West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-12-01

population OF the county is steadily
increasing all The time. and we
have ut least $4,000 people. which
will soon DO proven by the coming
census. In 1890 We had about
20 900, and while we have lost "a
few citizens by the closing down Of
lrondale Furnace aud the coal
mines at Newbuig. w have gaised
by tho opening Of tho mines at
T%unnelton, which has doubled It's
population ia the last few years.
and by the opening Of the Todd
mines ON the West Va. Northern,
and the new railroad and big saw
mills along Cheat river, aud the
big boom that has been going on az
Terra Ala for several years. and q
steady growth all over the county.
We make these many statements
and publish tins long article Ia
justice TO the fair name of old
Preston aud IN defense OF her ci /.
zens. We are MOI defending the
Republicans Of the county in par.
ticulAr. but more e. especially the
Democratic officials and leaders uf
the parry vino have been sland-rcd
ana reflected upon by the false and
reckless statements sent Out by
irresponsible and uniformed cor
respondents. and b cause ne are
honest and square enough 10 deny
and rrfute all this campaign rot.
the Register thinks We are "cowed"
and cannot conceive that anyone
can DO honest in politics as we'll AS
In, anything else. 1t ls claimed
upon good authority that this paper
made the most aggressive ard for
chile fight of any weekly in the
State during the late campaign,
and we certainly did make 1t very
warm for Dayton.
Now il the Register will find any
one, either Republican or Demo
crat, who reads The ARGUS aud
knows the editor, who will say that
they ever saw or heard of anything
indicating that he was ''cowed" IN
any particular or about anything
at all, then We will put on petit.
coats and live with the squaws the
remainder of IA miserable life.
j. SLIDELL Brown,
Editor THE ARGUS and Chairman
Democratic Executive Commit
toe Of Preston County.
The big prize fight between Jim
Corbett and Tom Sharkey, which
came off at the Leuox Athletic
Club in New York City, Tuesday
night of last week, ended in a
%fiasco, although Oorbett was no
match for Sharkey and would have
been whipped had the ight went
on to u finish, bat in the ninth
round the referee gave 1t to Shar
key on account Of II foul committed
by McVey, one of Corbett's sec
onds, who rushed into the ring
against the rules, because he saw
his man was about to be whipped.
Sharkey got first blood and the
best Of every round from Start %
finish. Honest John" Kelly, the
%refree, gave the decIsion to ShaIkey
but declared all bets off. The
winner WIS born ia Dun1alk, Ire
land, and leArnrd to fight while
serving IN the United States Navy.
When the Chairman Of the Re
publican Committee in this county
says that we yelled fraud and corr
ruption at the honest voters an
election officials of both political
parties in this county, and insult
ing their manhood, after the cleo
ton" he simply lies. and we dare
him to prove it. In last weeks
journal he publishes y long article
dodging and hedging and twisting,
trying to reply to some of our ex-
posture OF his schemes and scrapes
OF the late campaign and makes
use Of the language quoted above,
which Is absolutely false, as we
made no charges Of fraud and cor
ruptiou. aud had nothing to do
with lhe recouat, knowing that it.
wss ssary, aud have taken
special 90 defend the fair
nanie ol saf county and citizens
aud correct che false statements
that have gone abroad, and even
been criticised 10 our own party
papers Tor So doing.
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We are glad TO soc the following
truth Of history and forecast for
the futre being published in the
Republican papers:
The last seven Presidential cleo
tons have been carried alternately,
with the regularity Of a four wear
clock, by each Of the two great Do.
itici p%sr,ios. 1IO soord il
lS72- Grant, Republican.
1876 -Iiiden. Democrat.
1S5O-GarieId, Republican.
1884-Cluvpltud. Democrat.