West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-10-09


nor allowed our great argosies o
t:sde to { oat in peace and triumph
within our mighty inland seas ",
have cheapened the sweat Of homes
bTows and discounted the tot. o
honest ban ds that we have beggsreC
lsbor IN our convict lave; that W,
made no prOyisisr for the hardy and
brave miuer, who kissing his littl,
wife and children. ere brake of dIy
goes out to his perilous employ ment
amid the bowels OF the eartL that
We have MT been careful OF the pso
pies money; tbat We are the Avow
ed .anepies of labor aud have famed
aud crippled all the interests OF tb'
State. Their chapter OF sor, ows at
our misrule " rs sad and plaIntivS
IS TIE Expectations OF Jere miaS
And they proceed sRd cay Sbdel
this srrslgunent thst we are
Bourbous, aud anti pr oppressive, and
moss backs aud hSw ,sSLeIs, aud cay
We have stood etiIl for ten yearf
when other States, guided by the
broad spiu' O.! the Republican par
ty, have sprung into the forefront o.
civilization. But this precious
State paper stoTS Dot here.
Quitting their indictments Of US
it's richness then bsginS. AS the
street Arab Gays,
PROMISES SWEET PROMISES.
They promise US with straight
faces aud sanctimonious prSteu o.
tlons, II We will just give them one
more visit to the State flesh pot,
they will be awful good that they
will quickly undo all the wicked
ness committed by us. aud 20 all We
failed to DO that was right that
indeed they wall reform the Stat,
affairs reduce taxation, not hav,
any more delinquent Sherifis lik,
they did before 1871, when they
were thicker than Egyptian lice
that they won't have any more
wicked or partisan courts or Judges
where Rebels can get no law MOI
justice; that they wall cut down sal
aries aod lees, aud the number OF
office no ders and make liberal lava
recure homesLea& legislation, foster
Industrial associations. like registrs-
ton boards, snd give to mechanic c.
All tie liens they want and watch
the interests of Shippers and pro-
ducers with religious fidelity that
they will protect free schools, give
good government, snsure good NOR
als, free religion. simpIify lsgisIa-
tion, crJstsllzs its best results and
esrOesslv labor and pray for true
labor reform; that II We just give
them another chance for the spoiit
they will keep a hundred bull dog
with jaws like the iorecsstIe of q
steam 1oat to guard the vaults o
our treasuryi that they will handle
all funds as carefully as a church
!sacon=-A Boston church deacon
that they will never sRa,n dIstui
lie peace, bot cover us all over
with glory. SeIsh ! And then il
words ~ sweet ~ the lover from the
tropics they say I'VE will inaugursts
. wise, libsrisi aud progressive pol
icy iu our State ike Pierpoint'p
Borempu's, &C., &c. But we wander
from our mutton. They 6rst say
that we never Kept a pledge VI
made. propose in replying to al
these counts Of their indictment u
show how faithfully we hsye obssr-
we'd evory one we made from the day
We assumed the power Of the State
20 tbis hour.
HOW THE DEMOCRACY HAS KEPT III
PLEDGES
We pledge you free suffrage, opl
first art declared it and 1900 70.
ters again carried their soyer-
eighty under their hsts' w,
pledged you pure administrator
OF justice, and ere we had obtsinsc
majority in the Legislature ",
began proceedings against a judicis
rest and nuisance, whose bribery anC
corruption bad long been passed b.
by the Radical party, and with
whip OF scorpions was he driven
from the high Office he disgrsoed bJ
his shameless sales Of jusLips in Opsr
market, and the place that once
knew him knew him no more for.
ever, when Democratic invesIiga.
ljons set 10.
We pledge yon that though ",
we're one OF the Solid South, yot
should have an honest ballot, q faiI
election, the honest expression o