West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-07-02
WHAT TIM PEOPLE wAnr AND
ADMIRE IN THE ARGUS.

lished in the ARaUs, and as tn,
ARGUS is the special represcntatiy,
OF the peoples welfare and prosper
ty, 1t must devote its best interest,
to keeping them posted on what i.
going on in tho political field n,
we'll rs the social world.
The ARGUS endeavors TO koer
abreast OF the times and invariably
leads its esteemed contemporaries
IN this respect. II there is any
play being made on the political
checker board in Preston county
The people know whero to look for a
full and accurate account Of it, and
we take pride in saying they are
never disappointed. Our distin-
guished and highly respected CON.
tomporaries, the journal and Fra.
are unfortunate in this respect.
They are the mouth-piece Of their
respective factions, and as such
they dare not proclaim their honest
convictions lest the other brother
jump astride of him and knock him
out in one round. In this way the
people are kept in the dark, and
they naturally have to turn to the
ARGUS for enlightenment, and it is
never denied them. Within the
past few weeks we have received
several complimentary letters from
our political brethren of the oppo.
site faith, who urge upon us to
print the expression of the people.
We thank them most kindly, and
can assure them our only regret is
that our space is inadequate to print
the many expressions we receive
from all parts of the county. We
Will do the best we can, however,
with our limited space.
A Republican from TOWNSVILLE,
who does not swear b. the journal,
was in town last week, and meeting
the ARGUS reporter, said:
81 wish you would inform the
Kingwood gentleman who said they
had succeeded in beating every
Stalwart who offered himself for
office IN Preston county since the
Terra Alta convention, is singular
ly defective in memory if he does
not remember that we defeated the
first Halfbrecd they put up. 1t is
true, as he says, they defeated DR..
Cox and Mr.. Freeland, but right
here in Kingwood District we al.
ways elect Stilwart Of the Stal.
warts, Leroy Shaw man whom
the Kingwoed Bosses have tried to
down on every occasion, and for nc
other reason than the fact that they
cannot boss him. Lee Shaw is al
ways on the side of the people, and
because nc espouses the cause of the
people the Kingwood Ring fights
him. Look at the fight they are
wagIng against him now on account
OF his oppositfonto having the Court
House Hall cut up into Offices to
accommodate the Journals select
circle of friends. You can say for
me that the people are with Shaw
in this Court House fight, and the
day of reckoning is coming
a gentleman from near Newburg,
who'was present, said
"What Mr.. Blank says is so.
The people Of Lyon are very much
opposed to the way in which they
'are cutting up the Court House.
We cant understand why they
want to put their Offices in tho
Court House. There must be some.
thing wrong ABOUT It. Why CAM
those men rent Offices or build them
# there are none to rent? You see
what we people can't. and don't
understand, is this thing Of you
town people always wanting the
county to do this and that for YOU,
We people out in the country don'I
ask the county to build us such
things There IS something funny
about this, Mr.. ARGUS, and I wish
you would tell us what it is."
Well, the ARGUS did try to ex.
plain. the Court House Hall contro.
vorsy as it understood it, but Ia.
gentlemen we're not inclined Ia
accept the explanation.
From what we could learn from
the gentlemen, and others whom
We have talked With, there seems tc
be a great deal Of dissatisfaction
among large element of the conn.
try people. We we're inclined "a
the belief at first that the dissatis.
faction arose from a misunderstood.