Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-06-13
The Farmers Interest
In Socialism
Editor News:

Editor News:
Socialism does not propose TO rob the
farmer of his little farm, but you
know capitalism is doing that very
thing all over this land of ours. The
land is slipping out of the farmers
grasp. In 1900 more than 30 per cent.
of the farmers ere renters. Did YOU
ever stop to ask who is depriving the
farmer of his little farm and ask your
self if capitalism is not squeezing the
farmer to deathg 1t won't hurt farm
ers to live under a socialist common
wealth. Socialism will save to him
this little farm and let him use il and
stop this capitalistic robbery going on.
A farmer operating his own farm
does not rob anyone and socialism will
force him into public farming.
The idea and doctrine of socialism
is to remarry men to the soil and re-
store unto them their Inheritance.
Neither does socialism propose to abol-
Ish private property, as you hear
charged sometimes. | believe capital
ism prevents the people from owning
private property and confscates so
much of their productions and earn
ings that many do not have decent
furniture in their homes, and what
they do have is of the cheapest kind
and quality. Out of 10, 4S8, 900 homes
In the United States, or alleged homes,
. ,35l, 600 are occupied by renters. OF
the remainder I, 101, 900 are mortgaged.
OF the entire 1883, 900 homes less than
one'third are owned by their occupants
free of encumbrance, and the number
of renters are constantly increasing,
and so are the mortgages.
| could go on and show that in
cities from the census, that about 70
per cen live in rented houses This
being so l don't see how i; is SO many
are willing to let capitalism keep on
gouging and squeezing them at its
pleasure, but like Israel of old they are
not willing to give up their old habits
and customs and march up to the bal
lot box and cast a vote in their own
interest and behalf. Our people seem
to be blind, yet having eyes they ap-
pear not to see, aud having ears, they
don seem to hear, yet they know that
all the wealth of the world is and
was produced by their labor and orig
mated from no other source. Capital
ism has become so arrogant that it
don't want an employee to own any
property, not even a pig in some plac-
es, and they are s inhuman and bru-
tai that they will charge the worker
with ~wastefulness, and one of their
great hobbies is drunkenness, and our
prohibition friends grab this charge
and swallow it down at a gulp.
Capitalism increases drunkenness
beyond any doubt or cavil. Why are
liquor dealers such a power in poll
ticsH Why are they so strenuous in
pushing their businessY The answer is
easy. Because of the profit to be made
in selling liquor. Socialism will cut
profit out and the majority of the peo-
pie will be allowed to say whether any
liquor shallbe manufactured ornot and
sold, and private parties will not be
allowed to handle the accursed stuff.
Socialism will sever the root of the
liquor evil. There is no inherent NOR
al quality in liquor, and the use of it
is wrong, because it is harmful and So
c1alism knows it. Capitalism is the
cause of its use. and every other evil
on the face of the earth. We are not
as we'll educated in books as ''Sociolo-
gist," and some other opponents, but
our experience and observations are
sufficient to let us know that we need
not expect any encouragement from
these learned Scribes and Pharisees,
and we are caring but little about
their learned opposition to socialism.
The hard and severe school of expert
ence convinces us that all is not we'll.
UNCLE TOM.