Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-04-07
LANDLoRDIsM's CURSE.

God was practicable in Moses day, it
ia practicable now and fail to find
anywhere in Holy Writ where God
abolished the law regarding His crea-
ton. Evidently it was never His pur-
pose or intention TO deprive any hui
man being of his share in the land.
All the prophets prophesied against OPP
preston and if it was wrong to OPP
press men in their day, is it not wrong
in this our day. Christ Himself de-
clared upon the two great command
ments hung all the law and the proph-
cts and as such / as much believe as
am a living man the violation of these
laws are the cause of all our troubles.
| fail to see how the christian church
can evade and dodge these two com
mandments and claim to preach the
gospel. The law was that the land
shall not be sold forever. Undoubted
", tn is law has been maliciously vio-
lated in the very way and manner Mi
cab the prophet said. 1t had, it seems
from close reading of the Bible that
equality of privilege was one of the
cardinal doctrines of the church. Our
Saviour stressed it upon almost every
occasion. can't see how full Cos
pei can be preached when it is well
known fact the second great command
ment is being trampled under foot
without a protest from the church,
and hate to say il is cheek by jowl
with Caesar She is allowing him to
render null and void every law posi-
BILE. My belief is founded upon the
teachings of Gods Word and not upon
what man says If men will search
the Scripture closely, they will find
the earth withholds her fertility on
account of the very conditions that ex-
ist today. An abundance of greed has
exacted too much and over reached it
self and if these exactions were wrong
and prophesied against in Moses day
it is wrong now. From the reading of
the Bible and also the Testament, the
greatest sin a man committed was that
of oppression. and Withholding from
the poor man what he was justly enti-
tied to- All men say out loud and
sometimes very loud, they are for the
right. Well, was it right for Israel to
draw by lot their fields and possess
them2 If it was how comes it and by
what process men of this generation
can't enjoy the same equality of
rights2 We say we are christian ma
ton. Then, if we are, how comes it
we let mammon rule and govern us
and cause us to deprive our brother Of
his inheritance Bah not much chris
tianity in our rules of government.
We are doing almost every thing posi-
BILE to set the people on fire for prohib-
ition, but who and how many are
fighting for the abolition of poverty ?
How many are aiding to lift men out
of the hell of slavery which can be
done just as easy as enacting prohibit
ton and when done it will be humid
red times more beneficial Prohibition
isn't worth a pinch of snuff by the
side of restoring unto men their given
heirship. This one thing will do more
to enlighten and, civilize and chris
tianize men and women than all the
organizations on earth are doing. II
will destroy poverty and abolish much
of the misery people suffer. 1t will
ill the mouths of children with food
and cover their bodies with clothes.
Then when we all stand before God
we will not be charged with neglect.
ing our brother. We've done some
thing beside preaching. We've helped
men, lifting them where others cannot
oppress. Just little home makes 6
man mighty independent. Twenty five
or fifty acres liberates man from the
cruel hand of slavery. Don't tell me
you are for the right and allow YOU
brother to be oppressed without pro
test Don't tell me we live under
| laws that help all men. l know bet
ter Don't tell me your party is {
| friend to the homeless, and not {
clause in your platform worth pincl
of snuff to him. No wonder the Bible
charges our rulers with speaking lies
they do it at all times. They load mel
with heavy burdens we all know. L
we know what is right and just let III
preach it, and let us apply the remed,
and thus relieve the misery human be
ings are suffering We have but {
faint idea of the terrible suffering
and lordism has caused in the world
Now, people ought to be very care
full how they vote and what they vot'
for. Cast your vote for no man WHIT
doesn't want you to have an equalit.
of privilege in what God made fo
you. Fill every Office with men WHIT
believe in considering the cry of tn
laborer, and some of these days |
transformation of our laws will taxi
place and you will be liberated.
l aim to vote for everything good
can and a. man who has the courage tt
tell me he favors all men sharing il
the creation of God is my man.
UNCLE TOM.
Tracy City. Tenn.
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