Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-11-23
GLEN MARY. TENN.

r.. instead of the l. c. r. r. as it
was in INV letter of Nov. l6. Wen.
Mr.. Editor and readers of the News,
ii is not very long until Thanksgiving.
Psalms CVIf-21: "Oh, that men would
praise the Lord for His goodness and
for His wonderful works to the child
rem Of men. -
Thanksgiving is public holiday,
But not appointed for all TO play;
IT'S the day set forth by the head Of
our nation
To bow and give thanks to the God of
Creation.
And all the nation should cease from
toll,
And thank the God who watered the
soil:
Bow and acknowledge the gracious
hand
That gave increase throughout the
land.
AS the wheel of commerce is whirling,
And the smoke from the furnace is
curling,
And men are making, buying and sell
ing,
And the Golfers of many are growing
and swelling.
This is a day when all should cease,
And remember who caused the earth
to increase;
Let our nation on this day solemnly
pause
And give thanks to Him who alone
can cause
The earth to all her increase give,
To Him by whom we move and live.
Give thanks to Him for sun and rain;
Give thanks to Him for all we gain.
Well, Mr.. Editor, | believe there has
been plenty said about Jolly and if |
were the correspondents | would give
him rest, for it's like the old saying,
Convince a fool against his will; he
will be of the same opinion still ."
This applies to all parties who have
been in the wrong and have been con-
WINGED of that fact and sti remain of
different opinion.
| noticed that Mrs Grundy comes to
the front with some falsehood or false
statement. She says, under few
items copied from the, Statesman-D DEM
ocrat that even the coal company at
| Whitwell have had to provide means
for the protection and operation of its
own property. This, l presume, has
reference to the injunction and the
furnishing of their scabs with Win
chester rifles This / most positively
deny and announce as absolutely I'M
true for, if there had never been an
injunction issued, the company's prop
erty would never have been molested
by the union men. What did the sup
erintendent and general manager of
the T. G. l. Co. say at the end of A.
month strike in 1909? They made
the broad assertion that there had not
been even a single pertaining to the
company's property misplaced. Again
in 1904, the commencement of the
present strike, there was from the 03th
of June, 1904, until the 9th, of Nov
ember, 1904, that there was still moth
ing molested, and now that Mrs.
Grundy would have the public to be-
lieve that, had the company not taken
the steps that they have taken, the un.
ion men wotld have had them wiped
off of the face of the EARTH together
with their property. She goes on tC
say, is it any wonder that we have the
final elimination of conditions that de-
mands the presence of the state militia
and goes on to say it calls for the seri
GUS thought on the part of every citi
zen of this county; it is simply humil
iating to every citizen who believes il
the constructive development of socia
and industrial conditions of the county
and says how can we expect the inves
ment of capital in our county with The
occurrence of periodical conditions
that demand the presence of the mill
! tia to protect property and preserve or
! der, or can we hold the more desir
, able class of citizens under such pre-
, vailing conditions? Now, | would lik,
: to ask Mrs. Grundy what class of citi
zens is the most desirable, the one
!, that have remained in this county fo
years or the slums of the cities which
! are being imported into the minin.
q towns. Again | would like to asl
: how can we invite honest labor int
9 our county with no more assurance o
y good wages or even wages enough t.
I exc out scanty living, than what
= greedy coal company would feel dis
posed to give with their own free will
y Again she says, bring the question
: down squarely to yourself personally
p is your town lot, your store, you
be'AnS JCoA A"SoOAJb JOul Allll, gOu
= mandatory, your mine as valuabl
q under such conditions either pendin
e or existing as under conditions FIRE
q from interference or disturbance
! Now, if you will notice, she leaves on
. the Drawn and muscle involved in tn
! matter. What is capital without la
! Dor, without fair wages for fai
!, days work, and that is all the u. M
. W. of A. ever asked for, and more il
: many cases. If Mrs. Grundy had t
: delve down in the earth by the aid G
= an artificial light, to earn o miserabl
. existence, she would say give me som
= protection at all hazards.
7 Well, Mr.. Editor, if this misses tn
q waste basket. hope it will be of som
" benefit to some one, and, as | hav
:, = made my letter lengthier than l il
I, tended, | will ring off for this tim
7 with a promise to the readers that
! will come again if it meets with tn
- approval of all concerned.
: Wishing the Old Reliable the grand
est of success and all its readers
. w. L. SANDERS.