Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-04-30
BelleyilIe, iii.

Special to the Nr1OS.
Mr.. writer, of Pell City, Ala, you
said you didn't think anyone had the
right to say whether a man took the
job of a striker or not. There is no
use in any man being low enough to
take the job of his fellow man, and
therefore there is no need of saying
whether he should or should not, He
should have more principle without
being told. You said the republican
party was the best party. You surely
don't think for one minute that the
party to which the moneyed men stick
is the party for the poor Common
sense teaches anyone that the man that
the millionaire wants in office is the
very one that the working man should
not vote for, for he can't serve both
sides and give satisfaction. Now, |
have heard people say, Papa or
Grandpa voted that ticket and | will =
heard man say he would vote the
republican ticket if Chinamanwas ON
it. Now, as far as what Papa and
Grandpa and some of the neighbors
voted for it makes no difference to me
and should not to anyone. You say
you want the full value of your labor.
Do you think the republican party or
democratic party will give it to you,
or have you ever got it under themg
No, the only way is the socialist route,
or what some call anarchist, but if
they were in power and their way of
doing business in force you would not
work for ten cents per Gay nor 70 cents
per week.
Here is a case to look at: A mil
lionaire who owns brewery in St.
Louis, Mo-, refused to pay his teams
ters IA reasonable days wage, and fore
ed them to strike and saw them go
hungry In the same week his daugh-
ter s photo came out in the paper with
a beautiful poodle dog, and the bill for
three years for her fancy lace handker-
chiefs was only $325 Three hundred
and twenty-five dollars My wife
would be glad to get to spend that
much for clothes in five years, much
less handkerchiefs. The poodle dog
has fancy collar set with diamonds
and cost $3.50 She could have got Il
nice little baby from the orphan S
home, but poodles are more thought of
than children by most of the rich. Do
you suppose that man earned the mil
lions his daughter spends No, he
don't work, but other people work for
one-fOurth of what they earn, and the
poodle gets the rest This is under
republican administration you see, but
they say Uncle Tom, Jim, Jack and
Harry voted the ticket, and | will, ev-
en- if have to vote for a Chinaman.
! The wise man votes for the man he
thinks is the most suitable for the
offioa ri 1aCS of fbo narfxr
The miners in Illinois are still out,
and think they are liable to stay out
while, but we can't say for sure.
: We have one chance, that is to go to
Indiana or Ohio, for they have gone to
! work there under the old scale. | in
tended to go to Indiana one day last
week, but the train | was going on
, had small load and went too fast, SO
u | changed my notion and will stay
here until they call strike or settle
! up. / think that will be in day OF
: two as they have fooled long enough.
1t is about time to strike if they can
make an agreement.
! don't see Sayre, Ala, represented
in the paper any more. Have they
: gone TO work YETI
} 'Buttermilk Johnny, you said You
supposed was having good time. ]
! am not at work but am wondering
whether we will get to work here OF
have to go to Indiana. II you want
work go to Indiana or Ohio. Plenty
: of work in both states. Warbler.