Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-09-08

night hc must not go to work next day.
Now such things ! believe should be
left to the man who is to do the work.
although don't believe a man ought to
work too hard, still you will find most
men are not troubled with this disease.
On the other hand you will find a great
many who are in a very bad condition
with the disease OF won't work, and such
men are so much in the majority that If
a few should kill themselves at work it
might keep few from starving and
freezing.
The spirit shown by the past history
of trades union is very repulsive to one
who is willing to give due consideration
to the rights OF others, Every man has
the right to protect his interests in a
lawful manner, and l am willing to
give every corporation or individual
this right and consider it their duty 80
to do, and will do the best can to do
the same so far as | can by lawful
means, hut most all labor troub bles end
or great many, in some unlawful acts
which have gradually caused public
opinion to turn against unions until the
whole sentiment OF public opinion is set
against those orders, and the Judge
ment of all courts OF Justice is continu-
ally besetting them, and the orders are
losing the vitality by which they live,
and all this is not the fault of their
constitutions but is the fault of the rule
or ruin element Of their membership
Notwithstanding this, Union Miner"
am as much interested in good wages
as any one else, but do not expect
all pay and no work as some seem to ex-
pect, but little Of both.
AS to my work at Whitwell. AS long
as the U. M. w. OF A. are running the
mines want no work, but If the T. G.
l. Co. take charge, as expect they will.
and should apply for work in regular
order and they should need my services,
l am sure l could get work for l have
worked for them over sixteen years and
never been laid off day, nor have
been charged with neglect of duty and
l have worked as many days as any
man employed here.
Union Miner explains the difference
between union sucker and company
' sucker, but l would much rather be a
|, company sucker as then I'd be sucking
somebody who was able to stand it and
more, Union Miner, l would be a.
shamed to boast what the union had
done for me and at the same time be a.
mong the first to go to the union soup
house when 1t was started. If had not
: gained enough in four years of union
: rule to live sixty days without help
: : would not brag about what a great help
the union had been to labor. say the
: Union has been great disadvantage tc
Whitwell as to other places. 1t is a
. fact that the men, as rule, who are l.
= die half the time when work is going or
. are the first to be fed in STOP and are
. good loyal union men as long as this
continues, and as long as two or three
dollars a week are issued to them they
= are as happy as dead pig in the sun
shine and would not work for 500 {
> day but the men who are disposed tC
help themselves get out and get worl
where ever they can at any wage, leaV
ing their families and going even to 9th
er states, paying, in most cases large
. board bill, aud both they and thei
families suffering many hardships.
y wish to give few names for refer
ence as to my character for truth ant
:" honor. The first fifteen are all uniol
" men. E. E. Bull, ]. Il. Harris, N. N
Rush, H. P. Byrant, 7. P. Duff, V. G
=, Creek, Ike Creek, Ed Creek, John Bal
= lard, Walter Num-, j. Il. Dye, G. W
Jordan, l. R. Jordon, w. II. Carlyon
- G. w. McCrary; G. II. Crozier, Mgr
:. Tenn. Div; Chas. Ashburn, Supt. Thom
- as mines; o. W. Monroe, Mining En-
gineer; L. s. Baumgartner, mine fore
! man; b. Baker, oven foreman; j. W
Norwood, storekeeper; w. f. Ashburn
-. timekeeper; R. ]. Brown. county trut
- tee; ]. R. Pryor, county judge. L. +
= Layne, circuit court clerk; Jas. Price
\ county court clerk: f. M. Mccullough
high sheriff; C. c. Shirley, merchant
- - Kelly & Grayson, merchants; ]. c. Ea
ly, Hardware; Havron Bros, merchants
a d. T. Layne, drugs; Henry Lsyne, mel
20 chant; S. B, Alley, merchant; j. h
Morgan, Cashier Whitwell Bank.
10 hope any one who desires will en-
a. quire of these, any or all.
W G. w. O'NEAL.