Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-01-30
JUNGLE TOM"
Writes on Various Subjects That
Glanced His Way.

have been on Clear Fork, six miles
above Liberty. Was we'll and had a
nice time. Hog cholera is very bad
on Wilmoth Branch The people have
plenty of corn and more horse stock
than they really need Cattle ana
hogs are not so plentiful, tough Can
non county is far aheau of old Warren
with uer no fence law. 1t seems the
no-fence law of Warren is not proving
to be beneficial to people raising stock.
| guess Warren county grabbed thing
they didn't know much about.
Well, / ran across man and his
wife who have never seen a railroad,
OF any town or city save Woodbury.,
never saw a set danced, joined the
Methodist Church 4S years ago The
man never was drunk and says he is a
democrat died in the wool. He is 65
years old, owns $50 acres of land, and
raised three childlen and appears to be
as intelligent as any body, and so is
his family He also keeps in his home
two old fashioned corded bedsteads,
aud says he would as leave sleep on
the floor as on slat bedstead.
Mr.. Editor, | have seen your CASA
way CorrespOndent and every body over
here likes the News, and l am expect
ing Ethel to get you up some subscrib
ers soon. They love to read the So
cialist pieces, and say we ought to
keep on writing. l told them we did
II t want to impose on the editor and
his readers, but If they would help the
News we would resume the discussion
of socialism in a little while, which
we will. I've been on the go for three
or four months.
| was really sorry to know that our
Senator Walker had proved traitor to
his party in the organization of the
senate. | didn't think he would so
act but he has Of course we social
lists know there is nothing to either
the democrats or republicans and indie
pendents helpful to the commonality,
and hope the time will come soon
when the Office will seek the man and
not the man the Office. Office seekers
are not reliable and cannot be trusted
to do their duty to their party, let
alone the people They are after the
spondulics. tell these old party fell
lows to stick to thei1 party ten years
longer and their children won't have
a place to lay their heads Your land
lords will fix you in few more years
The more travel thru the farming
sections and see the unjust exactions,
the stronger socialist it makes me.
favor free homes of 40 acres to the
man. That's enough.
Well, the devil works thru both par
ties to prevent righteous govern
ment, and the church, mean uenomi-
is not whit better than
the parties are. Our best and most in
sclligent men and women admit that
;he two great commandments are vio-
got awful huffy at me not long ago,
because threw it in the face of the
,hurch that she neglected the poor
widow. told the truth and have no
apologies to make She does do it. l |
mean the Methouists, and could say |
'thers, but as herd with the Method
SITS mostly, I can talk about them
when like
There are some symblin-headed peo
lie who say and declare that we So
ialists are against the church and
Well, If the present Or
Ter of things is christianity, then we
lead guilty to the charge, but we
now that there is no christian broth
rhood in any of it, for it is contrary
o the rule of "Love thy neighbor as
hyself," and we want a real pure
eligion, not hypocracy, such as is
racticed all around us
Well, l landed in Tracy City all
light. say things sometimes l sor-
er regret, but afterward l am glad l
aid them. Just before l left the
mountain the first of December fir
d broadside at a certain Thanks
living exercise, and was after wards a
title sorry did it, but now I am
eally glad l did it, for it was the
leans of causing one poor widow in
Tracy City and one poor family or
nore to receive a nice bill of grocer
rs, which was sent them by a certain
burch in Tracy City OF course l am
ot at liberty to call names, but a
ertain brother told me sharp criti-
ism was sometimes better than a
Well, if the church is
ull of hypocrits, as is sometimes
harged. favor it being just as re-
pectable as possible.
You know we socialists are accused
{ being against the church and chris
We oAO n5oihob AnpoS1-
ion practiced in the name of the
hurch, and have the courage to say
D. No church is right that neglects
Is widows and orphans, and church
bat is able to pay big salaries to its
astors is able to help the poor. Then,
gain, am one of those who have no
aith in tobacco chewing preacher,
nd heard q lady say, it disgusted
er to have ons of that kind around
er, and she wasn't ii sanctified wom-
II, either. A preacher told me not
ong since he quit tobacco because he
elt like he wasn't model for anyone
} pattern after.
Well, | am at home once more and
ope to be of CONS use to some one.
UNCLE TOM,
Tracy City, Tenn.