Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-06-18
UNCLE TOMS LETTER

] pdSU CNltlOh VI buo 4NOWs lOI year.
This is a beginning toward getting
things cooled down and ground
down to the,socialist platform, so it
will not suffer when placed in the
News columns. Come along, COM
rades, with your end of the single
tree. Let's not sponge. Socialism
must be practiced and the News is en-
titled to consideration, and the good
book says the laborer is worthy Of his
bire and we mustn't muzzle the OK
that treadeth out the corn. These pas
sages apply to everything connected
with humanity and is mighty good So
cialism. Pay the man who labors for
you. Don't defraud him. Don t
withhold from the News, is the point.
Well, socialism and holiness is do
ing some good after all. The social
lists are teaching the two old parties
the scienca of government until the
workingmen and women are getting
to be recognized as factors in the
affairs of life, thing not heretofore
conceded. Then the Holiness people
have fought uncleanness and nasty fl
thy habits until the Southern Method
lists and Presbyterians have decided to
cut out the tobacco habit among their
ministers. The idea of man or wo-
man claiming to be christian and a
leader in the church who uses tobacco
is ridiculous, cut it out and give the
Holiness people little credit for
teaching cleanliness, and don't jump
on the Socialists because they want to
purify the government of Caesar and
put an end to some of its despotic av,
ariciousness and cause it to protect the
laborer as we'll as the rich idler. So
cialism means all that christianity
means and is lot mora determined to
break the yoke of oppression than your
churches are. In fact, none of the de-
nominations are as rasolute and deter
mined as the socialists in trying to re-
store unto all men their inheritance
and their birthright and yet the very
God of Heaven has declared by all
the prophets and apostles that the
rlch have defrauded the poor I am
really glad the socialists have the
courage to protest against the high,
open and notorious robberies that are
being perpetuated day by day against
against The laboring people Then |
am glad the holiness people have had
the courage to preach clean, pure
and have by SO doing fore
ed the Methodists and Presbyterians to
take action on the unclean and filthy |
habits Gf some of their members. |
Hurrah for the Socialist and Holiness
people. Old Caesar is trembling in |
his boots, and we'll he may Electing
men to Office who are not decent .
enough to respect the namo of God
does't speak we'll for country that
does it. These loud-mouthed candi-
dates are not tue kind Of men christ
ians should support. Practice what
you preach if you are christina, vote
as christian.
Well, I'll preach socialism and holi-
ness for I believe each has a mission
and that mission is to purify the gov
srnment and che churches from all
1nceanness, The ideals of socialism
and of christianity, or Of a christian,
are so linked that no man can separ-
ite them.
Well, Socialism and holiness are
spoken agains almost everywhere, yet
Joth go marching on, and both are
error to an ungodly government and
IN ungodly church,
We have had some cooling showers.
was in Nashville the 18TH and 18th
md went to a Methodist ice cream
upper and enjoyed myself The sa.
oons were closed up good and tight.
Nashville is likely to becoms civiliz-
d place in the near future. Both old
Iarties have declared for law enforce
nent and guess the liquor vender
will have to go out of business Let
do some good, honest work
or the overthrow of lawlessness and
espotism.
Well. Mr.. Rankin, don t waste any
lore ammunition on those fellows
White aud Morrison. Men tell me
here is nothing to either. / don't
now.
Tent meetings are going to be held
ere this week by tue Holiness gang.
hats all right. I nave cousin liv-
lg in Cannon County who belongs to
ne Christian or Campbellite church.
Ter children are about all grown and
le has some boys that are very bright
oys. One day at the dinner table /
lid l bell eyed | would go out to
immons Chaple and hear the Holiness
eople One of her sons remarked that
icy we're the only christians in this
ounty, for, said he, "Mother went
ut to hear them last fall, and when
10 came back she said she believed
le would quit tobacco and she has,
I'd that's been a year ago. :" said,
Lizzie, holiness people are able to
clip you, Campbellite, = Eyes"
I'D she, and so they are, but, law
q, how folks do lie on them, it's
ght F." There isn't but one church
ID man is born juto tnst, 80 let
lem alone and emit Icing on your
rotheTs and sisters
UNCLE TOM.