Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-17

Mr. ]. l.. Mckinney, of this city,
will leave this evening for Athens
and other points. I'm the interest OF
the Bluefeld Merchandise Exchange
and will be absent for several days.
The w. G. T. 4. will meet at Y
NJ c. A. Building on Thursday at
o'clock All the children I'm the
city are requested to be present for
the purpose of organizing Il child -ens
union.
Let it be understood on election
day that there is a proper place for
the city police. Let the gang under
stand that there are lots of free
citizens left i'm Bluefeld yet. Let us
do as the citizens of Charleston did,
make the policeman know his prop
er place, and have no partisan set
tresspassing upon the rights OF the
citizen.
True men OF Bluefield show your
colors and let no set OF tricksters
enslave you by cintinuius graft and
fraudulent voters Assert your An
glo-Saxon nature and repudiate at
the polls such men. Now is the hour
of peril help your city to prosper
by aiding to bring about a pure mu-
nicipal government
We want ever good. citizen to
furnish us tangible facts as to the
misdeeds of the grating gang who
has been in power in this city. OF
course there is a committee who are
preparing facts and figures to ex-
pose the political rascality of this
gang in municipal affairs. but we
ask that every good citizen bring
forth what he knows of manipula-
tons and corrupt practices within
our city.
1t would seem from "a Card"
signed Wv p. Hawley," which ap-
peared In this mornings issue of
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responsible for the article in yes
terday's Leader, over the signature
Republican" This being the case.
the said w. p. evidently recognizes
in the author a man who possesses
the necessary information to deal
with the subject intelligently. and
to judge from the commotion, con
sternation and yelpings heard last
night along the streets built by the
people" one would think somebody
had squirted scalding water on a
pack OF pot licking hounds.
The people of Bluefeld now have
an opportunity of showing up the
graft and manipulations Of the ring
of this city. The time has arrived
when they must go. Upon what
claim do they ask the suffrages of
the people? If they are an honest
set of Office holders they are he
worst prosecuted set ever heard of
1t is i'm the mouth of every one
who does not belong to the gang,
that they are corrupt and use the
city government for their own pri-
vate gain BY what right does this
gang, with an illiterate vote, lord ii
over this town? Upon what have
they feasted more than others, that
they should claim to be the sole
dictatOrs of government in Blue
field? They have packed conventions
with the colored man as their only
dependence. they have openly pur-
chased votes, imported the colored
voter and voted him in violation OF
the law and committed every fraud
at the polls known to the ward pol
itician. They keep their pimps and
henchmen in Office. pay them with
the peoples money, that they may
be on hand to do their dirty work.
They do not claim any merit, save
that they have the goods and will
retain power regardless OF the in
telligence and worth Of the city.
The time has now arrived when the
mask should be thrown off and the
facts made known to the public.
Now is the time to expose the mis-
deeds Of this gang in the past and
show them up to the people in their
true light.