Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-16
LABOR'S IMPORTANCE.

rlSht TO say anything ABOUT tue Ihuus-
trial question or to speak of it at all.
That view and opinion of some is the
cause of friction between man and
man. and all persons under the Stars
and Stripes are entitled to their say,
whether il pleases or not. Toadying
to this man and that because they have
money, is not my idea of true man
hood or womanhood, and man or wo-
man who has no ambition to better
their own or their fellow creature
conditions is not up to the manly and
womanly standards that make our citi-
zenship grand. The toilers should
cherish the ambitious idea just as
fondly as the man who has his thous-
ands invested in any given enterprise,
and seek to get just as good returns as
the man who has money and friends.
| don't know but the toiler has bet
ter right to claim and receive larger
share of the gain than the employer,
for certainly it is the worker that Gre
ates and produces the gain and with
out him there could be no gain. Not
only should he receive larger share
of the gain, but he should receive just
as much respect and consideration as
the employer In fact, he is the most
important factor in the business enter
there would be no business progress.
The idea of men with money enthron-
ing themselves, as superior beings to
that of toiler is ridiculous, and when
rightly analyzed and looked into, leaves
the mark of Cain on their brow, for
the world can get along without such,
but it can't do without the toiler. 1t
simply would starve and have to eat
its food raw.
A laboring mans union is just as
much entitled to recognition as any
other organization under the sun, and
we are forced to concede the fact that
we can't do without him. Then why
not concede to him and give him his
rightful place7 Is he not the begin
ming of the whole thingr Has he not
created the wealth of the country, and
is he not still adding to it continually :
Certainly. It's not money nor moneyed
men that causes the stream of wealth
to flow on and on, but it is the toiler
and as such he never has received that
consideration he is justly entitled to.
He has been and is today defrauded
out of it, and fraud has been the
scheme practiced upon him for ages
past.
Suppose the workers of the United
States were to cease work just for one
month-not one of them in all the land
to do thing g-wouldn' there be long
faces and gnashing of teeth? | believe
so. Gamblers in bonds and stocks
would go crazy and your band box and
wall flower women would learn the
worth of a house servant sure enough.
Why, and upon what grounds dc
, these dependant people seek to usurI
authority over the Independent, to-
wit, the toilers? Who is the toiler de
l pendant on No one but themselves
while the other class are dependant OF
the toiler without a doubt. | am usins
: real facts and not theories. How of
ten have you heard it said, l woul(
z like to have so and so done, but can
;. get anybody to do it, acknowledge;
: the fact of their dependence on labor
: l would like to have my quilts washe,
J. but just can't get anyone to wasl
IS them, and my cook is gone and don
II know what l will do, all depending ol
> the toiler Then why not treat then
v fairly? Why nag and scold them ant
j. why refuse to recognize them as you
d equal when the real truth of the mat
e ter is they are your superiors!
; Labor is tie most superior articl
Il this world possesses and gets the leas
? consideration and, candidly, l admir-
1t the men and women of the world
workers who have self respect enoug
N to demand recognition and equs
~ ~ rights. They are due it and shoul
have it above all others. A toiler, VIII
N is too cowardly to aid and help hi
T, fellows to raise the standard of equal
l. ty, is low specimen of humanity an
don't have a very high conception {
themselves or their calling. A perso
who proves traitor to their own il
in terest and self respect is not muC
above the animals and woman WI
be takes no interest in the welfare of h'
r. husband and his well-being cares bl
,l- little for her offspring, whether tht
l., be hewers of wood and drawers of WI
Sc ter or not Shame on women who a
" so careless. Labor is the chief ques
re ion of the worlds commodity al
st more precious than gold and silver
lis rubies, and it is the duty of all
,e- have it respected above everything el
i'll and the persons employing it shou
in he competent to acknowledge it or n
on have the privilege of utilizing
III These are my ideas ON the subject
labor.
M, "Your Friend, l.. -
Humors Come TO the Surface