West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-04-28


and il was some time before chairman Hart
ley recovered his eomposure 10 stir the an
finals to activity But one blast from his
horn was sufficient 10 restore them TO their
normal condition and put the political lie
IN them which has characterized this reu,ask-
able campaign. a. a chtonicler Of facts
and events as they occur IN our day, that
the future historians may write an accurate
history of our time, I an compelled by
truth 10 record episodes in this campaign
which will cause the future generation to
discuss US in the light OF a nation Of pie
caters. When quiet was restored, Chair.
man Hartley said:-
''We have with us today Brutuy and
Csssius, con,esting for the power aud fame
which the dead Cesar left (Applause.)
They will glide and stride across the forum
today aud tell you VIVA, noble Romans they
are. tCheers) One will tell you that Monop-
oily has fabricated the zeal of his opponent
with a liberal check and pass. The other
will tell You he has few M, Pelee sur
prises 10 spring On his opponent for conceal
ing hay-seed in his hair to deceive the
farmers. Great laughier) You must view
their arguments calmly aud without preiu-
dice for Breiz is not in a state Of ershp,ion.
tCheers.) Remember the debate at Fellows
vile which exterminaled the hatchery of
Newton p. Manown; the thunder storm at
Terra Alta which cost my esteemed friend.
William Henry Glover his whiskers, and
the base ball contest at Rowlesburg which
Col. Bob Hollis proclaimed was the cause
OF him losing the Sheriffaliy in similar
contest in Valley district. Laughter, and
voice: "We skunksd Bob in that game."l I
feel safe in saving, however, that you will
not grow excited today as you have had
nothing stronger to drink than pop. Laugh
teri Let US show Brutus and Cassus today
that they cannot excite us TO deeds of vio-
lence- Let them wrangle over The bones of
dead Cesar, but enireat you to remain
quiet and do not throw your pop bottles.
wild cheering, and several voices: .sNot
as long as there is any pop in them. ~ |
thank you for your generous applause and
your appreciation of my humble efforts. I
now have the honor and pleasure of in,ro-
ducing to you Col Samuel b. Montgomery
who will address you in language which
will make The Rambler hump to put II on
paper. (Applause.p
This sally OF wit at the expense of The
Rambler pleased the audience. and some
one shouted He eat several pies over at
Gnffra ri
term Joking on facts" as had devoured
goodly number. AS Col. Montgomery
stepped forward he was given a warm
reception. The handsome Colonel had
smile OF pleasantly on his face AS he made
his bow, and said:
Fellow Citizens OF Valley District lin
my vocabulary of expletory cannot recall
a word at this moment. which can handle
without gloves to thank your honored
chairman for his comparison OF myself and
Maj Flynn to the ancient orators and
statesman. who sacrificed their lives upon
the altar OF their country in their heroic
struggle to make captive the pie which we
are as eagerly and periodically today
endeavoring to land on our side,board
Cheers Your honored Chairman Is an
authority on pie, Tor he Is one OF the few
that has dgested the seedy pie and escaped
appendicitis. Qaughter.) As for Mai.
Flynn and myself we are willing to take our
chances on the operating table providing
you furnish the pie. We have our special.
lists. Drs. Pratt and Bone. TO accompany us
on our Campaign tour. and at the FIRST sign
of jaundice. which is an Indication that we
have yellow strerk In MS, and not possess
ed OF the necessary fighting qualifications.
we are to be ruled off the track.
But. my fellow citizens the conflict Is
not confined to Preston alone. The war
has been carried into Grant, Hardy. Miner.
al and Tucker counties. The people of
those Counties ARE OF the same blood and
flesh as the people of Preston and when
thoroughly saturated with the fire water
which aroused our ancestors, the Indians.
to don the paint and feathers and 90 on the
war path in search Of those whom they
might scalp, we have simply another lesson
Of history repeating itself wild cheering.)
Last Saturday two weeks ago the Indians
OF old Dan Tucker county went on the war
path after the scalp Of Mai Flynn, and al
though Gov. White called out the State
Guardsto present an uprising of the Tuck
er indians, so determined were they to
scalp Mai. Flynn that he scarcely escaped
with his life. (Great applause) This is the
reason the gallant Major is wearing a wig
today Uaughter) He will need several
wigs before lie wrests the Senatorial pie
from me. The Major made a heart render.
ing appeal TO the Tucker Indians that he
was the celebrated chief OF the Preston
Indians. known among them for years as
'The.man.not afraid.of.rats. Enthusiastic
applause.) But the chief OF the Tucker
tribe. JEFF Jipscomb known by the name
of 'The-man who-eats ramps had hred
them TO such pitch that Teddy himself
leading the Rough Riders. could not drive
them back to the reservation until they
completely scalped Maj Flynn. CTremen-
dous cheering aud hurraEing for the Tuck
er Indians)
From what have stated here today my
fellow-citzens, you will observe that il was
gala day for yours truly in the wilds Of
Tucker. (Cheers) feel that the battle
has already been won and there Is nothing
left for me to do but to select the epitaph
for Maj. Flynus political tombstone. GAP.
plause)"
The Breiz audience proved to be one Of
the most appreciative audience which the
POINTERS had met so far. When the
cheering had gone where many politician
had gone before Chairman Hartley came
70 the iron. viii. Daytonian gay and ioy.
Gus smile which the Chairman has lnoc-
ulated this section Of the county with, and
saidf
You have heard Brutus and enjoyed his
spiel. give the same attention TO our good
friend Cassius while BE MARBLES a few We
are now recognized 10y the rest Of the
county as people who have a., last gotten