Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-05-07
Third District.
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en- WITH pains In MS MP anu ieB anu
rendered almost helpless, and it was a
very difficult matter for him to walk
or stand, and he suffered great pain.
Esq. Barber carried him to his home
| at Jasper in his auto. We hope he
will soon recover from such serious
condition. Rev. Geo. w. White is
bed-fast in a similar condition and
can't move except by the assistance of
help to raise up in bed and is no bet
ter today.
We Lave an outbreak of small pox in
Whitwell and above town at Cedar
Springs. so the doctors report. Quar-
antine should be drawn at once with
out further delay. We have a number
Of cases northeast of Whitwell called
Cuban itch and that cursed disease
needs a little attention from the medi-
cal authorities. every once and a
while. 1t seemed that it first started
at the lock and dam among the dagoes
and has spread out in all parts of the
country and is hard to check.
Whitwell mines ian only three days
last week and from all reports it won't
get much better for while. The men
can't hardly make enough to pay rents
and grocery bills and have a surplus
left to pay on an old matter of indebt-
edness and do justice to their families
unless the run gets better, which l
hope it will.
Rev. Northcut, of Tracy City, is
conducting a series of meetings'at the
Christian Church, in the northern part
of town, and large congregation is
in attendance. Rev. Northcut is an
able divine and fuant speaker and
has met with great success. While I
and all my people are Baptists, am
not the least prejudiced against any
denomination. and would advise all to
go out and hear this able divine and
scriptorian that you may be benefited
thereby.
Rev. Jones is right up in the notch
with the late Sam Jones, and will con-
duct a series of meetings, and he cord
tally invites one and all to come out
to the M. E. Church, South, and join
hands with him and take a part. 1t
is free and open to all.
Before it slips my mind must call
"a. L. Rankin's special attention to
one fact beyond a shadow of a doubt.
if it was me his informant had given
out to him for publication, charging
me with being traitor to the uaion,
by saying I delivered speeches in the
labor hall some ten years ago and then
after the meeting went and met the
labor agents and revealed what had
been said in the hall, exchanged writ
ten notes with the T. G. l. officials.
Now, with all due respect to You and
Justice and fairness and respect to my
self and the reading public and the la
Dor organizations Of my country who
knew me then and who know me now,
l will furnish with glad heart and a
willing mind, freely, voluntarily and
without compulsion, a vast number of
certificates from leading and infuen
tial citizens. that there is not word |
of truth in what your reporter gave |
out to you relative as to me being a
traitor. did make speeches all thru |
the strike in the hall and was true as |
cast steel and never left or forsook the |
laboring man and fought to a finish |
for what thought..was just cause.
/ fought legitimate fight with clean
hands, and always in my speeches
would ask the laboring men to conduct
their fight with clean hands and to re-
frain from any mob violence or resort
ing to arms Now, as to me ever prov
ing to be traitor or a wolf in sleeps
your informant, Mr.. Rank
in, whoever he may be, has wilfully,
and knowingly stated a
falsehood of the first water, and did
knowingly and purposely try to preju-
dice the laboring men against me for
some political reason, He fails and
balks at the first jump. There is not
an honest, respectable man who was
employed for the T. G. I. Co. ten
years ago, or who is employed with
said company now who will sign a Ger
tificate and say over his own signature
that ever met them on any spot on
the premises or anywhere else, or ever
had an interview, or wrote a note or
had any communications as mentioned
during the strike. This is the whole
truth beyond shadow of doubt, and
am living here with the same people
was with then and they stand ready
10 repudiate that. traitors statement
made by some enemy. I would be
pleased to know who it is. Now, Mr..
l have known you as long,
Ind perhaps longer than you have
Known me, and have had always the
highest regard for the Rankin family.
ind always during your fathers life
lime stayed with him time and again,
md he with me, and better friend
lever had, but can't recall the date
when you became republican. Your
ather and mother were both rocked in
! democratic cradle and your father
vas life time democrat up to few
'ears prior to his death when split
md tangle got up in the democratic
,ortx opd fhn,, hno+ him ont of the