West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-09-07
SAME OLD CHESTNUT.

another campaign of its love and
vencratlon for tho old soldier. 1t
breaks out periodically, when there
is no office in sight, and never tires
OF telling the old soldier that he is
entitled to every Office within tho
gift of tho people. Its solicitudc
for the old soldier Is household
word--in horn. It's admiration
is genuine and unlimited --over the
left. 1t falls down and wecps and
sheds briny toars when it cannot
provide an Office or pension for
tho old soldier. IL sits up at night
and burns the midnight oil dcvlsing
plans by which il can make the old
soldier happy and prosperous. Great
is it's love, voneration, solicitude
and admiration 1t has repeated
this old chestnut so often that il
actually believes that the pooplo OF
Preston county are foolish enough
to believe il. But unfortunately
for the Journal its record OF love,
veneratlon, solicitudo and admira.
ton tells different tale. 1t must
not blame the ARGUS il it occasion
ally refers to the Journals history
on the old soldiers treatment IN
tho hour of the distribution Of
offices. Life is too short to go
through the category of how 1t as.
sisted old soldiers TO office, so the
ANGUS will content itself by giving
a few cases.
In looking over the Journals
Book of GLOW We Rolled tho Old
Soldiers into Office" the ARGUS
fails to find where the Journal in
jured its health working for the
nomination OF Comrade Lee Shaw
for Sheriff. In this caso the house
divides and one prayed for Lenhart
and one prayed for Shaffcr, and
after prayer they both united in
cussin' Shaw, and when every arti-
fice known to tho soldier loving
manipulators failed to count Shaw
out at the Journal House Confer
ence the impartial historian records
it as fact that the Journal breth-
rem yelled forth their inventive
genius in coming words Of damna-
tion J AS we turn the next page
in the Journals Book we find that
Comrade Joe Shaw wants to be-
Assessor. Wo search in vain TO
find tho journal chasing the people
and besecchlng them to vote for
Shaw. But as we scan tho Book
we find recorded therein "Joe
Shaw's picture turned TO the wall
His successful competitor was born
too late to be Comrade, but not
too late to answer our purpose in
taking Comrade Joe's scalp !" We
turn again and find Comrado Henry
Glover wants to be State Senator.
But alas for Comrade Henry's ex
pectations J We find, printed in
bold type, "Comrade Henry Glover
gone to his reward. The Preston
County Republican Machine is
mighty and will yank any Comrade
out Of his breeches who gets on the
end of It's horns. William Gordon
Worley has ncyor dehed the Ma
chine or licked powder and paint
from the rosy checks OF woman.
lie will never be called upon TO
defend himself against the broom.
stick or administer soothing syrup
ia nightly walks" The next page
IS devoted to postofIices. II tells
how valimtly and heroically Com
rados Joe Goodwin and Young
Morris fought for the Kingwood
postoiiice. II adds to its history Of
love for the old soldiers, Comrades
Goodwin and Morris are growing old,
and it is necessary 10 place a young
boy m the postoiiice who will have
vote before the next election rolls
around. Comrade Murdock will
be turned out before his term ex-
pires because he votes the Deme-
cratic ticket. The protest Of Com
rade Tommy Hawker and other
Comrades that he be left in Office
- an insult to The Machine and
must be rebuked We will call
upon an 'Allwise Providence and
shed briny tears for Comrado Tom
my Hawker when it IS in The inter.
est Of the Republican party. Money
and votes for the Republican party