Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-04-16
Owl Hollow.

Special to HE Ne70S
| will give my ideas in regard to
what is the order of the day, oppres-
sion. 1t seems that the time has come
that if man cannot Cypress his neigh
Dor in some way, that he is not in it.
Friends, this is not the way we are
Taught in the Holy Book. We are
commanded to be lenient with one an
other, but we see our neighbor look
ing for distress to come on his neigh
Dor when he will have to make a broad
sacrifice of something to meet his
promises. Then you will see these
good, honey -mouthed fellows come and
say, "Well, | will give you five dol
lars'' for a ten dollar article, and
''Oh, am sorry for you, and would
not do this if it was not for your in
terest. This is more than anyone else
| will give" They never say, Look
here, friend, l will loan or help you in
your trouble. - He will not do
it unless he sees where he can double
his money. Is this right2 No, it is
covetousness, and if we ever expect
to get to that better place called heav-
en-, we must stop such. Let us not
work up scheme to get what some
poor man has worked for for nothing,
as these ''good christian men" have
done who got up these little internal
laws that only hurt the poor and make
capital.
Now, neighbors, be careful or the
time will come when You will be glad
| to exchange that poor mans COW for a
little of the water that Dives was
calling on Lazarus for. Things had
changed then. Lazarus was enjoying
the good things of eternal life while
the rich man was getting his reward
with the damned in hell.
Now, neighbors, treat one another as
the Good Book tells us. Let these tick
men and dog law and road law and
school law and registration law men
have their little riches while they stay
here for the time, tor pleasures for
them will soon be over, for we learn
that oppression is sin and is not of
heaven. speak to the poor If you
will live up to the letter of that Good
Book, great will be your reward, fol
the promise is to us. Let us poor
| devils be content, for all our pleasures
are taken from us in this life to sat
isfy the cravings of these devils that
take pleasure in seeing women and
little children go without raiment OF
food. 1t was said by some of our class
that if any COW was condemned II
would be some poor persons and not q
farmers COW. This has worked out
just that way. There are some that
think if they can gain the confidence
of some big speculator they are right
in the bosom of Abraham. They don't
seem to know that they have to have
tools to do their deadly work with.
Now, you poor man, let me say this
to you. We have one chance for the
better through the ballot box, and il
we lose that we have lost all. Lei
every man have his mind fixed by that
time to vote for his freedom without
the persuasion of any man, and if the
landlord tells you that you must vote &
ticket of his choice or move, move al
once, and let me know and | viii
bring my big broad shoulder and carry
a load for you. Never sell out. Il
any man would offer to deprive a MAJ
from voting to satisfy his own will, ht
does it for what money there is in it
for his own pocket. If you will sticl
for self-interest, we have got the
thing by the tail and down-hill pull
We have good, true, honest men, anC
men of brain, that will legislate for us
and let us elect such as will not con
denim one poor old mans COW because
she wore few summer ticks.
would think more of man tina
would steal than would of one tina
would enact such law or take offic,
under such law. If some men car
memorize a little song and let the lit
tie crowd hear him get it off a few
: times he has the thing going his way
We have got the thing cut and drie'
for two of our county officials for tn
appointment of one tick inspector.
Whiting Bill.