who was seconded
by James Madison, VINO defended
the provisions os CTR fuaielaa-
tai law, it was finally adopted.
though Patrick forced the
Hamiltonians to embody in that
instrument the first ten amend
ments. Thomas jefferson was in
France at this time and had no
hand in shaping this important
document, but ~ soon as he had
an opportunity 10 study its pro-
visions he began to point out the
dangers that lay behind the
principles OF despOtism embodied
therein. and George Washington
actuated by the most patriotic
motives appointed jefferson his
Secretary Of state and Hamilton
Secretary OF the Treasury,
thinking he would harmonic two
inharmonious individuals. Seem
ing MOTTO realize that their differ
ences was based on irreconcilable
principles a : wide apart as the
gull separating Dives and the
rich man.
jefferson said that Hamilton
was using the national treasury
10 corrupt legislation. This diff
ference between these TWO grea.
men became 30 acute, each hold
ing u his own theory or policy of
government that was absolutely
with the other,
thar Jefferson resigned and re-
tired Ia Monticello but maintain
ed u stronghold on the people by
his great human sympatliies.
Hamilton was supported by the
old Tory contingent and those~
holding % the Theory of kingly
rule. Thus the foundation was
laid for the two political schools
Of thought. Before the Civil War
two well defined political
parties in the State-the Wings
and the nsmOcrats-but the ex-
igenciss of the war and its results
wiped out party lines and thei
shadow OF negro denomination OF
our politics held after the war
held the Wings and Democrats
without their antagonistic politi-
cal opinions togs Their. but the
shadow Is so lar in the back
ground that these two antagon-
Istic elements that have been
under one political en-
blem since the administration OF
James * Nardaman has been
growing bitterly hostile. the rea-
son being thar the old Wing ele
ment still holding 10 the principle
Of despotism backed oy the spec
ial interest class, had become
enscorned behind a breast
work of political machinery and
Nardsman began TO turn the ras-
Gals out and undertook to give
the people on clean administra-
ton of pnDlic affairs on ths prime
ipie OF the greatest good to the
greatest number. The special
interest class began to plot for
his destruction, which just step
ped short Of taking his lite. He
fought two political Lattles
against his political foes, being
upheld by the yoeman electorate
of the State was elected TO the
United States Senate.
The secret caucus evolved Bill
DO, who was surprised the COR
rupttonists in their midnight
methods, and they undertook to
destroy him before he could get
to the people and tell of their
nefarious work, but the doughty
little ..scrapper" came out with
only few scars and his blood at
the boiling point, and going into
every hamlet Of the State ne ted
the people of the betrayal by
their public servants and the
high carnival OF corruption in