Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-03-09

The Republican party as known in
our country stands for private owner.
ship of all land, for private owner
ship of railroads, for private owner
ship by a few of the money of the
country, for the private control by the
few, who do no useful work, OF the
products of those who work 1t stands
for the private ownership of mills,
mines, factories and workshops by the
few. that Gods command six days
shalt thou labor" when the few will
let you) may be made lie 1t stands
against "In the sweat of thy face
shalt thou eat bread, making this
edict of God lie, so far as the fav-
ored few are concerned. 1t stands for
private ownership of telegraph and
telephone lines that enormous profits
may be had for dividends for the few.
1t stands for public ownership of post
offices privately controlled by some
one of their gang favorable to the in
terests of the few who control the ar
mics and navies of this great civiliza-
ton, which are publicly supported to
further the interests of the few who do
no useful work, and are on the backs
of honest laboring men. 1t stands for
pensioning citizen if he has been a
murderer, but if he has worn his life
away producing good things for the
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dumped on the cold charities of an un-
friendly world or sent to the poor
house..
You will observe that vast MAORI
ty of these favored few belong to some
earthly organization called church,
from President Taft down to your
constable. Think for little while of a
christian gentleman uttering such an
expression as "We should establish
target practice in all the schools of
our country to train our boys to shoot
to kill This was uttered by the
"bell wether" of your boosted repub-
lican party, and you shouted back,
'Hurrah for Roosevelt, the great
trust buster. The republican party
"busts' the trusts in horn, and
democrats, led by Bryan, want them
cut into smaller ones, SO that they
may go on and make good ones again,
and by the way, Bryan wants bank
guarantee fund to make the workers
pay all stolen by bank thieves. Il
there is any other difference, and il
this is difference, show me.
Now, Mr.. Reader, if you believe in
men living honest lives, if you have
any love or respect for the God you
profess to love, / ask you how in the
name of Him who gave you your exis
tence, if you want your families, thai
is the wife you have sworn to love
cherish and protect, and your child
rem, bone of your bone and flesh o.
your flesh, to live God-like lives,
ask you how in the name OF higl
heaven, can or will you vote to per
petuate such system
Thirty foreigners own six million
acres of land in our country under re
publican rule. This would make thir
ty-seven thousand, FIVE hundred homer
of 1850 acres each for those who pa.
half of their lives to these foreign
landlords for the privilege of living OF
the earth and voting the republican
ticket.
Up to 1900 the republican party hat
given to the railroads and other cor
porations of the country, two hundre'
and sixty-six million acres of land, o
10 acres for each family in our gov
ernment This is legislating for th'
thieves as | see it, and against tn
honest PRODUCERS. If you don't SCI
this as | do why don't you show III
where | am wrong? | am in dea'
earnest for | believe owe it to m.
God, to my country and my family, t
do all can to make the world bette
for having lived in it. What propert.
YOU have is not safe under capitalism
If you have good properly under such
system, what assurance have you tina
those nearest and dearest to you vii
enjoy it after your death