The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-14

EaCu udS DTluSS US closer 10 the
Cooperative Commonwealth. The
plutes are terror stricken. but they
must yield to the verdict of mankind.
Taft's veto pen destroyed about all
the work congress did, but as it was
! passed to be vetoed there arc few re-
grets.
Now it is claimed that slavery is be-
ing practiced in the State School for
the deaf and dumb at Romney. Well,
what docs the welfare of the unfor-
Inmates amount to compared with
profit? ar
Great was the victory the people
won when the Standard Oil Company
was dissolved" In n recent CONVEX
sation with the manager of A stan
dard subsidiary in Ohio, the writer
was given some facts which clearly
CD prove that the public will be
Immensely CD benefited by the de-
cision.
The gentleman told me he had been
compelled to discharge eleven men
from his department. He ful<her
stated that the wages of those re-
manning had been reduced and his
salary pruned to the amount of
$50 per month. He said there would
be an iron clad agreement between
the companies which compose the
standard as to the selling price and
that the public would receive no bene-
fit through competition.
In p,har u.o,J. ,Io ta1 1J1.-.
will continue to wax rich and the EN-.
ployes. through reduced wages, will
a the cost of waste as the result of
operating the companies individually.
Yes, the Supreme court rendered n
noble service when it handed down
that decision. Who would not de-
bounce as infamous any proposition
for the recall of public servants Who
are capable of such acts of wisdom.
The residents OF Watson and Rich
wood are experiencing some of the
real beauties of the private owner
ship OF railroads these days. The
service on the West Virginia II Pit
tSburg division Of the Baltimore and
OHIO has become SO inferior that the
patrons have at last rebelled and ap-
pealed TO the Interstate Commerce
Comm ission for relief from the at
fccts OF the Indifference asd incom-
pitencc of the "oficials' in charge of
the Monongah district. Blocked
street and road crossings, inability to
get mail on time, delay in shipments
of freight, and u%nsanitary and dan
gerous passenger coaches are some OF
complaints that are being registered
| aga.ls the company.
Under the present system railroads
are run for profit of the owners and
the interests of the patrons are never
considered. The railroad lords are
c%nriching themselves and SO far as
they are concerned the people can go
where General Sherman aid war was.
In an arraignment of the Harri-
sCn Republican ring. which is charged
with the theft of more than $50 900
from the taxpayers, the Democratic
West Union Record admits that The
Democrats are as guilty as member
of the G. O.. P.
The ring, declares the Record,
stole by wholesale from the funds
of the taxpayers II disposed of in
valuable franchises to big corpora
tons for large sums Of money and
appropriated the money to it's own
nefarious uses or for its own ag-
grandisemcnt. 1t permitted traction
line companies. steam railway com
panies, and coal companies; or to be
more exact. it permitted Il syndicate
of Fairmont and Baltimore capita
lists AT THE HEAD OF WHICH
WAS OUR PRESENT SENIOR UNIT,
ED STATES SENATOR. CLARENCE
W. WATSON. TO DESTROY MILES
AND MILES OF THE PUBLIC
HIGHWAYS WITHOUT ANY RE
ENUMERATION TO THE PEOPLE OR
THE TAN PAYERS. AND All THE
ELECTIONS WHEN THE GOOT
; PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY WERE
TRYING TO BREAK THE HOLD OF
: THE RASCALS, THE WATSONS, OF
ARGUS-14 etaoi shrdl hrdlu dl,
: FAIRMONT. OR OF THE FAIR
MONT COAL COMPANY. WOULI
b. LET THE CLARKSBURG THUGS
THE BALLOT BON SUFFERS AM
4 HEELERS VOTE HUNDREDS Oh
: NIGGERS AND DAGOES IN TIL
5 EMPLOY OF THE WATSON COR
PORATIONS FOR THE RING TICE
a EFT"