The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-03-16

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and knaveS. Show me 4 big success
full business man and l will show, by
the aftidavits of his victims, that near
ly every one have succeeded largely by
legal larceny. financial fraud o" Gus
tomary crime.
Most commercial kings, business
sharks and industrial captains have
made their money by dastarGly I'M
scrupu;ous methods. They reduce the
toiler's wages, make him patroniZe
their commissaries to eNtort another
profit from his toll: aduiterate and
counterfeit the necessaries of life that
they sell him for his honest cash
humbug. cheat and swindle him by a
thousand other thieviug schemes and
tricks in trade. Not only the vic
tins of these successful sneaks realize
through painful experience that the
average business fakir is a rogue. but
these prosperous Shysters know them
selves that they acquire their wealth
mostly by deceiving and defrauding
the world. With few and rare eN-
ceptions corporation crooks and bust
ness men defraud their customers
whenever they can.
Another thing. business minds are
so deeply engrossed IN merely money
making for themselves, that when
elected to office they use the peoples
office to enrich themselves. Asmoney
monger's ruling trait or passion is mis-
selfish greed for gain and gold, and
| when enthroned in office he naturally
| -instinctively employs the govern
ment to satisfy his misery ends and
T! aims In this way your successful
man not only robs the public in bust
ness transactions, but by trusting him
with political power and opportunity
20 further rob the people and feather
his financial nest. While in office he
employs his treacEerous speculative
ingenuity to loot the public treasury
of the peoples tax.
In legislative bodies money powers
antagonize all legislation advocating
equal rights and opportunities for all
and special privileges for none. They
| fight TO the bitterest end every propo-
sition to prevent or prosecute their
commercial cruelties and crimes. In
short they struggle to establish and
defcnd everything giving them adj
vantage over the common people: and
everything that would give the poor
and common people equal chances with
the rich. This gluttony for gold and
power would control the government
so it can legalize it's robbery and tyr
amy in pauperiZing the public to en-
rich and fortify itself. For this pur-
pose they monopilZe our legislatures
and congress to manufacture laws to
suit themselves. They see that only
| judges are elected or appointed who
will favor wealth against the public in
their hypocritical decisions and de-
crees. They also see that only eNecu-
tive officials are elected or appointed
who will fight the ordinary people and
befriend the rich. So I say with
Shakespeare-"What fools we mortals
be-" when we stupidity elect the rich
to office and reject the poor. In this
way poor people furnish wealth with
weapons to destroy and Stay them
selves.
have witnessed the disgraceful con-
duct of poor men opposing candidates
for Office on the penuriouS presumr-
ton tina men without plenty of prop
erty should not be eligible 10 office
| When ] thus saw the common people.
made hungry and perty naked by the
money monster. fighting poor. hon
est. Industrious. intelligent and highly
| competent candidate. / was al
most touched to tears and pain to
| see these poor. ignorant deluded
creatures cruelty their faithful friend
| to crown their fiercest foe. Then 1
i saw the great and painful truth of