Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-02-19
CAN PROVE EVERY CHARGE.
Editor News.

Editor News:
Smarting under the sting of homes
criticism. and truths that be dare no
deny, "Uncle Tom" continues TO rag,
furiously on the Altamont Voter fo
the article published in the News o
Jan. &c. We again assert that We car
prove every charge or statement W.
made against him to be true by scores
of people in Tracy City, and we car
pick them from the ranks of the Ideal
working man." over whom he is shed.
ding tears as big as marbles in an eff
fort to get them to put their confid-
ence in him that he may pose as q
leader and again betray them as he
has done before.
"Uncle Tom" there is no use of
your hypocracy. The, working men of
Tracy City know you. When you we're
fighting the laboring men, when you
were writing your lon winded arti-
cles to the papers that would publish
your rot, the good, honest, true citi-
zenship Of miners at Tracy City, were
asking what were justly theirs. Their
wives and children were joining them
in an appeal for the moral support of
the people in their battle against the
capitalists. Innocent Children, almost
crying for bread, looking mp into the
faces of their fathers, sent out to you
as we'll as others an appeal to help the
working man win the fight. What did
you dor Did you help them? Did
you say to the 'dear working mar"
over whom you are now shedding
your hypocritical tears, that you are
being oppressed and that / will
help your You need not answer this.
The working man has not forgotten
your daily visits to the Offices of the
bosses. You may shed your hypocriti-
cal tears, you may weep and mourn
for all the rest of your life, and you
cannot atone for the sins you commit
ted by betraying your fellowman. for
helping to heap sorrow and suffering
upon the good women and children of
Tracy City.
You say that you tried to join the
miners union and they would not
take you. I am surprised at you for
they would take you into
their order that you might betray
them for less than thirty pieces of
silver.
y
''Uncle Tom" is trying awful hard
TO drag the Socialist patty into. this
controversy. and l want to say here
and now that have said nothing
against the socialists. They are my |
friends. But it is ''Uncle Tom that
am talking about. l am merely |
showing him up in his true light, only |
showing how deceitful. hypocritical,
'alse and unfaithful he has been and
will be again if an opportunity pre-
ents itself
Uncle Tom, p" predicts that I will
20 to preaching if defeated for Office.
This would be noble calling, indeed,
md should this happen l feel that it
vOuiA 10 my OuOJ W opcuu bcNCEhl |
ears trying to get "Uncle Tom
light, or in helping him to find a
hurch in which he could be the whole
heese, for he will not stay long in any
nat he cannot lead and,keep in an up
par all the time. would not object
l could consci entiously go out
mong the oppressed and try to build
p where "Uncle Tom" has torn
own, to try and get men to live good,
ure, honest and straight lives, but one
the greatest obstacles in the way ',
ould be the base hypocricy and de- /.
BIT of men like "Uncle Tom" who
} not approve of anything unless it
, something done by him or someone
HON he can control.
Now, "Uncle Tom,'' don't get .
filled up, but if you have any more
lsehoods in store to write, let them
me. am not asking any quarters y
ON you. l am fully able to take y
re of myself, and have a whole lot 81
ore of your history to give to the a
Iblic if you want it. IL
ALTAMONT VOTER, d
lamont, Tenn, Feb. 6, 1914. 81