West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-04-14


the slories of our Grand Old Party: a party
which has never lowered the fisg ard re.
treated from a political object (Cheers.)
All over this county we have been meeting
with an unprecedented outpouring of the
people. which signifies the interest which
you are taking In this campaign This Is
one OF the 6ercest political battles ever
fought on Preston county soil. and when the
smoke clears away there will be rejoicing
In few OF fhe households. but in the vast
majority OF them the scene OF weeping and
wailiDg over the loss Of ale Pie. which has
become the emblem OF our party. will beg
gar description. (Sobbng and grooming
among the numerous pie-hunters who we're
presently This Is indeed pathetic theme
for me to dwell on. II touches the vital
spot In many OF those who are within the
sound Of my voice aud many more who are
back In the woods peeling tan-bark TO pay
their assessment for the privilege of run.
ming. (Renewed sobbing and groaning.)
The ginseng and ramp season is about over
and many OF them find themselves con
fronted with the empty canvas sack which
our party promised TO I'll with Protection
TO our infant industries. Gan outburst OF
weeping.) This Is indeed sad TO contem-
plate. but. my friends. 1 have a panacea for
all these His "a chorus OF voices: Name
~ Name iti) With pleasure which
| reaches from one end OF the county 10 the
other will. Vote for mel IA sensation. I
Place before mine eyes the Senatorial Pie
for which will reach out and grasp or die
aud II ! fail shall take wings and fly TO
the mountains. where IN seclusion 1 can
cryi Applause for several minutes.1 /
feel that my appeal to-day has not been In
vain. For forty-eight hours my honorable
opponent, Maj. Flynn. proclaimed from the
Court House steps in Kngwood that he did
not want the Senatorial Pie. He declared
that the pastry was too rich for his diges.
tive organs. Icheers.l But after con.
sultation with DR.. Pratt. who is close and
warm friend. and who assured him that he
could furnish him tonic that would tone
up his stomach TO digest the Senatorial Pie,
he announced his candidacy for the second
time. lLaughter.l In all fairness to the
Majors stomach. think IL is the duty of
all humanitarians TO vote that no Senatorial
Pie shall enter the Majors stomach this
year" [Great cheering
There was no doubling the fact but what
Col. Montgomery had made great hit and
pleased the crowd.
You have heard the first clap OF thun-
der" said the Generalissimo rising TO the
full height OF his majesty. which recalls to
my poetic nature the truthful words of the
poet, Rain follows thunder. was all he
said. II this laundering here to-day does
not cause the elements to let loose. am a
0.rC .1s..e Al. 4
! must present to you Mai. Flynn. the gold
campaign tongue orator of the wild woods. -
This was greeted with great shouting and
hats flying In the air as Mai Flynn came
| forward
My FelIow-cItizens of Portland District:
am no stranger to you. You have all
rested upon my strong arm TO pull you
through many campaign when the Demo
Gratis we're after us with the tariff and the
silver bullion. Applause This thunder
storm. which William Henry has been
blowing through his whiskers to-day. is but
a mild zephyr compared to the storm which
Peter X Smith has predicted will take
place when VIC meet in Convention. TThe
audience sighs.l Those OF us who may es.
cape with our lives from this lurld and
6""cA'J SWIM WIZ NC III ~ pOSltlOn 10 i've
in opuleuce the balance of our DAYS. ISev.
eral voices; Let her storm. thenll Yes.
so say /. The lecture platform will claim
us for its own. We shall travel from ocean
to ocean with a kaleidoscope in one hand
aud explaining TO the people OF every land
the destruction OF the Grand Old Party
and It's wonderful pie-eaters which once
inhabited this globe Our own historians.
Garner and Wiley. will get out the first
history of this terrible and destructive
storm. ICheers.l The thoughts OF the
destruction Of the party which has fed me
long and well, fills me with remorse. Many
OF YOU who face me today will face me no
more. wild scrambIine Of the people
who flee in all directions. Mai Flynn
shouts to chairman Glover and Editor
Reed TO head them off and assure them
there is no danger today Quiet once more
restored.l All my beloved fellow country
men. there is no occasion for alarm today.
We are Dwelling in unity and harmony to-
day. am simply picking the banjo to
warm you at what is coming. Playing a
tune that some one will have to dance TO
when we do meet. [cheersI AS an
nonnced in my opening Campaign speech.
am no fiddler but as a banjoist / have
few equals and no superior. Applause. I
But the hour is growing late. and no doubt
many OF you have not looked into the full
dinner pail today. owing to the fact that
you expected to attend an ox-roast where
the tail always goes with the hide. In this
you have been disappointed which I sin.
cerely regret. II you are not filed with
wind storms. however, the fault cannot be
attributed 10 William Henry Col. Mont.
gomery or myself We have done our best
and that is all the bull can do. which you
did not get on this happy occasion. Laugh.
tell One more word and / am done
Remember that am storm-proof and pie.
proof and that want the Senatorial pic"
Maj. Flynn was wildly cheered as he
took his seat, and the Generaiissimo once
more. radiant with smiles. arose to let of
his surplus steam. bus the audience very
abruptly began to disperse
This was the largest and most successful
meeting Of the Campaign. The people are
just beginning to realize what an excellent
entertainment COLI Montgomery and Mai.
Flynn furnish free Of charge
The RAMBLER.
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