The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10
SLAUGHTER GOES ON.


The blood of the innocent victims of
the "guards ''-fends in human gulse-
employed and maintained by the soulless
corporations of West Virginia, rests not
upon the heads of these vicious thugs,
but upon the "master minds' and the
state and county officials who wear the
collars of the criminal corporations and
bow in humble and supine submission to
the will of their masters and wink at the
lawless and murderous system.
The "guards'' are commissioned by
the governor of our state and clothed
with that authority and instructions from
the men who own and dominate all the
public officials, carry on their gouiish
work and leave death and destruction in
their wake, and woe be unto the poor
devil who says them nay.
The henious crime committed on Loup
Creek last week by criminal corporation
tools upon an innocent and inoffensive
man is but one of the hundreds of blood
thirsty acts committed in this state in
recent years by degenerate hirelings to
satisfy the Unsuitable Moloch of the scab
coal fields in their fight to Cypress and
enslave the wealth producers SO that they
can amass great wealth, build gigantic
political machines and buy Legislatures,
the judiciary and public officials.
The only offense committed by the
latest victim of the Moloch butchers of
the New River field, was the fact that
he was a member of the United Mine
Workers of America, and as strange as
the case may seem, one of his assailants
was convicted murderer, who only a
few years ago was sentenced to the state
penitentiary for life, but who was paroled
n year or so ago on account of ill health,
that i'll health, however, does not inter
fere with him acting in the capacity of
"guard' in King Samucl's domain and
welding club with deadly effect upon
honest American citizens
When these vicious violations of the
laws are brought to the attention of the
state and county officials, they invariably
dodge the issue with that old stereotyped
phrase, cit does not come within my
power and refer you to the Justice of
the Peace of the district in which the
crime was committed. Ye gods, that
would be like lodging the devil and TAX
ing a roundabout course to hell. These
officers in all "scab' coal fields are the
agents and lieutenants of the "master
minds of the system, and through this
method of jugglery by the public OFF,
Gals thus far none of the perpetrators of
these damnable deeds have suffered the
penalty of the law. The victim of these
thugs stands about rs much show to Sc
cure legal redress under the present sys-
tenn snow ball in hades. And this
system will continue until the toiling
masses arise in their might and assert
their rights both upon the industrial and
political field. They have begged and
pleaded for an employers liability bill,
a guard bill and other remedial labor
legislation for years to no avail and will
do so for years to come, when they send
such corporation tools to the legislative
branches as pistol bill "Johnsing' and
the other traitors to the cause of the
people who strangled the employers liza
bility bii99-at the last session ofEzm>,sg
islature at the command OF the 2iniIis-
Davis Dixon machine of "master
minds.''
The time is now ripe for the people Of
West Virginia to strike for freedom
against the infamous rcpublico- demico
gang of blood suckers who through cor
rupt machine rule heap iniquitous tax
alton upon the people in general and
grind the wage earners beneath their
heel, while the plutes loll in luxury, roll
in wealth and wallow in corruption.
The people have nothing to lose but
their chains. Their lives are not their
own, they are but the vassals of the
'master minds,'' and will so remain az
long as this Infamous system of murder
and rapine is permitted to exist