Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-02-06
DEBATING WITH "HoSS EYE

Well. "Hoss Eye" what's the mat
ter with modern politics Aren't they
like they have always beeu? Hash
your "Uncle Tom said there would
never come any relief from eth er of
the old parties Didn't you vote for
one of the old parties, and aren't you
/ getting exactly what you voted forr
The fellow you voted for wanted the
Office and you helped him to get it,
thus depriving yourself of any future
say so until or years have passed.
| What did they want the Office fOr2 For
the money there was in it, Can yOu
point to a single thing they promised
guess not. So, don't complain at
chance aud let him prove himself as
not whit better than all those he
succeeds But in the meantime try to
study and learn what your birthright
and Inheritance is, and whether you
have any right to live on TIE earth or
not, and you would do we'll to find out
whether you are an heil of God or
not, and whether the earth is your
mother or not Maybe if you could
find out these things it might be an
incentive to help you claim your rights
and privileges before God, your faith
er, who has created plenty for you,
and all the rest of his children. Let
reason and common sense guide you
instead of politics. You have been
robbed with impunity and you We been
encouraging the robber ever since You
began to vote by supporting his bench
men. I've done the same thing with
the exception of the last election. I've
quit and mean to stay quit. want
my share Of what God created and
made for me, and believe | will get
it if can capture the robber and that
robber is the system and policy of gov
ernment under which we live. 1t has
no God. given right to disinherit you
and from what God created for all.
We have an ungodly system of gov
ernment that robs the weak ami will
not protect him in his birthright,
neither does it protect you from your
fellows but allows him to live. thrive
and prosper off of the sweat of your
face These are cold facts, friend, and
no man can successfully deny them.
God never intended to have men op-
pressed by bosses and masters. It's for
eign to the teachings of Christ, and if
you will carefully read the card chap
ter of Matthew you will find our Saw
ior drawing a correct picture Of even
this, our day and generation, so much
so that modern christianity is moth
ing more than sounding brass and
tinkling cymbals, But l guess l
oughtn' t to say this as will be ac- |
cused of being against the church
Well, am against hypocrasy, sure
enough but am not against real, gen
uine christianity. | like social chris
tianity, such as our Savior taught and |
despise tbs little selfish stuff that pro-
duces more strife and confusion in a |
community than the world does. Why, |
know of cases where so-called chris |
tians will fall out over Sunday school
literature and create lot of hard feel
ings between neighbors. That's ex- |
aetly what the devil wants and he has
as many plant tools in the church as
he wants The truth is, such conduct
is not respectable hypocracy, for it is
so brazpn and impudent that the Glow
en- hoof is not biu. That's brother
hood with a vengeance, fathereu by the
devil. and put into execution by de-
nominationalism, ungodly as anything
can be, yet some folks think it is right
and the church, so-called, can do no
wrong. Well, if there is a denomina-
ton living up to the teachings of
Christ anu following His example,
hope some of the Sociallt accusers
" i'll point out that cuuryh 20 we can
MAKE apologies to it for our criticism.
There is about as much brotherhood
between the denominations as there is
between chicken hawk ana lot of
little chi ,kens and about as much as
there is amoug lot of bandits The
bandits are brothers for spoil and Sc
curity.
Well, I am branching out too far, so
| will have TO close, and ask you it
YOU really believe we have brother
mood worth the name and whether our
religion is any better
han our political persuasions or par
lies, and wheter there would really be
my chance of redress under such So
called christian teachings. What say
7ou and think you, friend ''Hoss
Eye" Is there any hope9
UNCLE TOM.
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