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

es that were one time dear 10 me,
thought | would write some to our
paper, too. guess a many a one of
you all have forgotten the girl that
used to go and ring the Sunday school
bell every Sabbath morn, trying to do
what good she could for her little
town, though it be very little, but l
have not forgotten you all. / was
raised in Wbitwell and that town is
dear to me for l love all in it, al
though have been away eight years.
/ often think of the many pleasant
years with few sad days mixed with
them.
have been in Oklahoma almost
three years and learned to love this
country and its people. did not fluid
it as wild as had heard it was We
found as good people here as you find
any where, and you find the most of
the people of the we very kind.
They are all on an equal with one
another. But as TO finding moLey on
trees, you will not finu it here any
more tnau you would elsewhere, too
if the mines were to run full time,
people could make goou money, but
there is always something turning up
so they can't run straight time As
for the farming part, if God o willed
il, the very poorest could be V ry rich.
It is said that this is the poorest farm
ing country in in Oklahoma. but you
have no idea how fast stuff grows
here. But the hot sun and wins loon
clean it away. / noticed last fall, in
the summer everything was burned
up To explain it better, we had
small melon patch Well, it had died
down until you could just see few
green stems around the hills The
fall rains set in the last of August |
believe it was, and then vines came
out and covered the ground until you
could not see the earth, and they
bloomed and bore more melons and
they ripened. Some raised almost
new garden, so thought Then saw
wby the west had its hot winds and
sun The people would prosper too
fast. Fruit can't be Iaised much in
this part of tue west, but the biggest
fault you find here you find elsewhere,
AM that is that awful thing that caus-
es so much sin, which l. stroug drink
When read Farmer Radford's piece
this week ON Woman's Suffrage, |
agreed With him in one sense and in
another did not. l think IL we wo-
men we're to take the burden OF law
on our shoulders, we might fail to
sew on few buttons or let our bis
cults burn once in while, but what
would that be to compare with what
good we might do, and the souls we
might help and better our countryY
Now, | agree with Farmer Radford
that home is the womau's throne, and
she can be queen over her home If she
lust lives right and lends helping
hand to her husband and boys an
helps them to 90 the right thing.
don think she should go to the polls
to vote, but the question is: 'How is
she going to do aay good to her coun-
try as weak woman If she don't
have the chance to vote, for you can
see that the most votes win, and the
most of the men (now l don't mean
all mem, never think of what kind
of a man they ale voting in to office.
A many a man will sell his vote for
drink of whiskey.
Now, / will tell you of few things
I know of, if am only a woman.
This election day lived in sight of
the election box. Well, of course, the
candidates or part of them that we're
running for some Office, we're there,
and, of course, they bad to drink with
them. They take this man around one
corner and give him drink, and they
take that one around behind this
house and offer him the bottle, and
talk good to him, and then they sell
th ir votes for that drink of wniskey,
not stopping to think whether that
man was worthy of the place be wa
voting him for. or not Now, this
doesn't only bit this place, but other
places are Just the same DID | not
read in our paper where just such
happened in M irion county. Why Is
it tnat whiskey is 80 free on election
day and so many get drunk Because
the ones who are running for Office are
buying votes with drinks of whisky.
Now, I do not say that all do this, for
| hope there are some who are better
than this
Now, let me tell you two stories
that are true, which explain more of
what mean, and then stop and think
If the women don't do something, who
willy know of man filling a high
Office 10 this county, who bought bis
votes with rum and be comes around
once In Wull6 UU udho away WIFI
some of the beer dives, but, mind you,
part of the time he sends word ahead
so they have the most of it hid before
he gets there. In one place he ran up
on a lot and the man begged him not
to give him up, and he said, "Give
me $25 90 and will not say any
thing" Now, tell ME, is that man
worthy of his office No, a thousand
times no. And you say, why was he
elected the second time. Why, oh
why3 Because the majority rules and
as we all know, the majority drink,
and they sold their votes for drink.
Now for the other story, and this hap
pened in our own little town Of Whit
we'll, Tenn One of your best men as
you all claim, who is holding high
office. Oh, if / could stand before
you all and tell you this story, as l
could tell it better than can write
it, think that the most of you would
stop and say: SIS he worthy of his
place." If he has not repented.
which pray God he has by now, and
that be may help and hold up human
ity, as / at one time knew him to be
instrumental in pushing humanity
down, he is not worthy. This officer
at one time claimed to be true christ
ian and had his name on a chiuch
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