Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-08-01
CONSIDER YOUR NEEDS.

ing for labor, and as they call him, q
socialist. Now, if it takes a man that
wants to give justice between man and
man to be a socialist, l am one, for
God is a Just God, and we must dc
Justly between man and man, or we
can never enter the Kingdom of God.
Now, let's see if our laws run in JUS
tice and equal privilege to all men.
/ think not. Why do l say sO9 Let
us see if am wrong or right in the
matter. If l am wrong show me
where and then l will confess my sins
and join you.
Now, let us take all the laboring
men in Tennessee. How many of
them are making a nice living for
their familiesr Let us get down to
business talk, not one-sided talk.
can tell you there is not man doing
so, and why. Because he has every
thing to pay, while the rich man pays
nothing. Now figure it up and see.
Let us take tobacco. It is made by
labor What does the raiser get
pound for it, From &c to sc at the
factory. What does the factory twist
it and sell it for Forty cents per
pound through jObber to the mer-
chants, and then if we buy it by the
twist it costs us one dollar per pound
when it only costs the manufacture r
about ten cents. Shoes are the same
way, and nearly everything the mer-
chants sells he sells for double price.
You may ask why he does so The
trusts have got the price fixed and if
be goes under it he goes out of bust
ness The same way by labor, they
have the price set and no one gets
over it, but stays unuer it. Is it Just
for laboring men to have to live under
any such laws, as will keep them hun
cry and only about half clothed One
says it can't be helped but he charges
it to Republican administration, and
we vote for it 1t looks to me If
man will not listen to what is best,
after it is laid down before bis eyes,
feeling the sign on every side, be
would not believe that God would
punish him tor his sins if he was to
shove him into hell alive.
Now, let us refer to the road law
and see if it is right. think not
Let as take Grundy, Marion and Sc
quatchie counties. How many men
are there in these three counties that
labor for living, who have not even
a horse to ride over the roads, and still
have to work the roads for the rich
man to ride over and take his family
out for a pleasure ride in buggy or au-
tomobile, while poor laboring men are
toiling hard to support their families,
some in the mines, some in one place
and some in another, not able to dress
up their wives and children, who are
as dear to them as Rockefeller wife
is to him. Is there no way to RENE
dy this condition. The big man, or
monied man says, no, only to have
every man work ten days instead of
five. | say abolish this road working
by days work. Tax every man from
81 to 80 body road tax. If not abe
to work let the county court take the
tax off. If he draws pension let him
still pay body road tax of one dol
lar, not over two, and every man that
has one horse, mule or mare, let him
pay a stock road tax" of one dollar |
and not over two, and farm wagon
and team not over four Each public |
team should be taxed five dollars and
not over seven, and every public horse
and buggy three dollars; two horse |
hack, FIVE dollars, wagon and steers
for farm hauling, no tax; for public
hauling, same as mules or horses;
farm buggy or hack, no tax; and
every man and company owning land
should pay land road tax, ana evesy
man pay road tax on all cattle over
five head; all saw mill men pay mill
road tax on saw nils ana stave mllls
which cause az Snn FOR nauln 9;
a farm saw mi Now, who
would Kick l| NO
one except "a "
norman TO IS E = S
the tarln to z B a a n n 4
grind MN az y D N
head. Still tf
| say mode
products ana
things that W
Some say =
goverrks