Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-11
Tracy City.

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February the fifth is the time the
de mocratic executive committee has
set to take action against the social
lists by ordering primary to nomi
nate candidate for the several diff
! ferent county officers. If there are
! /, 600 democrats, 800 socialists, and
about $50 republicans, and about as
many independent democrats, it seems
to me Mrs. Grundy has over estima-
! ted the democratic strength. My OPP
inion is 900 democrats Is about all the
| strength the regular democrats could
| hope to have after their abusive con-
| test two years ago. l don't believe
they have gained any strength, for l
am confident and personally know of
men who did vote the straight demo-
cratic ticket that won't do it this
year. The socialists haven't lost a
single man, but have steadily gained
all the time, and to all appearances
their gain is more than 100 per cent
which means instead of electing one
man in the last election it is posi- BILE
they may elect the whole thing. OF
course it was charged they elected
three or four, but that was a mistake,
only one was elected that was an a.
vowed socialist, and he is one of the
clerks. So you see the Socialists can
elect in Grundy county with a good
man to vote for. The Socialist com
mittee was composed of first class,
good citizens and when it names or
submits names to their local for its en-
dorsement they are sure to be good cit
liens, and citizens they are not asham-
ed Of The Socialists want the best
and to get the best they are willing to
give the best they have, and if they
haven't any such they do not ask any
thing. Now, it is not my business to
misrepresent the democrats because
their acts and cOnquct at home and
abroad is, an open book. and when
party has been weighed and found
wanting the people seek help from
something else. The people are not
party bound any MORE Socialism is
the only thirg now in sight that offers
any thing worthy of consideration,
and christian Socialism is the only
thing that proposes to apply christian
ity as taught in Holy Writ. Most re-
ligions are just half of what God
really meant and hardly that. There
is lot of dodging these days even
on the subject of christianity. It's all
in the bye and bye according to some.
Socialism is factor on the mountain
beyond doubt, aud just as game as a
fighting cock. A little holiness preach
er had the audacity to throw off on So
cialism, and when certain gentleman
found out his opposition, he told your
"Uncle Tom to tell him he would
like to discuss socialism with him
from a christian standpoint. OF course
the brother would get left as he, like
many other preachers, knows but little
about God and Gods laws, and less
about socialism. A well Informed
Socialist studies the Bible, for that is
where the socialists get their platform
Of principles, and from no other source
and while all socialists are not chris
tians, nine-tenths are believers in the
Bible and are able to point out the n.y.
pocracy OF the, church and its failure to
obey the laws of God, For instance
the leaders in the. Sunday school will
not explain or give a reason why tith
ing became a law among the Israel
ties. 1t was because God did not allow
the Levites any inheritance among
their brethren. No man that had an
inheritance was excused. and those
who had not were exempted. There
can be more silly, foolish talk on the
subject of religion than any other
thing among men. One fellow said he
thought the wise men who came from
the East to visit the Savior in the
Manager we're highly educated. They
might have been, but rather suspect
their wisdom was Goodness, as
somewhere read that the fear of the
Lord was the beginning of wisdom.
Socialism may be all wrong, but
there is not church under heaven
or on earth that believes stronger in !
a God and His laws that the social
lists do. Wicked, vile and mean as
they are. they believe that Gods laws
are the best laws ever given to man
and far superior to any laws man ever
made. Sift socialism as you may like, |
try it, weigh it and compare it, and
see if ii won't hold out, and don't |
make an ass Of yourself because Social
lists haye high ideals and would, if |
possible make earth paradise.
would hate to rusk into print and |
make an ass of myself by condemning
men and women, advocating high |
ideals for the human family, and say
men were unworthy to have good
things from their God.
Well, death has visited our noun
tain and taken from us lawyer, John
Bennett, of Monteagle, a Mrs. Layne
of Pryor Ridge. and Aunt Julia Har-
gis, wife of Uncle Tom Hargis The
latter will be buried at Oak Grove on
the Sth Rev Ferrill Tate is the
minister.
, One other thing l would like to men
ton for the benefit of busy bodies. 7
am an old man, &c years old, unable
and physically to provide
the necessities of life for anyone save
myself, and do not relish or appre-
niate a coupling of my name with
seeking any alliance that would add to
my burdens, so please just leave that
off as do not relish any one holding
me up as some do. am not an old
silly fool True, | am warm bearted
and genial and like the company of
nice genteel ladies as much as ever
lid, but don't annoy me because l do