Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-02
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! UNCLE TOMS LETTER.

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\ Well. will send one more letter.
The working men produce all of the
wealth and the shirkers are the ones
that get it. Landlordism is nothing
but a form of nobility, and is of the
class and character of nobility that
fills the homes of the masses with pow
erty and misery. Socialism means to
limit these gentlemen to reasonable
share in the land so other human be-
ings can have little of what God
created for them. Keep this before
your avaricious, greedy eyes, please.
Socialists are not agitating for a div
ide They want that stopped. They
just want every man to enjoy what he
produces or creates, and every fellow
to live by the sweat of his own face.
The Socialists are such peculiar set
of beings that they want to kick the
man who stands between you and work
out of the way, and let you have free
access to work when you please.
They don't want any man to say you
can't work unless you work for them,
or till the soil unless you pay them for
the privilege. They want to stop men
from claiming things they never made
or created. In fact, they want every
man to have all he produces. The
harder and tougher the times are, the
better for Socialism. Hard times is
the best argument to convert men
with, and get them to see that they
are as much entitled to a home and
enough land free to make an honest
living on as any other man. Men tell
us the open shop system is better
system. never saw an open shop and
| don't guess anyone else in this coun-
try ever did. The shops are all closed
to you, gentlemen, unless you agree to
labor on the terms and conditions of
the master. The masters and bosses
don't like Socialism, yet not one of
them can refute the doctrine Social
ism does not believe in the worker
dividing up with any man. It's 10th
er Teller that wants to perpetuate the
divide up system, or in other words
to gather tribute. Why, amt you
heard them throwing up to Socialists
about dividing? They are the scound-
rels that want to keep this Shylock,
bloodsucking system intact.
All true, genuine christians have
the principles of Socialism. Men and
women who understand the teachings
of Holy Writ are not at loss to un-
derstand the doctrine of Socialism.
Unfortunately every preacher who
breaches the pure gospel of the Son of
God sooner or later is turned down by
the more wealthy of his congregation.
The rich all love Jesus so long as He
is pictured as harmless idealist
They want nothing to do with his doc
trine of love thy neighbor as myself.
That is too Socialistic for them, and !
the preacher who dares preach such
doctrine soon is out Of a job. Every |
who breaches the true gospel |
Is not popular now nor ever was.
Christ lost his life because he exposed |
the economic cussedness of the Priests
and Pharasees. A preacher has to
have grace and grit to preach that
truth these days. Try it, Mr., Preach
sr. A plain, matter of fact preacher
Is not wanted, but one that will aid
and abet politicians and tickle the
fancy of the rich and educated and not
'ide with poor folks can have his pock-
Its we'll filled with gold. No man
who breaches equality of opportunities
or all is relished by the aristocratic
,randee class. Like old Mother Jones
.ptly said at Greensburg, Pa, the
,ther day, those greedy monsters "are
10 full of greed that they won't take a
lay off to find out what is the mat
er. The old mother, with her II
,ears, don't fear to tell the truth.
Again she says, ''the class that owns
he industries also owns the govern
nent" This being SO, l ask what do
be poor own Not a thing. Democ
acy and republicanism, with prohib-
ton thrown in, own their votes
10 the gentleman bosses have things
heir own way. What voice do the
,oor have in church and slater None.
The poor are the pack mules both of
hurch and state, and the only real
riend the poor man has under heaven
g the Socialist Therefore rake and
Grape your republicanism, your dem
cracy and your much Landed prohibit
ionism, and tell me when and where
ither has ever tried to uplift the
man. by laws of restitution
md Limitation as advocated by Social
SIN and founded on the doctrines and
;eachings of TIE Bible7 believe in
,ure, genuine, holy religion, and be-
ieve that the same laws rules and
equations that are to govern the
hurch should also be the law of all
nations.
Well, must close this letter by say
ng stand and hope for the best and
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