The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-28

society 49, anu Always Will De a.
free rs the majority have sense
enough or pride enough to make it:
or as tyrannical and corrupt as tho
majority are meek and cowardly
enough to permit it to be-. The great
trouble il in society, the mental man
the moral man, is not seriously con-
sdcraA as being of much Importance
unless he is "A monied man-and lln-
fortunately. no question are ever
asked AS to how he acquires his
wcaIrh-the essential thing is-has
be really Sot-can he show it?
If he has got the money he will be
'haiI fellow well met" by every sy-
cophailtsh lickspittlc and profession
al social bum, regardless of his past
or present reputation; or whether he
is of pure blood or mixed/ blood; or
whether he is of pure and unblemish-
cd character, or Il dirty, low minded
cch"rous libcrtine, who braGs of his
conpucsts among women and prides
himself. particularly, on being an
adept in the black. hellish and dam
nabc art of seduction. is a sad
''''i''' ''''' y vi ihS plSSchL SLdI Ic VI
society, when half the people who
know the Internally black antcce-
dents of such d man and the other
half too careless and Indifferent to
care. join i'm the clamor for his elec-
tion to office on a REFORM TICKET.
What hurlcsQue on common sense
to attempt to better conditions by
el"cinS the worst corruptionist i'll
tn" state to purify things political
whtn YOU take into consideration the
lite Of this man-thc life he lives be-
OF honest convictions of truth to
impoSSibility of leading reform
movement with him at it's head. You
might as we'll attempt to purify Il
corrupcd and disease-breeding stream
by pouring in at the fountain. head
the dcscasc germs, or to fatten a
starved hound on the succu1ent shad-
ow Of a meatless bone, as to try to
perform righteous. meritorious act,
with this monster of soul destroying
iniquity.
To speak of these social parIahs
and official scalawags-who have
nothing to recommend them besides
money. and who obtained office
through the lavish use of money
as the most honored men in the
Slatc'-iS very, very refreshing in
deed and requires the subordination
tween days. and the utter and absolute
political expediency. Our style is
Monorhromatic, when speaking of
this houored? gentleman, and the
singl" color is black, of course which,
hn in, l.o inc viii III oba f.fo
should be as black as the hinges OF
h"iI. Some good people, intelligent
people too. fail ingloriously in dis
tnS'iishing the difference in between
being inancialls responsible and in
being honorable and being honored-
as they do between morally reSpecta-
bl"
Tn" responsible part of their make
up IatrttnC them in exalted positions.
"hl'h they can never make respect
ahI" or honorable. The great curse
o ot'raliSm today is that most office
holders regard public office as per-
S0naI Siuccure to be held for life and
transmitted to their kith and kin at
their death. a defcnse of the official
Misconduct, grating and tllteving;
'' straw bonds. has not been at
"mp,"i, conspiracy of silence and
II .N"n-r"SiSt"nce has been discussed
ana agreed upon. and. whilst we are
''''a"H The spiritual or legal advisor
i " I'D" '"'tcn official gang of fostering
j '".''"|ans, We should. if asked for adj
4 '', r"ronmcnd that the gang hump
\ "' .'k" thin steer in a hail storm
A "N vail 10 the elements and Shiver
+" N'u-p warm.
n N'SlS' not evil and it will flee
4 '..'' '"" is an Old. tritc. philOSophi-
A 20. "n'iro full of truth and spiritua.
Il 'h'".'- If fully understood but the
n ,'"- "1En adopted, as slogan, Re.
Fl '". lIn" accuscrs. lest they pro,
a '' 'H' proof and thy last stage
81 ." ""rS" than the first; so. with
81 .0'H' Gnit and vaudeville 1oOt
Fl .1'iF"t innocence and a pretenst
"a '''h care damn. they apprc
FL savoy await each issue of the Ar
"a dignity which is ass1lm ed
H l"'urh"d state Of mind whicf
|A ."N "t verbose hogwash canno
III ." no answer to charges
III '"ro time to time. have ap
|7 .'' tn" columns of this paper
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~ 'n tho minds of the homes
IA r,, ~ 'hari"ston is. ARE, THOSE
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