Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-18
TAKE SOMETHING
FOR NOTHING.
THE BLUEFIELD RING
AND TRICKSTERS
THEY ATTEMPT AN ENPLANA-
TIoN OF THEIR con-
DUCT.

The ring of this city is coming
from under cover and is attempting
to vindicate it's misdeeds. II the
purpose and motives of the ring
were so unselfish and public spirited.
will the sheet which keeps life I'm the
sang please inform the. people OF
hluefield why the provision for two
councilmen at large was nut into this
new amendment?
The organ OF the ring exclaims
that the reduction in the number of
.ouncilmen saves the city $500 a
meeting night; yes, provided all the
eouncilmen attend every meeting.
which seldom occurs. VIII the organ
of the ring tell the people Just how
much the reduction in The humble,
II councilmen will save the city per
annum, based upon the meetings
aeld for the past twelve months and
The number of councilmen attending
Zach meeting?
As TO the reduction o. commission
20 the treasurer on money received
from licenses and the state auditor
rom per cent to 1 ~ per cent, Is
very near taking the peoples money
or nothing. To pay the treasurer >
per cent. for receiving license money.
when the law requires all applicants
Tor licenses to pay to the treasurer
he license tax before they can do
business, is simply taking this per
ent for receipting for the money.
he same is true as TO the money
acoived from the State auditor. the
treasurer only has TO receipt for II.
e should make the people indignant
10 know that their money had been
spent this way. And the same men
who fathered this amendment to the
charter got up and secured tho pass
age OF the charter of 1905. Why did
hey put such a provision in that
charter If # is deserving OF so much
praise that it is now changed. The
same gang Of political tricksters fos-
tered both original and amendment.
Does this gang expect TO stay and
racify the righteous indignation of
me people Of Bluefeld for this at
tempt to deprive them OF the control
.cf the city government by pointing
to the fact that they have taken COM
missions from the city treasurer
So hich it should never have given him
in the first instance? II is adding in
suit to injury to thus say to the tax
payers of Bluefeld. Permit us to
D. erpetuate ourselves I'm office, by the
i'literate and Illegal vote, and raise
10 objection because we gave the
treasurer two years ago large com
mission for doing nothing and now
we have reduced # to save you
money" The gang might, with equal
logic, add TO enable ms TO give II to
someone else whom we want to have
81. There is trickcry in This move
mcnt There is not enough to go
around, ana they arc scheming to
prey upon q bankrupt treasury with
the city already I'm debt
Even Governor Dawson had his
doubts about the amendment or ne
would not have let It become law
without his signature
An indignant people will rebukc
such tactics and deception As we
have stated, facts and figures are
being prepared TO uncover the dark
and damnable deeds Of the political
Gang in this city and their every
step and move in the future VIII be
exposed They viii be- brought be
fore the people I'm their true light
md their true record as grafters
and political manipuators for gain
exposed 10 an outraged citizenship.