West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-04-17

an asa 81 himself as The way 10 witch
the oi,iz ms of this community have pat
r"nzHd him for the last two years and
Willingness TO patroize him for the rext
year in school matters, proves that Voter
has made an ass Of himself and that his
ohJec: in writing il not TO advance the
schools Of our ceuaty but personal mat
ter with which w. X. Shaffer has had
nothing to do. But Voter wants TO
make some political capital.
Now l wish TO state 20 the public that
lam Republican and have voted and
lived in this SECTION all my life aud will
lay that w. X Scatter has been one of
The best teachers here for the last too
years that ever taught and as knowl-
edge Of tho appreciation Of bus services ss
teacher the Trustees have employed
him To- teach next winter If he teaches
anywhere that ia II he will accept.
He (Voterl says that w. II. ShsfTer
cJlcd Smith Crane damned rasca!
Now we were as intimate with Mr.. .Snaf-
fer ss any one here aud we never beard
him use any such language though ho
electi' neered against Crane. But his ar
gument WAS that he had held the cfice
long enough,
Voter Gays that We want a man for
County Superintendent that is Of moral
character. Voter knows az well as any one
here that Mr.. Shaftcr is now member
if the NJ. +. church ana we have seen
nothing in Mr.. Shaffer since he ioineu
church but that he possesses the elements
OF moral gentleman. No one knows
better than Voter that Mr.. Shsfrer is a
good scholar, practical tesoher, that he
has held first class certificate for six or
eight year,, and that he has been teach
er in this county for 10 or 10 years, aud
no one knows better than Voter that w.
x. Shatfer will get a good vote at this
voting place and he will see IL we are not
true if the ace ID made between himself
and 0quires. Voter wants man that
wont be governed by few deadheads
and says that b. Nj. Squres is just the
man that we want Yes, he wants IA
man that has not taught school for sig
yeers-ons who is not up with the advance
of education. lie wants man who is
not member of the church of any order;
one who 10 not practical teacher, one
who said 10 Kingwood when he was ask
ed If he would support Smith Crane last
fall, mol the e-o-b, ought to be kicked
out of the county; one who said TO GER
tain parties in Buckhannon when he and
White expected to purchase a paper in
that place that the reason thai they could
not take the paper was because his part
ner, White. had gone back ON him, whom
the reason was that Jacob Feather, who
had promised White the money wenl
back on them because Squires was White
partner. White could have got the mon
ey nut Squlres could no..
Now, We ask him what he has to cay
about immoral candidates. We advise
Voter to post himself before be rushes
into print, for those who shoot at random
10 these days of wisdom are very ap. to
get caught in snare.
We would not have said any thing a.
bout Squires but when or candidate has
been sssailed IN the style that he has been
for political capitol, when the office is
purely uonpolisical, we propose to vindi-
cate the man who has suited our citizenc
as tescher-who 10 fact is practical
teacher and one who stands by what lie
believes to be right regardless of the lgh
side. one who is worthy of the Office
and the patronage of the people and 10 our
belief will be the next County Superiptep-
dent, of Preston county. Let all Cranes
VILE and community stand for w. r..
Shsffer as further appreciation of his ser
vices as teacher Of last two years.
REPUBLICAN,.
GAINESVILLE, March eth.