West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-19
READING rue RIor ACT.
EI-Sheriff Shaw comes Back at the
Journal Crowd.

To the Editor Of The Argus
DEAR SIR:-l desire space IN the
columns Of your paper to correct
some thrusts and false statements
made by the Editor OF the Journal
or his man Friday. in last weeks
issue. Since the journal refused
To pnblish my card Of thanks To the
Republicans OF Preston county.
their peryertion aud criticism of
the same as made, IS entirely UNI
just. unfair and out Of place aud
the Republicans of Preston county
are too well informed and hon
orable to indorse any such tactics.
| want it clearly understood by the
Republicans everywhere that the
late contest for House OF Delegates
so honorably made between j. N.
Baker and myself is not in my figh,
with the journal and politic,l cor
rnptlOn. For years this warfare
has existed and will exist AS long
as the journal and It's allies under
take to dictate to the Republicans
OF this county who their candidates
shall be for the Offices within their
gift. We have primary system
| through which this matter can be
settled and should be settled with
| out the interference of either the
journal or properly speaking its
| Executive Committee. | am salts
fled that neither my friend Mr..
B ker nor his worthy supporters
Will Indorse the attitude OF the
journal toward me during and
since my candidacy Of the House.
If the journal desired to crtlclse
my card of thanks TO the Republi
cans Of the County for the hearty
support they gave me. it should
have published the same so that
the people could have passed upon
the merits or dement's of thrir
criticism. The journal boldly
states that in my card OF thanks |
attacked tina party and the organi-
za'ion TO which .I belong. say
most emphaticaily that this is lie.
NO such construction could posi-
bly, be placed upon it by any fair
minded person. attacked JUS.
what the editor of the journal in
oygone days attacked in his NEW
ERA paper, the ring and the clique
! hat undertakes to dictate and
dominate the Republican party.
"Jeemes" you can't go back on
your record. Before you were ta-
ken in out of the cold and aoar-
lshed by government pap you pro-
claimed to the Republicans of the
Banner County that there was n
ring. Now YOU undertake TO say
there is no ring. Please inform us
on which occasion you have lied.
The fhcts are your present position
as postmaster of klngwood shows
coEcluslvely that there Is ring !:
and that You are the high priest IN
1t. as your standing aud party SER
vice would never have gotten YOU
there. You further say that nv
card appears to have been inspired
and Endorsed by the Democratic
Executive Committee OF the county.
1t seems to be so to james w.
White and his man Friday who
are very anxious to formulate some
thing IN their mighty bruins that
would down Lee Shaw. To this |
would say that my history as Re-
publican IS open for vestigatlon.
think that my record will be
! found quite as clear as are the
| records Of the brethren who seem
to be looking for something to cover
up their dIsgraceful schemes.
Strange TO say, that while ! was de.
feated for the House OF Delegates
and before the smoke had scarcely
cleared away / had congratulated
and in return had received con
CALCULATIONS from my worthy Cd
ponont. that the journal would
take fright and declare in its criti.
cism that il was my aim to break
into office by prrjudicing the PEG
pie against an imaginary ring.
While my understanding is that
nominations have been made to
oil al the Offices in sight. and
that / am one OF che fellows that
has been left TO hold the sack. |
think 1t is good thing for me to
be ~ this shape as ! will have
plenty Of time TO look after deccp-
| tive positions taken by the Jour
nal. In conclusion. ] very much
desire that all Republicans IN.
terested examine my card Of thanks
which WIS published by the Preston
Republican and TINS ARGUS last
week, and compare the article with
The criticism OF the journal and
you will at once see that the said
criticisms are false and misleading.
Very truly yours,
LEROY SHAW.