The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-21

CAPITALIST PRESS RESORTS TO UNTRUTEiS.
The Charleston Gazette la evidently decided that the rising tide of
Socialism must be checked and in is issue Of sepsember 18th. it sets
ar from "slitterng" seneratties' having little o. no connection with the
subject which it finally tries - discuss, it makes iii profound state
e that Socialism a been atcd, ad that it has never changed tho
The statement that Socialism has been tried, is absolutely untrue, and
1t seems scarcely credible that III Gazettew writer i'd nt know that he
basis.
Since Socialism la new been tr,sl,i it is impossible TIC a. jus what
effect it would ave VI the mature of human beings" But Capitalism
a been tried-for W hundred years it mas been triea-and its erect
both upon humanity n the nature of human beings" is we'll known,
~ ~ha 0n t h BEEN m 5rr oau na ct senas s1 na 1T, un In every .Se nation nation
OF human beings" The pimp' the prostitute. the professional politician
m CRATER. h 'bribing senator tn hosts of criminals and desenerates'
of human beings" wherever it AS set set it's foot cauita,sm
has built up vas fortunes on the n hand, n created hordes of hungry
and unemployed wretches o thu other. This is nt caused by the in
at vileness of the human nature" either of the capitalists or the
workers 1t is simply the natural working ut of economic la1~i 1t is
To so arrange the system of production n distribution that II m a
who is willing to work shall be denied the privilege. and that nc man
who does 10 work shall receive of the products of labor. is the object of
the Socialist Party. To he paid representative of coal. land, timber and
railroad companies which live the necessities of the people, this
may seem like "voo-dooism," "quackery," nut to the thousands of
poverty stricken. unemployed workingmen in West Virginia. it is begin
ming TO- appear their only hope. Surely. the ownership by ALL the peo-
mean U Of life life by BY ' PART sS of the pe ~ j." '"""'sa OIL the "'s'SA'De % h
The srgumenta about changing human nature" is old, 1t is also very
vi la o. o. ' Eovcr mn", t?9 ! Must to w ~s ask app' "~in 10 it v shsn pe0b bnman ha a'xra IN
INC if the re answer b no" shall we reject it, Evidently that is the
a it plainly apparent hat in his opinion it is impossible to change
There is only n conclusion to be drawn from his: You can't change
human nature. 1t is useless to pass laws that do o change human
nature. Therefore, it is useless to Ass n laws or make any effort
owards establishing a more just. humane and sensible system of govern
ih| Jul present oVerhnlen is ounde upon systematic robbery, but
don try to change it.. fol "yo can't change tn natureo Of human beings"
"lhene are too nan patriot graves, too many hon owners n home
1overst to make it possible to spit upon the flag with impuniy or to over
turn the work of the fathers light cause"
The Socialist Party is lot trying to besmirch the flag. God knows it
has been befoued nouEh When it comes into power, as it surely will
it will cleanse the flag of the filth which has been cast upon it. The lei
Who have disgrared it,, who Ia d III government a ecker orr
fla a emblem o shame rather than of glory. are the boodlng. brhng
corporations, their corrupt servie tools, the corporation lawyers
tn professional politicians INC grafters. 1t is these men who have
West Virginia a cesspool ofc corruption. n representative government a
eaninsles tern Some of the men who ave spit p the flag are in
h United States Senate.
The Gazette writer is evtdcntly entirely ignorant of the science of CO.
Monies. a evidenced by h article in question, and later efusions. We
the Learned gentleman would omit his studies of the dea languages fol- IA
be able to write much more intelige1hy on Socialism.
TWO KINDS OF JIMMIES
Nearly everybody knows what a jimmy is. yer if they have lever
used me. 1t is a snnal var of steel, an is used b. unemployed. desperate
orkingme to forcet their way itoh houses in order to rb them. The
burglar doe not rob the homes oft h poor. He selects h houses If the
rich. in the dead of night forces his a through the Dor or win
10" n carries of whatever o value h lie a secure. The house he en-
tiers has been BULL by some of his orkingnass brothers The wealth he
carries away hs been produced by he working GLASS; and stolen from
them.
If the wielder o he jimmy is caught. h is elentessly rosecute
He is seized b. a brother Observation-Disclosures thrust into Jail
! II 1alsa are II built ~ the working lass. for. h working class. He
Is tried before a capitalist judge, ad sentenced to a long term in the
enetenti also quilt by workingrnen. for workingmen. While lie is
imprisoned hisf arniy if h as n may beg. starve. Or steal or e to
the Devil in n way which they choose. They have perfect freedom in
inns respect. OF they are in a free country. If they hoose to steal