West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-19
Polifllea!.E L. S.
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GAINESVILLE. MAY Z. 1sae.

GAINESVILLE. May :, 1892.
Correspondcce of the Argus
Another little attack OF vernal
fever and | fell into deep sleep
and during my rcposc ! was vastly
disturbed by the hgh-tarfT spirits
counteraoting with mino | dreamed
that | saw Baker, huffman, White
and Dawson with their pencils
balanced on their ears and gal.
vanic battery placed against that
portion Of their heads which, Phrc.
nOlogy classes eventually trying to
originate new ideas on the tariff
question. On their shirt -bosoms.
sleaves and blank books were var
ious inscriptions and each one hea-
ded with tariff or rebel. Those of
Huffman were mixed with delusions
of becfstcak, iron works and rail.
roads and he seemed to be greatly
embarrassed because he could not
scare up an ignus.fatus to scare his
back sliding forces into rank.
Baker had his blanks entirely filled
with Josh Smarty's organizations
with here and there n threat OF de-
molition to the party if Josh did
not turn in with him. And Whitel
such another pile of old newspapers
and manuscripts that he had! Some
of them had topics i'm them that
were published fifty times or more.
Here was pile of old papers from
Grafton. there pile of New Era'S,
there old Journals. Dawson seemed
to have the bylaws and was telling
each one that il they failed to follow
him he would impose II duty on
them that would forever prohibit
them from becoming one OF the
bosses. My dreams continued and
heard the following conversation
bctweel the parties
Baker--I wonder. boss, IL my
labors are availing anything ?"
B0ss-"WOll, don't know, there
seems to he about as many Republi-
cans-ioining the Alliance as Demo
Gratis
! Hufm0n-" 1t seems to be use
less for me TO tolc at the unintelli-
gent voters by Offering them beef
steak and high wages and | am lost
TO know what 10 make my hobby.
Well, says Dawson, {" will tell
you a secret which You must never
tell. We must fight until the boat
starts. We ~ a mass are gone
suckers, yet | will cleavc to the
Republican ranks because they arc
strongest in my district, and | am
still in for a FIT position at all haz-
yards. The mass Of the people see
that we are agitatlng. They see
that the financial panic Of 1897 was
proceeded by an increase Of tariff
! They are finding ont that the hard
times between 1850 and 1860 were
preceded by an increase. They are
all aware that the panic OF 1878 was
preceded by an increase. The peo.
pie sec that when the tariff is modi
fed by Democratic legislation
business seems to arouse and money
to circulate. They see that we have
deceived them. They recollect that
the farmers sold off their sheep
about eight years ago at from $1.50
TO 81 per head on account Of q re-
duction on wool, and the next year
rcstockcd at cost of about $500 a
head. They recollcct that the price
Of coal and coke increased during
/ Clovelands administration. They
arc well aware that Growers admin
istration was beneficial rather than
detrimental. am going to take
things more easy. will never
again cripple up my hand trying to
make people believe that it is high
tariff that spots the calves. that
brings the four seasons in parental
turns that made our great natural
resources. Well, don't tell this to
anyone for God sake, and we will
fight them to the last, and il tley
out vote rs we will cry "fraud ="
and perhaps they will not see the
dark glasses that VIC view them
through" SALAWANDER.