Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-10-17
FATHER DON'T WORK.
(Memphis Commercial Appeal, Dec
16 1912


16, 1919.
In the country districts OF some
parts of the United States pension
having day is the great day. The FED
eral uension is the ready money when
enables a man, if his wife works nara
in the garden and does the cooking, to
snen1 his time in idleness and be able
IN meet all the trains that pass by the
railroad station Sometimes pen
sion enables large family to exc out
an existence without the male mem
bers working
The Memrhis Commercial Appeal
has never been fair in its utterances
over the pensioning of union soldiers
How can these wOrnout veterans puck
le down to the hard, grinding toll
which taxes the strength of younger
and more active men! The CONNER
cial Appeal Editor has never been into
the homes and seen the veterans IN
their daily life, the majority of whom
are ready and willing to do what they
can to help their family along. The
veterans of this ueighborhood are rare
ly seen meeting trains " They have
other things to do to 'eke out an ex-
istence." Yes, pension day is great
day for the pensioner and lots of 9th
ers. 1t means that IA large amount OF
money wrung from a section by ex-
c,ssiye taxation comes back to 1T as
pension, if you please. This sets IN
motion number of transactions in
which debts are paid from the pension
er up to even tue Commercial Appeal
and the section is the better for it. In
fact, without the "little OLE pensions
coming to some sections the American
dollar would be so scarce that it would
not be recognized as currency. Let us
have more pensions = the more the
merrier- and get back some OF the
money stolen from US by the trusts.
For instance, that 80 extra on the
dollars worth of sugar that we have
to pay supposedly to help out few
suffering Louisiana sugar raisors, but
in reality greatly assisting Spreckles'
Havemyer ct ais, to get more money
for che wing gum.
Great is the pension business-tor
the poverty stricken people OF sec
ton. We ale sorry there is necessity
for it, but since it is here long may it
wave. May the old veterans live long
to draw pensions and every year see
an increase to the amount allowed
them. 1t is a just balance between
taxation and living, and the commun-
ity is blessed which has number OF
the Old guard living in it, for 1t
means lubrication to the wheels of lo7A
cal commerce The only other regret
we have in the matter is that the ex-
Confederate veteran don't get as
much as his union brother. The PEN
sions should be equal, and We hop.es
the day will come when the ex-2anl
federate soldier will receive equG,
sion. He fought and dared
much, and suffered a great de-
after the war was over. and
assistance as brother ~
especially as soldiex
more careful in j
ing pensioning
has not penetra
matter. It's r.
very superficial
g. to the depth
Those of our I'd
-. a. Il al,
Gerrsn is running =
shoul not forget to q
their ballot Tuesday,
day, for the simple reas
resents the vital princiS
tha state, viz the "
the liqaor forces
Tennls.pe by t2kn
him 90 bis share ID
ent liquor laws Il
which so far thsy I'D
What about that trua Is
G. i'll slowed to lay off on5 day to as
sist is rarents then attend two days