Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28
UNCLE GID'S LETTER.

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touched on points of Importance to the
people not only of Grundy, but also of
Marion county. Under our American
idea of immigration such characters are
not allowed to land on ,our American
shores Then. if we object to strongly
to the scum of Europe being dumped
on us, then certainly the people of
the above said counties have some
rights that ought to be respected by
companies proposing to do business in
said counties, Tor the people among |
whom they are dumped are in the end,
hurt worse than the union men who |
they are to fill the places of. referred |
to the Teamsters' strike, of Chicago, |
as a recent sample, for evidently all |
sober, industrious working men have |
regular, steady jobs and companies |
cannot secure that class to break
strike anywhere. From observation
notice the imported from other places
are not regular steady workers There
is difference between them and the
ones who have lived here a long time.
They work regularly and the others do
not and I infer from that that there is
not much in them.
know some might say and do say
they have right to work. Certainly
so. No one disputes that, but, while
that is so, have the company any right
to import lawless set in any county
to over awe the bona fde citizens of
such county, and is it proper thing
to do? That too upon the slightest
pretexts like they often get injunctions
Such policy does not create healthy
community and further more COM
pany that will wrong one set of en-.
ployes will wrong another set when it
suits their conv nience to do so.
There are selfish and brutal men in
all ranks of life. If they are capitalists
their selfishness may take the form of
hard Indifference towards the people
among whom, they propose to do bust
ness and act in -blooded brutality
toward their employees. Honesty and
humanity is at discount so far as
they are concerned They have no
genuine desire to look at any question
an employe may present to them un-
less the employe comes to them with
his hat under is arm and on bended
knee in token of humble submission.
They expect all persons except them
/, selves to surrender their rights and
submit themselves to their dictation
and whole communities and counties
and states if necessary must help
: them over awe and subdue lot of
. ;. poor workingmen, who have the au-
dacity to resist their encroachments
in fixing wages and conditions under
which they must perform labor, and
that is all that is the matter at Tracy
City and Whitwell If there is any
other issue have never heard of it.
What a spectacle has been presented to
: the world-our Governor sending
a troops, and our sheriffs having armed
q posses to Withstand lot of peaceable
quiet, law abiding men whose only
NJ crime, if it is crime, was that they
y have the courage to stand and contend
1t for what they believe is honestly thei
3 rights as collective body Who ha
10 dared to swear they are murderers ant
to cut throats. Their enemies won't d.
s. it, and yet grave and severe charges ar
s. made and hurled broadcast over tn
le country to that effect. The state ant
~ her courts have been annoyed day af
ter day. The county authorities hav
as been annoyed to move against them
es still no one is found to point out sin
gle guilty person. / verify though
80 when so many high crimes and grav
SO misdemeanors were charged that hal
the union men would have been in ja
ne by this time but not one is filling
felon' cell, and it is not because thei
es friends were able to keep them out BIT
he because their enemies have no proof
C. sustain single charge, and must ;
nd their enemies could not afford to swes
ne a lie. They have not got as low dow
w as that yet.
Vn have tried to watch every NOV
ment of the union men, and | mu
ire say that, with the insults, temptation
and provocations to do wrong, th'
lt- have conducted themselves as hero
among heroes. Their hands are cleo
'ga No blood stains them and in Tracy {
ty they have done more to uphold t
rye law than all the traducers put togethe
ers Such conduct speaks in thund
5eo tones to the great public heart, and
have no doubt, has caused the &C
lay ernor and other authorities to op
lty their eyes, and see how badly tn
:. were imposed upon and mislead
'ne designing and scheming enemies
nj the union. The story is one for
oth thoughtful people. 1t shows how,
this age. men are prosecuted, hound
eN- and derided when they dare to ma
Jew tain their legal rights. The days
persecution are not over. More anC
ley, UNCLE GID