Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-28
Pryor Ridge.
Special 10 Tie Meas.

Everything is going right and the
goose hangs high. Plenty of work at
a fair price. Yesterday was payday
and several men got few of the yal-
Ter boys, which caused several sets of
teeth to be exposed
Mr.. Nunley and his crew are getting
along finely in the entry at Pryor
Ridge. The top is fine and good
grade of coal
The railroad crew is doing fairly
well, considering the wet weather.
Ye writer was over several acres of
blackjacks today, looking after his
COW and didn't find out whether he
had COW or not.
We have lots of mud, everywhere
but not in the road for we have no
road and no road laws ! can see.
Some men get off by paying $8, rs, and
some get off for 81, and some for moth
ing at all We think all will get off
next year for one man has just as
much right not to work as another.
We do not expect those men that ride
in buggies and hacks and wear dude
hats to work the public roads. We
have several of them. My dear friends
and readers, will we ever get to where
we can say we are free people, or
will we still be found down until
we will be taxed as the Israelites were?
We have money powers in our coun-
try that wish to put the poor under
the yoke of bondage. When we set out
to hunt job the big man tells us
what he will pay us, and if we 60 to
him to buy he prices his goods, and if
we carry our corn, wheat, bacon or
anything the big man tells us the
price So we have mt word in it
but are subject to the capitalist, all
going their way. I was at Whitwell
during several settlements and the
men asked for a raise and got it. 1t
was not worth anything TO the men
for the company would raise on their
goods to gain all back. So you see that
all efforts fail to do the poor laboring
man any good. Let us, when the time
comes to elect new outfit of state
officers, make wise choice and elect
men that will not legislate for capital
altogether, as has been done with
the Patterson clique as most of you
know. l have always voted Demo
cratic in full faith that if in power
they would do something for labor,
and they sure have. If Foster V.
Brown wants the governors office I
am for him until see some of his fix
ings. A certain man said to me the
other day, "Who will be our next gov.
ernor2" I said, $50 far as l am con-
cerned. +. V. Brown" Let us try n
Republican outfit this time and if not
benefited, then as capital is organized,
let labor organize all labor under the
same order 1t can be done and it
looks like that is all that will keep
soul and body together the oppression
is so severe.
'Ye writer and "Uncle Gid" have
been trying our dogs after the foxes. /
do not know, which ran the fastest.
"Sing" started the fox and run ont Of
hearing. ''Uncle Cid ran 81. G,>=ays
me and when found him he was look
ing up tree and sorter whining.
3 did not see anything. After our dogs
] came back we started them out and
8 they began running along the road and
: l said it was rabbit "Uncle Cid
Q said it as fox, he thought, and got
h down on his all-fours smelling the
I ground and said the track was toe
1 cold, so we went to our homes.
t One of our Oldest and best citizens
. Uncle jim Hargis, passed ont of this
= life few days ago and was buried al
+ Oak Grove. The funeral services wer,
Q conducted by Prof. Dykes and L. F
d Tate in the presence of large congre
s cation.
In reply to ''Union Girl" l wish t.
say am sure you are nice girl and
wish to thank you for the good advice
in regard to my future destiny, but
: am afraid you are too late in trying t.
e get in your bid as my old gray heaC
:. is needed at the White House to lool
g after the interests of the poor laborinG
:, men of our country, but If get bacl
4 and out of business, will call and i
r we are suited to try our luck with eacl
d other all will be right. Don't get on
/ of heart about these little young girls
II as have long since decided to leav,
them alone. You said you though
four times was enough for me to mar
ry. / think you are right about that
though If one of your sex had gottei
o married five times you would not hav
a said it was too often. The book o
V Holy Writ tells of one woman marry
| ing seven times. No one said tina
!. was too often, so, my girl, You ar
Il too hard ON me-
O. Good wishes to the News.
a Whiting Bill