Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-05-26
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\ UNCLE TOMS LETTER.
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To Farmers Wife and other cor
respondents, l appreciate very much
your compliments. 1t encourages me
and causes me to think perhaps L am
doing some good and pleasing some
one, although from the tone OF my let
ters you can readily see am not fel-
low that toadies very much to the Its
of things. try to tell the truth ana
don't use any whitewash in my state
ments. OF course, very well know
don't please a certain element that
likes to live off of the toll of others,
and | know very well they will and do
try to make unpopular my suggestions
relative to the burden the masses are
carrying. l am not altogether a slave
and have enough freedom left me to
sit around on the streets occasionally
and note the gang who have made all
thew have off of the sweat of others. L
see them spread ON and show Oft as
though they were the noblest beings OF
earth.
| Then look at the poor toiler ana
wonder if there is just God, and ask
myself the question, is it not wonder
there is any good at all2 Well, friends,
while the toiler has been plundered
and robbed daily, yet there is one
thing he can say, he has never yet sur
rendered his honesty. He clings to
that and while many have almost for
sakea the house of God he has not
done so from any unbelief in his God.
The best version l can give of that act
is they have grown tired of the hypoc-
racy and unbrotherly unsociabillty
and inhospitality they encounter at
the church / don't think they have
forgotten God. But, as l said, their
conceptions of the christian religion is
superior to that they encounter at the
church. A slight, snub hurts poor
man more than we have any idea OF.
He thinks it is done because he is
poor and he lays it to heart
The authorities of the church have
been wondering for several years why
the working men have almost quit go
ing to the regular churches where they
have organs, carpeted aisles, etc. l
have tried to answer the question. A
working man cares no more for fine
sermons. cold and formal religion,
than hog does for side pocket. Ii
Won want to fill the church with
working men you must be their warm
hearted, genial friend six days in a
week if you expect to reach them on
Sunday They have no relish for mis-
treatment six days in a week and on
the seventh to be prayed for. Then,
again, they believe in the real thing
religiously. Fine sermons have no
weight unless backed by the Holy
Ghost. Consequently formal chris
tian looses out with the toilers.
| Well, there are many other things
could sneak of but I'll only mention
one more and that is they are accused
of extravaganza. The charge is false
and the ones making such charges
know it is false but they do it to CON
ceal their own rascality. This charge
comes from employers and originates
in their brain and is used to convince
the public that their men receive good
wages but are wasteful is why they
are SO hard up. All workingmen know
the charge is lie and made to cover
up the unjust treatment of the employ
er. Some even say the workingmen
drink up what they make. Well, I've
been associated with workingmen all
my life and maybe there is one in ev-
cry ten guilty, but not over that. In
body of 400 to 900 maybe you will
find a dozen who drink and gamble.
I thank the correspondents and the
News for their kindness to me and
hope I'll be able to interest them more
in the future than have in the past.
Suffer me to compliment "More
Anon on his splendid letter about
"Our system. Men and women have
read it and told me it was mastery
article and worth ever SO much.
"More Anon is an honest gentleman
4 with honest convictions. l know him
and while he and agree on the lane
question and some other things we
differ little on government owner.
ship, though l am not going to fight
him, for l want something besides
what we have got. Some relief some
way and some how.
UNCLE TOM