Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-10-07
The Pine Tree Journal.
Eds. Independent:


ers for the Pine Tree Journal, and
was instructed by the Pine Tree
Club TO have the following inter
view inserted in your paper:
Editor Pine Tree Journal: Ac-
cording 10 the Instructions of the
club I had the following IN view
with che leader of the jarnbed up
party; | stepped up and said,
Good morning, Mr.. Cameron.
What ? Ny name Is not Cameron.
My name is Crank Ovans Well,
whatever your name IL, / want 10
know hoW the campaign is
progressing? On, fine. FIJI
let you Into ali my plans
if you become one Of as and do
not give me away. The way / ana
managing things is just working
like charm. When | was IN
Congress the formation Of jamcd-
up political party occurred to nae;
so | set to work to unite all tine
the other parties under this one
| glorious name. To be sure, | kueW
| there would be some kickiug, but
| then you know | have only to
put the whip on once and that is
all over When | went to Con-
gress, /, as first move, voted for
Bilson's Rail Ring Bill Now,
great many thought thar strange
thing, but / was zoo deep Tor
them. You see when the railroad
is busted up we can take the shops
and turn them into greenback
factory. All the old Rail Ring
men viii, in q moment, see he
value OF this, for they Willjust 90
down every month, the same as
usual, and the boss greenback
printer will baud over their ragu-
lar allowance, the same as usual,
tell you wasn't THAT "a BOSS
idea? Just think of H.? Well, then
there was another idea struck me:
when the Dog Bill came up L en-
dorsed it tooth and toe nail! but
don't tell the people OF Berkeley
about it, because they VuleG solid
against it at the last election.
had boss idea here 10, l only had
one objection to it, * provided
that the constable who SHOT or
poisoned the dogs should get one
dollar out Of the amount OF the
tax due ON each dog they BILLED.
This YOU know looked eXtrava
CANT. so | moved to have that
stricken out, bu % the other fell
lows thought best let it rest TIE
idea Of paying such big pay for o
little work, why, il viii brcaE up
the county. Now, be snufe, tatre
is going 10 be some Kicking about !
all that, but ] am deep, ana All (
lust refer them all 90 the head .
boss at the greeuback factory to
get their regular supply, ana pay
up like men. As TO the COnstables, /
they are getting rich anyway at
this dog business. Guess l wi
tell Tie boss printer 10 hold up on
them, Let 'eu @ait 0ntli All the
sheep are paid fer, uud give them
tapir commission Ga what they
collect off Of those thA pay.
There is the ~cuDol~. too, Jnpy
are getting awful extravaganza.
Why, they want 10 pay jtui,o.s
for making fires, jus, think oft
l tell you these expenses must be
kept down, SO | told them fifty
cents week was big pay Tor th7t
nice, easy job. Well, then, there's
the teachers. Tuey have too much
power, and so / pat another boss
idea to work. l got up the Cor
puleut Punishment Bill, that'l
show these teachers whether they
viii lick the boys DC the boys
will lick them. III bet the Doys
will get away with these tyraniCal
teachers every time. Ifthey dare
to say boo, wen fix them. Wen
find them guilty Ola mi5demean0r
and fine them ten dollars, and
may be bounce them out OF their
Job. Wei, y0u'il say that is bad
lob for me, but you dOn't know
how deep / am, You'll see when
they re out Of a job. I'll give them
am order on the BOSS printer at the
preenback factory, the same as be-
fore. that pours oil on the troubled
waters, and there is no more need
to toll in the heat Of the day III
bet you'll say Pm right every
crack, Now, done You; say, old
Pine Tree reporter ?
Now, there's this "Railroader"
who's been going for me. Wasp'l
I keen on him? | just lain bifnou
ia my reply Diiub ue Wiit wurl
I reminded hIm eff toe cOnNef-s
con i'm front of jne Lutneru
church ana DR., My rs' office? il
didn't Know / aal mat Witness
long for q purpose | gei -9I
am deco! I'iI get away with IKE
best of 'em. W3s always afraid