West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-07-28
RANDOM SHOTS.
Caught en- the Fly by Our star
Roustabout

Rousrabout
All honor TO Harry NeIT When
he returns home after the cruel war
is over we will extend to him The
freedom Of the city.
Klngwood should feel proud OF
her new nprovements They are
credit to the town and highly
complimented by strangers.
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The Kingwood railroad has been
shipping great deal Of coal for
some time past. aud it IS the earn
est hope of all chat 1t may increase
tenfold.
From all acc 'unts "tho colored
troops fought nobly" down at the
platform on Col. Gus j. Cresap's
farm 1t is not stated on what
terms the white troops surrendered.
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Apropos OF Mr.. Shtw's letter Il
1t not slugularly strange that those
who howl loudest for high taxes are
the first to attempt to evade them
But such Is the kingdom of human
hypocrisy.
lis it not time that the Democrats
were lining up for the Congress
sional race? We are for our towns.
man. Hon. w. G.. Brown, if he will
consent to make the race once
more. This seems to be the senti
ment throughout the district. We
think he can win this time. We
are not alone in this belief. III
Junior declines, we are for General
Availability.
We are sorry to note the hostili-
ties OF the Journal and Republican.
Editorial brethren should dwell In
harmony. They both WELD trench
ent pens and are capable of inject
ing sufficient yitrol to irritate the
skin and call for leeches for the
eyes when they administer a few
upper cuts. The Congressional
fight will determine which one will
be able to send home the knock out
blow and put the other to sleep
We would be glad to see it draw
for apart from their politics they
are jolly, good quill drivers.
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It is debatabls question. which
is the worst, war or politics The
war seems to be progressing fairly
well. but how about our politics |?
Our Repu blican friends seem to be
dwelling in state Of get -at-'em.
Gems. Lanham and Glover have
their armies in the field and are
loudly calling for volunteers every
day. which would indicate that they
are not 80 sure of their strength.
Like Blanco. however, they cllim
victory Ia near at hand. They ar,
firmly enlrenched behind the breast
works awaiting orders to move on
the enemy. We have seen prettier
things in tho show windows and
never asked the price of them.
However, they are both fighters who
have won their spurs in many a
hard fought battle, aud until the
Senatorial battle has been fought il
will be difficult to determine who
is the best general. It is stated
that Secretary Dawson dropped a
hint, when he WIS down here last
week, that he was opposed TO both
candidates. More about this later.
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The last issue of the Journal
prints letter from ex-Shcriff Shaw,
in which he calls attention to the
assessment OF Kingwood district.
We gather from his letter that there
is $500, 600 or more in the district
which is not assessed" This surely
is very serious charge, and we are
sorry to see the Journal treat Mr..
Shaw's letter with ridicule and
contempt, and insinuate that Mr..
Shaw is the one whose property has
not been properly assessed for the
past five years. The journal does
him great injustice. Those of
as who differ with Mr.. Shaw politI
cally and otherwise, must accord
him credit for honesty and SINGER
ity of purpose. The right TO differ
is the very essence of liberty and
the foundation Of all truth, for
without it there can be no inquiry.
The representative iutrusted with
the interest Of the people have no
right to silence remonstrance and
inquiry from those whom thsv rop-
resent. Now the Journal processes
TO represent ut least a portion Of
the people, and properly so, /
think, abd why should il nttempt
TO silence Sir. ShaW by insinuations
and ridicule when be . ints out a
hsgrant violation Of the law. The
proper thing for the Journal 70 do
" to produce facts and disapprove
Sir. Shaw's allegations. aud not
single him out 30 a subject Of at
tack, otherwise the peopIs will