Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-05-31
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| SPECIAL 10 The Nr7ps.
We had some dry weather for the
past few weeks and it looked like gar
dens were almost dried up, but we
have had a good rain now and every
thing looks fine. | told my wife this
rain had ruined all of our little pota.
toes, so you know what that means.
We have plenty Of frying chickens lust
about ready to fry and John Mitchell
gives us all the meat, -four coffee,
lard and other little things we need
and fruit and berries will soon be in.
SO you see we will have plenty to eat,
We have nothing to do but to work
our gardens and then enjoy the fruits
of our labor. OF course mean us I'M
ion people We have been in this
struggle nearly two years and | can't
see that we have lost anything. We
have still got our principles and if it
takes two more years we will be here
still on the old platform-namely e.
quail rights to all men and special priv
ileges to none, and we will always CON
tend for the right of contract and to
be treated as free American people
All we want is justice. | am a true
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in union principles and know the
union is for the betterment Of all suf-
fering humanity.
When I see man that once belonged
to the grand old U. M. W. of A. and
has gone back on his obligation, gone
to work doing all he can to HELM bring
about conditions that will make it har-
der for himself and his innocent child
rem, after him, it makes me feel bad.
| am sorry we have got men in this en-
lightened age and christian land that
are so ignorant or unprincipled as to
do such things. If it were not for
mans inhumanity to man we would
not have such fights for our right, but
such has been the case since the fall of
man.
I see from reading piece from Ira
cy City that some of the non-u union
have quit scabbing and gone to the I'M
ion for refuge. That is right. would
to God that all non-union men would
think what they are doing and act wise
and be honest and follow their convic-
tions, and | know where they would go
right into the best organization in
the world, except the church of Christ,
namely the United Mine Workers of
America. l have dug coal at Whitwell
fifteen years and if / never get my
rights I will never dig any more coal
at this place.
| Come on, "Soda Pop, of Mt. Olive,
ILL.,, like to read your pieces know
some people that live there. They are
dear friends of mine. would like to
hear from A. B. Turner, of Colorado
if he is taking the News. He is dear
friend of mine The last time | saw
him was when | waded across Big
Muddy and looked back at him as he
went back home.
Crops in old Sequachee Valley look
; fine. We have fine peach crop. APP
pies are not SO good. We should all be
thankful to our heavenly father for all
these temporal blessings and for life
and all things
"Chisel in hand stood the sculptor boy
With his marble block before him,
And his face lit with smile of Joy
AS an angel dream passed o er him.
He carved the dream in that shapeless
stone
With many a sharp incision,
And with heaven own light the sculp-
ture shone-
He had caught that angel vision
Sculptors of life are we as we stand
With our deeds uncarved before us
Awaiting the hour when at God s COM
mand,
Our life dream shall pass before US;
! Ii we carve it then in the yielding
stone,
With many sharp incision,
It's heavenly beauty shall be our own
Our lives that angel vision.
So let us be careful how we live.
Well, the boys and girls are gone to
Sunday school and the old lady has got
dinner about done and must close for
| feel like can eat some of those po-
tatoes and peas and pie and fried
chicken. So close by saying word
to all non-union men. Study this la
Dor question, be true to yourselves and
your wife and children and your fell
low laborers and come join the union
and let's all stand on one foundation
Let us all be as one man fighting for
our God-given right. l long to see
that day. Fox Grapes.