The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-08-05
BLUFF
GAME
Being Pursued by the BIZ
Partisan Promoters Re-
fleets no Credit Upon
City.
AK Factory Will
it is Said Join in the
Game of Bluff---Offi-
GERS Fail i'm Their Dutv
to the People.

1t IS being noised about by a few of
the wise ones that the owner of the axe
factory is going to serve notice in the
near future upon the Board of Affairs
and City Council that he is going to
move his plant because the City Council
in its deliberations has offended him, that
is unless the aforesaid council recinds it's
action in the case to which he takes ex-
ceptions and passes only ordinances that
are of direct benefit to his concern, OF
course we hate to lose any of our bust
ness concerns, but it strikes us that the
citizens of Charleston have already in a
financial way paid a very high price for
the privilege of having an axe factory
IN our midst with its army of foreigners
without being compelled to pass laws that
will enable that concern to bring in and
keep more ignorant foreigners whose only
purchasing power seems to be concen-
trated at the money order window of the
posto1icc.
But right here we want to say that
| bluffs fail to work on the city council
and that the Kelley bluff, like those of
the political bosses, will be called in
short order and the factory will remain
mere just the same, rs municipal suckers
to buy industrial plants are not as plen-
, tiful as when Charleston swallowed the
bait, hook and all.
Charleston lived before the advent of
the factory, SO the management of
that concern had just as well get back
NJ ri ,;,
zens in helping Charleston grow and
prosper. IS easier than butting into
| u stone wall.
! Sin is an expensive luxury. 1t costs
society more to support crooked, graft
ing politician than an honest man. Right
living is cheap compared with career
Of crime.
Yet there is fascination about evil do
ing that attracts and holds men spell
| bound. Some natures crave excitement
| They love the glitter and glare of red
light To them, the orderly walk and
honest life are extremely ordinary, dull
and commonplace. Hence they easily fall
prey to the temptation to make dash
cut wide swath and enter upon that
career that only stops in a felon S cell
or under the shadow of the hangman s
moose. But such a course means bank
| ruptcy at the least-bankruptcv in purse
and character.
Society pays an enormous price for the
luxury of sin and crime. but the price
paid by the wrong-doer himself is infinite
| ly greater. The man who takes out his
conscience and deliberately puts it under
his feet and throws integrity and honor
and right living to the winds and sacri-
! flee the well being of an entire commu-
nifty must take the consequence-and thus
Will the promoters of the infamous public
service buy ''partisan charter reap their
| reward.
There is but little use for citizens to
swear out warrants for law breakers,
when the Offenders receive notice of the
same before the ink is dry on the war
rant. Law and order will never prevail
in a community where this evil exists.
hat s what comes out of the ':buy''-
partisan political ''reform'' which was
forced upon the people by 4 few trust
promoters.
The few policemen that the Board of
Affairs could depend upon are kept busy
these days lodging street walkers. gamb-
lers and blind tigers Why a police force
when there is no attempt to enforce the
law?
When officers of the law can not see
ten barrels of beer its about time for
them to begin selling papers on the
street.
If the Civic League expects to stop
the illegal sale of liquor in this city they
will have to look for assistance from
some other source than the present city