West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-01-25

county insists on going into secret
session TO transact public business,
as 1t did with reference to one inn
portant transaction at the last
term, it can not hope TO long main
taia either its personal respect or
the respect and support of it's con.
stituents and the people whom it
represents.
Let us have all these things done
In the broad open light of the day.
-.Journal.
There is little history back OF
this "secret session" business that
would make very interesting read :
ing to the blind followers of the
Journal AS the ARGUS under.
stands it. this n"secret session"
business was all right as long as it
met the appreciation Of the Boss
Lawyer Editor OF the Journal.
The Boss is never so happy ss when
he is furnishing" some of the
faithful followers for disobeying his
orders. The former Boss of the
Grand.Old Party Of Preston never
failed to make the faithful submit
to the dictates of the Boss, except
one sturdy Stalwart who always
showed fght. lie was never con-
querod. Such was the situation
when the Boss. Lawyer Editor took
charge of the party to run 1T in the
interest Of We, Us and Company.
lie swore by all the Doodle in the
G.. o. 2. that Lie woald make the
sturdy StaIwart kicker come to
terms and recognize the Boss or he
would make him take back scat
seats away back, as the Mogul Boss
used to threaten him. But kicker
Shaw refused TO recognize Boss
Wotring as he had the previous
Bosses. The kicker was threatened
with defeat by the Boss il he per-
sisted in defying the Boss and put
ting salt on the tail of his coat.
The kicker simply laughed and
made faces. The Boss got mad.
lie gets mad and arrogant when
you don't let HIM have all the can
dy and play his way. He notified
the trusty henchmen that kicker
Shaw must be defeated for the
nomination of Sheriff. When the
polls closed the Boss smiled CON-
placently and said, "Shaw is de-
feated for sare. He'll not defy
Me- again 20 But when the bows
began to whistle the next morning.
1.-The very next day that cat came
back" tired feeling came over
the Boss that made him madden.
Kicker Shaw was nominated. But
the Boss was determined to mako
the kicker come to terms. He
would try cooling one day and
scalding the next day. But the
kicker positively refused to recog-
nize him as the Boss, which made
him so mad that on divers occa-
sions he threatened to lick the
kicker. But the kicker said he had
smelt powder and came in contact
with lead, and that the Growing of
barnyard fowl had no charms for
him. Then the Boss tries another
trick. He notified the kicker Sher-
| II that he must run the Office OF
Sheriff as it had been run hereto
fore. The kicker refused, and
heated controversy through the
papers resulted in the kicker Sher-
j # pointing out the law to the Boss
Lawyer Editor of the Journal, VINO,
up to this time, was supposed to be
acquainted with such trifiing things
After fading that the kicker was
too much for him, the Boss said,
ION sDoot VI come down the
tree and surrender to you, and
henceforth will fight Ami Martin
aud the County Court. l can
boss them"
Sach is brief history Of the
secret session" business. III the
Journal was honest in its criticism
OF the County Court it would be
deserving Of praise. But il is not.
Only short time ago II condemned
the very thing it approves OF today.
Secrecy is all right as long as It has
the approval of the Boss.
Bah
The much talked Of and long