The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-05-25

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vite all the neighbors, including
"Old Man Cannon Peepul' and
Happy Hooligan" to see a sight fit
for the gods.
SOCIALIST DECORATION DAY AT
RONCEVERTE.
On Tuesday, May 80, at 3 O'Clock
IN the afternoon and s O'Clock at
night socialist speaking by some of
the leading speakers of the country
Will be held at Ronceverte Both
socialists and everybody else are
invited to attend and hear the mes
sage of socialism delivered as you
never heard it before. This will be
an all day meeting and socialists
from every quarter should be there.
Ladies and gentlemen all invited.
RONCEvERTE TO BE BONDED BY
THE TRUSTS.
Section ~ of the charter of Ronce-
Vertc provides that THE property
owners on each side of the street or
alley paved are to be assessed one
third each and the city one-third of
the" cost of said improvements" And
yet some bankers. business men
and the railway corporation have Sc
lected their section of Ronceverte to
be paved and are scheming to avoid
paying for paving it by inducing the
city to authorize a bond issue of
S16.OOO for the express purpose of
paving only the streets surrounding
their railroad banks and business
blocks. In this way they will saddle
the expense of paving beautifying
and increasing the value of their per-
sonal property on the shoulders of
every citizen of Ronceverte
Yes sir, these money-maki,lg bust
ness men want their streets nicely
paved so as to enhance the value of
their property. but they don't want
TO pay for it themselves. They want
the town to issue bonds and thereby
make the people give their notes to
borrow money to build and beautify
the street along their business blocks
II thcSe business interests fool the
people to issue bonds to improve their
streets. after they succeed in getting
their property paved they will be the
hist to fight the issuing of bonds to
pave the streets along the property
of the poor. Then they would want
the law enforced as it reads; that
inc property owners on each side of
the street shall be assessed one third
>'N'~'' ~ '"' NoSI VI IIdNe1npnlS.
Now If yOn business schemers and
railway trusts expect to fool the peo-
pie into voting for bond issue to pur-
den themselves to improve your priv
ate property. You are badly mis-
aes~s.t.as l.at.eI.sIA T@TR J79 VA hII
are not foolish enough to enslaVe the
poor and weak to enrich the rich and
strong.
But if the citizens of Ronceverte
assist the trust to burden them with,
ponds by voting Tor this bond issue
tfrey viii not only do what they
should have better sense than to do,
but they Will help their monied mas
ter TO cnslavc themselves: because
these bonds must all be paid. and
pald by poor mems honest toll and
thought Let the wealthy improve
their own property at their own eX-
pense. If they want it improved.
Then too some of the very interests
seeking to force the public to pay for
paving certain streets around THEN
property have already planned to buv
these bonds. They are also plotting
to capture certain lots of land i'll con-
nection with the cunning deal. But
think of the cheek and gall of a
business shark and corporation crooks
having the brazen audacity to ask
the people to borrow money Oh their
bonds to pave his streets and Ieave
their own unpaved. This is like a
poor man giving mortgage on his
muscle and mind. or on his little
home to feather the financial nest of
the business class. Will the p.SpIe
vote against themselves by voting for
these bonds? Or will they pro1ect
themselves. their little children. low
ing wives and happy homes bs voting
against the scheme and plot 10 roh
the poor to robe the rich? Vote to
nil this bonding business then vote
the Socialist Ticket to prevent such
meanness in the future Every love,
of liberty. justice and humanity
| should vote the Socialist ticket at the
coming election in Ronceverte. Now
| is the time for all true men to res.
cue their eternal right to govern
| themselves
| If the people vote for their own
interest the bonds will not be issu-
ed and the Socialists will govern
Ronceverte for humankind
Now watch em vote for right.