Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-02-01
REPRESENTATIVE
MISREPRE NTATI0N

Mr.. A. J. Brannan, Of Tracy City
the Socialist writer, presents the fol
lowing convincing arguments to settl
the claims of Representative, frs
that the Mine Workers failed to en-
dorse Socialism, and second that Mr.
was going to vote for Moon
! q. W. Cary. and others of Whitwell
The following is news dispatcl
J from the Milwaukee Leader of Jan. "a
sent US by Mr.. Brannan, with reques
for publication:
"INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Jan. 90
Socialists in the convention of thu
United Mine Workers of America sue
ceeded by large majority in amend
ing the constitution of the organiza
tion to permit 1t to indorse the Socia.
list party.
''The clause of the constitution for
bidding the miners to take any politi,
cal stand was stricken ont by the
amendment.
IA resolution endorsing the Socialist
party was previously voted down az
being contrary to the constitution and
a substitute declaring 'the miners
should unite on the political as well
as the industrial field," was adopted.
'The preamble to the constitution
also was amended to read "the miners
are entitled to full value OF their toll
instead of to IAN equitable shaie."
The following is a letter to Mr..
Brannan from @. W. Cary, of Whit.
we'll, in which be denies "Represen.
tative's" assertion that he and other
Socialists were going to vote for Moon
for Congress. Mr.. Brannan also for
wards this with request for publica.
tion:
''Whitwell. Tenn, Jan. 90, 1919.
''Mr. A. j. Brannan.
Tracy City, Tenn.
"Dear Brother:
81 see NRepl sentative" is trying
to misrepi esent in this issue Of the
Sequachee News. / assure you now
that neither Mr.. T w. Mccormack nor
myself will vote for\Hon. John A.
Moon, in the next election. Where
there are no Socialists we never vote,
and as for this man. John R. Holo-
way, have never met this man to
know who he was. / have been a So
cialist on the streets of Whitwell near
ly seven years. It is strange to say !
never met the man. You see, REPRE-
Socialist leader and me for the same
charge. 1t does look to me like we
would have met somewhere at some
time, both being in the same town for
seven years doing the work.
"You may use my name in your ar
ticles to the Sequachee News to any
advantage you see fit, for / am So
cialist and am not by myself here in
Whitwell, as there are somewhere be-
tween rs and 100 ready to vote and not
for Hon John A. Moon if there is a
Socialist in the race.
Yours for socialist reform.
GEORGE w. CARY"
The following is Mr.. Brannan's let
ter to the News
'Since Representative came back
at me with column of false accusa-
tions, false statements and misrepre-
sentations, | have received several let
ters from friends and unknown persons
to me, explaining and revealing to me
the qualities which they claim to
make up Mr.. Representative Their
intentions were good, but decline to
use anything against him except what
forced OH him and be forced ON me,
that is, be made statements which
knew to be untrue as to the Socialists,
and wanted the readers of the News
to know the facts. To those who vol
UNFAIRLY wrote me, / thank you for
your willingness and for the informa
ton furnished as sincerely as if had
used it, and the success of my case de-
pended on it.
The Socialist party members come
from the democratic and republican
parties and are possessed with like
natures. They have decidedly differ
ent program for government. 1t is in
ternational and it's humblest member
has as much power as to voting and
making the platform as the wisest
man in the movement.
In my article on "The Abundant
Life" l mentioned how we intended
to kill profit, rent and interest, which
all other parties in all other countries
indorse, and the leaders in such par
ties are to blame. / know John A.
Moon and have met him many times,
believe him to be gentleman, but a
shrewd man when it comes to playing
politics. He may study, and possibly
know, what would be good for the pro-
ducers of "our' country, but the peo-
pie who have been deceived and don't
know would turn him out of Office if
he advocated for them. In other
words, he prefers to follow rather than
lead, and he is not vely particular
which camp he votes in. / do not
blame him, for this. There is no
difference, only in name. He voted
to raise the old soldiers pensions, Tor
which admire him, not because they
murdered our fathers. they could not
help that any more than our fathers
could help being compelled by good
democratic captains of industry to
shoot them. / would raise every priv
ates pension to that of those who wear
the titles and got the glory, if we can
call it glory. If John A. Moon had
joined Victor L. Berger in his fight
for old age pensions for those who
have spent their lives in producing
good things for society, and who have
been and are being robbed by the sys-
ten, he would have proven his devo-
tion to the class on whom he is depen-
dent for al 1.-THE blessings which he en-
joys.
You, Representative" would have
me believe you are against graft from
your reference to Mr.. Williams, when
in point of fact you love Moon for the
Lock and Dam appropriation. The
facts if known would prove he had lit
tie to do with getting this and il he