West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-05-05
NOTICE TO MIXERS.


Ii you are interested in your own
welfare before you cast your vote,
stop and think, then cast your vote
in your own interest.
For Prosecuting Attorney we
have the names of &. c. Pierce and
James T. Daily.
Who is Mr.. Pierce ? Is he not
Captain of the National Guards of
company with headquarters in
our own county, Suppose we be-
came involved in labor troubles,
who viii be the first to be called
out to suppress us in our struggle
for right and justice ? The Ma
tional Guards of Kingwood to be
sure, of which Mr.. Pierce is Cap
tain. Who is furnishing guards for
the Coal Company at TOWNSVILLE
and Irona-Captain Pierce is fur
nishing guards from his militia to
suppress the miners. Does that
look like he was favoring the
miners
Do you want to clothe him with
the power of Prosecuting Attorney
behind mis- position as Captain of
the Guards, il you do. you are sim
ply weaving the rope with which to
hang yourself. II MIR. Pierce wants
the laboring people to vote for him
why did he not resign as Captain of
the Guards and not expect us to
vote for a man holding position
which would compel him to com
mand a company of soldiers in
case We were engaged in a struggle
for rights against the money corpo-
rations by whom we are oppressed.
The time has come that if we,
the laboring people, respect our
rights we must exercise them at the
polls and vote for the man who is
for us and not against us, regard
less of the dictations of the corrupt.
ible bosses and Ring of Kingwood
and the, elated schemes of caucuses.
I II
The only truth in the above is the
fact that Capt. Pierce does command
Company of the National Guard
and he is proud of it, and has no
apologies to offer for it. AS to the
statement that he had been furnish
ing guards for the Coal Companies,
the author knew he was an unmiti-
gated liar when he pounded that
out on his typewriter. Capt. Pierce
had nothing whatever to do with it.
The guards were secured and EN-
Ployed by the U. S. Deputy Mar
shall and the Coal Companies and
paid for, and entirely controlled by
them. 1t is true that some of the
parties belong to the military com
pany here, simply because most of
the young men of the town, who
were fit for job like that or could
be secured for the work be-
long to the Company. Some of
the miners themselves belong to the
Guards and make good memb ers
and there is no trouble whatever
nor never has been between the
miners or any other working men
and the Company here nor is there
ever likely to be any trouble and If
the Guards were orderd out, they
would protect the person and pro-
perty and rights of the miners.
just as cheerfully and fairly as they
would that of the Coal Companies
or any other Corporations, so long
as they were in the right and con
Quoted themselves so as to be en-
titled TO the benefit and protection
OF the strong arm of the law. It
only the violation Of the law and
the anarchist and the criminal that
need fear justice, for mo rogue e'r
felt the halter draw, with a good
opinion Of the law
III
We were not specially interested
IN the fight between Messrs. Daily
and Pierce and esteemed both gen
as friends of ours and took no sides
whatever 10 the matter nor said
anything either way during the
campaign, in the this paper, but