Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-28


recting the destinies OF the state
that should his tow-liue break the
whole community would go bump!
boat OFT down the Tuscaro ra and the
public square be overgrown with
Hungarian oats. So he swells. an d
struts, and jams wind at small poiti-
cal meetings --imagines he's 70 ,stine
on the top rung OF the journalistic
ladder, when he ought to lie herdiug
cows in Back Greek valley.
That's the amateur editor and
nearly every town in this state has
known him, He shines with added
lustre during campaign times. and is
now abroad in the land in all his et-
fulgent glory.
1T is not often that | align my guns
on anything so small as the amateur
editor, bat Martinsburg is just now
afflicted with large-sized and pain
full case of him, in the person Of the
political doodle bug of the weekly
Herald, paper with several hundred
subscribers, because good housewives
occasionally need such material for
lining pantry shelves and underlying
carpets. The intellectual tom-tit who
"does the heavy" for the republican
iuminary hes been lately taking
another fall out OF Uncle Henry G..
Davis--much like bob. tailed wood
pecker hammeriug away at sturdy
oak. Recently he grabbed the English
language by the but end. and after
sundry fractures was safely deisvered
of the following brilliant and erudite
piece Of jackassene:
Hon Henry G. Davis said ia his
speech in this CITY last Tuesday that
the principles Of democracy we're bet
ter for the voter and himself than the
anybody believe such statement
He also said that in his humble opin-
ion the new tax law would cause a
taxpayer to pay twice the amount Of
taxes next year. Does any SEN
sible man believe this? He also said
I at Judge Parker would be elected
president. Who believes this state
ment anyway
And, RICH below glitteriug like
Grey's gem Of purest ray serene. was
his beacon OF hope:
Repu blicanism in Berkeley county
rs C INSTANTLY on the increase, The
farmers are beginning 10 realize
what a democratic adrninistra
ton means: IL cent wool; so cent
wheat % cent corn and ''hafd times. y
Surely thoughtful voter will not IN
yite such calamitous times to return
by casting his vote for Parker and
Davis.
As ha been intimated in preced-
ing paragraph, there is much that the
amateur editor doesn't know, but il
is one OF the penalties Of journalism
that this fact cannot be concealed. He
usually belongs TO that class OF indi-
viduals that rush in where angels
fear to tread, and. as a natural Sc
quence, is constantly holding him
sell up to ridicule,
The state ments OF Uncle Henry G..
Davis will be accepted and fully ir-
dorsed by many thousands OF sane,
intelligent aud substantial citizeus Of
West Virginia, as the hired man OF
the Herald will discover on election
day.
The statement that the .dcmocratic
party, or the republican party. or any
other party, fixes the price of farm
products will likewise be accepted by |
thousands of individuals whose iu-
tellects are OF the same calibre as that
of the amateur journalistic pee-wee
of the Herald.
AS a bit Of kindly advice,in closing
would recall to his mind the old |
adage about children play ing with |
edged tools. and would suggest that
the next time he feels an ungoyern-
able impulse to solve great public
questions in this raw manner, heI
either ebloroform it or hit it on the
head with club He will thus re-
main on safe and familiar ground.
A Democrat.