The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
Hot Shots Fired
Into Mayor HoNey
CHIEF GULL AND THE BOSSES
LIGHTS BY A CORRESPOND
DENT WHO KNOWS

ancient and famed Roman goddess to-
wit: That she is both destroying
and preserving goddess. If she
breaths in favor, all is we'll, If she
breathes on anger, all is off with those
She opposes. She has been a pot ant
factor and n trusted ally TO .Holley
and he, on turn feels like he should
out of gratitude give her all the lati-
tude possible on which TO conduct her
business. Mat has a clientele valua-
Bile to any party whose cause she may
exponse. During Holly's first camp
aign. Mat was angry with Jarrett and
was determined to wreck vengeance on
his successor, Rudesill, SO she beca me
destroying goddess and by bringing
into action every CRATER, boodler and
criminal within her bailiwick, she roll
led up such a vote on the triangle, as
surprised everybody, especially those
who had listed the ward. Holley won
She was a preserving goddess and Mat
became the Diana of the Redlight and
has divided honors and authority with
the mayor ever since. She is valua-
Bile auxiliary in times of stress-such
for instance, as stealing n levy cleo
tion and etc. In the forthcoming cleo
ton. when an effort will be made 10
steal the franchise of the people in
the interest of big business, Holley
will line Mat up for the interests All
hail to Holley's modern Diana of
Ephesus. Mat Slaughter, who sits
within the temple of shame. tile in
carnation and personification of Hol-
ley's peculiar political power, blood is
thicker than water.
J,,I,
or the ire department to burn that
gambling paraphernalia, broke the emo
less chain OF criminal assessment and
killed the goose that laid the golden
egg and blocked the chief of police
from getting anymore twenty-five dol
lar gratis from the gamblers for fur
nitnre restored. The cher is wise
gay u remarkably 2stute and learned
crook. but like all of his ilk his
greedyness led him a step too far aad
resulted in the discovery of his crime
The return If the same gambling o.l-
fit by recapture and it's through iden-
tification by numerous witnesses. in
Guccd the judge TO ordcr it burned.
and stop it's resale and recapture
adintinitum. Mr.. Wheeler and Mr.
saunders. those well known and noted
reformers, know all about the removal
and who hauled the furniture away
If it had ever been the intention to
have burned this outfit at the crema-
tory it would have been hauled by Il
city team in the glare of open day, in
stead of at night. by a private team
The start towards the crematory was
only blind, but fooled no one except
the fool chief, who was fool enough
to imagine that he was fooling some
people. It's a safe proposition, that
any business that cannot be tran sact-
ed in the daytime is not legitimate
business; and as the chief does most
of his at night you'll never overlook
your hand if You continually watch
the chief. The chief is the 'Plumed
Knight among liars and the un-
crowned king of grafterS. We know
all about this nefarious deal: the name
of the man who furnished the twenty
five dollars and got possession of the
outfit. the name Of the negotiator and
the name of the negro who hauled ii.
CRATER GULL you are heartless, hope
less and helpless-we've got the dope
you.