Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-15
EVOLUTION

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History reveals the fact that work
ers were first captured, their lands
confscated to the private ownership of
the captors and themselves enslaved,
and compelled to work for these cap
tors. This was the origin of slavery.
1t was then afterward discovered by
the captors and private owners of the
soil that their interest could be best
served by what is known as serfdom
instead of slavery. Under serfdom
each slave was allowed a hut and a
family that workers might be reared
on the Lords lands instead of being
captured. So. we may learn as pos
tive fact from history that our an
cient civilizations were the products
of soldiers and slaves, if we read with
view of solving the problem of a
better, grander, juster civilization
than the world has ever seen. You
will learn that we have evolved and
are evolving andwill evolve into civ
ilization in which humanity shall no
longer be the servant of property, but
property shall be the servant of hui
manity.
J We have passed through slavery,
serfdom. and are now enjoying the
civilization period, known as wage
slavery. Under the first form of sla-
very, the workers were captured and
their lands taken. Under serfdom the
slave was allowed many more privileg-
es, only he was not allowed to leave
his lords land. In other words, he
was attached to the soil of his lord.
Then came the third stage in civiliz-
alton, known as the wage system. 1t
was discovered by the lords that If
the lords owned the land and the tools,
the serf could be allowed to go when
not needed by his master, and come
again, as he might choose. SO long as
he remained without where to use his
hands, as we'll as without where to
lay his head without first asking (beg-
ging) the privilege of some lord or
master. This is the third stage of CIV
lization for which the democratic and
republican parties both stand. They
preach it from every stump that the
working men must support one of these
"grand parties. THAT there is but
two grand parties" and working men
must continue voting for them and
forever remain slaves. The only
differ ence between slavery and serf-
dom, and wage slavery, which your
political bosses want you to continue
voting for, is this You have the right
to hunt new master and your "boss'
has the right to discharge you, and
put you on the bum.
When your political boss comes
around and tells you that you are
free man, you should be men enough
to at least let him know this to be I'M
true. Free menl No, a thousand
times no, we are slaves of the system
to few of the lords who desire us to
SO remain. Away back a thousand
years ago, by one government it was
decreed that no man should carry on
the wicked trade of selling men in the
markets like brutes. We no longer
buy End sell men, but their labor is
bought and sold on the market as meat
or any other article of trade except the
private control of meat forces the
price up and the price of labor down,
which produces a difference of the
well fed slave of old to the half starv-
ed slave of today. We used to hear of
the overworked slave, but now they
are condemned to compulsory idleness
1 am working for the fourth step in
the evolution of society which will
forever 80 completely change our sys-
tenn as that there will never be any
more slaves and lords. Then no man
may reap where another has sown.
Then mans prosperity shall depend on
his own individual effort. Then no
man shall inhabit where another
builds, but every man shall sit under
his own vine and fig tree. This will |
be our next step in the evolution Of So
ciety or Socialism.
What do you think of itr refer |
you to the writers of the New Testa-
ment for further information on the
subject. If you haven't time to read
it all, you may take only the teachings
Of Christ. What do you say / mean
you.