Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-10-10
Oak Grove.

Special 10 TIE Mans.
| will give a few sketches of my
simple ideas in regard to few of our
state and county laws.
First | viii make mention Of the
tick law That was enacted to raise
little official money so that they may
live fat on the laboring mans money,
that was earned by hard daily labor
money that their families needed.
There we're ticks forty years ago, to
my knowing, in as large quantities as
now, and no one ever claimed that
they caused disease among stock. The
trouble was caused by stock dealers
bringing up diseased stock and bring
ing them from other counties. We
poor people of Cumberland mountain,
have been treated worse by capitalists
and state and county officers than any
others on earth and then are called
mountain boosiers, thieves and all
hard names by capitalists. They make
selection Of our land wherever they see
fit and lay claim and enter suit and
take it away. This is so and has been
proved fact even where lands have
been in possession for 40 years. Yes
capitalism, is dragging the poor labor
ing men S wives and children to starv-
alton in spite of all of their labor.
Next is the dog law. This was made
without consideration of the poor, and
to raise little more official money off
of the poor man. AS far as sheep
raising is concerned, there is not 5, 600
sheep on Cumberland mountain. II
people want dog law let them have
it at their respective valley homes and
let the people of Cumpeberland noun
tain alone with their dogs.
The game law is one of the most
abominable laws ever enacted in the
state of Tennessee. 1t deprives the
honest poor man from getting what he
considered his own given him by the
Creator that formed him. This was
done in favor of capitalists to have
sport at any time they see fit.
Now for the school law. Here is {
law that has deprived lots of children
from school this year. Why? Because
if there is a man of good circumstance
! in the school district, all he has to d.
is to talk little with the board an(
he has the thing going his way, leav
ing the poorest of the people uncared
for. SO l observe things from what il
being done.
have been a voter and supporter o
the Democratic party for forty years
but l will never support Patterson, O.
any of those now in the house of Rep
resentatives. What reformed Demo
Gratis there are here are for Carmacl
and Republican outfit. We ar
against these laws that make slaves o
the poor laboring man. | well remem
Der how the people got along under
Democratic form of government befor
the war, and know there is no De
mocracy enacted at present. Taxation
is all the go to make more money TO
the rich and give more hard work t
the poor, so l will say l am for Car
mack for Governor, or some good kind
hearted Republican.
Miss Ida Tate paid home folks Wis
it today.
Misses Josie Sitz, Lille Tate, Mild
Tate, Eva Hanes, Allie Hanes, Hall
Rust, Jennie Rust, Lena Stump, Susi
Stump, Katie Crisp Margie Fletcher
Jennie Sitz, Jennie Huskey, Octa My
ers, Ida Tate, Alice Harris and Messrs
John Shrum, Albert Shrum, Taylo
Tate, Ben Harris, Lawrence Rust
Frank Sitz, Albert Mccullough and E
Sitz took a walk over the right of wa
of the new railroad Sunday and had
nice time.
There is certain fellow here havin
lumber cut to build house. Thi
looks like someone was going to get
wife as a house does not look we
without housekeeper.
George Bright and family visite
Mr.. and Mrs L. f. Tate Sunday.
Miss Maggie Nunley and her sweet
heart were at Dan Green's we'll for VIZ
ter today.
Dan Green and family of Oak Grove
visited Losson Nunley, of Dykes Ho
low today.
Henry Shrum and family visited hi
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. N
J. Shrum
1t is about time for me to call o
my dogs and go to bed. All write an
we can all read. Whiting Bill.
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