Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-09-26
DON'T LIKE RESULTS.

Editor News. VI oil Iuo laws oNOi
enacted by Tennessee legislature, the
school law and the dog law is the most
undemocratic. Hitting local self-gov-
ernment in the face in every school
district in Tennessee, saying to the
people In every school district, you are
not competant, to hire teachers and to
look after the interest and welfare of
yOur children, but We'll enact law
and put the power in the hands of five
men more able and oompetant to en-
ploy teachers and see after your schools
and your children. A species of boss
ism and graftism which takes the
children money to pay about four
hundred and seventy men to dictate to
all the rest. The law is robbery.
Why, it will take every cent of the fe-
male dog tax to pay these men TO do
what the directors under the old law
! did for nothing. It's ridiculous how
the last legislature acted.
In the place of trying to economise
and lessen expenses, they created more
officers and then turned around and
added to the criminal list every man
who owned female dog, that would
| Mt stand and deliver. Such man is
to be indicted and hauled into court as
a criminal. It's ridiculous. Well,
4 I've paid my three dollars but L in
tend to get that and more too, of salts
faction out of the Democratic party If
| live till 1905 No dog law man will
get my vote hereafter. Will | vote
for Patterson again? Not If l know
myself. I'd be afraid to vote any
more so called Democrat tickets for
fear would have to all have all my
she males taxed. I've always prided
myself on being Democrat, but if the
last legislature is Democratic, then l
amt. No more such Democrats in
mine. I never did vote republican
ticket, but am tempted to do SO in
1903 if they will agree to restore to the
people their local rights to hire their
school teachers and govern their
schools in their respective school dis
tricts and stop this robbery of the
children and then knock the dog law
higher than a kite can fly. I've
about enough of such democracy, as
we have in Tennessee. It's a farce
from the head to the dogs tail. Any
man with a thimblefull of sense,
knows the school law is fraud and
more expensive than under the ole
law, and places the people under five
dictators in each and every county il
the state, ignoring them with impuni
ty destroying local self-government
with a vengeance. Such is the mod
ern democratic idea of Tennessee
Done to ignore the commonality of the
people, done to mobilize, and central
! ize the schools, intended to destro.
all the small schools and merge then
into one. That is the idea if | reaC
the intrigue alright.
, 1t will cut out eventually hundred
of children and force them to tram
four and five miles, if they get an.
schooling at ALL tt process of cen
tralization under Democratic Gov
ernor and in a Democratic state. Sucl
Democrats are unworthy the name ant
q I'll be very certain to use my vote AM
influence against all such in 1908.
wish the Republicans would come on
squarely on these things and nominal
Foster V. Brown, for l would like t.
vote an open republican ticket in tn
next election. I've enough of sue
Democrats as now hold Office. I'll nev
. er vote for Bryan for he is no Demo
crat. Joe Folk is my choice at pres
q ent I'm Democrat and not an i'm
perialist. They can walk their log
k next election for the men they ar
bounding and indicting all over tn
d. state will do them one and l mean t
). help them. Yes, l will, and the
V laugh at them. Every poor man shoul
vote. We will need all the help we ca
get. just change of few thousan
b votes and the work is done Get YOU
selves in line and help down the auto
Gratis that think they own u.s. Now
i is the time to marshal our forces. Pa
no attention to Democratic convention
IS or primary. Don't commit yourself
i any form. Hit and hit hard, is IL
idea. UNCLE GID