Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-04

this man robbed the poor.man of all he
had, even to his soul, aud took the
money and educated his own daughter
to the very highest in school aud mus
ic. Nov, this poor girl nd not be-
grudpe this daughter her education
for her heart was too true for that,
but the question is, did her father do
rigbtP While her father has his earth
ly riches and is filling his high office,
and bis daughter has her high educa-
tiou, but let M tell you how he reach
ed his office He was standing on the
highway in sheep's clothing, with
bottle of whisk in one hand, giving
it to this poor girls father. rooolug
her of her education, be exchange1
this bottle for his money, not only
him, but others, and with the other
hand pushed them on Down the roao
to destruction. while those be pushed
down are Stunned. called drunkards
their homes wrecked, their health
broken their souls wrecked, while ne
who helped this along is filling an
office of our country. Nov, L "ant
to ask you if he should be there. l
think those who rule in our country
should he true, honest men, who are
willing to help lift up our countly
instead of pushing it down. No%'
the question is, VINO is going to 90
this if tie women don't heln' II you
as men want that wife, mother or sis-
ter to stay on her throne called home
wake up and vote for tnat which IS
right, AND down the wrong.
want to give few of my t2oughts
on Capital Punishment, for | see 1t Is
snoken of much in this weeks paper,
and Mr.. Bowers gave just my
thoughts GU the subject. / bave al
ways said that it was wrong to take
another mans life While L haVe
told of how some of our officers bave
zone, feel that we have few who
are doing a little good for our coun,
tly AM these are the ones to stani
by. Goa said, "Thou shalt not kill,
and again He said. "Revenge is mine,
so saith the Lord " Now, l tnink
these few words are enough to show
that it is wrong to take another
mans life, it makes no difference
what the wrong he bad done I've
heard some say, what would become
of our country if they did not bang
once in while. Well, | think that 1t
would be better off than it is If there
we're none hung, for as Mr.. Bowers
avs, tuere is many an innocent man
killed, while the guilty ones go free,
and | think the man who fixes the
rope or pushes the button for the cleo
trio chair is just as great murder
er as the guilty one, and sometimes
more so, for sometimes the one that
kills another noes it in mad passion,
and when it is over he repents OF
bis sin, while the one who hangs
him has time to study over what be
has got to do. He does not do his
deed while crazed with madness.
think if the murderer is put in prls-
on and let live, God p ill nunish him
in Hi own way, and maybe he has
chance to prepare his soul for bet
ter worl Id, and I think that these prls-
onprs should have the Chance to be
better God said, Though your sins
b. as scarlet l will make them as
snow" but he did not tell one man
to take another's life because he had
killed someone, Some of you might
think am out of my place as wom-
en- to write on these subjects, but
tell you want to speak sometimes
when sac some things going on, and
l want to do all l can for God and
my country.
Now l will bring my piece to a
close, hoping it may be of a little
good to some one, aud If suould miss
the waste basket this time l will try
and come again love to hear from
all my dear old friends, and especially
nv old school mates l will sign my
name after the flo of our state.
Mistletoe.