Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-21
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SPECIAL 10 tie News.

SPECIAL 10 tie Ne10S.
Jolly" said he wanted some union
man to tell him what scab or black
leg is but he admits in the same letter
that he knows but wants ii explained
by some union man. Now, listen
Jolly and will tell you. 1t takes
a laboring man like yourself to join
the U. M. W. of A., work all over the
land in union camps and get good wag-
es and then turn out to be a notorious
and professional deceiver by denounc-
ing and sacrificing every principle en-
tertained in unionism You are q
friend of ignorance, pauperism and
slavery, and an enemy to the laboring
man, and those who are fighting for q
high scale of wages and to maintain a
high scale of wages and high condi-
tions. The rising generation of the
labor movement of the nation, under
the principles of unionism are guaran-
teed better and higher scale of wag-
es and higher grade of living, bet
ter education and q reduction in hours
per day. This gives the union miner
eight hours to work, eight hours to
sleep and eight hours to rest and read
and improve his mind and better hinfs
self and the conditions of his family.
1t is the principles of unionism that
forces the company to pay you the
high scale of wages you speak about.
Dear Jolly, if the union was to
withdraw this strike that presses the
company so hard, pray tell me what
would you scabs land? You would
land up against a cut in wages and in
crease in number of hours. Won Won
admit the truth? heard you say cut
of you own mouth that you were for
unionism, but the leaders didn't carry
out the true principles How can they
carry out and advance true nnion
principles until they rid themselves of
UGH traitors as you? Now let me tell
| you what makes a scab and Just what
you advocate. You want pauper labor
and a low scale of wages, low grade Of
living and no recognition Of the right
of contract to work. You are in ia
vor of your fellow laborers being half
paid, half fed, half clothed, half edu-
Gated and to be slaves, you and your
brother scabs and your children and
the generations to come. You refer
to the killing of the negroes ON Negro
Hill and admit that if that killing had
MT occurred in the day time where
everybody could see it and the killing
done by nonunion man, it would
have been laid on the union. | am glad
that he admits the truth of this matter
bnt there was no possible chance to
charge the union with this crime
Now, Jolly, why don't you come
out with the whole truth and say
Eyes, Clark Robertson was killed at the
same place and the way by the hands
of oneNof your nonunion guards from
Negro Hill Don't you know this is a
fact, for | have investigated this mat
ter to finish and find your side gull
ty | say to you that all the union
side of this case has been investigated
and found mot guilty" and the dark
side is yours. viii you let us have a
fair and impartial investigation Of this
matter and see what those guards were
shooting at when they were shooting
at Mr.. Roberson's house that night at
some man going up the mountain road
Just opposite Roberson's house. We
have this testimony on file by one OF
your deputies and we have on file the
testimony of Mr.. Smith, the father-in-
law of Mr. Robertson, after he had made
Il UHOTUuSu lHNeSUlSdUlOn Oh In6 k1lllue
of his sonin-law. He emplatically de.
clares that his son in law was killed
from Negro Hill.
Now. Jolly, you charged the unior
miners as being bushwhackers an6
asked for their ideas ON the matter.
will refer You to the herein described
association for membership Hope
this will set you at ease and you viii
never again ask a good union man Il
answer your charges without founda.
ton. Jolly you are dandy.
Ancient Reckless and Independent
Order Of Prevaricators, Liar Ii
cense
This is to certify that Jolly Is ii
titled to lie from Oct 8, 1905 to Oct 9
1905, he being duly qualified liar, an.
having passed through a thorough
examination, satisfied the Liars Coun
Gil Of the Ancient, Reckless and indie
pendent Order of Prevaricators tina
he is fit and proper person to hold
license. Witness my hand, this 6tl
day of Oct, 1905. IRA Mother, Sec,
State to His Internal Majesty. ri
Dontu, Recorder.