West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-06-14

In that purity and simplicity Of
language 20 felicitous with you, you
honor me with few words of wis
dom through the medium of the
press. Rest assured, my honored
and respected friend, that your
quintessentialized drops of wisdom
are not amiss, for | sorely need
them TO support and strengthen me
along the steep and thorny broad
way which the Republican Bosses
have mapped out for me.
Your letter recalls TO mind whore
llerodotus relates that when Mar.
dcnius was encamped in Bocotia,
before the battle of Plataea, he and
fifty of his officers were invited to
meet the same number of Thebans
at banquet, at which reclined in
pairs, a Persian and Theban upon
each couch. During the entertain
ment one of the Persians, with
many tears, (it is not even limited
in history that he used onions to
start the flow Of tears) predicted to
his Theban companion the speedy
and utter destruction of the ivad-
ing army, and when asked why he
used no influence with Mardenius
to avert it, he answered "Wheu
one would give faithful counsel,
nobody Is willing to believe him.
Although many Of us Persians are
aware Of the end we are coming to,
we still groan, because we are bound
to our destiny and this ia the very
bitterest of mans grief's TO see
clearly, but to have no power to do
anyth ng at all. "
Thus do / find myself IN the po-
sition Of the Persian. am de-
nounced by the Bosses, who are the
common enemy Of the people, and
doubted by those whom I would
assist IN having justice done them,
which leads me to fear that my
honored and esteemed friend is ~
able TO read the "Most transparent
Of human fgces on which the Crea-
tor has written political candor and
integrity in luminous traits" M
Hon. VIM. NJ. o. Dawson remarked
when | politely told him that PO-
htical BosS,sm would always find
an enemy in yours truly as long as
he could WELD lead pencil. When
give faithful counsel and advice
to my friends and point out how
they are kept on the back seats by
the Boss, while the People. recog-
niziug their worth. and desirOus Of
hOnoring their exalted manhood,
purity Of character, and acknowl-
edged ability, join in the cry
against me that ! am inancere
when / weep Mt seeing my friends
troding along IN the ranks, and
that | am in COLLISION with the
] gardeners to corner the onion
crop for the mandatory Of polit-
ical oniou-tears for the campaign
year Of 1894. This grieves me
/ much.
However, am vain enough 10
imagine that you will agree with me
that theory, however plausible, must
respect the fact. / will therefore
submit few facts which I trow
will explode the theory o. insin.
cority and onion Tears. Let me re-
call 70 your memory the greatest
triumph IN the blazonry Of polit-
icll history against Bossism I'm
Preston county. In 1892 il was
conceded bv tho Republicans
throughout tho State that Preston
was eutltlo TO a place on tho State
ticket. You remember tho Boss
brought forth "a young man, who,
.n point of service to his party
v0nid noi be entitled to recognition
until your party bad followed ITS
predecessor 30 that land from
where no political party returns 20
poster and harau the people IL
VII occur % you that iank aud file
Of y01r party rebel'o1 against The
candidacy of che Young man, and
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