Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-25
Brannan's Letter.

Before the last panic "big business
knew 1t was coming and advised oul
! government to institute a good roads
system over the United States to give
employment to the men they knew
they were going to throw out of work,
because they had produced so much q
surplus must be disposed of to empty
their warehouses, since which 'good
roads talk has been the leading topic.
The government is now sending a
! good roads moving picture show over
the country to encourage the people to
| plunge into building good roads This
| is all right for wherever good roads
are being built, bonds are issued upon
which the people must pay interest to
"big business for the money and our
| great democratic and republican par
ties favor this and 10 not want or pro-
pose anything else This will furnish
jobs for the workers and working men
everywhere for policy's sake should
vote for it, and thereby vote them
selves jobs.
This will increase the burdens of the
tax payers and also will make s'big
business top heavy and will finally
be crushed by its own weight. When
this happens If you know Socialism,
you will be prepared to lead your peo-
pie out into government where ev-
cry man shall sit under his own vine
and fig tree Ii we do not it will be
as it has always been, part of us will
murder another part while the cap
tains of "big business will stay back
and lay plans how to erect system in
their own interest
Every man should study Socialism
as it is certainly power to be Ieckon-
ed with in the world today and for all
time to come. IL you want to oppose
it, you should do it intelligentiy We
have now one Of the greatest Method
ist divines of Texas preaching Social
ism, because he believed it the great
est sin of the age and began to inves-
tlgate, reading everything, pro and
con. He now says there are only five
books against it and thousands for it,
including the Book Of books, and as
result he dedicates his life and all that
he has to the cause of Socialism. We
hope to have him with us this summer
for few days, which will be the
grandest treat our people have ever
had, 't
Socialism is now being taught in
good number Of universities of our
country and is the grandest subject
mortal man has ever espoused since
the Savior of Man went about doing
good on earth.
If you want to do right. if you
want to do good, or if you want to
practice the Golden Rule among men,
earnestly beg you, take up the study
of Socialism. / would be glad to
know at anytime that have been in
strumental in causing anyone to in
vestigate Socialism for it is Gods way
out of the wilderness of sin and ignor |
ance which is today cursing the
world.
l will dress friend '.Representa-
tive's" turkey for him in next issue.
He talks too much with his mouth, I
evidently has taken few lessons un-
der Roosevelt on how to fight Social
ism. Let some friend who knows the |
facts in the Ike Turner case write me
this week He claims Mr. Turner is
a socialist. | am sorry Representa-
tive" said this He surely thought he
was pleading in a magistrates court
for small fee, but he missed the
truth rs far as the man who shot at
the moon His boast of what he did |
for the poor, unfortunate Turner, a
product of his system, shows just how
he regards his fellow man, and how he
does rejoice to give him another kick
when be is down. Representative"
is also product Of the system and
though not personally acquainted with
him, know him, for out of the
abundance of the heart man speaketh.
Now, Representative, don't get
scared an } leave home. / promise to
deal gently with you, even more so
than you deserve. for there is no ex
;use for the breaks you made. When
have finished you will learn it's best
to tell the truth. Having love for
the human race and respect for any
thing in the form of man, will not
skin you alive, but will take enough
If your hide to teach you lesson. If
here is anything do enjoy it is tot
,kin a lawyer, and I feel like | am
justified. Jesus classed them with liars
md hypocrits. but will deal more
gently with him
Watch out for the next issue. don
Know whether we could ever make a
socialist of him or not, as the first re-
Iuirement is conscience Whether
We do or do not we will teach him to
aspect the truth.
A. j. BRANNAN,
Tracy City, Tenn.