Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-01-07
BILL DOOLEY'S LETTER.

Bill Writes a Letter to Uncle
Joe Templeton Expressing
His Regrets at Having to
Loose Him from the Re-
publican Ranks--Republi-
can Party Ruined.
uncle Joe. | was greatly surprised to
see your name in the News and learn
that you bad Topped over 10 the demo-
Gratis when you knew by so doing you
would ruin the republican party. Hear
ing Of tho event did not know whether
to be sorry or glad, but after had taxi
en- everything into consideration ! was
/ glad for knew how badly you hated to
work, and knowing you have enjoyed
the privilege OF having work so long at
good wages payable in money, is enough
To make man want to get back under
Uncle Growers wing again, when men
had nothing to do only squirrel hunt
and fish, and lay in the shade of idle
ness.
Now Uncle, it was necessary for you
to have consulted some of the leading
democrats about the matter before try
ing to force yourself on them. They
are mighty particular, and il they did
n't take you the republicans might not
take you back,
Now, Uncle Joe, you should try to in
form yourself. Start out among the la
boring people and you will find that de-
mocracy and republicanism are with the
laboring people things OF the past, and
now instead Of politics it is the matter
of bread and butter, luxuries that keep
soul and body together, is their best in
terest We RENE mber that it was not
not very long ago since the country was
thronged with tramps looking for work.
Now you don't see any man out on that
business for there is no reasonable ex.
cuse for tramping over the country for
work. Every man that is willing to ap-
ply himself to some useful calling has
got employment and is getting good wa
ges for his services, and II things were
left to the intelligent voters OF both
parties things would go on all right.
but as long as the illiterAte vote Is al
lowed to come to the polls it will be a
case of idiocy numbering the intelli.
gence Of the countryin cold blood.
Some may think this is reaching out
too far but they can think as they
please. The fact is that II they don't
vote very intelligently that things are
likely to get in very bad shape. While
the wheels of industry run let them
alone The man who is not ecOnomi-
cal enough to make good living under
present conditions is not economical
enough to keep 1t il be had Jay Gould's
possessions.
never could see the propriety in
swapping off good work horse in crop
time for one that you did not know
whether he would work or not So we
had better keep Teddy Roosevelt in the
government harness at present, and as
long as no is doing as we'll as he is do
ing he is doing we'll enough. II be did
dine with Booker II. Washington didn't
Grover Cleveland dine with Fred Doug
lass and also waltzed with him, and who
was Fred Douglass? A negro Congress-
man with his head as Iinky as a two
months old lamb, and black as the in
side Of stovepipe. Our evidence for
this assertion is the newspapers, and l
guess it is SO for don't believe any ed.
itor would tell fib about as small a
thing as a white president and negro
congressman. Newspapermen are not
that kind OF stuff.
now see why N. B. Moore has an
nounced himelf as a candidate for the
legislature. lie knew that when he got
Templeton Topped over to the democrats
that that would beat me, as me and Joe
were republicans. Now, Boney, | was
not decided before the change in poll
tics took place, and IS / bad not an
nounced myself can get out with hon
or. Now we leave Joe and the DIR. to
fight there own battles, hoping Joe will
get in all right although 1t will be a
great set back to the republican ticket
in 1904. We will have to give him up.
Goodby Joe.
Christmas night Santa sent all the
Dooly family something but old Bill.
| went to Sequachee last night aiming
to meet the old gentleman there, but
he failed to show up. The train being
some 40 minutes late allowed they had
been waiting along for him and at last
had to drive out and leave him. AT
any rate didn'tget the benzine. When
| had made the drive OF five miles uI
Dixon's Cove as dry inside as a powder
r horn felt like doing something mean,
and | asked the old woman If she
thought dam was a cuss word. She
said dam was used to emphasize and
that it alone was not necessarily a cuss
word, for when Adam and Eve were in
, the garden Of Eden and ate the forbid
, den fruit and became wise that Adam
in all probability asked Eve IL be could
: kiss her, and that she could have
{ given her consent by saying 81 dom
care Adam IL you DO" without using
. profanity. So when became fully con
vinOed that IL was not profanity came
very near emphasizing little but die
( MT.
Now after giving to all the New
readers my best respects and wishing
them a long and happy life will close
Would be much obliged II NJ. e. &
would have something 70 say about th,
health Of II. NJ. Cunningham. lie 4
Mrs. Dooley's father and Is in 200
health. Him and Than are old friends
Yours truly,
BILL DOOLEY.