Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-01-03
SOCIALISM AND ITS AIMS.
More Concerning the Doctrine of
Those Who Want the Wealth
They Produce.

Wer one or your lebterS, WnlCn Is OI
the date of Dec. 10, 1906, and appear
ed in the Sequachee News. You plain
ly do not understand Socialism or you
are very willy and seductive in mis-
leading the worker, as Socialism does
not intend any such doctrine as you
promulgated in your letter. Having
been student of Socialism for eleven
years or more, have failed to find any
such doctrine as you wrote in your let
ter to the girls.
You first say you are not Socialist
and don't believe such "stuff, and
later call Socialism the "silliest of
nonsense. - Now, we do not teach
that each individual is equal in intelli-
gence, morals and education. Let
each individual ask himself what is
the cause of such wide difference, and
if they seek the difference diligently
they will find that "Uncle Gid" has
misinformed them, and has laid the
crimes of the ages upon a just and ho-
ly God, just like all capitalists or their
tools do. They lay their crimes upon
the just and holy One, for God made
man equal, but through age upon age
of oppression, sapping the life power
that should go to the offspring, man
has manufactured class of malforma-
tions, while on their side they violate
the laws of health by dissipation, thus
producing the same malformation.
Under Socialism I'VE claim that we
would have the time and opportunity
to develop our talents to the highest
point they are able to reach, while un-
der capitalism we have neither time
nor opportunity to develop our inner.
ent gifts. We have not the means tC
send our sons and our daughters to col.
leges to learn the higher sciences.
Show me any great number of wage
earners' daughters or sons who are
well versed in geometry, Latin anC
Greek and the dead languages in gen
eral, and many other high sciences
but these could be had under Social
ism.
Then the survival of the fittest at
tracts our attention. By that he aims
to convince you that ''some are so wis,
that they are most fitted to succeed.
: Now, let's see as to the above PROPOSE
tion. Jesus was the shrewdest ant
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mother Earth. His philosophy non
have, excelled, yet he died a pauper an,
: the death of fellon, having no plac
to lay his head Here is Rockefellow
who is reputed to be worth, accordin!
to testimony recently given in court
SO, 800, 600, 600. Now, suppose mai
r worked for the last six thousand years
at one hundred dollars per day, eac
J year containing 800 days he woul
earn two hundred and nineteen millio
5 dollars, which you will subtract frol
. two billions five hundred millions
leaves product of two billion tw
hundred and eighty-one million, or
| NOulu 10 1cSS ludl OIlC- -CltNt l
what Mr.. Rockefellow has amassed i
the last sixty-two years of his life, {
,, that is his age. This shows that he di
: not rob by the retail or wholesale, bU
. by train and ship loads. Now, is
due to Mr.. Rockefeller being smartt
! than Jesus was2 No! Mo- But /
was INSCRIPTIONS in conscience, stol
ping at nothing i'll order that he migl
!, get the dollar. He bribed congress
q men and senators, bought the court
s had the best of talent to do this fl
him and it was through the Law
~ which were passed that gave him Il
legal power to rob the people of tn
h Gland of the Free" but by what "U,
Gle Cid tells the girls he gives Rock
=, feller the praise of being more fit
q survive than Jesus. Then he aims I
- prove his assertions by comparing Il
=. pigs and Cain and Abel OF cour
:, the strong, if unscrupulous, will su
vive his twin or in business either.
answered the above when / mention,
Is the fact of oppression and over wo
0f and dissipation for ages being the eau
% of the malformations. Then he tax
> up the matter of individualism. H
ha Let us look into our individual
ty. Suppose man starts out to fl
ie employment. Remember he CARR
his individualism with him. He 81
or ceeds in getting employment but
H. these terms: That he turns the pl
~ duct over to his employer. Well, |
! employer hands him back two dollar
nd day as a wage and pockets eight 4
It. lars per day. As he has his individ
Sc ality along why does be submit to tn
Az 1t is because he has no individual,
M that he submits. This is not all.
ot will see notices, with rules and regu
en- tions, which to follow would cru
OF nearly all principle Of humanity out
', him. Where Is his individuality
, simply has none. He knows he has
submit, regardless Of his higher att
hutes, or Starve. Under Socialism
would be the owner Of mis- own j
Of therefore would not have 10 whine
N tie feet Of some capitalist for j
He would have a voice in the mana
rDaftt of tho works rpuarllass of y-1