West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05
THE SPEAKERS HOWL THEM
SELVES HOARSE OVER
DEAD ISSUES.
o r TN EY'S Speech THE
GRAND EST FAILURE OF
THE SEASON.
DAWSON MAKES A COMPLETE
FIZZLE.
REV. RlDENOUR HAS LEFT THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.

aCCoIuhbCe Win announcement, Morris AL.
brights Radical Rally came off here las,
Saturday. A few del cted and sad-eyed
Republicans. two or three turncoats and
one Greenbacker came to town to raise
Blaine and Logan Pole, and to hear Ex-
Senator Dawson and Elk Prosecuting
Attorney Fortney speak upon the living
issues Of the day.
Since the death of the Klub al this
place the Radicals are ashamed To show
themselves out, but a crowd of boys con
gregated 10 see the fun, there being very
few men presendt.
The pole raised is very crooked and is
Spticed, fit emblem of the party that
raised II. After 1t had been put in pos
ition, the crowd % repaired to the school
house TO be addressed by Mcssrs. Fortnoy
and Dawson. The people ware expect
ing to hear something new, but alas they
were greatly disapp inted Everyone OK.
p,cted to hear Au explanation of the 1853
taxation problem, Aati-S1lilur Ring
question, Ii lie II ok Railroad ,k5 81,
but the speakers to * care To dodge AL
these questions. aud gave simply ruhash
of dead issues
FIrtneY was the first 10 take the stand
All expected To hear speech. But they
did not lie bpIcd the audience by read
ing cxir icts from the Preston County
journal for 40 ut 10 minutee. He then
tried 20 mike sJmeihing out OF j cksol's
Assessment o der. Filling in this, he
tackled the Slprem5 Court. H. soon be-
came aware of the fact that audience
knew be did not know what he was talk
iug aSou', aDG he flushed his little talk
by cxiOrting his hearers Ia vote tue Re
publican ticket, auI they would al got
rich and be happy corn aud buckwhe,t,
be said, woa'd be more prolific; the huge
~"uid.not cat up the early potatce,; there
would b. no drought 10 IF ct the grass
~ oats croi.s, gir!e would cease 20 bang
their hair wiV,s would case 70 bang
taeir hG b4Rd andrtlS Rlillcunium gould
resl!Y be Al HINT. II took his seat ex-
hSuslei aDid no 'a,AuAasm.
Dawson then mounted the rostIurn AMI
uied to a,ltyia;e the sadness that FIdDeJ's
speech had produced, by telling a lntlc
" enckdute.' L. made no wakcn.ug sff ct
upon the audience. Ills speech wac re-
hash of the ch q that the II publcans
have Sc, n at all over The State, and
which Windy Wilson will blow away
with sweeping maj ,rity ere D4wson
eats his Thanksgiving turkey.
He said the Dsui ,craIs had Increased
the salaries Of all tue State On :ers, but
said nothing about the Radical Salary
Grab il, or Grsprs yutOi0g Of almost
every bill that came 10 him s4vo the one
TO Increase bis salary. He said the Dem
ocrais had increased the pumb.rs Of our
state Off GERS; bu! fug Il - say anything
about the inuumerable empl yes under
toe general Government. lie dwelt al
lergb upIn the bUTdeusOme State tax.
but s'eered clear Of the mentioning of our
l5S cent c"urty tax ia the banner county.
With bated breath be told the audiei G..
IT Ala awful secret plot u IN axe West Va
assume The paym mt OF a fart Of the Vir-
glnia w r ID bit. lie dIdu't state, howey,r
that Virginia hal virtually repudntcd that
debt. Mr.. DtnsDh's snecch was dc .
tive one throughout, aud it made
marked impr, 81 u upon his bearers. H.
resumed bic seat after the audience had
nearly all icf. tLe house. ~ enthusiasm
prevailed.
wATsiDK E.TEs.
MJriie Albright stayed close the store
all day, he VS. no. Out to hear the speak
ing,
Breuaid Crestler was general riag man
sger. He was as autic ~ cat with young
monkey
R.v. RideDire Secretary OF The extinct
Blaine tud l. g,n Klub, has come out for
Democratic principles. he says be IL 20.
ing to.do a. she bible tells him. "Comc
out from ,moug the uuclean"
BILL NYR