Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-04-27
LABOR QUESTION.

Editor News. 1t has been quite a
while since last wrote to you. am
quite interested in the news of the val
Icy and mountains on either side.
notica that the labor question is still
on deck. Ihaye been laboring man
ever since was able to hold up plow
Have done many kinds of work in my
time Worked In blacksmith shop, car
penter shop, shoveled dirt on railroad,
acted as brakeman on freight train,
climbed telegraph poles, worked in
machine shop. and did good honest work
for from 10 cents per day up to $1,000
DER day, and boarded myself. When l
only received 10 cents l nailed Stats on
the inside OF dwelling house.
never belonged to any union or other
| institution, except the Church, Sons of
Temperance, Grange and Farmers AL
lisnce. am firm believer In every
man doing as he phases as long as he does
| not snteyteye with The freedom Of others.
am willing for every man, woman and
child to join the union that wants to.
| believe in free speech and indepen-
dence In politics and religion. | hold
that all men have a right to work for
any wages be is mind to, irrespective
of unions or non-unions. do not die
tate to any one what he shall or shall
not receive for his labor. Neither Will
allow any man, woman or child to die
tate for me. II the price does not suit
me will not work for it, II the price
does not suit me will not work for 1t.
II want to hire work, offer what |
am willing to pay for 1t, and II the
price does not suit the other fellow
does not have to take it. Those labor
ers who are finding fault with the laws
against boycotting are getting just what
they brought on themselves by trying
to bulldoze and browbeat those who
were trying to earn living for them
selves, and those Dope ndent upon their
labor for living.
will tell Pat Cary, and all union
/ mous budb uuOl Vow Oo6 uh "ANH6 "'N
SO long as they pursue the course they
are pursuing they will come out ou'
losers in the end. They may temporar
lily succeed. but no people with any girl
or self-respect will submit to dictatior
from any source. Capitalists own the
money, provisions and machinery. I'm
ions may stop the machines and destro!
property, but that will not get the mon
ey out of the hands of corporations. In
stead of lying idle and deadheading OF
! the money OF the union that they boas
Eof having sufficient to support the stri
: kers in idleness, it would be better 70
all concerned to buy or rent land and &
7 to raising something to eat to feed thei
families. 1t looks to an outsider lik
n the strikers do not want to work a
: long as they eau get pay for doing moth
: ing, You have voted for the condition
Q that formed the trusts, and you ar
reaping the fruits Of your voting. Bot
IS of the leading parties belong to th
s trusts and corporations and will natul
|. ally make laws in their own Interest,"
1t was the votes of republicans an
t democrats that created the condition
d existing.
Your remedy is to cut loose from pa
% ty ties, select men who are honest an
g can't be bought, If there are any, an
elect them to make your laws. civ
% them to understand that you want ce
d tain acts passed and make them prom
Il Use to pass them. If they fail to do I
they promise give them to understan
IT beforehand. that they will meet wit
severe punishment for violating the
y pledges and getting into Office und'
false pretences.
- AMOS L. GRIFFITH,
Pell City, AL