Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-06-22
Third District.
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am wrong and beg time to reconsider
the matter. From the sounding and
direction of "Uncle Toms" and Bran
mans letters they are about to center
their platform aud belief and princi-
pies Of doctrines right on the union or
CARNATIONS of labor of the nation II
that's really so, gentlemen, that mucn
of your platform is mp to date an
wool and yard wide. / never fought
labor organizations. They are organ
izations that have card and badge OF
recognition in the United States. her
voting population does sure tut a hg-
ure in national politics on what ever
side of party politics she falls on.
This is now a question beyond contra
diction. So will say to all concerned
that if the republican party Of Ameri-
ca should fail at any time in the Ma
tional elections to carry the different
labor organizations of the country,
they would beyond question of doubt,
90 down in defeat, and on the other
had, gentlemen, as the democratic par
ty is the next strongest party in this
country, will say if they should sue
coed in carrying the labor organiza-
tions on their side, 1 would say that
the United States would have demo-
cratic president in 1912. Now comes
your party. Mr.. Braunan and Uncle
Tom If the party you represent as
the next strongest political party in
number to the democratic party, and
you can succeed and carry all the diff
erent labor elements of this country
and add them all to the Socialist par
ty, then gentleman, I will say you
have got party that will appear as
party of recognition in this country
that would have to be openly confess
ed by all political parties that are now
on record. So, boys, / will say furth-
er that if you should be lucky enough
to succeed in carrying the votes OF a
union labor organizations in 1912, l
will say your Socialist party then
would be under the attachment of the
labor movement of the United States
to your party. Then, boys, you would
be equal almost in number to the DEM
ocratic party, the next highest number
in ranks to that of the original repub-
lican party which now stands ahead OF
the rank and file that has heretofore
carried the nation over the heads OF
all political parties time and time
again, and you should be successful,
boys, in getting this hook of attach
ment swung on to your party. Ii you
are correct and should succeed and
elect Socialist president in 1919, l
will be the first man that will pull off
my hat, and bow my head in honor OF
your grand success, and will clap
hands and will cry with loud voice;
Pretty good, amen. Bring in the old
family boss, he surely will never die
and will help you hoist white flag OF
peace and help you cork that old Uni
ted States ship that's been leaking
and dipping water 10 these many
years. Let the longest pole knock
the persimmons. That is to say, let
the party that gets plurality and a
majority of votes take the seat regard
less of what its political affiliations
might be. So, boys, if you do succeed
and get all these labor unions on your
side, and | see they have fully endors-
ed your platform, then have an open
and public confession and apology to
make to you as have gone barefooted
and have cracked many chestnut
burr with my naked heel in boyhood
days, and have split many thousand
rails at SOC per bundled, have railroad
ed, worked on public works as a day
laborer at very low price, was a
champion steel driver, was very fine
in rock, have done some contract work
under w. A. Patten, and did lot of
rock work for the 7. G. l. Co when it
first started up at Whitwell, put the
first shovel of dirt in a wheel barrow
at the foot of the incline, carried a
whole bar of pig iron by myself up the
steep part of the mountain to the
mines on my shoulder for 81 per day,
and thought was doing fairly well.
have worked some inside the mines,
a whole lot on the outside. was
born and raised on the farm, went
barefooted with SOC pair of overalls
on, and those overalls when they were
bought would slap around my legs like
an eel hide, and I was forced against
my will at times to go and come in a
double quick. Of course it was pretty
tough. I learned to eat everything
along the line of eatables from hog liv-
er and the logger headed turtle, down
to the bull frog. Well, I had some
better days after SO long time.
finally reached manhood by tight
squeeze. Oh, my country what J
had to undergo space won't permit me
to mention, but will state that about
the time was 81 years old had big
fight or two. and my name in the pa
pers, and the sheriff happened to no.
tice my character somehow and he APP |
pointed me a deputy sheriff for two
years, and then was reappointed two
The trustee got struck on
me and had me to do some tax collect |
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