Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-02-21
WHY CAN'T WE GET JUSTICE?

The above headline has reference to
the courts as they exist today, and the
answer from fundamental standpoint
may be stated very briefly. Because
there are two classes, viz: the capital
lst class and the working class. The
first named class owns and controls all
wealth, while they produce nothing,
The last named class produces all
wealth and owns but very little, and
cannot control the little which they do
own. Why is this? Because the cap
italist class make the laws, execute
the laws, and pass judgement on the
same. How is this done? The capt.
alist class calls their primaries and
nominate only such men as will work
to the interest of their class. Then
with brass bands and grand parades,
much speech-making and oratOrical
orations on hero worship by silver
tongued lawyers and other smooth
tongued takers, who are able to in
fiuence and deceive the majority of
the workers lin their community, "
they stump the precincts in which
they live, carrying Old Glory and in
toxicating the mind of the voter to
vote for the tools which their class has
nominated. They keep up this farce
or deception through this method, OF
claiming two parties, viz: Democrat
ic and Republican, when in actuality
there is but one in existence. Mr..
Capitalist is locked as if with bands
of steel at headquarters, knowing nc
such thing as democracy or republi
canism. Their business interests are
identical, and it matters not by which
name tool is elected, whether Dem
ocrat or Republican. He serves the
interests Of the capitalist, who furnish
ed the spondulics to pay for all tht
J grand parades, beers, whiskies anC
wines, and votes which were bought
outright, and kept the silver -tonguet
orator in the field to deceive the work
er
And for these funds spent, " the
capitalist must have dividends, anC
they exact pledges of those who run Oh
either of the old party tickets to worl
for such laws as will be conducive t.
their business interests. And shoult
man happen to get into office who i
honest and has consc ience, and will
do nothing against the worker, such
man or men are.killed politically an,
industrially by the combination of tn
other tools in Congress and Senate aE,
in fact in all other legislative bodies
Thus all laws are brought to the poin
of beneftting the capitalist class, an
they cannot be benefited, except b
the worker losing. You can plainl
see how it is done. Each state the
has a court (of conspiracy whic
should be court of justice, and eac
county has the same, and as the law
are so framed that.they have a sem
blance of justice, to induce the work
ers to carry his cases to these court
of conspicracy, which gives two sci
of grafters job of intellectual worl
and nine out of ten cases are rendere
in favor of Mr.. Capitalist, unless th
worker has such plain case that tn
community would be outraged by a
adverse decision. Even then very fir,
quently they will run the risk and rel
der the decision in favor of Mr. Capi
alist, on technicality or error. The,
courts bribe jurymen and witnesse
S alike. But if the worker, in his ow
defense, should perjure himself as IL
= bribed witnesses do, he would be il
4 dicted and sent to prison.
1t is through these methods Il
s worker is deprived of his wealth. H
liberty, aye! even his life. is fir,
= auenty sacrificed to the God of Mar
mon. The only remedy for these evil
J. is for men to become class -consciou
electiug men to Office who stand pied
II ed to "a party, whose every principle
. to the interest of the worker al
q whose every principle is to the detl
g ment of the shirker-the capital
class.
le And when we begin to think a
" act along these lines, we will so
il vote into power the class -conscio
working man, who will "when t
III proper time comes change this sy
v tenn from one of cut throat compe
, tion to one of cooperation. thus esti
" fishing the natural system, for o
which is unnatural. You see
worker MUST USE THE SAME ia
TICS AS THE CAPITALIST. II
is, make the laws execute the law. a
'd pass judgement ON the law, maxi
laws of equity and justice, and e:
- cutting and passing Judgement jus
* and with equity to all and spec
Mt privileges to none. THE CRANK