Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-07

purse without giving value received
II he is not subject to just criti-
cism in receiving from the govern
ment about $500 per month. undes
such circumstances. remaining away
from his office more than one hun
dred miles, and perhaps only once
or twice a month looking in on the
ParkersburS office To receive his
voucher for his salary and possibly
to sign few records, when there
are so many other worthy Repub-
licans who for the last forty years
have made so many sacrifices for
the grand old party. who would give
their whole time and attention to
the work OF the office and who have
earned he right to 1t much more
than our brother.
The old soldier, who, leaving
nome and dear ones, went out and
fought for the flag that the Union
might be perpetuated, who often
used snow pillow upon which to
snatch few moments of slumber.
and who tramped through the mud
and mire and freezing from per-
haps one TO four long years, when
he looks at his little pension check
OF twelve dollars per month. AID
realizes that he sacrificed his all
and gave up his health and his for
tune for his country, and they
knows thai Collector Glassoock gets
not twelve dollars per month
but at the rate OF twelve dollars
per day. Sundays included. for
practically doing nothing for the
government. will come to the con
cluslon and Justly so, that there is
something awfully wrong in the
the makeup OF our constitutions.
Ii this is to be the rule in this re-
public Will he not write in the
leaves OF his Bible, as he reads the
golden rule, that in this age greed
has become rife, even among .he
men OF West Virginia in high plac-
es?
II this government is simply to
make Christmas gifts OF eighteen
thousand dollars or twenty thous-
and dollars, in four years time to
any OF It's citizens. we would Just as
leave see Collector Glasscock re-
ceive it as any one else: but the
principle is all wrong, and the gov
eminent that permits (. will simply
teach dishonesty among It's people.
The men standing down in the hard
places OF life. and looking to the
gentlemen who, receive such ole
CANT compensation for such a little
or no labor, will come to the con-
clusion that socialism will finally
control in this country. Nothing
Is so dangerous TO the Republican
party today, II such a condition Is
continued in this land.
II is an outrage on public deem
cy that Collector Glasscocx draws
salary as large as a member OF
the supreme court OF this state
when that cour: knuckles down to
hard serious work from ten TO six
teen hours a day, while Mr. Glass
cock plays politics for Mr.. Swish
er and doe little or no labor for
the government. and yet a dozen
dollars drop into his pocket every
twenty-four hours the year round.
II IS not right thai he should re
ceive a salary as large as both the
clerks of the county and circuit
courts. which clerks perform ten %
twelve hours of hard labor every
day and devote their whole atten-
ton thereto while az the same time
Mr. Glasscock IS receiving a salary
from Senator s. y. Elkins, by the
year. for retainer for his railroads.
Tor the Union unity company and
other corporate interests, and at
the same time drawing from the
public treasury such a magnificent
compensation under the circum-
stances5 We do not want 20 hear
the song started I'm the state OF
West virginia. as was done in Penn
sylvania TO The dei;riInent OF the