The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-10
BLIND JUSTICE.

BLIND JUSTICE.
Justice is always depicted as blind and its we'll that h am see the
injustice did in her nan Not only has justice been blndrolded, but
is both deaf and dumb n 0 Longer can she see h surerings If thu poor.
country. out stands he,n,sss ana nns % Inc innocent n oppressed No
etrn,e asa,n na"ts m helpless n bhnd while very crime isbeingp per-
nas oblfer"ed the bright star of Justice The crtmtna, 5n -" o go
aau"erated oncoction manufactured by capnaistic ou r 'an %n ssu m
Justice at o much ger decision or else our tst tast a IN called
:" xa aAe r r" on ~ contract and deliver their connections at SC nch
" year ne strong arm of thu law seems to be nara1vza ,n,hnn
eac u p n pull down rich rogues and criminals who yioIat ti a. vr TO
does our laws an supposed OURS Of tuut im" nma "trac'on No longer
strong. No longer al The poo me- recourse to law and demand i,sune
when his rights IRE trampled upon by he hearuess corporations ~
s nmts. AS these corporations aad trust own the courts. their money
oo"sh them their office or bought the office of the official who annointed
ton n robbery of h workers for h beneat '" of .he " r%h n m expio ia
1e they would get the whole product of their labor and such a thing a
poverty "a and misery would be unknown If Justice VS. dealt ut
ven handed the rich who dc no work nut live by depri>i ny labor Of
tn products of their honest OIL would be inhabiung u jans n peni-
the poor and deserving people. Justice els at a discount, in justice is a a
remnm. In the lame OF hi law nd Justice. innocent workers are kid
brutaly treated and forced to spend pen '1 tnejrn ,ra" by the government.
iena hemselves thrown in jail and tried before a fixed iumre an :,
ornora, ims, ANY Anu e"sy em' ta Justice when these hired hands If the
'arner Boys nd throw then in Jail depriving hem of heir liberty n
t tar" aH mold them after they had proven their innocence by overwhe1m-
the DOR ire driven from 1 theirh on an ' me- name OF Justice te children of
where their young and tender bodies are ground and twisted MO- = nront
Tor the masters. Here they are robbed of every thing nat makes life
nifty to univate their minds and bodies robbed of their health md beauty
mt on " ~ thu W." wo p1 'e 'e s ppe"a has ts rst o aqn tn%r as o"t of them they are thrown
poor house and to fill a paupers grave. Justice if there is a spark of hui
i dS plu'NlH anu Tan see fa
wan misery and injustice that is daily being heaped upon these inno-
cen little children. Be thankful hat yu are deaf and can hear the
crles m pitiful wailso the outraged children. Be thankful. oh Justca
"a can see the son of the Door being robbed }. their manhood n
their ughte driven to lives Oft prostitution ant shame to become vc-
thls of the lustful ons of the idle rich. Is it Justice when h legisla-
i've body of our state enacts Il law n it is signed by ~ executive
fol one little rnt of a judge to declare it unconstitutional? This is he
brand of dope tina is being dealt out these days of big business zig
graft. AM special privileges and called justice. Supposed our prosecut-
lng attorney n member of The board of affairs would re- Justice for
setting in that poker game with professional gamblers While they col:-
deked and robbed the ex-speaker Of the house n ex-councilman, hnan-
cir promoter. Fred Pau Grosscup. The Law says you shall not rob
involved would send all of the participants to the penitentiary. Kanawha
couIty II loset the prOSecuunga attorney and Charleston would lose a
member of he board of affairs. Justicei is bindfoded, She "a see these
pets of capitalism when hey violate the aw. If this is justice We want
none of her, but rather We will g o back to the olden days when might
ws right. The poo people are the majority, might is o n their side,
all that is necessary is to unite n to rise as nc man. take owe h
reins of government and administer it in the interess of he people.
Then justice will be nhroned and n OF until then. No onger car the
working cassc carry their trouble to the courtsa n expect relief, ut when
they learn 20 carry their trouble to the ballot 20 n vote TIN Socialist
ticket lec,tlg their own mn o office then they will nave their griev-
ances satisfactorily adjusted.
The Baldwin detectives. Howard Smith and his hounds. Frank Burdette.
forced Ito turn II innocent boys loose after holding her in Jail for
wentvfve days. The tral showed ron the very beginning tina the
prosecution did 10 have a speck Of videnc on whicht 20 mold these poo
ignorant oys. They ould have proven their innocence in t"entSIo"
hours aftert their arrest, if given h opportunity. Instead OF trying
to fastent his crime ca VIC innocent boys tn estate an tn great detective
force should have first tried to find nut if these were the guilty men.
They tried to smother Il evidence in favor Of h victims of heir
vieousness. and prosecute he on manufactured evidence. These boys
we're deprived OF their liberty n tn county III to a nnecessa *
pense because a lew fly detectives wanted to cop a reward. Instead of