Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-09-07
COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Editor News:

Editor News:
| thought / would write once more
to your valuable paper.
The subject have selected I hope
will cause the readers of the News to
think and reflect on the past. for the
only means we have of knowing the
future is by remembering the past.
will not go back to the creation of the
world, but will take more modern in.
stances.
The first event speak of is the wa,
of the great rebellion. Most all the
people speak of it as the great civil
war. For my palt think that term
is hardly appropriate from the fact
never did know anything very civil
about war The first shadow we no.
ticed of that terrible struggle was the
difference of opinion among the people
of this nation. The next was the
hanging of John Brown, which event
quickly aroused the people of our land
The shadow still kept growing darker
until the firing on Ft. Sumpter. Then
our entire nation was completely over
shadowed with the dark cloud of war.
What shadow do we behold nowP l
believe it is that of an international
revolution, the result of which will be
the establishment of universal broth
erhood of man thruout the world. And
this will all be thru the great Socialist
movement. Some people claim the es-
tablishment of Socialism will ruin the
world. look upon that idea as being
very silly and childish. The way I
determine the value of an idea is to
develop it in practical way, and if
it is good continue on until perfection
is attained. We can easily see the
good we will obtain by the establish
ment of Socialism by noticing the
work of the Socialist party has already
done in the locations where they have
the control of cities and public works.
We find that Socialists are proving
what they preach by the work they
are doing in different ways. l will
not mention what they have done. In
the first place am not able to tell all
they have accomplished. And the 9th
er reason is | want the readers of the
News to read and find out for them
selves and that will do them more
good than for some friend to tell them.
Since l have been interested in the
Soc;a1ist ynOuomoot boua fOupd tho
key to the great success they have
made. And that is the literature pub
lished by the Socialist press is plain,
naked truth. And the capitalist liter
ature is just the opposite. 1t has often
been said, Truth is mighty and will
prevail. " We find this to be fact.
In almost every instance where the
Appeal to Reason has made an expos
ure of political corruption it has been
successful in accomplishing the desir-
ed purpose and truth has prevailed.
If we could only have good, honest
christian men for our state and nation
al officials our government would not
be as corrupt as it is.
/ often think of the reply that Billy
Taft made to question asked him,
"What would become of the poor Ia
boring man under the existing form of
government. His reply was, God
knows" Now, if if he believed that
God knows, and he is christian man,
l claim he should ask the Lord to tell
him so he could do his duty as a chris
tian official.
If this little article escapes the
waste basket, l may come again in the
the near future.
YANKEE.
McMinnville, Tenn.