Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-07-24

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Newman is as guilty as JIM O'DonneH.
for it is not his fault that the shot he
fired did not kill some one.
Witnesses declare that no attempt
was made by Jim O'Donnell to fire into
the crowd until he was encouraged by
his lawless master and defiant chauf-
feur. Even the lying Herald Star and
the hypocritical Gazette admit the
lawleSsness of the bandit chauffeur.
But neither of these organs of pluto
cracy has demanded his incarceration
IN the local jail. This would4be assas-
sin is still at large and no less defiant
Of law and order. 1t is declared that
this despicable thug openly stated that
he don't give damn for your tin
button police nor your city laws" How
much longer is this menace to. the
laws of our city to be allowed at large? ?
For what purpose are deputies sworn
in? What is the sheriff going to do
about it? What is the prosecutor 60
ing to do? These are some of the
questions asked by citizens who be-
.ieve in law and order and who will
testify to the peaceful conduct of the
strikers.
For three weeks the strikers have
picketed the min in a peaceful and
orderly manner, accepting the insults
Of degenerate capitalist hirelings anG
their masters without a thought of re
taliation. But there is a limit to hu
man endurance. Unless the sheriff OF
his deputies see to it that these law
less thugs must obey the law it wi.
be necessary for the strikers as wei
as all citizens in that neighborhoo,
10 arm themselves to protect thei,
lives.
1t is considered indisputable that
had not that prince of hypocrites, j.
:. Williams, and the would-be assassin
| who runs his auto. brandished their
guns this tragedy would; have been
averted. They both ought to be ar
rested for melting to murder. The
good citizens of Steubenville who be-
,leve in law and order ought to de-
| uand the arrest of these two anarch-
SITS. They ought to be put in Jail and
| tept there until they come to realize
that they are not in West Virginia,
and that Steubenville is not Clarks-
1 burg.
The utter abandon displayed by
these West Virginia anarchists was
brought to the attention of the Off
Gals two weeks ago. Undoubtedly the
apparent indifference of that official
proved an incentive to these would-be
assassins, as shown by the readiness
with which they have repeatedly
drawn their guns.F 1t is openly as
serted that ]. c. Williams is the real
murderer of Constable Griffith. His
lawlessness, as well as that of his
bandit chauffeur, provided O'Donnel
with the IMPULSE to pull the trigger.
\ Until this tragedy occurred it was
impossible to convince the city off
cials and their deputies that those
who leave the mill, either on foot o.
in an automobile, are armed will
guns in violation of law. Even though
they are now so convinced they arr
no less Indifferent. No attempt il
made to search anyone leaving thu
mill And until that is done the live!
of our citizens are in danger. Every
lone who leaves that mill ought to bt
searched before he is allowed to wall
A1OO OA IAC puOlIC StEOCLS. III
necessity of such action is beyont
question. One life is already put out
and that ought to convince our city
officials that the law with refreenct
to the carrying of concealed weapons
must be obeyed. Unless this is done
the city officials are themselves re
sponsible for lawlessness.
i What shall that sycophantic wing
Of the capitalist class, the Chamber O
Commerce, say of the lawlessness O.
their own class? VIII they demand
his arrest? Not on your life. Doubt
less they will insist upon the ares
and conviction of the innocent striker
for "inciting to riot" Let the working
men OF this city watch these dogs OF
Fcapitalism and see how the spirit Of
plutocratic brigandage will move
them to bend every effort toward the
conviction of law abiding striker
The Steubenville Chamber of Com
MERGE bears the same relationship to
the workers that aBldwin thug does
I Despite the resolutions of the Cham
Der of Comemrce and the fragrant VIC
lations of law practiced by ]. C.. Will
liame and his hired assassins the
strikers are still firm and marching
on to victory.
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