Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-11-09

! With the contract system, but they die
try, and was prevented by democrats
and republicans Why didn't the mar
I who sent the Socialists Are FounG
Wanting article to the News, CLIPPED
from the St. Paul Dispatch and Pion
eer Press, tell you thisy He wanted
your vote and thought ho would droE
this to you and that would be sufie.
lent We are not all deceived. We
have learned to our sorrow that We
must read between the lines of the As
sociated Press news if we learn the
truth. will give you one other item
of interest to anyone desiring TO know
the truth about the conduct of the So.
cialist officers of Milwaukee.
As it required a three -fourths vote
to carry any measure, and as they did
not have this they could not abolish
the contract system, but when it came
to paving the streets, they so drafted
the contract as to leave the Asphalt
Trust out, as they had already found
that this lovely trust had robbed the
city of thousands of dollars. BY leay-
/ ing this trust out they made saving
in the paving of 81 90 per square yard.
This means a saving to the people OF
the city fol the year 1911 of only $400, :
900 90.
Now listen, l want to repeat for
your own honest minds to work on
that You may see just the kind of stuff
we must contend with, and decide
whether the truth or falsehood was in
tended for you. Here it is in the
Socialists Are Found Wanting ar
ticle of Oct 10th issue of the News.
'Hera is what has been done. l.
Reorganized department. of public
works; increased cost SIS, 900
Now, if he had wanted you to nave
believed the truth and have you know
the, truth, why didn't he say that
while they increased the cost of man
aging the department of public works,
SIS, 600, they did more and better SER
viea, employing men who were experts
in street building. regardless of what
their political faiths were, and had
saved the city by knocking the Asphalt
Trust out of the contract $400, 000-a
net saving for the year of $25, 900.
You may think now as you please,
and If you fail to exercise the faculties
God has given you, you are not your
own but belong to another. As for
me, believe the writer of that article
intended to drive as many Socialists
back into the capitalist parties as pos
sible, but be reckons wrong. You can
never scare d Socialist by telling him
so many dollars have been spent. You
may use this on the capitalist and the
capitalist minded but it won't work
on Socialist. He will Immediately
ask was it spent to bring more happi-
ness to mankind. If so, we say spend
it all Let MS make this old earth as
near like "Thy kingdom come on
earth as it is in heaven" and we Will
be doing Goa's will on earth
AS for the capitalists, never mind
which it is as sure as God is true, they
will gradually become good citizens,
and produce honest living like you,
Mr.. Producer. Then, ''In the sweat
of thy face shalt thou eat bread shall
become living truth for the first time
since civilization began Would you
like to work for yourselfS Would you
like to have as your very own what
your labor produces Would you like
to learn just now you can practice
christianity in this life Would you
like to learn how you may obtain
home in this life and make sure of
home beyond2 Would you be glad to
learn more of the Fatherhood Of God
and the brotherhood of man? Then /
beg you study the Socialist theory one
year and my word for it, all The above
will be made palmer to you than you
Thoughts could be.
Noq il you are interested send me
ST 90 and | will see that you get the
News aud SONS thing to read 90 the
subject besides Wbat do you sayt
am anxious and will guarantee salts
faction if you are bonest and in earn
est Wisconsin has ten Socialist rep
in the Legislature may
tell you about them sometime soon if
you want to know. Let the Socialist
writer's come on. I am always glad
to see anything from You, and often
look for it to be disappointed. You
are right and ali the powers of earth
cannot even check the onward and
upward movement of society into the
gran lest civilization the world has ev-
or known
To be one in this greatest movement
is alone enough to make you happy.
we clasp hands around the
world, all working under the same flag
and platform Yon shoul1 r9ioiee to
know you are one in such movement
and be sorry for others who reject it
knowing what it is. The
more we work tue sooner will they |
learn it and swell our numbers.
| have written this or borrowed !
time, as we need all the tine we can
get nov 10 obtain living. So if you
!, I. excuse me I will not write again /
soon. Respectfully,
A. j. BRANNAN.