West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-04
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Cd county ? Ever since the Republicans
have had control ont.
Fourteen Republicans have openly
announced themselves Rs candidates for
Sheriff, with several districts to hear
from.
II the Radicals are going 10 drag Billy
Shakespeare back nom the tomb to set
tie the Reussessment order, thoy must
remember it was hc@ who said. dead
men tell no tales"
Wish they had a few real live Ra licals
In Preston county. They might make IL
little livoiy for the Boarbons.
The Radicals are saying to the Green.
hackers, "come unIo us and help doreat
tho Bourbons. We are your friends
the Bourbsns are your enemies" 1t
might be well for The Greenbackers To
remember how the Radicals treated thom
IN the last Congressional campaign i'm
Preston county. L. A. Guthrie was the
Groenback candidate Tor Judge of Ehe
Supreme Court. The Radicals had no
candidate. Jno. y. Ma son was the Re
publican candidate for Congress. Did
the Radicals flock around Judge Guth,
rio and cast thoir votes for himH Not
much Judge Guthrie received ,OO5
votes and Jno. w. Mason 800. Now
get ont your fusion poncil and figure,
| Mr.. Journal, and prove u them that 6ei
Radicals did not reiuae % vote for Judge
Guthrie because nc was a GreanbacSer.
Explain tn the satisfaction OF the Ureen>
back brethren. IL you can why Judge
Guthrie was unworthy the support of the
bowling Radioals.t 1e Consult the poet
Burns's, Consistency thou art low.
el, and see If you ,,can extract an ex.
planatory reason why GOA Radicals .ail~
cd to vote Tor Judge Guthrie, the Green-
back nominee. Even the Radical county
OF Monongalia gave Mason 272 more otes
than Guthrie. Your professions of sia>
cerity and good wilftow0l d the q reenback
brethren is all fol de-rol. The Greenback
party should bear This In mind. Ii thoy
were unworthy the support of the Radical
party two years ago, What have they done
since then TO entitle them to your conf.
denco and support Pth9 Coming election2
WIN the JOuIpsCsE answer2 Spoils
Spo'ls !! On, yesl a lucid answer,
You want Office, and want the Greenback
ors toShelp you get u. Do you honestly
think YOU cen hoodw ink. the Grecnbac GERS
into such p, litical cGssS-pool. you 10 take
the loavos add them tilei cru6lbs 4? wen
see when tho Radicals vote sgain.
spare me,oh' sparem', "Viucgar Dckr'
am only human, and that IL the reason
your fulsome flatlcry gfates 0n my ears
L es' and have the assurance Of from 10
hundred Ia thousand Radical voters who
would be only TOO giud ia Get the opp riu.
nity to vote for me-4-to' stay nj ho.n,
thank them kindly, and 10 tue sweet year
OF 1899 | will give them chance to do 90
Rumor has II that ChaiI nun shay has
received letter from Chairman Snbin 70
preside at the National Republican Con
yention. II believe. ~ writes Chairman
Sa6in. That it 10 .hlguly. nee, ssary that we
select you ~ our Chairman, for we hntic-'
ipate trouble from Conaling and the ia
NOUS 3O6 Grant mem. II may necessary to
apply the gag law To put a qli-tus on
them, nj | know Of no man I'm the R.puJ-
lican runksso cminebtb qualified by for
mer nature to- execute gag law. Senator
Dawson says you are the right man in the
right place, and he IS going 10 luu you Tor
Sheriff OF Preston County, To gag taxes
out Of the Bpurbpns." All Iiyht. Mr
Sabin, The Radicals are gsgging US now on
one Collar and fifty eight cents.
Il am Republican of the old Abe Lin
coin school, aud have, always voted a
straight ticket, hut IL the Lord spares me
I'll never vote for the Ring candidates
again. They are taxing us 10 death. JUS,
mink, Fir. our county tax 10 81 SO. The
journal has been telling US all alnP
that II was the B Jurbdns who were taxing
US ont OF house and home, AID I'm sorry
10 ADMIT VAS tool enough TO believe it,
II IL neVer too late 10 feeArn have been
voting against my Gown interest long
enough. Hereafter you can count my
vote against the Ring"
The above Is fair specimen of how the
Republicans in this neigh borhood view
the tax question. II is nothing unusual
70 hear them express Themselves in guch
Language. The Ring must goI
"Who will get The Republican nomina
ton for Sheriff z" was the question asked
leading Republican Of Reno district.
II sm no political er, but / mis- nv
guess very much If jenkins and Cnidester
don't be the leading candidates before the
Convention"
"Hello New men Hadn't heard Of
them"
Wei, what / was going 10 soy is Jen
kios Is my first choice. lie lie the strong
est msn We can nominate. He Is hopest.
capzble, and has always been q faithful
worker IN the ranks Besides this, he has
never asked for an ofice"
"How does he stand with the political
machiue7 Does he ever pour oil ON the
cogs sDd keep It IN running or der P"
81 dont know what you mean ?"
"Of course you don't. viii Jenkins
get the nomination ?"
mo am afraid not. Chichester is the
man. All indications point 10 his nom
inatlon. lie seems TO Iced the llst at pres
eut."
"llow about Slaley Shaw ?"
Unfortunately for Stalcy he e. In the
hands Of bic friends. They tell him h
viii never do for him 10 run for Sheriff. +"