The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-03-16
Electi1lg the Rich to
Office and Opposing
the Poor Aspiirqnts

/ soul and brain to rob the pcor and
patient child of toll and Thought
Again. many poor men vote for the
rich because they think it looks dis
tinguished to shun the poor and Join
the glitter and glare of wealth 9th
ers support the rich because they are
employed by wealthy mol or indus
tries, and are afraid that, if they fail
to vote against themselves by voting
for the rich, they will be DISCHARGED
and suffer for food and clothes.
These are cowards fools or social
sharks who follow and tlatte: fortune
and defame the poor for the scraps
and crusts the wealthy cast aside
Think of the cringing crawling SER
wants who support a bigoted ballying
tyrant when they know he will torture
them for exercising their sacred lib
critics and right to vote for whom they
please. Still others vote for wealth
because the dazzling splendor of the
money mongers' gorgeous livery and
glittering palace captivate and chain
their thoughtless souls to praise the
brilliancy of wealth Yet. others sup
port the rich because they know by
experience that they can receive more
bribery for their votes from wealthy
candidates than from poor aspirants.
And yet. the vast plurality who help
the rich and shun the poor are usually
good, honest. conscientious men; but
they are misled by countless agencies
to aid their enemies and fight their
friends.
Politicians favor rich because they
are either the tools of trusts and mon
| ey powers or hope to become unscrupu
| lous instrumentalities of monopolies
and mcney monsters for whatever
bribery they can secure. The COW
| ardly unprincipled spirit that volur-
| teres to ignore the needy and assist
the independent: to crush the helpless
| and exact the influential, to persecute
| the poor and weak with disrepute. to
, glorify the rich and strong with great
! er power. honor and estatc-this same
| fawning servility and ignorant adora-
| ton that crawls and praises the bigot-
| ~ and dcspotism Of monarchs kings
and Uueens--this same subserviCncy
and unmanliness applauds the egotistic
| lomueering rich and tramDles hon
| est sensible poverty in the dirt and
| dust of disrespsct. Those who crirgc
and kneel with homage to aristocracv.
| royalty and the rich arc social syco-
plants and political parasites--not a
blessing but n burden, not n help hut
hindrance and obstruction to the
pleasure and progress of the humcI
| race.
| This plutOcratic class has become
so powerful and pompous as to uni
| versallv establish the braZen. brain
| less assertion that the most successful
business men-the richest robbers. if
YOU please.-are better qualified for Of
flee than the poor unsuccessful man.
| In that they argue backwards for the
purely vicious purpose of deccivire g
man. That a man succeeds in busi
ness is generally the very reason he
should not be entrusted with the peo
pies liberties and representative
rights That he enriched himself
i in business shows that he will do tn,
same in Office by exploiting the public
through the political place and power
In the vast majority of cases man;
. material wealth CIR financial success i:
certain evidence thar he is an extor
toner or thief This every sensibIi
: observing person knows by business
, dealings with these successful shys:er
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