Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-10-19
SPEAKS FOR THE SALOONS.

DIoIlet Hi and the News are
evidently going into spasmodics be-
cause the people did not see fit to
vote the next meeting of the Sunday
School Convention to Sequachee.
Thepeople did not see as the edI-
tonal end Of the News does, therefore
they did not vote to suit him; because
+hey did not he has made the second
attack on our city. He refers to
the killing in Hamburg. THIS
had no connection whatever with the
Sunday School Convention and
might have happened any time. The
Convention ground was a mile from
the nearest saloon. lie calls MS the
city Of saloons. True there are sa-
looms here hut yet there was not n
man under the influence OF whiskey
on the ground Can Sequachee say
as much? When the Convention was
held at Sequachee last year was not
the services Of the sheriff called iato
force and did he-not make several ar
rests in order to keep down a disturb
ance. (rhe whisky used was wild
cat and bought near Sequachee. re-
gardless of either civil or moral law
We think the brother should remove
the mote from his own eye) There
was nothing of that kind here, Be
cause we have saloons is no reason
we cannot have perfect order. This
is vouched for by the forty-fye hun
dred people we entertained on the
10th OF September. The charge that
people were dragged into voting the
Convention here against their will,
is false-there was no compulsion-
the question was open and there is no
manner of doubt as to the will of the
people. Over nine tenths of the au-
dience voted for South Pittsburg.
We know Capt. John Frater to be
an upright, honest, conscientious,
gentleman. We further know this
question has not been put before him
in its proper light or he wouId rot
take the view of it that he does.
The laws of the country govern the
sale of liquor aud his Sunday school
might as well move the Convention
out Of the county because whiskay is
sold in the county. While whiskey
is sold here we have officers to up
hold the law and they do it. At Sc
Yuachee, you have if the sheriff hap
pens to be there, otherwise the rabble
would run over the law abiding Gle
ment Does the News propose to keep
wildcatters from selling whisky near
their city if the Convention was
moved there2 Can they close them
up on any day a public gathering If
TO be held? Is it not an evident fact
that there is a great deal more sold in
five miles of Sequachee, without IL
cense, than is sold in this end of the
county, where the whisky dealer
complies with the laws 8f the country
pays his privilege and we have the
police protection? People who live
In glass houses shouldn't throw
stones.
The above appeared in the Soutl
Pittsburg Hustler of last week, 4
careful comparison will show tina
not one Of the points we presented
are answered, and the only purpos
for which the article was written ap
pears to have been to defend the sa
looms in their nefarous work whic
is unfortunately upheld by the law
With a candor that is admirabl,
the writer admits that there are S;
looms in South Pittburg, but denC
that there was an intoxicated ind
vidual on the convention ground
We did not say there were, for "
cannot see how Sunday Scho,
Convention adorned with all Il
beautiful and holy things that max
up religion, could be any attractic
to the actual or wOuld-be mebrtat
as compared with the foul smellir
den, the oaths and curses, and dir
stories, for which he barriers his so
to the devil. But think Of Il
frightened mothers and innoce
IL g Al