The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-16

1t seems tnat Vi hit
no better at answering questions than
the Chief OF Police was. We put some
questions to them last week that the
great ma jority Of the citizens OF our
city were Interested in, but up to going
to press they have never been answered,
publicly or otherwise. We shall take
them up and answer them i'll Il general
way. Whenever the city has decided
that the revenues did not provide graft
enough to fill the pockets Of those in
high places they at once began to cut
expenses by reducing the police force
and doing away with other important
but minor officers. Now city should
be we'll policcd, and those officials should
Ii given free rein 1" put down the dcns
of vice and crime, but instead OF allow
ing them to- do their sworn duty they
are. held in check by those above them,
and ii they insist ON doing their duty
are discharged from the force. The
police and the other minor officials are
vorkingncn, but those at the top who
are drawing nice large salaries are par
a>itrs in the form of capitalists, and
their tools, the present politician and
shystcr lawyers. If any more is to be
cut Off why let the working men 20.
They can go back to their trades, but
these politicians above them never
worked and never will. If you separate
them from their political pap they
would starvc to death; and another
thing. those fellows up there do the cut
ting and you know they VIII not hurt
enc another policeman gets 100000
Il year, members board of affairs each get
81 10000 Il year. y policeman is re-
qurcd To he on duty twelve hours Il day,
and the board OF affairs are never on
duty. Now why should we cut Off the
100000 man, who is required to be on
duty. and keep the four 81 10000 men
who are never ON duty? Have You a
good reason, Mr.. Voter? Mayor Holly
says his time is too valuable to give it
to the city for Sl,500.00 year, so he
just draws the &l,5OO.OO yearly and
gives his time to mis- own private bust
ness. Mr.. Price and Mr.. Buster draw
their salary and say nothing, and do
nothing. j. b. White is the prince of
salary drawers. lie draws faxed
pension from the government, $500
IL day salary from the city and six dol
lars day salary from the state as
committee clerk.
Our entire city administration is
class administration. The poor people
pay the taxes and the rich get the bcnc-
fit. Chiffon, MacCorkle s. Chiffon are
til" powers behind the throne. Your
lights were taken out. but none were
taken oil Edgcwood, because Chiffon,
MncC"rkl" Chiffon represent the
walks and have to wade the mud in the
dark because Gov. MacCorklc lives in
the tenth ward and they must have side
walks and lights. You can't hear any
thing about the water franchise. and the
committee you elected are not recognized
10y the city officials because Chiffon
MacCorklc x Clinton are LAWYERS for
tins corporation. But YOUR ballots put
these men i'll Office, and your votes can
take them ont. Whenever YOU vote for
Inns class OF men You arc voting against
your interest. Chiffon. MacCorkIc &
Chiffon represent the corporations and
special privileges. They are the cx-
ploIters. the public is the exploited. How
can You harmonic these two opposites?
When You vote for men of this class. or
the men named by them. YOU are voting
t he robbed. and you are getting it.