West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-10-09
THE IMMORTAL coPF" wEEps
DRINY TEARs ovER HIS FAIL
URE TO MIs-GovERN THE
PEOPLE OF WEST VA.
The President OF the Kingwood Bank
Presides ever the Farmers
Meeting While the Tar.
ners are Sent to
the Rear.

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Hartman. who is supposed to be run
ming for Congress and who is run
ming around trying to keep out of
William l.. Wilson's way, was here
also. a. G.. Dayton, of Phillippi,
and Capt, Doyenor, of Wheeling,
two back number candidates for
Congress, who arc assisting in the
retirement of Rev. Hartman by try
ing to stuff the people with old
WORKOUT, threadbarc mis-state-
statements on the tariff and the
waving of the bloody shirt long
since mildewed with the tears of the
Goddess of Liberty.
The Mozart Band went out on n
ilat car TO meet the train ut noon
containing the speakers. At the
depot to meet and greet them was
the officers ofathe Kingwood Bank
in full force.ciWhen the parade was
formed, tho Farmers candidate"
and the other speakers Mt the head
III carriages with the Hon. j. G..
McGrew. Hon. +. Hoermans. Hon.
O. NJ. Bishop, the leading officers
OF the Bank and the money power
of Kingwood, drove around the
principal streets with few farmers
at the tail end Of the procession ma
usual. Now how can the farmers of
Preston be so blind to their own IN
terest and the pretentions of the
Republican leaders that Herman is
the farmers candidate, when he
was named by the money power of
this Districv and is controlled and
managed by 1T wherever he goes
When, when, will the people of
this county find out that the Re-
publican party is party for pom
sions, power, Doodle and monopoly,
and only held together new by the
issues Of war dead and buried "A
quarter of century ago. At two
O'Clock the meeting was called to
order by ID. Nj. Wotring, Chairman
of the Republican Committee, who
named the Hon. j. G. McGrew.
President of the Bank for chair
man and Editors Dawson and
White as Secretaries. There was
n good crowd present and the court.
room vas crowded. II was notice.
able also that agreat many Of the
sturdyiyeomahry of the soil were
out on the streets and making no
effort to get in to welcome the 'far-
mer' candidate for they had seen
him gobblcd up by monopoly and
Doodle and where not as easily fool
ed as the Bosses had expected.
There were plenty Of farmers pre-.
sent well qualified to preside over
the meeting aud as it had been
whooped up as farmers meeting it
would have looked much better.
Mr.. Hartman was introduced and
spoke about five minutes commend.
ing Mr.. Wilson and acknowledging
his avn unworthiness. He then
said that he would leave the issues
of the day to DO discussed by the '1m.
mortal Goff" We Gods, look down
and weep, over the iwbocility and
Dissertation Of such declaration.
If Mr.. Golf ever oxpectes to be Gov
ernor Of West Va. it is q good thing
that ho.is regarded as Immortal"
IN this case he may yet make con-
nections with the office. Mr.. Day
ton was next introduced and made
a much more favorable impression
on the audience than Hartman. He
took mp some time in fulsome eulo-
~ Of the "MatcEless GOff." Spoke
Of tho overwhelming victory Of the
people at the last election but neg.
looted 10 explain that it was 100.
600 majority for Grover Cleveland.
Said that The Democratic party did
not know whatto do with the sur
plus and crioboGtfn their anguish
ior help and that the g. o. p. came
20 che rescue aud from long exper.
fence 90 Salary Grabs. Log Rolling
schemos The fostering Of monopoly,
promiscuoua pmnOning and rcck-
ieH mIs-appropriations soon got
away so completely with the sur.
plus dhata lick telescope would
Hof discover if