West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

The Republican Ring is in
panic. They know Lakin is beat
en-. AT the eleventh hour they have
filled the county with speakers.
They are the same speakers they
had in Preston the last campaign
telling people that the Dawson tax
laws would reduce their taxes. Stop
them, tax reformers, they are trying
to fool you again.
1t would be well for the Tax Re-
formers of Preston county to bear
IN mind that the Republican stump
speakers who have been turned
loose in Preston county are all
branded Dawson" No anti-D aw-
son man is permitted to speak in
the County for fear tina. he would
refuse to praise the Dawson tax
laws. Can our Republican tax re-
formers grasp what this means3
We want TO caution the voter in
reference to scratching his ticket.
Ifyou desire TO vote the Democratic
ticket you must draw line through
the Republican and Prohibition
ticket from fop to b0ii0m. IL you
simply scratch the name of Lakin
and Reynolds the vote will not be
counted. BE sure and call your
neighbours attention to the import.
ance of scratching the ticket prop
erly.
Every State administration news.
paper in the State is devoting more
space to urging the Republicans to
vote for Mr.. Lakin then any other
item of news. They tell the Repub.
licans they must vote for Mr. Lakin
in order to indorse and uphold the
Dawson administration. Just what
we have been saying all along. La
kin's election will be hailed as
triumph and Endorsement of Daw-
sons tax laws.
tits really amusing to note the
panic into which the Republican
managers have been thrown by the
uprising of the people against the
Dawson tax laws. They are scared
so bad that they have brought Gov.
Dawson to Preston to take charge
of the campaign. But it will avail
them nothing. The people have
made up their minds that Bill Daw-
son cannot fool them any longer
with his "reform" measures.
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ton day. The Republican Machine
is desperate. They know they are
beaten on a fair and honest count.
The Machine will not hesitate to
run in illegal voters. In fact this is
their only hope in carrying the cleo
ton. Watch them and see that
none but legal votes be cast. Chal-
lenge every man whom you have
reasons to believe is not a legal
voter. You cannot be too careful.
Court was suspended for a cou.
pie of hours one day last week so
the Ring could hold Republican
meeting. We suppose it was neces-
sary to do this to prolong the life
of the Ring. 1t is struggling hard
to keep its head above water, but
the people are determined to teach
the Ring lesson on June 9th that
1t will not forget. Come out, all
you tax retormers, who believe in
an honest election and fair count.
This will be the last issue of THE
ARGUS until after the election. We
trust the common people will lay
aside politics long enough to vote
for their own interest. If they do
there is no question about the result.
Col. Davis will be elected by a
handsome majority and the Dawson
tax laws will receive a black eye
that they will not recover from be-
fore the next election. So do your
duty June 9th and protect your
homes.
We cannot tell the Journal too
often that its party, which 1t up
holds and lauds, has increased the
expenditures of our State govern
ment from g., 900, 600 to So, 900, =
900. This explains why they had
to pass new tax laws to get more
revenue. The corporations would
not stand for any increase in their
taxation so they just piled it up on
the shoulders of the common peo-
pie. How does it suit the Republl-
can farmers
1t is said that the "voice of the
people is the voice of Cod" We
are beginning to believe it. For
along time the people have been
crying for relief from unjust taxa.
ton. At last the cry is about to be
heard. The people are growing
wiser as they grow old. They find
that they cannot place any conf.
dence in the promises of a political
machine. They must fight for their
rights ds our forefathtrrs did for
their freedom. Don't forget June 6.
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In this issue we publish an article
from correspondent over at indie
pendenc in regard TO the crimes