Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-25
Third District.

was arrested by w. A. kilgores ". ).
Deputy Marshall, and taken tot Nash
7 vile. and who plead guilty TO running
n wild cat still in asmoke house with
IN few hundred yards of where be
was pastor of three churches Queer
4 preacher, wasn't hey He was prompt
fly bound over to the federal grand ju-
~, and said he didn't know it was
violation of law TO run a still, and
said he hadn't sold any of his wildcat
whiskey, but had been giving it out
to his members for medical purposes.
All the anti -prohibitionists of Ten
nessee would naturally become MEM
bers of his church if he only extended
the invitation to them, but some of the
anti -prohibitionists over here allege
that he was ll7fedged prohibition
ist. If he was really one, he was a
wolf in sleeps clothing, and broke
down the cause of prohibition. The
report says the officers destroyed the
still and about 100 gallons of beer and
mash. 1t seems that Smith was run
ming his three churches with a little
stimulaDt. Several of the whiskey al
vocates over here are quoted as saying
they would like to attach themselves
to his church where whiskey could be
got at easy, without paying any rev.
enue or express, and get the real stuff
fresh from the worm.
Well, you know l said in last
weeks issue to Bro. Brannan that
from the business connection | have
had officially with labor organizations,
that was in a position to know just
about how they we're going to vote in
state and national elections. He at
tempts to attach the labor movement
of the United States to his Socialist
party. say that they do not link to-
gether any more so than the republi.
can and democratic parties A great
mass of the organized labor of our ma
tion does not hold to any political fac
ton. They are nonpolitical, suppos-
ed to be free and independent, not con-
nected either directly or indirectly
with either Socialists, democrats or
republicans. When proper time pre-
SCENTS itself, as the editor said he does,
they are free to vote as they please to |
the interest of themselves. their fami' |
lies, their state, and the nation, for |
that administration which offers the |
greatest protection to labor in the |
country. and the party that fully in
corporates in their platform protection
to them and their organizations will
receive their vote. To further show
you, Bro. Brannan, they are about to
lay down on your Socialist party and
your system of Government and lack
confidence in it. subjoin the pro-
ceedings of the Mine Workers Union
which voted down your
party. Your party seems to
be on slippery ground with the United
Mine Workers Here is the proceed
ings of the Labor Unions Convention.
Read carefully.
"After the convention of the United
Mine Workers of America had gone on
record today as favoring government
ownership of industries, the socialists
among the 1900 delegates launched a
indorsing their party as
the political party of the working
,lass but it met resistance. Stormy
debates occupied the afternoon session
and the question went over until next
lay.
faction was deferred on a resolu-
lion providing that the United Mine
Workers should withdraw from the
American Federation of Labor, con-
lemning the National Civic Fedora
lion as an agent of capitalists and
iharply criticising Samuel Gompers,
John Mitchell and other leaders of the
of labor for cooperation
With the civic federation.
because the constitution of the
United Mine Workers stipulates that
t shall be non-political, the resolu-
ions committee reported it non con-
current in the resolution committing
he organization to the socialist party, 70
nd offered substitute declaring on
y, at would be we'll If workers i.
would unite on the political as well as
he industrial field"
John Walker, president Of the H.
inois miners, speaking for the social
SITS, intimated that, if necessary, an =,
fort would be made to amend the
constitution SO that the national union c
ould indorse the socialist party.
Protesting against the campaign of
he socialists in the convention, James
iooney, president of the Missouri
miners, declared the delegates "could :
ot pledge the Mine Workers of Amer
ca to any political party. 81 have 7
ust as much right to force you to join
he democratic or republican party as
on have to bind me to the Socialist .
arty,' he said. -
Mr.. Brannan's article on the "More
lbundant Life as far as the scriptur-
points he makes is good. 1t is a
uestion whether or not be will ever
Dnvince a single voter of the labor or
aDizations of this country that God
4 the creation of His Good Book and !,
le knowledge therein contained, ever ?
leant to force His religious instruct T
'ns into any political faction other !
IAN where he placed il in the hands !
religious creeds, and whether He :,
ltenue.l or not for it to be famed in :,
lie breeze of politics, and last of all e
e based on cash basis, and politi-
Il party to be made out of s.riptur. =
platform. | never did believe that
le great prohibition question ought to
3 forced into politics If prohibition n
based on seriptural argument aud
atform, why not keep it in the
ounds and limits of the different de-
ominations and churches and keep it
ut of politics2 They do not seem to
ork in the harness and gears togeth-
/. 1t caused four great political part
- to spring up in Tennessee, but now
] l. harmonized and about to be sim
erred down to three, republicans,
smocrats and the socialists. But, sir,
Ia dagger * dra vn and at tho Yropar |