West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-09-22

year 1884. and SIGH, Radical:owD, State
of Republican Corruption
BIT BELOVED Francis MAmoS Your
long lost letter Of July 24th, was found by
me in the Preston County JournsP, 90
September Ssh. l am more than gratihed
20 hear from you. Aud as want of PUGET
u4lilY is q species of fslsehood', l make
haste to answer your letter. have bad
occasion heretofore TO reio.ce on the re
ceipi OF good news, but can scarcely re-
call 10 my hsggled conscience WHEN /
poured forth a duplication With an
Amun twenty-seyen feet long. But,
joYfully squealing, my beloved and dear
est Francis. the climax of my hiari.Y was
reached when 1 reed where you said
could keep my Greeley hs. for l treas
ure il as memento OF the good oid Gree
ley days When / get ried up l forget
myself so far as TO bet my Greeley hat. l
have nothing else TO bet, you know, since
we lost our 12-year old negroes.
Now 7 come to business. You say you
will not be a candidate for any Office 10
1854. That suits me exactly. have
been thinking very seriously of beirg q
candidate In 1884, and if you will only
consent TO set up tho pins for me, and
when / get on the pins TO keep me there,
your shadow will never grow less. am
seeking the cfice of constable for King
WOOD district, aud l have no hesitaDeY in
unloading myself TO you, for am IN the
hands of my friends at present.
10 quoting, you, my dear Frsucis, did
not intend 10 do you an Injustice. You
are will aware that am no stencgrapher,
and how in the seven wonders OF the
world could write all you said
Gov. Jake has not furnished me with
the requisite statistical documents as yet,
but you have, ard have arrived at the
conclusion that Gov Jake must be 4
fraud. If he was a,Republican Governor,
the taxes would be twice what they are
! That's the reason say Gov. Jake Is a
fraud. Preston county can beat Jake'a
taxes all 10 pieces, which leads me 20 be
lieve that q little Democratic reform and
retIenchment' in old Preston would Dot
DO amiss. But, then, you are running this
county at present and 1t Is all right. Some
| times l think your chmerical utteranCee
of Democratic taxl'ion have been iterated
and reiterated by you until you have be-
! come convinced that Gov. Jake Is big
| ger man then you axe. This is mistake G.
| You are daisy of no small magnitude
and IL you will only place yourself ir the
| hands of your frieuds-like | have-yOu
will be the crowned lily of the next Re
| publican Congressional Convention fCl
you sake such an uuliring interest in tie
| dear old farmers taxes. Don't tOot il e
the dear farmer that our worthy Senator
Dawson wanted TO Increase the State ta>
from 20 TO 40 cente, and that some fooilsE
Democrat said, No, % cents is all g.,
dear old farmers can standp That is thu,
| Democracy, though they are everlasting
| ly increasing our taxes Lets you and
turn the rascals out and run the Govern
ment to suit ourselves. What say you
l would adSise you to take the stump q
you have your own farm cleared o
s,umpf) IN the next political campaign
ard tell the deer farmers of Yves! Virginia
to immigrate To Preston county, tue ban
ner Republican county OF the State o
! West Va, and where Democratic re
form ana retrenchmcnt are urkaowE. TEL
them the county taxes for the past yea
were only 80 cents on The hundred dollar.
and you will set them to worderi. q why
the dear farmers didn't elect You Gov, rn.
or insteedof Gov. Jake. Try the experi-
ment and report it to the Journal.
Did it ever occur to you, o.y DE- r Mar
ion, if you could elect one commls.icne
from each district tina. IL would give YIN
more political prestige in the nou Demo
cratic county of reform and roirencr
ment2 IL stru' the average voter il
that light. You believe, taen, dear Fran
Gle, that the County Commissioners hsv,
been extraVagaut in their appropriate
They have wasted the tax payers moloy
unnecessarily, have they +? Wen, dc
hear such talk, but neyer b, leved j, nF
I'll you told the. Still yru are To favor 81
retaining them 10 Office That's perl,,t
~ right. Bs true to yosr Republican
| principles
You say you kept your negroes unit
they were II years old before you raio
any taxes ON thCm That's nothing Tb,
negroes have to keep Themselves now IN
I'll they arc 2l years old before tboy IA,
taxes Do you catcn on -?
mnsi close for The present, "a / expec
to 20 over to Salt River and engage mJ
old room for the coming trip ND the his
toric stream. Many thanks for appointing
me delegate 20 the funeral vt the Bcur
bons Of tbis state mex. fall. shan veal
my Greeley hat
am yours in behalf Of an cfice.
PATsY DOODLE.