West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-10

His Suspenders.
Visits Baltimore and Starts the
Confagration.
For sometime The Rambler has
been calling attention to the politi-
cal storm which was about to sweep
over the Banner County and lay des-
olate the ambitions and aspirations
OF score of would be statesmen.
1t has been repeatedly limited that
The Rambler and political seer were
prophets without honor in their own
county. There has been remark
able change come over the people
within the last few weeks, and the
political seer and myself have been
the recipients of all kind of boquets
and congratulation from an appre-
citive constituency, who heretofore
imagined we were endeavoring to
lead them astray and after false pro.
phets. Some one has truthfuIly
said that Everything comes s
he who waits" We, who have
been gifted with such wonderful
foresight, could we'll afford to wait
for our vindication, which has been
amply demonstrated in the last few
issues OF out esteemed and sprightly
contemporaries. Within the past
three weeks they have injected more
interesting reading matter into their
columns than the previous twelve
months. 1t is the kind of a dish
that suits the public's taste and they
expect to have il served to them in
regular courses for the next few
months. That our contemporaries
will not disappoint the public is
guaranteed by the high degree of
pulsation and respiration under
which our contemporaries are labor
ing. DR.. Pratt states that there is
no antidote known to political
science that will reduce the pulsa-
ton and respiration until it runs its
course. Others make the declara-
ton that they would Danish the man
who would attempt it. 1t is the
only free entertainment in Preston
county performing without license.
II has been truly said that the child
rem cry for it, the women sigh for
1t, and the men fight for it. Under
such circumstances there is nothing
left for us to do but applaud the
actors in the political drama.
"Fhe air IS fragrant tonight with
the good will which is eminating
from the Committee room, remark
ed the.politicsl seer. adjusting his
diamond pin, as we sat in his Office
overlooking the Committee room.
'fThey have been called together
by Boss Flynn TO devise plans by
which they can stop this sudden
and hyena-like encroachment of the
monopolistic horde upon the rights
of the dear people. The Boss has
been the special champion of the
people for the past twenty-five years.
contestIng and fighting every inch
of ground until he has lost the
foundation of his pantaloons and
ruptured his suspenders. On the
representation that his wardrobe
would be restored to its normal
condition he was inveigled into the
Carrollton Hotel in Baltimore CITY
for repairs by his arch enemy.
monopoly. AS the Boss was diamet.
rically opposed to accepting a rail
road pass from corporation whom
he had been laboring to knock out
for twenty-five years, walking was
necessarily slow and tedious. When
he arrived in Baltimore he was not
only minus Of the rear Of that gar.
ment which protects him from the
winter storm, but he found himself
soleless. Counting ties was a hard
ship, but patriotic re bad preach.
ed the doctrine Of soulness corpora
tons 70 the people and his tramp to
Baltimore placed him in a position
to exhibit himself to the people as
a soleless Boss. We have conflict
ing reports as to the reception ten
dered him by the monopolists at
the Carrollton. One report has il
that he vas enticed into the maze
and had to oapitulate before they
would free him and let him return
to the dear people whom he had
served 50 long and faithful. An.
other report has it that he became
50 vehement in his denunciation Of
corporations that he started the
Baltimore conaagration which has
become histonci"
Out" / exclaimed, gleefully,
supposing ] was going to advance
an original idea, 'Ghe common PEG.