West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-12
HB GIVES A PEW POINTERS ELRC-
RIcNRERINo AS PRAoTICED by
SENATOR MORLEY AND
HIMSELF.
HOW THEY INDUCED IN osCULA
TToE WITH THE BABIES AND
GOT MoLAsEs AND APPLE
BUTTER on THEIR
WHISPERS

the people bestow upon the Just az
well as the unjust, and he finds that
our talented and brilliant young
townsman, Asst District Attorney,
Edw. S. Elliott, is not the only Re-
publican in Preston county who is
setting his pins for Office. If Mr..
Elliott has political aspirations,
which the Constitution guarantees
to him, good and well. A man seek
ing a political Office, which is open
to all men, who care to shy their
castor in the ring, should not be
backward in making his desires and
aspirations known to the people.
They are oil powerful. The thing
OF the office seeking the man, and
at the earnest solicitation of my
numerous friends. is thing Of the
past. There are already more seek
ers for office than salvation. If you
want an Office now you must com
mence early and work late, remem
bering never to let voter escape.
You must hold yourself in readi-
ness to attend every picnic, every
reunion, every Fourth of July cole
bration, aud make a speech which
will tickle the vanity and be in per-
feet accord with tina sentiment of
the people assembled, and attend
every church gathering and hold a
shining eagle up and let it drop In
the deacon's hat ne he passes it
around. Later on you may prepare
Yourself to kiss every "Youngling"
in your territory. This for the in
formation of those who have not
been initiated into the mysteries
OF office-seeking and can vassir g like
Senator Worley and tho Lounger,
who can bear testimony to the fact
that the OSCILLATION is not near so
exhilerating and elsctrifying as that
which we have exchanged with the
"children Of a larger growth" as
Shakespeare would say when be was
cut electioneering for poems. But
as we were out for the office and
not for osculatory pleasure, we con-
tented ourselves by wiping the APP
pie butter and melasses out of our
whiskerB when we reached safe
distance from mama. Whether we
shall ever be repaid for the wear
and tear on our whiskers' time,
apple butter and mOlasses can only
tell. The LOunger hopes this will
not discourage youthful aspirants
for public Office.
We cannot agree with those who
have set out to criticise Mr.. Elliott
who has started out to build q
Stake-aud-rideI fence around his
political patch. II he can succeed
in building tho worm fence sufIi-
GENTLY high to keep ont the horde
OF hungry and thirsty office-seekcrs
he is TO becongratulated. We think
him perfectly justified in using ev-
cry honorable means at his com
mand to capture the nomination for
any office which his party has to
bestow IN the way OF a nomination,
as that 10 about all the glory there
- in it for him, since the Democrats
are filing the State and Congress
Sional offices in way which seems
to DO perfectly acceptable to the
people. There IS no denying the
fact that Mr.. Elliott is a talented
young man, and one which Preston
county shopld feel proud Of. The
Lounger does not allow his politics
10 blind him TO such on extent that
he cannot recognize ability IN his
political opponent and give him
praise and credit for such ability.
The young man will fad enough
opposition m bis own party when
he offers himself for Office without
Democrats criticiTng him at this
early stage Of bis political career.
The Loupger's information is,
chat Mr. Elliott has desire to
measure lances With the Hon. VIM.
/. Wilson, but IN current phrase.
he is "too previous, " for tho nomi-
nation was promised 20 Gordon
Dayton, the Barbour county states
man, at the Piedmont Convention.
! where be vas turned down BY the