Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-18
Uncle Toms Letter

l, for one, propose to make what l
say plain and pointed from now on,
and if men want to make me out bad
man because claim to be a Christian
Socialist, do not fear tue reproach of
the same, and / hope the day is not
far distant when the name of Jesus
will be living force among men and
mean more to them than it ever
meant We are bound to admit that
the people and so called christians are,
generally speaking as far from Jesus
in practical teaching, as Jerusalem
was in the days of Isaiah. Hence the
apathy of many who claim to be men,
bers Of the church. For this very reas
on. | as Christian Socialist would
stir up the whole of Christendom to
mean and do something. The times
demand heroic determination to stand
for Christ and your fellow creatures,
If you are a christian or a Socialist
get busy. Don't allow your fellow
creatures to be murdered by your ne
glect and your Indifference. Chris
tians should never lend their aid or
abet Caesar in robbing their brothers.
| It is not brotherly to neglect brother
Socialism is not atheism. No intelli-
gent person at this time SO charge the
Socialists.
It is strange to me how some folks
seek to traduce labor union because
some bold bad men get into the union
and become its leaders, Who thinks
of charging the church with being bad
because such men belong to it, and it
is Just awful for one of these bold. bad
fellows to claim to be Socialist.
Well. I've learned the best and most
noble institutions among men are liza
BILE to harbor tue very vilest of men. l
look at the Mcnamara brothers as
among the vilest for they undoubted-
ly sold themselves to do evil. | think
none the less of the labor union and
the church to which they claimed to
belong. | wish there was no redress
ing of wrongs by vengeance, but yet
under our system of government vio-
lence is tue first thing thought of. The
government uses violence, and no won
der private individuals use violence
against their enemies ] am sorry
that conditions ale as they are. l am
sorry everything good is imposed on.
Yet our industrial conditions are of
the most cruel and exacting and it is
really wonder labor is as patient as
it is. 1t is a knockdown and drag out
system under which we live and surely
all good men ought to lend their aid
to bettering conditions if possible.
Well, our friend, Representative"
said some of the boys were kicking
about the editor being a Socialist.
That's news to me. Well, people will
kick, no difference what we do. A
whole lot of people have fallen out
with our Tracy City papers because
they are too exclusive but none con-
denim the News up here, as | know of.
Last night, the 18th, Joe Y. Will.
liams spoke to crowd of 16. includ-
ing himself, four of them being So
cialists. 1t seems the faithful few are
not drawing cards any more. NJ
Well, Mr. Ernest Cheek passed a
compliment on me this morning by
saying I was the only Socialist lie
knew of that would go to church.
That is part of my Socialism. If
can't help men temporarily and finan-
cially, let me help them spiritually. |
All the real, true Socialism / know
anything about is taken from that old
book called the Bible. But / want to
correct Bro. Ernest Cheek in regard to
my Socialist comrades. Several of
them are christians and in the gang
four or five preachers that are doing
their best to to follow their divine
teacher and leader, even Christ. They |
don't herd with the liquor gang or the
gambling set. You won't find many
real, true. genuine Socialists that pin
their faith to Black Betty and the
round table. So, whatever charges
may be brought against the Socialists
you'll hardly hear any Of them sing
ing paens of praise to Black Bet and
the round table. They are out for
better conditions and they are not GO
ing to follow the liquor and card table
route to get it. It is against their
idea of the ideals they want. Some
times the Socialists take it in their
silly noggins to help the prohibs, much
to the chagrin of the vets.
Well, Mr.. Editor, hope you are So
but if you are not you are
mighty clever fellow and plum good
one.