Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-12-19
TOIbert, Texas

Special 10 tie Meas.
We are having some fine weather and
this is lovely Sabbath.
Times are very hard and money can't
hardly be gotten at all. When it come
to such az this being crammed of on free
pe ople 1t is too bad. When we sell our
labor earnings we expect some money
but we fail to get it. We have to take
script and then go to the bank and II
you get money it is discounted from 4
to % per cent. This is "a shame on "a
free, liberty-loving people. Then tell
me that the money powers are friendly
to the farmers when banks have closed
doors against them, but am going to
tell you that it is the best move that
has ever been made against labor. 1T
only shows l,toring men that they
must stand shoulder to shoulder, for
every weapon is turned against them.
Nearly every little 2X4 merchant has
arrayrd against the farmer and is try
ing 10 force to sell our cotton, but
bless your soul, there is no use. The
poor farmer now sees the need OF being
a unit and are now almost a solid mass
Of ona mind and we are determined to
hold our cotton until we can sell direct
to The splnn, ~. We claim that this is
our right. TIE banks have nearly all
closed doors against US but it will be TO
their sorrow. When they push one of
our bows W. all rush to his aid and get
him out, and then we place mark on
the beast, and the boys just set him a.
side and the sooner you laboring men
all GIT IN ilue with us the better off
you will tie So don't delay but get to
work and lct's all stand together, and
Mr. Bank viii soon see that they have
fallen in the creek instead of pushing
the old-wayworn farmer in rs they in
tended. Justice will take place when
rightly contended for. Over three
fourths of our farmers have united ana
stand together and are taking notes of
every move, and we have decided to use
no more script but have our money or
else make them make an assignment
There is no law to hold money that is
left in bank for safe-keeping. If there
is, farmers, you had better prepare a
| little box and safe and hide it under
your floor as was done in olden times.
1t makes man feel little queer for
his checks to be- turned down and him
having several thousand dollars in thu
bank only left to be checked out at
your own will. / say If there is any
law to protect such move, the farmers
had better keep their money out of the
hanks, for il the law will shield such it
might let them keep it forever and thu
poor farmer left for good, so all had bet
ser be on guard. used to think the
bank very safe place for farmer to
keep his little surplus, but since this
move is going on have decided differ
emily and we are about ready to sound
the alarm and watch what bank you
| lpi We your surplus with.
| was glad to read the piece our
Friend L." has written. Every free.
thinking, liberty-loving person ought
to he able to realize the situation Of at
fairs and get their shoulder to the
wheel and help TO get the matter
Strengthened out.
Crops are the shortest in North West
Texas that they have been for long
time. Then hard times on top of this
makes everything go hard with the poor
clod- chopper who is poorly paid at best
Shall we stand such? Shall slaves be
made of the free? We ought to make q
clean swee of every Office and try to ge,
the men In who are interested in free
dom. AS long as the money powers are
elected they will make laws in favor o.
the moneyed man. So look we'll tt
II ose you put in Office, so as to kill the
dog law, the sheep law and such. Dom
try too many new ways. Don't try tt
add nor detract from ene's rights.
JOE HACKWORTH.