Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-06-02
More About "The System"
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We mean the government of the Uni
ted States when we speak of ''The
SYSTEM. "The System has reached
almost it's zenith in corruption by and
through the combined powers of the
demo-republican parties. For what
one could not accomplish in the be-
trayal and robbery of the people, who
are as helpless as babies, the other has
never failed to render the necessary
aid. They both stand for individual
ism, which defined by Webster's dict
ionary, means selfshness, self interest.
Mr. Thomas Huxly says it is anarchy
or the rule of ones self.
The peoples rights having been pur-
posely circumscribed by the Constitu-
tion, they cannot help themselves.
They now have absolutely nothing left
them but to vote for some man put on
the ticket by the few who today own
and control this country. If you fail
to willingly submit you are blackmail-
ed, blacklisted, denounced and perse-
cuted until you are willing to vote
'er straight
Let's see about this. Do we vote for
President2 No. Is president cleo
ted by a majority2 No, sometimes he
Is elected by minority. Do we vote
for ''their'' United State Senators?
No, sir. Do we vote for any of the
Secretaries No, Stree. Do we vote
for our postmaster2 No. Do we vote
for road overseer2 No. sir. Well we
used to vote for our road overseer and
school directors. Yes, you had this
little liberty for long time, but it
was finally discovered that it could be
turned to individual interest. Now it
is systematically done. You are just
in the same row as a Methodist con-
gregation. You never know who is to
teach your children until he is
''sent". Fine system, isn't it. think
so. Yes, sir. swell, Pap was dem
ocrat and l am a democrat, too. -
"Hurrah fol the democratic party"
''Whoopeep
Coming right down to the point, for
whom do we vote in this "'the grand
est government the world ever saw. /"
We vote only for Hon. John A. Moon,
member of the lower house, or some
other good democrat. He seems to sat
isfy all good democrats and repub-
licans. He never had anything to do
with helping the republican party or
Roosevelt bust the trusts because there
has been 70 new ones formed since he
has been in Congress. The last time
he spoke in Tracy City he said he
couldn't do anything till the Constitu-
tion was changed. That's the last
time I ever heard of it, He forgot it.
His salary has been increased. Has
yours2 lie draws his salary, work or
play. Do you get yoursH The bonded
Indebtedness of the u. S. last year
amounted to 81, 633, $50, 1884. 90, onwhich
the working people pay interest to
about 1000 National banks in order
that they may control the wages of the
country by controlling the money of
the country. This is grand, to be
sure, because we pay an average fami-
ly interest of So. 90 per annum, that
the poor bankers may have their pie,
too. Did you ever have a chance to
vote for or against thisH You say no.
say you voted for it when you voted
the so called democratic ticket. We
never knew anything of democracy in
this country, and we never will as
long as we vote so and SO because
''pap'' did. John A. Moon must be
for it, as I never heard of him oppos-
ing it. Did you ever hear anything
from him concerning the 300, 900, 600
acres of land given to the Railroad
Companies of the U. 81 Anything
against foreign titleship for profit of
lands in the U. s? Anything against
the landed estate of the U. s. for
profit? Anything about the 1888, $780,
900 net earnings of the railroads for
the year 1907, or any other year, This
is about $40 per capita per annum
profit to the privately owned railroads.
How did you vote, for private or pub
lie ownership Oh, mol You have
had no voice in it. You are demo
crat Sin a horn
Did you ever see anything from
"our " congressman of why we, "our'
government, pays the Railroad Com
pany 8 cents per pound for hauling
mail matter and Express Companies
pay the same Railroad company only
u cent pound for hauling the same
class of matter in the same car You
are not expected to know this.
Did you ever hear word from him
when some of the captains were trying
to hang Meyer, Haywood and Petty
bone, three honest, earnest, industri-
Gus working men, who were kidnapped
by detective thugs at the instance of
the Captains who even name whom
you shall have as your candidate to
vote for2 No. he overlooked this. just
three workingmen, what if the Cap
tains do hang few. Got plenty to
take their places. Let EN- go, only
workingmen, (hands, servants).
Ever hear of him. saying anything
for or against Taft for pardoning Rou-
sett, of New York, who was sentenced
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