Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-06-06
They were serfs, tenants

! owned one. They were serfs, tenants
and slaves.
Then came Rome, the mightiest eff.
fort of man. She became the grandest
empire of the world. She gave to
mankind a code of laws which has
been the wonder and admiration of the
nations of earth. "Citizen" at one
time was her highest type of nobility.
Eighty-ive per cent. of her people
once held title to land. At this time
she was the most powerful nation of
earth. She followed the road of other
nations that had preceded her and she,
too, fell. She contracted her curren-
CIV, as we have done and are doing.
She fostered monopoly as we are do
ing; She burdened her people with
heavy taxes as we are doing; she en-
couraged usury as we are doing; she
travelled the anne road to death which
other nations had travelled and she,
too, died. Less than one per cent. of
her people owned the land and she
could not live because she had violated
the laws of God.
History is fast repeating itself in
our own beloved country. Monopoly
is eating out the very vitals of our ex-
~istence. Usury and extortion have
fastened their iron jaws upon every in
dustry of Sour land. Labor is bur
dened in many localities and we might
say over our entire country, beyond
endurance.
Trusts, syndicates and capitalistic
combinations demand extortion on ev-
erything we buy; and transportation
companies, pools and middle men
come in for a share of everything sold.
We are travelling the same road to
death other nations have trod and the
greatest beneficiaries Of the system,
whom you will find in the democratic
and republican parties, are Turing us
on to destruction. They are now busy
telling the dear people that they will
save us. This kind of salvation was
preached to other nations until they
fell. Nothing ever comes from a
crowd who have a snap of living off
the public. Can't You see that your
task is growing harder, and even life
more burdensomeP Will we continue
to follow on after this class as we have
for all time and especially for the last
years. Reforms never begin with
them. Nothing was eve done in any |
worthy Of life that did not or
iginate with the working people.
/ am q socialist because l see the
fate of our own country written in the
death of others which we are follow
ing and any man who will take time
to investigate and wants to be honest
will admit 1t.
Capitalism has made liars and cow
ards of us and thieves of many Give
IN tho nonnlo tho ri0hk IN o1oot nxorxy
officer from dog pelter to the supreme
court of the United States, establish
the law of Recall, the Initiative and
Referendum, and its goodbye to CAPT
talism or any other ism of robbery and
iesolation.
The world today is wrestling with
problem of capitalism al never be-
fore. Listen at the mutterings of the
storm from labor unions,
lockouts, closedowns, etc. The
.aboring people are fast planning to
the governments of the world and
operate in the interest of all. Then,
f a constitution is in the way. we'll
AXE it out. "It's unconstitutional"
works hard in this county on the
workers. Let's go to the ballot box
or our wives and children, and let
he capitalists do their own voting to
,%erpetuate their pet parties, the demo-
and republican. We intend to
wipe the democrats off the map in
1rundy county this year after which
here will be no more Jail frauds, fifty
thousand dollar compromises with the
ich while the poor must pay every
ent. or be sold out. Flat Rocks will
lot be bridged until all the mud is
A. J. BRANNAN,
Tracy City, Tenn.