Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-01-03

kind of works it were. He would
elect his own directors instead of hav-
ing to submit to the tyranny of having
them imposed on him, whether he
wished it or not. He would not have
to submit to the indecencies he has to
today. So you see we have shown you
clearly that we have no indivualism
under this system, and have shown you
how Socialism will allow you to have
and keep your individuality. There
fore it would not go into desuetude for
hope then would revive, which is dead
today, and if it is not dead why did
your "Uncle Gid" say ''Why should
Socialists envy and complaint" Is it
not enough to have your all, even your
birthright, old Mother Earth, stolen
from you, and forced to give up four
fifths of your earnings to some capital
ist? 1t is their duty also to teach
their fellow workers of the dastardly
drones who will not produce wealth,
but who stand ready to filch it from
labor.
"Uncle Cid further states he is for
an open sea and sailors rights That
means open competition, which means
the death of trade, instead of the life
of trade If not, why did competition
force capitalists to organize in the
trust business? ''Uncle Gid says
there is top to reach and climber
may reach it. I want to ask you wage
earners, farmers and small business
men what is your chance of gaining
the top when Rockefeller with his 2l2
billions is climbing as hard today as
he was thirty years ago2 Then he be-
comes very patriotic and this is done
to excite the youth who reads this pa
per to disregard Socialism and stan(
ready to organize into the murderou
gang, called soldiers, to shoot dowl
their fellow men in the interest of cap
italism. Do you catch on? Then ht
says our poverty is not caused by tn,
prosperity of others. Here he show
his ignorance of political econom
when it is estimated by all politica
economists that to the rise of one indi
vidual to wealth that nearly FIVE hun
dred are reduced to poverty. So hi
statement won't hold water Then h
talks of marrying and building a home
t etc. How many working men ar
there who can do this2 Only the one
4 who are willing to crush the highe
S aspirations of manhood and DO the dil
] ty work of the Capitalist, or
t case here and there where a man stint
t and starves his family in order to d
+ so. But suppose all men would stir
e to the half of what it takes today, i
six months we would be reduced i
t wages accordingly, so you see "Unc,
J. Gid is giving you taffy He sa,
!, further that this cry of Let some
Il thing be done to make us equal is IL
s siIliest nonsense. We are not tryi1
e to make any one equal, but we are tr,
is ing to make conditions so that each il
l. dividual will have an equal opportun
, ty 10 work and develop to the highe
o degree the talents that much abusC
o Nature endowed them with. But,
e says, dollars are not everything. TIL
'e is the truth for it is more for the d
= velopment of the higher faculties
l man that the Socialist is striving f
d and leisure enough to keep the body
k a good condition, as it is for any 9th
sc cause. SO you see, Uncle Gid
rs showed his Ignorance there of the ain
| of Socialism Then here he com
i quoting Scripture, twisting it as t
ID capitalist always does Why does
eS do it? He does it from a knowledge
C. your religious belief, but want to s
N that with all their twisting and war
o. ing the Scriptures to suit capital
is political economy, the fact renal
"a and history bears me out in it, th
u Jesus was a Socialist and the cler,
u even admit it, but claim it would n
= WbIh loudNs NNNr nt hAOWH IL tllf
m version would be right that Jesus mt
ie have been giving the apostles a less
a and showing them when labor came
sh 20 her own, that the drones wOI
of follow, trying to beg back part Of t
ie oil labor had taken over, but it d,
u not have any allusion to either side
Il the subject under debate, so what
be the use 10 mislead the poor people "
b, have had no opportunity Of knowi
at these things. Your motive is pla
.h. You are probably a man who is
;e- some means. OF maybe Of great mea
.st and your are afraid Of labor knowi