West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13
CRANESylLI.E CRITICISM.
A Sunday School Picnic Addressed by
A. 4. Dayton and Thomas T.. Davis.

passed off very quietly--so quietly ths,
neither Mr.. n. 6. Dayton nor Mr.. Thos. Z.
Davis got single applause. We eau give a
reason for this. Il was caused by the alb.
senee OF truth in their assertions or Nv the
reading of the Declaration Of Independence
on the same platform.
Mr.. Davis said nothing of any eonse.
qHenee at all, while Mr.. Dayton manufae-
iured misleading assertions at various in.
tervals for the-spaee of more than an hour.
lie started oil by telling us that the Spanish
war was war of the Republicans aud that
| they urged the Cleveland administration to
promulgate war for the sake of the suffering
Caeans. bu, forgot to tell US that Presidrn,
Mckinley was elected q months before he
could be dragged in TO war with Spain.
lie stated that ouy army dared not leave the
Philippines Occupying any portion of ,he
city OF Manila, because, he said, they woald
nave slaughtered the aged men and helpless
women and children and loot the city, etc.
but he forgot to tell us that the forces of
Aguinaido were less noted for robbing and
killing the helpless people than our own.
lie forgot to tell us that the Spanish pris-
oners were well cared for as general thing,
but he seemed to think that Aguinaldo was
a patriot, and for this reason he had no use
for him.
lie spoke largely of an imaginary vision
OF Chaoney DePew in Chicago. where he
dreamed of Columbus, and represented Col.
nmbns as giving the Republican party the
praise of all that ever was done in America.
aud then he told us that the Republican
party sprang into existence in the year 1880.
II Mr.. DePew is a spirilual,s,. a medium.
magician or Populist, we hope he will
some day call up Abraham Lincoln and see
II he will no; say that he was right when he
prophesied that the money power was to he
greater menace TO our Republic than the
war that existed at the time. Is not the
truth OF the assertion plain TO see, and do
not the reins that bind the cause all lead to
the Republican party, since in 1896 over
400 trusts gave their support TO the Repub-
llean party and not a single one to the
Democratic party
lie stated that when the Republican
party framed bill to over throw the trusts
the Democrats opposed il. We reeolleet
when they did that, and they did /, because
the bill was inadequate. aud instead of
trust destroyer it has been trust creator.
lie almost failed to hint at the tariff ques.
ton because he knew the small boys had
been told that VIC were shipping coal TO
Europe, iron to Asia aud Africa and cattle
and grain to all parts of the world. lie
almost forgot to reverence the sheep be-
cause he has lately learned that in every
$50 wool suit that is made in America the
sheep raiser gets about 7psr cent and the
is'lor Co. gets the other % per cent.
lie forgot TO tell us that free trade Australia
produced double the wool that America does
and that to some extent it governs our
prices. lie forgo, to tell us that from 1872
to 1885 secured wool fell from sI.s6 to ~
cents per pound. All in a period of Repub.
lican ruling.
The Bruceton Cornet Band rendered ex-
cellent music, although il made us feel bad
to hear them play songs of freedom when,
at the same time, our nation was encroach-
ing on the freedom of others. We also re-
allied that our own class of poor people are
at present being harrassed and looted by
combined forces, and no sooner will the
chains be forged than combinations will
combine and not even in anarchy will there
be sufficient remedy for the cause
fJavton and navie r,IfoJ -. n
party a band of critics and fault.Gnders, but
failed TO tell us the well known fact that
from 1885 To 1880 and from 1893 to 1907.
the Republicans did more growing than the
Democrats have done since the days of
Jefferson and Jackson, or that whei in this
county they can find no radical cause to
growl they unite in growing about some
one like Lee Shaw because he will not cater
to the Bosses
Mr. Dayton stated that il was ridiculous
to intimate that the Republican party would
chang the republic into an empire. Well.
it does look ridiculous, Of course, but still il
would have sounded ridiculous three wears
ago for us to have stated that a Sultan and
his 1900 wives in a harem, should be upheld
and even supported by the United States or
that we would have had vassal territories.
or to think that the Republican party would
have rejoiced in seeing strong England try
TO domineer over the little Boer Republics.
II also sounds ridiculous to notice that the
the Republican party is now counting Eng
land instead Of scoring her like she did
few years ago. Then the Republican party
was very much alarmed over british Cold. .
1t does look ridiculous to see Gar Mark
Hanna sole dictator for the Republican
party, aud at the same time not even on the
ticket for executive. II also looks ridicu-
lous TO see the Idaho bull pen and our ma
ton in two wars, where the same cost might
be used to an advantage in the East Indies
or among our poor. II also looks ridicu-
lous to see the doctrines Of Reed, Lincoln.
Jefferson, Hoar, Mckinley, Monroe, our
forefathers, the constitution, the declaration
OF Independence, all repudiaied, amt IL aIso
leaks eHrjoHs 10 mini that 5iqee d1leyila has
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SALAMANDER.
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