Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-05-22
LABOR AND TRUSTS.

When you find man supported by
corporations you will see man, to use
the common expression OF an old darkey,
"fiat-footed" on the trust question II he
does not publicly defend them. Why?
Because the corporations are controlled
by the trusts.
You can readily see that II the child
labor was cut of and the working day /
reduced to eight hours the trusts would |
devour the output OF our mills and mines
and raise the price Of family supplies
twice as much as we pay for them now.
The main blow to strike is to enact laws
against trusts and at the same time let
our state legislatures take action on the
question of child-labor and the eight
hour system.
1t was "a blessed day to the farmer
when the moving machine was invent
ed. Instead of swinging the cradle or
moving blade in the heat of summer he
can now NOV or reap In comparative
ease.
1t was wonderful invention for the
cotton growers when the cotton gin was
invented. Instead of the tedious work
OF separating the seed from the lint by
hand they can now separate thousands
Of pounds with little toll.
The saw mill was wonderful inven-
tion for the timber man because instead
of hewing building material it can now
be sawed in less time and with less ex-
pense. But of all the machines that
have ever been invented the trust ma
chine is the greatest curse to the labor
ing people know of
Now we are going to examine the
trust machine.
The -four mill, the cotton gin and the
saw mill are all good institutions and
the American laboring people propose
20 let them remain, because they add to
their comforts, but the trust machine
which keeps million or more bright
little children out of school to make
consumptives and sicklings out OF them
should be put down like the anarchists
What does the trust do? 1t fills oui
country with reprobates, paupers and
tramps.
1t robs US OF our freedom. 1t takes
away from US our liberty. 1t robs ouI
homes of the necessaries of life. 1
compels US to live in huts and subsis
on insu ficient food. Ittakes the mon
ey out of our pockets and places 1t II
Wall Street banks. 1t builds our stor'
houses and sets price on our goods
1t runs our machinery, and operates ou
+ mines. 1t plows out fields and harvest
our crops. 1t sends us forth In naked
ness and hunger to our daily toll
i that good institution? No one ca
saw that it is. What shall we do wit
it? "Smash it," says some one. AL
/. right and may God speed the day whe
we shall hear that cry ringing from th
i Gulf to the Great Lakes, and from th
. Atlantic to the Pacific.
One other piece of machinery ! waT
70 speak OF is the union machine. We,
laboring men some times are little tC
u narrow in our views concerning oth'
o classes of labor, and the sooner
ID learn that whatever is to the interest
10 one laboring man is to the interest
u all others, the better 1t will be for u
IN | believe that the United Mine Wor
10 ers Of America is one of the grande
organizations for anyone class OF wor
men in the world. believe the bri
mason's union is good Institute
d. institution and believe the lr'
rs, Moulder's Union is another, but whi
nd this Is all true in the case Of individu
es classes Of workmen, / believe there
Id no orga nization worthy to be compar
rk with the American Federation OF |
Ps, Dor. WhyP Becau use it Is restricted
en- no particular class of labor do
Die see anything to debar farmers and m
os. ers alike from becoming members OF
lld body. True, the farmers have
,ur Farmers Alliance and that Is gC
ud- institution, but suppose we were all
o., eanized under the head of Ameri'
Federation Of Labor. View would be l
a great piece of machinery, all work
together for the same end. Then
the would know each others standing
eet each others needs and complain
ard Then we could reach out aud help Q
div other, and know where TO hit and
hat to hit.
B. long to see the day when all
different classes of laboring men
be working together for common
Of like massive piece of machinery.
was II we poor people would all stick
oct gether and work together for each
10y 5 ers' advantage what a wonderful C
; al country this would be. We nee
the work to each others advantage. v
is good for me is good for you. We
have the same disease and the
remedy will cure all Let's hanl
,ooa gether for II we don't we will all 81
egai to death separately.
See You may say there is nothing In
ionism and there Is no danger in
trust, but when you see Ourland
ling polized by syndieates and CONTROLS
-. lords and yourselves brought into
erv IN trusts and corporations Whil