West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-10-30
A VOICE FROM GRANT.

ocCVminS cledIty Ucuncu. IeOplc
are beginning to look through the
prejudice Of the late war, which is
the chief corner stone Of the Repub-
lican party, and to see and realize
that the Republican party is the
ally of monopoly that it is the
party, which by an unjust and per-
nicious system of taxation, creates
milllonaires and favored
classes at the expense OF majority
of our people. unprecedented minds
are bound TO See that the Worship
pers Ct gold have taken advantage
Of the war tariff and have so twist
ed and managed it by system of
intrigue and strategy, that to-day it
is the tool of monopoly, and, there
fore, q curse to the nation. With
all due respect to conscientious Re-
publicans, the doings of the last
congress, in the passage of the Nc
Kinley Bill and other measures OPP
posed to the best interest of the
whole people, can justly be COM
pared to the acts of band of CON
tidence' mon or pick-pockets, who
while they are pretending to be your
friend and to favor you are flching
your money. Now the Democratic
party by birth and history is the
party of the people, The party of the
masses as opposed to the classes.
This fact can no longer be concealed
by the waving of the "bloody shirt"
nor by all the eloquence and soph-
istry that can be brought to bear
against it. These moneyed gods
realize tine situation and. knowing
the almost invincible power of
money, use 1T most lavishly in de-
fence of that party to which Meiy.
interests are of chief concern.
"Plait sin with gold. and the
strong lance of justice hurtless
breaks"
We have striking illustration
of the use of some Of this gold in
our congressional district, and
right here in Preston county. Our
present congressman, Hon. William
l.. Wilson, in dIscharging his duties
at Washington, has with states
man.like ability, so "hunted down"
and exposed monopolists with their
tricks and trusts that he has become
quite odious to Them. Hence the
money that il sent into this dis.
trict to try to defeat him. The
trick OF the campaign is this:
Wilson was elected oy the farmers
who constitute large portion Of
the voters of this district, and has
faithfully represented their interest
in congress. His enemies see this.
and knowing that something must
be done at all hazards, they nomi-
nate man and call him q farmer
clndd tie. Then start the cam
paign lie that Wilson does not work
in the interest Of Che farmer. Can
any Intelligent farmer be deceived
by this? We do not believe that
the farmers Of Grant district will
be, for we have even Republican
farmers here that declare they will
vote for Wilson. The people Of
Grant bad an embodiment of the
Republican tactics of this campaign
III their meeting at Bruceton last
Saturday. The Kingwood band
was brought down, of course. al
the expense Of Carnegie and the
other monopolistic enemies Of vii
son and dispensed their sweet
strains to soothe and make plastic
the minds OF the audience prepare
tory to the pouring in of the old
threadbare tars@ doctrine, and it
rus a rehasb, indeed. The effort of
Mr.. Sturgiss sayored more largely
of the poiifician than of the sfates-
nun. IL was pleasant and fanci-
ful talk, calculated to enlist the
sympathies Of the unthinking voter
lie intorspersed his talk. as did Mr.
Elliott, who followed him. with
darkey yarns such as may be found
IN Ayrc's last Almanac, or like lit
crature. "Uncle Eph" was q lead
ing character. Neither of them
stated that their brother Gin.
black "was thier only stepping
stone to place and power" Mr..
Elliott in the face Of all statistics
and facts tried to show that Amori-
can wheat needed perfection. Such
an acknowledged bid for votes
gucfhf a, L. I,tTT.I