Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-01-05
Tracy City.

The Baptist, Christian, Episcopal
and Hobbs Hill Sunday Schools al
had fine Xmas trees, and first class or.
der. The Methodists had NO Xmas
tree, but many of the students brought
in quite lot of things. and then spent
the evening in delivering them to the
needy. A healthy Santa Claus spirit
pervaded Tracy City more than usual.
There were but few DRINKS, although
plenty of booze came to Tracy City.
They do say that Sidey Crisp has
one of the best vocal music classes on
the mountain. I've heard the class
oomplimented no little. Well, there is
something to such boys and girls, and
Hobbs Hill ought to feel proud of
them and again I've been told the
young men OF the class sever touched
drop of booze during Xmas. That is
splendid report for the boys.
Now, Mr.. Editor, my compliments
to You for your keen, sharp editorials
in the last issue on i'll manners and
mean whiskey. They will spoil any
thing, no difference what. Let the
law be enforced against all such.
James Bryant came in Dec. Goth
with his handsome bride from Mis-
souri,, and had the pleasure of eating
at the informal dinner given them by
Mrs Mary Ponder. This dinner was
about the most pleasure I've had this
Xmas. The truth is, never had less
Joy and pleasure in all my life than
this Xmas. 1 guess I've been too eager
to give others a good time without
considering myself. Well, such is life
and as long as we live on earth, the
ill-mannered and booze gang will be
thorn in the side of our best people.
Perry Haynes has moved to Coal
m ont. We hate to lose our best peo-
pie.
Mrs. Tom Crisp and Mrs. Laura
Nunley made visit in our communi-
ty the other day.
John Crisp and family have moved
to Tracy from Orme.
You correspondents that are nagging
at your "Uncle Tom" for his criti-
cisms of ministerial political agitators
would do we'll to stop making asses of
yourselves. and let the preachers de-
fend themselves. I've thrown no rocks
at them and why do they want to butt
in and defend lot of political pulpit
agitators that won't come out in the
open and defend their conducts 1 am
not attacking their rights and never
have, but do attack their imprudence
in dabbling in politics. I've had moth
ing to answer from any of them as
they have not advanced single plaus-
ible reason worth noticing, and l de-
fly any preacher to give a plausible
reason and prove that the road to heav-
en- is in any political party or thru a
party. The world has always sought
to corrupt the ministers of God, even
tempting Christ himself. The devil
promised all the kingdoms of earth,
and he is just as active today in hold
ing out promises as ever, and he is
Turing some and they are as active
scoundrels as the veriest politician.
Take the chaplaincy of the penitentia-
ry. What scramble What causes
it, souls or money! l guess everybody
would say money. Well if it is mon
ey then they are not fit to have the
place. If l was in Hooper's place
wouldn't appoint such preacher at
all.
J. A. Goforth's father is here on
visit from Oklahoma. He says it is a
fine county and very prosperous, and
the old man boosts it for sure.
Work is still regular which has help
ed Tracy wonderfully.
J. A. Goforth will begin another
term of school ON Hobbs Hill Jan. 2,
1911. Those people have caught the
spirit of progress and are climbing up
the ladder of sober intelligence, leav-
ing behind ignorance and jealousy,
some of the most despisable trials on
this mountain or anywhere else. Jeal-
GUS Ignorance is combination that
makes people hardly above brutes.
We..are not perfect by whole lot, but
many of our young people aspire to
higher and better things than ignor-
ance and mean whiskey, and I hope
friend Brannan in answering the Edi
tors query, will fire a system of gov
eminent that won't even lend help
ing hand toward protecting states and
from the whitening and
effects of King Alcohol, the
god of viciousness, and the manufact-
urer of hell among the people. l wish
from my very heart we had system
of government that would protect the
people from themselves, and would not
allow the moral laws to be overrun
by law of interstate commerce as it
is called. 1t is law of hell's own
creation, and violates every law enact
ed by state to promote soberness
and morality. They can and do order
liquor and we have no chance to pre-
vent it. Brannan has nothing to be
of in his attacks on our sys
tenn of government We need protec-
ton by the matte al government more
than anything else.
Uncle Tom.