The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-26
Net 50 Hard To Be
Robbed When the
RObber Apologies
Detroit Presents a Weeping High
wayman With An Excuse, Which,
Though Poor One, Was
Better Than None.

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pockets, this highwayman wept
A highwayman is highwayman because he LAZY.
N He is who will work
HE WANTS TO LIVE THROUGH OTHERS WHO DO
ORK and armng himself the dark where
he lays in wait for who works. TO ROB THAT SOME
\ ONE OF THE MONEY HE HAS EARNED BY WORK.
Though this highwayman pleaded sick wife and his
very probable
Y he would rather rob than
We footpad however fact that
he wept
And we are led to ask:
Are feeling the part
Of the robbers?
Are a when robbers longer
empty our pockets with dry eyes9
We particularly class of highwayman in
mind. o wh Greedy Employer"
GREEDY EMPLOYER IS A HIGHWAYMAN BECAUSE
He TOO, TAKES FROM THE POCKET OF THE MAN WHO
WORKS THAT WHICH HE HAS EARNED AND WHICH
BECOMES STOLEN MONEY IN GREEDY EMPLOYERS"
\ HANDS
He lives by the of AND GETS VERY RICH.
He is bold than the hghwayman of the night
He a a before the eyes of everyone.
He able this of clever he has OF eludng
those who pursue him.
He has several accompices on always-enough
= sufficient crowd in which make good his
Will day behold Greedy Employer" in he
stands victims?
going to feeling and and
boys girls he by Withholding from their envelopes
their just share of what they produce?
For the of the greedy employer wish ne would plead
sick wife home something of the kind.
We would feel that he wasn't telling the truth just
believe the weeping hghwayman wasn't telling the truth but
might inclined give him the benefit of the doubt
something in the of the highwayman which
his victim look the fellow somewhat removed
from the general order of footpad.
His for his with amounted in degree
apology and apology be accepted with certain amount
of grace from a hghwayman.
Possibly Greedy Employer the gentle
manly foopad bit favorable light he would offer some
of for robbing his victims
n But he doesn't do that
He right putting of his employees just into his
pockets and saying nothing.
employee stand still and quiet and permit
Greedy Employer carries dangerous
weapon which he holds his victims heads
1t S called Starvation"
1t is sure and a terrible weapon
holdups seldom the and when
people the victims themselves
When time them vote and choose their course
ey again go down the street where
they robbed before.
just with regard the fearful thug and the sick wife
How pathetic it a hghwayman with sick wife. in
tears
We picture and suffering in that home.
Probably drop liquor the house for the husband
hustlng all through the long day
while sitting behind the bar of nghborhood saloon
The victim of this hold-up showed very poor judgment
We understand while the thugs gun down
opportunity for the victim have jumped him
overpowered him.
Which should done rather than have permitted him
90 story the sick wife
sick wife the chances that she had worked
\ herself sick supporting lazy husband.
enough drive lazy husband to when his wife
taken sick and work
Starvation the lazy husband in the face
than work himself he would confront pedestrian
gun his head while demanding his
the sick wife if sick wife there be we hope the
police ghwayman husband and take him of her hands