Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-11
Uncle Toms Letter

| WeH, my VlSlJ is nearing TO 1tS clOSe
and am thinking Of returning to the
mountain. / used to say "home"
but that is thing of the past with
me. I've been treated just as kind as
could be, which / appreciate very
much. This section is one among the
most social and hospitable of any place
| know of. Fine dinners have been
the order ever since Xmas set in, and
it seems the people are not tiled yet.
Charlie, my son, left this morning for
Decherd, and be certainly was treated
kindly while here, which pleased him
very much. He met some beautiful
young ladies and it seems Miss Cleo
Robson and Miss Lula Taylor stood
away ahead of any others as favorites.
Well, | am glad the young folks treat
ed him so nicely as l believe Charlie
merits such treatment as be got from
the old as we'll as the young. He
hardly understood why he was made q
special pet of. told him the old peo-
pie all knew me and as such it was
nothing out of order for them to treat
my son kindly. Now. boys, honor
your father and mother, and I'll as
sure you the doors of the best homes
will be opened to you. 1t pays faith.
er and mother to train theii boys and
girls to be go gentlemen and ladies.
1t is easy TO ascertain and find out
the character and reputation of boy
or girl, for everybody will speak we'll
of them. The highest honor a boy or
more lives they took, why not cry
equally as loud for the punishment of
the criminals OF the capitalistic class,
who are killing their thousands by the
disregard Of law. Socialism, my
friend, advocates something better for
the Liberation of labor than dynamite
Socialism is not the end of the class
struggle. It istthe only ism known ev-
en- as an untried quality to have logi-
cal solutions for the present social un-
rest. We believe the Golden Rule aud
practical christianity Is the better pol
itics, and that SO long as property
class gets lions share, poverty will
increase instead of decreasing, and
murder and crime will continue.
Now, sir, Socialism proposes to try
to substitute u sane, sound, humane
system of government. If this Is a
crime, then God pity our country and
the generations yet unborn. Now, in
conclusion, my friend, "Wild West, "
although Tennessean am not going
to fool with a paper of any class or
kind that is so exclusive that a So
cialist cannot have his say in its col
ums. That much I've concluded not
to do so I'll stick to the Sequachee
News. and hurrah for her against all
comers in these diggins. Watch the
"Watch Us Grow" column, will you'
/ am now at home and although my
little granddaughter is seriously sick,
I will try to give ''Wild West" my
opinion of the Mcnamara confession.
OF course such acts as the McNamaras
plead guilty to are but the sequence of
the brand of a class of leaders that
never wanted to abolish the present
eapitalistic system, They have all
along founght bitterly the Socialists,
consequently brute force is the only
idea such men have of the liberation of
the oppressed from the oppressor. They
have no idea of the Golden Rule
more than Capitalism has. The Nc
Namaras were never Socialists. If
they had have been the crime for
which they are to be punished would |
never have been committed by them. |
1t seems they were only simple union
lists and democrats, yes, Catholics, but
they were not Socialists. What they |
did was in harmony with what their |
economic teachers taught them They |
voted, sir, to uphold the system that |
is fast making slaves of men in this |
struggle. Sir, there are desperate |
characters the malefactors of great |
wealth on one side, who are drunken
with success, and a terrible lust for
power and greed, while on the other
are men lost to humanity and become
insane sir, because of cruel treatment |
and ready to commit desperate acts. |
To this class the McNamaras certainly |
belong | believe in consistency and If |
the blood of the McNamaras is neces-
sary to appease and atone for the 90 or
girl can have in this world is their
reverence and respect they have for
father and mother. Now, girls, listen
if you don't want to be talked about,
don't you sit up late in the parlor and
talk to some fellow who won't come to
see you in broad daylight, and don't
ride around after night with anyone
not related to You If you do, my word
for it, virtuous, honorable Young man
will give you the "G. b. This way
man lays nouug lady open to criti-
-isu. 1uhO HlJ dufiCc, BiII6y anu |
give no occasion for criticism.
Well, called on old uncle Bill Sum-
ners, the father of the editor of the
Courier. Uncle Bill is live wire as
'ure as you are alive. Social2 Well,
ls certainly had something to talk
lbout the few minutes l stayed with
lin. We fought over about five Sc
yere engagements of the sixties. Cous-
n Laura Brewer, a red hot secession
st, had to rehearse the story of how
he cooked all night for Gen. Forest s
nen when he made bis celebrated raid
md captured Murfreesboro She said
o aggravate her aunt, Tilda Lance,
be told Ter she had shouted so much
he bark came off of some white oak
ogs lying in front of the gate. Aunt
'ilda was union woman
I've seen quite lot of my connec-
ions aud find them all with plenty to !
at and wear, and some with fine :
arms and money. Met Major Pres I
on, Burt McFerren and many others !
90 numerous to mention. All want
ne to write for the Courier l told l
hem to subscribe for the News If I