Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-06
HYPoCRITEs
ALL OF us.
An Old Gambler Talks For
Publication.


decade the king gambler OF Chieaso
Is about to retire. He won $4,000
month on the average for years
In Chicago. but he hasn't got Il al,
now AT that he's well OF. hayina
fine home at t24s Washington.
boulevard. worth about si60,00O,
and maybe be can scrape up $4,000
| besides.
IL was easy come. easy 90, with
Patsey, like John l.. Sullivan. He
was always ready 20 stake his
friends. and case OF poverty got
rise out OF King instanter and nj.
| ways
Patsey has brother In the min.
Ing business, and the gambler will
invest his money with him.
II was at least a million to the
good once" said the king OF gam
| blers to the Post correspondent.
but Il slipped through my fingers.
IL didn't stick. Gambling money nev.
er does. About TIE kind that is hard
est TO get is the coin wrung out OF the
hearts and bodies OF the poor.
IAN HONORED CITIZEN"
After man cheats his fellows
for 40 years and wrings money out
OF their bread. meat and clothes,
or for rent. he dies an honored citi-
zen and his sons go into politics and
run the town. A square gambler
4 TINT Oiyaa Al n 81, A.
ey. and the unfortunate women who
become society outcasts and by their
own sacrifices protect their sisters.
are the most despised and hated crea-
lures
The gambler opens game and
pays for protection. Then he pays
biackmail to landlords. They charge
high prices for coal sheds and cellars.
paid one respected citizen $50 q
month for foul hole In a basement
while he was posing as a crusader
against vice.
| IF we look ourselves In the face
we will find we are a nation OF hy-
pocrites. The Government demands
the highest citizenship, then goes in
TO partnership with whiskey dlstii-
iers 10 debauch the populace.
| The highest officers preach virtue
and sell out the people TO the trusts.
| While demanding the reduction of
the price OF coal TO the people. they
prevent abolition OF the tariff on
fuel.
Loudly proclaiming they will
punish the packers for robbing the
people they visit their anger upon
| any Congressman who proposes to
admit meat from Canada and Next
co without tax
BAIT FOR SUCKERS.
Platforms are announced by po-
litical parties as bats for suckers,
I not for application as political prln-
ciples Government oficials talk like
a lot Of sentimental girls about the
brave boys in blue and then send
the soldiers embaimed beef. They
talk about the duties OF parents and
educators TO children and permit
dealers In foods 20 poison children
with deadly authorizations Our or
ators have said give us liberty or
death When the Filipinos show the
same spirit we give them death
Everywhere you look is hypocri-
lsy."
"Patsey" Is a native OF Toledo, o.
He has been q cowboy In Cheyenne.
and restaurant keeper In Denver
during the Worlds Fair OF 1893 10
protect blind man who travelled
from Denver 10 consult an oculist
That doctor gave me my first
lesOn In hypocrisy and heartless-
ness" said King He examined the
old mans eyes, Jerking him around
as n he was horse. You're stone
blind You will never see. the doc
tor told him brutaIiy.
what do 7 owe yOn?' the blind
man asked his vofce shaking with
emotion
" Twenty-Five dollars How much
have you got?
Ten dollars. said the blind man.
Is that all?'
r Yes, every cent
Well, give me that. said the
doctor You can owe me the rest.
Then he turned 20 richly dress
cd woman and spoke In such O kindly
polite manner that had 10 look al
the man twice 20 assure myself he
was the same fellow
The blind man hshed ont his on
ly $40 bill and gave II 70 me 10 pay
the doctor. The doctor reached out
for e. Nix. 7 said pushed the
surprised doctor out OF the way and
hustled my blind friend into the
street ! slipped the $40 back into
his pocket and got a freight conduct
or 10 dead head him home
That doctors conduct was tvp-