The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19
JIMMY
POOR JIMMY

HAS Deen sentenced to 80 days in the
Summers county Jail and to pay i
line of $3.50 for criminal libel with
out malice. Now, Jimmy is said to
be very nice, lady like sort of young
| fellow, but in order to make scoops"
he, like some of our local reporters,
was imposed upon~and rushed an ar
ucle into print which lacked the ele-
ment that all stories should have as
a basis-absolute truth Now the
| court, doubtless, took the position
that Jimmy should have been more
circumspect in the premises and
have thoroughly investigated the
matter before laying it before the
public through the columns of a
| newspaper. Under the law "ignor-
ance excuses no one" and, Jimmy,
| whilst his intentions were not to do
evil, not to villify, SANDER, calumni-
ate or maliciously malign any one,
got himself in bad by not being sure
of the facts as Il basis of his pub
lished story. Now poor Jimmy must
langush in the Summers county bas-
tile for ninety days as penalty for
his unwarranted zeal and lack Of
proper prccaution in the matter. Poor
Jimmy, we feel sorry for you. Now.
Jimmy, you are a trained, brainy re-
porter and made good in the bust
ness We are, as the Gazette says,
only can alleged newspaper writer -
but, Jimmy, you should have been
able to prove every thing you said.
just as we are, though only an al
leSed' newspaper man. If you had
haG the proof back of you, Jimmy,
you could have killed the political
aspirations of Il whole gang of cleo
ton thieves, boodlers, perjurers and
seductionists just as easy as we have,
Jimmy, and they would have bumped
up and taken the medicine all right,
| all right. Jimmy. You should have
| gotten the record, Jimmy, just as we
| did, ready to show to the court in
the event of trouble. We are sorry
| for YOU, Jimmy, just as you would
lie for us if we should get in bad.
Now, Jimmy, 90 days will soon roll
around and you will not be disgraced
| by your conviction and incarceration,
every body will regard it as Il mis-
take caused by over zeal and lack
of anti-mortum precautions. When
YOU get out Jimmy. the Traction
Water and Light, Gas Company or
Gans will not speak of YOU as an
alleged" reporter working on a
!
| will not, in view of your conviction
! we fail to understand. We have not
| been convicted, the .'scurrilous sheet
the name given the Labor Argus
by the Gazette, for publishing the
I truth and forcing the Gazette to cut
rates and scab publishing job. has
not been sued. yet we are locke i
down upon by this mighty moulder of
public sentiment-if the statement
favors the robbing of the people
through the public utility companies
that are sucking the life blood Out
of the honest taxpayers of this city
| Then again. Jimmy. you will no
tice that the Gazette speaks of 'H
nancially irresponsible persons VIII.
have libeled and accused people IL
print relying upon the fact that there
was no chance for their victims to re
cover monetary damages from them
but, they are subject to a Jail sen
tencc and Imprisonment" We arc
in the same predicamcnt. Jimmy. as
the Editor of the Gazette. we havn't
any stocks, bonds or bank account
that's true, but the Argus, in whici
we have no monetary or political in
terest, is in about as good shape fl
nancial1y as is the Gazette. if re
ports are true. Now, } Jlmmy. we are
not Il myth, we are a living, breath
ing. moving personality. plenty big
enough and old enough to serve tims
in Jail. and the law of criminal libe
is a State offense. not confined to tht
county of Summers by any means
and the trial court will not be the
burlesque Board of Affairs, and thu
court will not produce the evidence
prosecute the case and render iudG
ment as did Jim Holly and Frida.
Bedell in their buffoon court. No
stree, Jimmy, we'll get Il square dea
and show up things and produce doc
uments and living witnesses, just q
you would have done. Jimmy. il
you'd had EN-.
Did it occur to YOU, Jimmy. whel
You read of yourself in the Gazette
THAT they were simply using you am
your case text to inSinuat
against us? Well. that's just so
Jimmy. they don't care Il tinker
dam for you. they saw 4 chance t
use a little Shiny insinuation agains
us. sort of detriment. n scare he2
TO alright MS. don't You see throuC
it. Jimmy? Now. Jimmy. take You
medicine like Il man, and we thin
Won will, Just as we shall. when Jill
Holly and Friday Beden get us h
hind the bars. But. say Jimm,
cit ~, LAT a waifiuo I