West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
STANDS PAT.

ne hon. a. u. Dayton wants ii
distinctly understood by the voters
of Preston county that he Islands
Pat" on the new tax bill. In his
speech in Kingwood on Wednesday
last he told the few people present
that, :" helped make the new tax
bill, and | would have every voter
to understand that l endorse every
word and line in the new tax bill. !"
The ARGUS has all along com
mended Congressman Dayton for
his honest opposition to Tax Re
form. Mr.. Dayton has been from
the first bitter fighter against tax
reform. He is one of the few who
has in season and out of season
stood up and fought tax reform.
He wrote letters and sent them
broad cast over the State to his
friends denouncing tax reform. So
Incorporating was he in his op.
position to tax reform that he left
his seat in Congress and came to
West Virginia to oppose tax reform.
He and others succeeded in defeat.
ing tax reform and The ARGUS has
no doubt but what Mr.. Dayton feels
proud of the record he made in de-
feating tax reform. Mr.. Dayton
should not get angry now because
tax reformers have made up their
minds to retire Mr.. Dayton to priv
ate life. He is unreasonable when
he asks the farmers and workingnien
to vote for him. This is adding
insult it injury. Mr.. Dayton has
done everything he can to place the
burden of taxation upon the poor
tax payers and to relieve the rail
roads and corporations, with which
he is so closely identified Mr.
Dayton may retort by saying that
&" Every man is worthy of his hire"
Granted. But Mr.. Dayton has
served his masters well, and no
doubt they are satisfied with his
stewardship, but the common peo-
pie on the 9Th day of November will
deliver him such solar plexus blow
that he will not recover in time to
respond to the gong.
The corporations and railroads
may be satisfied with the tax bill
you helped to prepare, Mr.. Dayton,
dut the poor tax payers are not.
"
The Fayette Journal makes many
wrY face over its dish of crow. 1t
will support Dawson, but it claims
the right to tell the truth about him
once more. The Journal says:
In passing out from under the
leadership of Mr.. Charles +. Teter.
and allying ourselves with Mr.. Daw
son, we do it with the utmost con
tempt for the methods employed by
him in achieving his nomination and
holding the severest scorn for the
character of man that would utilize
them for his personal advancement"
Scorn for the character Of the
candidate and contempt for his
methods! This is the sentiment of
a leading Republican newspaper
touching the Republican nominee
for governor. Is not the Republican
party in evil case when it allows
itself to be controlled by those SD
described by prominent members OF
the party2 II seems Senator Scott
prophesied truly when he predicted
that Republicans this year would
be called upon 10 "hold their noses"
in order to vote the Republican
ticket-Tyler County Journal Gre.
publican).
Go right on, brethren. Perhaps
you will feel better after you have
relieved your systems OF the ac
cumulated bitterness. Senator
Scott remarked, you know, that il
would be necessary this year 20 hold
your noses IN one hand while you
voted with the other.