Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-04-06
The Socialist Store

tive Tor graft and dishonesty would
be destroyed under their system of
government. l have drawn a little
picture of supply store as think it
would be under such management.
Your captain of commerce Socialist
caBtain) who has secured his job from
the government receives a lengthy pc
tition asking for the appointment of
Mr.. Jones as chief store keeper at Ira
cy City. They boost Jones and insist
that he is honest and that he will new
er short weight or short measure any
body, or punch out too much of his
credit card. A counter petition goes
in to get the job for Mr.. Brannan, and
also one for 'Uncle Tom" but after
investigation and due consideration,
the Captain ignores Brannan and "Un-
Gle Tom and appoints Jones, and SO
hot has been the fight that Brannan
and "Uncle Tom have won the i'll
favor of the Captain and cannot get
even a delivery boys place. Per-
haps, also, "Uncle Tom and Mr..
Brannan both think Jones to be a
thief, but his petition was stronger
than theirs and so it goes Jones is
swift at figures and an all around
smooth guy.
The store opens Jones has great
train of cohorts, who helped him to
get the job and he must take care of
them. Sal, Jane and Peg, who are
sisters of Jones, bring their husbands,
and great train of fifteen or twenty
dirty nosed nephews and nieces to Wis
it Jones on Saturday night, and they
stay till Monday morning. Jones goes
to the store and helps himself to any
thing and everything in the grocery
line he wants, punches his trade card
so as to show the captain when he
comes to investigate. but takes three
times the amount punched out. He
even takes down the best ham in stock
and has the dirty nosed crowd so sick
by overfeeding that they are barely
able to get home on Monday morning.
But the grown ones are able to carry
things, SO Jones draws them three gal
Ions Of good old sorghum molasses
cuts them off big chunk of meat
each, and helps them to little things
all around. such as salt, pepper. gin
ger and all kinds of necessaries and
luxuries, besides, Sal, Jane and Peg
get away with enough remnants of
dry goods to start little store Of their
own, but they dare not do that They
must hide these things for while be-
cause the Captain might catch on
when he comes to investigate, and put
Jones out of his job.
He didn't punch any trade cards for
these people. He stole this "chuck"
for them. They had already used up
most of their credit cards previously,
had not been at work much and were,
as is the case with thousands now,
constitutionally opposed to work,
snarling around and saying that the
other fellow didn't work and if they
worked they would have to keep him
up.
f'Uncle Tom" happens to live close
to Jones. He gets suspicious and, of
course, would be mad at him for Civ |
ing away government molssses, meat, |
dry goods, etc., so he writes the Cap
tain to come down and investigate. |
But what's the use' Jones is sharp. |
He can check out and show that his |
trade card stamps balance against ey-
cry pound, yard and gallon that has
gone out. But if Re can't do that, he
can prove that the stopper blew out of
the molasses barrel, some meat spoiled |
and a thief broke into the store and |
stole the remnants Of dry goods and
others gone. In order to make grocer
les balance he could shortweight Gun
Gle Tom" and Mr.. Brannan just lit.
tie when they called to buy meat and
other things, Just enough that they
couldn't tell the difference. The Cap
tain investigates, checks out and re-
ports all o. K. Jones shows as fine a
record as any man in his territory,
and he adds at the bottom of his re- :
port to the "main guy, "The COM
pldluI COIueS ITOIu I6ilOW uOWu tu6T0
by the name of "Uncle Tom, who is
mad because he was rejected when he
asked for the job. There is nothing to
it. There is also another disgruntled
man there named Brannan, who may
also complain later. If he does / will
pay no attention to him. as he is also
mad for the same reason. They may
combine their efforts against Jones.
but it is all due to prejudice.
Tell me in your beautiful pictures
that there is nothing to mar the
peace and happiness of man under {
such system Tell me in your
bloody pictures of crushed working
mans rights that you are going to
make them happy and contented {
What about your freedom How &
would .'Uncle Tom" like to be COM
pelled to support Sal. Jane and Peg 1
and the dirty nosed crowd when they {
wouldn't work. How would he like |