Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-03-07
TRUE EmocRAcY.

Editor News:
What is the use of a man stating tt
the people as a candidate that he is il
favor of this or that when the party
with which he works refuses to put
such in their PLATFORM The platform
should be made to satisfy the people
and if a man can honestly contend fol-
what it demands, he is qualified to get
on it as q candidate for any Office
within the gift of said party.
I may declare that l am in favor OF
working the convicts ON the public
highways, but when ''big business
frames the platform, it is left out, and
I, being a party democrat, vote for
them to work in competition with free
labor. 50
l may be opposed to the sale of in
%toxicants, but when my party remains
silent, l also am silent to serve my
party, which is controlled by the mon
ey Of whiskey interests, and we must
keep the party together to control the
Offices. '
I may be in favor of the State furn-
fishing text books at cost to the. child
rem of Tennessee, but in comes the
book trust, and with their money they
control the party and compel the peo-
pie to buy their hooks of the trust and
these must be changed every five years
and books used are not suitable except
to keep the children in ignorance. /
refer you to the Primer which vas in
tended with which to teach beginners
to read. The first word in it you will
find to be Chicken" Now, / ask any
person who pretends to teach, If you
we're going to write a book with
which to teach beginners. would you
write in it as the first words s'ehick-
en-" When the present five years are
up, we will have a new primer, and /
look for the first word in it, to be ele-
plant, rhinocerous or something larg-
er than 'cbicken.'
This is what we get by sticking to
the party. But If a fellow wants Of
flee, he must pose as a democrat, as it
is the dominant PARTY in Tennessee
The same man, if in a State controlled
by the republicans would be Q repub-
lican, as the only thing sought is pol
itical pie. s "#
1t is an easy matter for a man to
talk better roads as they are to be
made, if made, by VOL kinglnen who
eve know anything until it happens,
as they have very little time to read.
II they are out of a job they must
tramp until they find one What's the
use of a man declaring, 81 am a de-
mocrat," and then saying he is for
anything which the bosses do not
want. When he enters the legislature
that's the last ever heard from him.
So far as the welfareH of the PEOPLE is
concerned, it would be better ii they
would all go to Kentucky or Alabama
when elected, aud put up their time at
an extra pay of $500 90 each.
If we could elect men who were
democrats in thefull sense Of the word,
who were in favor of democratic rule,
then we might expect something.
When you hear a nan say" | am a
democrat, he he belongs to
the party. He doesn't mean that he is
in favor of a rule by the majority. If
he did he would swear aloud, 81 shall
do my utmost to give the people this
right by establishing as the law of the
State, the Initiative. referendum and
the right of recall" When these are
the laws of the state for the first time
we will have a pure democracy. The
people will then rule and fast become
Intelligent. Explain these to your
democratic friends, and they, / NEAR
the workers of both parties, are for
them.
A. j. BRANNAN,