Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-06-07


cents less than he was previously
drawing. - If he uses up all of
compensation-we then give him
welfare aid which he is not requir-
ed to pay back-We have again
taken away the necessity for these
people to develop their own traits
Of resourcefulness
We are doing so, with the belief
that we are helping them = We
must remember that every time
we make a weaker individually
make a weaker nation, for our
nation is composed of these in
dividuals.-Would you like to adj
nit you had contributed to max
ing our nation weaker?
/ believe that sooner or later we
are going to wake up and find
that Security like Salvation is ar
individual thing, must be de
veloped on an individual basis.
Welfare State DelusiOn
We must stop this delusion peo-
pie have that you can receive some
thing for nothing-This belief has
preyed upon man since the be-
ginning of time. Our people must
be made to realize they cannot
attain a more abundant life-sim-
ply by voting for it. They must
work for it. Don't promise a soft
life for people-promise full life.
Explain it to them. Let them
know that our very existence is
at stake. Any system that penaliz-
es thrift and ambition, while at
the same time it encourages idle
ness, cannot long endure.
When one overcomes obstacles
and adversities, It makes him a
better and a more capable person.
When we relieve people of the
necessity of overcoming these diff
ficulties, we are actually robbing
them of part Of their life, and
even though it is an undesirable
part, they may need experience to
be gained from that portion of life
to weather the storm at some fu-
ture date. Every year, more and
more of our people keep asking for
outside assistance. - We must be
making weaker individuals in this
nation.
Leading people to think that they
can get the things they want with
out working for them, is causing
more and more Of our people to
become human parasites.-Possi-
bly, many of us do not like to work,
but we like to eat. Work is about
the only sensible way open to
food, clothing, education, travel
and health.
One great thinker said
"Freedom isn't free. It has to
be worked for and earned"
A Living Practical Example OF
Pure Democracy
Your beloved President, DIR. Otis,
worked for the mental and spiri-
tual freedom he enjoys today.
The life story of DR.. Otis, al
though just colored man born in
the backwoods of Mississippi, is
living example of the dignity
of human life, of human achieve
ment. The kind of life that makes
a welfare state unnecessary.
When he came to Piney Woods
School he was not looking for
something for nothing. He had in
mind to obtain an education and
pay for it with his labor. He want
ed to translate his labor into some
thing he could use in the future to
earn a living.
This is the ideal | am trying to
bring to you, the ideal of building
Character by honest effort, thrift,
preparing for the future, and in
all things keeping ones self re-
spect.
DR.. Otis had no idea Of Looping
off to city, and during the time
he was looking for a Job, living
on relief and finally becoming a
welfare mendicant.
Our present welfare era or dole
era, as we might call it-brings
to mind the days when our all
girls orchestra was down in Flori
da. A woman came out to the top
of the steps and yelled down to the
crowd, "Rose-edna, hurry and get
your ticket and come on up here
everybody is here from every
where"
Today white and black are writ
ing South to get your ticket and
come on up here-the welfare will
take care of you, which is saying
"come on up here and get in the
bread line" When once up there,
you are taught by others how to
lie, deceive, dodge, play sick, pre-
tend that wife and husband are
separated - anything to fitch
more money from the Welfare,
widows pensions, and job insur-
ance compensation.
What has become of Character
and the dignity of the human be-
ing?
The very first week your Presi-
dent Otis was in Piney Woods
School | discovered him to be a
superior person. He was looking
for work not lodging it, he was
not clock watcher, he was reliable