West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-07
Independence.
Of the Argus.

4 Correspondence OF the Argus
And now the primary election is over
SO amusing il was To see the mem Der,
of The High Toned Ring at work
like the busy bee.
Two were stationed up In town
Two were stationed down,
Two were stationed here aud there
In fact they were all around.
Never In the history OF our town,
| under the observation of the writer
has there been an election. OF its kind,
as was that OF last Saturday u. IN.
More interest was manifested in the
selection OF county and district officers
than there would have been had IL been
National affair The Ring" scored
victory in giving Lenhart % votes
against AZ for Shaffer Sixty-five for
ID. j. Walls against 23 for Brown aud
10 for Pyles. But the victory in giving
big majority for Bayles for Board OF
Education against Squires fell short of
their mark The former polling 40
while the latter hung directly under
him with as How Imaginable IL was.
stranger 10 come in town not know
ing what was going on. would be
tempted TO retrace his steps, as they
rcsembled men that would drag man
into dark alley. You could look In
no direction unless you would see some
poor fellow dragged behind a shop or
building of some kind, like dog would
tug and drag at an old COW that had
died. And indeed IL die look danger
Gus 10 u person that did not under
stand Some went home with their
coatsleevcs torn, othere with buttons
off their pants. few suspenders bro
ken, and one poor man that had on too
much juice OF the forbidden fruit, sat
down on the railroad 20 take n quiet
rest from under the weight OF a gallon
jug and was gently lifted one In the
ribs by n locomotive and set To one
side, until one OF the New Members"
toted him up to the voting place in =
structing him TO vote for "A con tinuance
of Ring Rule" But with one poor
old man every persons sympathy is /:
lie has been staunch Republican uR-
I'll he has been reading about 'Tiiiman's
Cow and other Free Silver literature
and IL has so filled his mind that he
concluded he was doing injustice TO
himself and his country 10y agitatinR
Republicanism unless they would re-
cognizo i6 90 1" Not being fully satis-
fed that they would do this, lac began
TO make expressions himself. But
here Is where the sympathy comes In:
After standing around for some con-
siderable time In sunshine and rain,
never thinning that his Free Silver
idea would have a tendency 10 disq ial.
lily him from voting, lac with ali the
grace anu remarkable spryness OF
man at his age, quietly courses his
way into the voting room, having his
ticket alre tdy made ont handed IL to
the COMMISSIONER, but when he WIS
asked If he intended to vote the Repub-
lican ticket at next general election, IL
caused q hesitation. To promise tins
and not TO do IL was telling a lie. If
do as promise, all OF my time that
have spent in trying 60 build up
greater Free Silver sentiment will be "A
waste SO being an Industrious man
appropriations for labor which he had
already did, he demanded his ticket
and walked out with groans. that he
had been voter for % or go years, bur
this was the first time in all his life
had his vote been challenged"
Returns slowly came in from the dis
trict OF Lyon, which seemed 90 be the
most interesting place. Where the
devil was fought with FIRE, and so far
Ash it seems got between "A Pyle and
Wall and was indeed done mp Brown,
not being able TO carry his own fam
lily vote"
II. H. Squires, against Thomas j
Bayles for Board OF Education, was the
one who some would have rather seen
defeated than any other of the ticket.
Even some went so far as 20 say ''tbey
would rather see a Republican defeated
for the Presidency OF the United States
than Il. j. Bayles," for a member OF the
Board of Education" and from the
present indications they will not only
have the pleasure OF seeing Mr.. Baylcs
defeated, but also their idol, Mckinley,
If he be nominated.
The election of Squires saves the
ring" from making complete vic
tory, and some who have taken such
an active part in making out tickets,
etc, and who want TO be so very prom
inent, striving day by day that they
may lure themselves up 90 gain the at
tention Of the @. o. T.. by so doing be a
stepping stone by which they could be
elevated 90 some Office Of trust. laying
for themselves an easy path on which
they expect TO tread. 10y the help OF
the "Ring") we are sorry TO say have
made failure. and 10 only takes time
70 prove the assertion.
The hope OF Squires' election hung
on Austen. Returns did not come from
that place until Sunday afternoon, and
when they did come IL was shown that
Squires had received enough votes from
Austen over that Of his opponent TO
give him 81 majority in the district
There was weeping and wailinQ and
crashing OF teeth" The Ring" was
shown, that while Il could control
part Of the people, it could not control
all Of the people
So now the 'Bing" f. bursted and
the leaders are quite lame. They
worked hard 20 win. but Squires step
ped in and knocked out Thomas Jim.
All this trouble has been caused by
"Ring Rule" A certain few wanted all
the say and that say not 20 60 outside
the family. Everyone eat out Of the
/ same pot. We might give the names
Of Ring Rule Communists" and such
Is applicable. indeed. This has not
been political fight against politics,
but fight against favoriteism rendered
a special few and benefit few and ut
the expense Of the tax payers.
Truly your,
JOKE TwIsTKR.
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