West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-29

A HORSE CHESTNUT.

| hOhSE tnES INUI.
Will our friends in the country
still keep their Democratic neigh.
bors posted on the horse market =?
A good horse now brings S25; an
extra one sells for $35 to $40; while
common plugs are easy at $40 to
$40. Did you vote for this state of
affairs Telegram.
Will our friend of the Teleqraan.
and other Republican editors who
persist in publishing such rot as the
above, keep their Republican neigh
bors posted on the market price of
a hundred other things that are
used every day and sell at one third
and one-fourth what they used to,
owing to science and inventive gen
JUS? Will the Telegram give the
price of blankets, ready made cloth.
ing, boots and shoes, hats, calico,
muslin, Bingham, cutlery, dishes,
nails, hardware of all kinds, plows,
moving machines, wagons, buggies,
gears, and, in fact, hundreds of
things used every day by somebody,
the prices Of which have been won
derfully cheapened through the in
ventive genius of our people ? Now.
why can't the Telegram be fair and
honest and tell it's readers that the
low price of horses is due to an
reproduction and the use of
steam, electricity, universal peace
and no war, or anything, in fact,
to consume the supply, which is far
greater than the demand =? Former
ly thousands Of horses and mules
were used on the street car lines of
the cities and larger towns, and in
the mines and for driving, etc.
Now there is hardly a street car
line anywhere using horses. 1t is
out of date and laughed at, guyed
and compelled to change to the
trolley system and the use of cleo.
tricity as the motive power. The
large mines use it also instead OF
mules, and the use of bicycles is
increasing so rapidly that it is hard
to tell what all they will be used
for and how many horses they will
do away with. So that so far as
we can see now, there seems to be
no future for the horse, and t.
blame this on to the Democratic
administration is so childish OIL
demagogic or dishonest or asinely
ignorant, that we are really and
truly surprised at the learned
editor of the Telegram. But re-
turning prosperity has indeed driver
the calamity howlers to desperate
straits.
The last issue of Puck has a gooC
cartoon on the Republican school,
marin and her pupils. The class il
made mp with Harrison, Hoar, Reed
Allison, Mckinley, Lodge, Foraker
Ried, Boutelle, Stewart and Sher
man, etc. The old girl asks tn,
class
"Who were responible for all tht
cyclones, dry spells, frosts, floods
land-slides, chills and fever, mos
quitoes and everything else tina
plagued the country ?''
Chorus Of scholars-"The Demo
Gratis"
Schoolmarm-"To whom doe
the country owe its present gooC
, crops, fine weather, health, wealth
and general prosperity ?''
, Chorus of scholars 1.-THE Re.
pu blicans" ~
: Northumberland ! All 2,
to the head -
Here is the Democratic State tick
ct over in Ohio. All good men, bu
, not much show for election thi
time. The odds are too beay,
against them. The only time tn,
Democrats Of that State can elect
Governor is, when they can captur
the German vote OF Cincinnati
which generally goes Republican:
GoVernor--James r.. Campbell 0
Butler county.
Lieutenant-GOyernor - John B
Peaslee, Of Hamilton county.
State Auditor-James w. Knott
, Of Richland county.
State RECOMMENDATION Shol.
, Ter, Of Gallia county.
Supreme Judge VIM. TgMooney
OF Augiaizo county.
, Attorney General-Geo. A. Fair
. banks, Of Franklin county.
Member Board Public Works
Harry 3. Keefer, OF Tuscarawa
, county.
3 Clerk Of Supreme Court. w
" Cruiksbank, Of Miami county.