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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-12

The Indians who have not succeeded in
obtaining situations with wild west shows
are nearly all resentful and disconnected.
Washington Star
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
GRABBING

We cannot understand why the
Wheeling Inteiligencer objects to
Senator Charley Caldwell asking for
a grab Of SIS, 900 for an Armory at
Parkersburg The reckless manner
IN which every thing has been on
the grab at Charleston since January
nth, which has not been vigorously
protested against by the Intelligen-
GER leads ne to surmise that the In
telligenccr's objection is in the loca-
ton Of the grab. The Intelligencer
has devoted much Of its valuable
space to the boosting Of the "Vir-
g.nia Bonds" which, if certain Re.
publicans had their way, would
fleece West Virginia out Of about
SIS, 600, 900 or $40, 600, 900 to en-
rich a few Wall street sharks Il
grows festive when il sees the pro-
posed state school for the blind
vending It's way toward Wheeling,
which belongs to the same category
Of grabbing The Intelligencer
should be consistent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
GETTING ALARMED.

Sill another Pennsylvania corpor-
alton prepares to pipe West Virginia
gas out of this State and is hurrying
the contract before the West Virginia
Legislatures SESSION ends.-Wheel-
ing Intelligencer.
There is no occasion for them to
get alarmed SO long as the Republi-
can party has control of the State.
The Republicans will see that there
is no laws enacted that do not meet
the approval of the Standard Oil
and South Penn Companies. They
know who to trust
The oil monopolies have reasons,
however, to grow alarmed over the
complexion of the next Legislature.
1t the people are not lost to ali sense
of self-preseIvation they will turn
the gratters and freebooters out the
next time. If the doubling Thorn
asses have not been convinced by
this time that they cannot trust the
Republican party to lsgislale for
them they must be blind, deaf and
dumb.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
WE PLEAD NOT GUILTY.

We would be much better pleased
if ]. Slidel Brown, Of the Kingwood
Argus, instead of criticising the
methods 10y which his neighbor. the
Preston Leader gets out, would tell
what he and his confederates in
crime have done with the West Vir-
ginia Editorial Association. 1t is
true that this valuable property was
not last seen in his possession
but 1t was not very long before il
disappeared that he had il with
him. 1t may be that he IS not the
particular individual who took, stole
and carried away the property, but
II looks as though he can at least be
convicted Of guilty knowledge Of
the transaction. -Parkcrsburg State
Journal.
We recently fled plea Of not
guilty to charges similar 20 the
above and explained that Charley
Elliott of ParkersburgC also has an
Office in Charleston) is the real cul.
prit who has abducted or sequeslred
or made way with or still has IN his
keeping, the lost, strayed, stolen or
kidnapped Editoraial Association
aforesaid We hate to be com
PEELED 20 lay this on 20 Charley
Elliott just now when he is be.
ing charged with almost every ching
else 10 the calendar, but facts like
mules are stubborn things and Just
now with G.. Washingtons birthday
so near at hand, we cannot possibly
lie aboutit The Hon. William T..
Mansfield, late editor and late can
didate for Auditor, is a particeptus
criminus Cor something equally as
bad) 60 This mysterious transac
ton we turned this "valuablc
properly over 20 him intact and
have tine papers TO show for it
lie having retired from the news
pepper business 20 engage in bank
ing or coupon clipping, appointed
Charles D. as special receiver. SO
nov Bro Morris the stolen proper.
~ and criminal is right next door to
you or al least among your neigh
b0rs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
MET HIS FATE.

Former Mayor ]. S. McCue, of
Charlottesville, Va, was hung early
Friday morning for the murder of
his wife. He was among the most
prominent men of the town and
every effort was made to have the
Governor TO commute his sentence
to life imprisonment.
The mistake that McCue made
was not asking for change of
Venue and having his case tried In
Cumberland, Allegany county, Md.
They don't hang murders in Cum
berland. The people are too SYM
pathetic. After a murder has been
committed and the murder has been
apprehended, tried, found guilty
and sentenced to be hung, the sym.
pathetic and sentimental fever be-
gins to rage and the town goes into
a trance until the Governor pardons
the murder or commutes his SEN
tence to few years in the pen.
1t is a standing joke that when
murder in other States has reason
to believe be will be convicted he
asks for a change of Venue with the
request that he be tried in Cumber-
land, Allegany county, Maryland.
The last three murder trials in
Cumberland sustains her reputation
as She "Murder's Paradise -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
HE KNOWS THEN.

1t is safe to say that no bill in the
interests of the people will 90
through the West Virginia State SEN
ate as it is at present constituted
State Journal.
This is strong language in con-
demnation of the Republicans who
have control of the Republican or
ganization, coming, as il does, from
one of the leading Republican news
papers Of the State. But the char
acterization is not too severe, as
the facts warrant il. Bro. Morris
always did have the happy faculty
of calling a spade by its proper
name. He is not one of the breth-
rem who deals in diplomatic langu-
age to shield his party in wrong do
ing. Bro. Morris is fully aware of
the promises made by the Republi-
can party to Tire people if they would
retain them in power. They are
shamefully abusing the confidence
reposed in them. Every act of the
present legislature has been in the
interest OF the corporations. The
people can expect no relief from
those who were elected for the pur-
pose of doing the Masters bidding.
What time is not lost in the quarrel
ling over the spoils of office and
creating new Offices will be devoted
to passing laws to advance the in.
teres,s of the corporations. They
have simply adopted the Vanderbilt
declaration, "the people be damned 4"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
DEcKERs CREEK LUMBER 20.
Suit Entered In the U. =. Court at
Parkersbarg and Receiver APP
pointed Again.

Parkersburg, Feb. o.--An interest
ing suit was instituted in the United
States Court by William I. Frank
lin of New Jersey against the West
Virginia firms of A. c. Oliver Lum.
Der Company and the Deckers's
Valley Lumber Company which do
business in the eastern part Of the
State, near Morgantown. An in
junction was awarded in the case by
ySdge John ]. Jackson, and Frank
Reese of Belington was appointed a
receiver for the business of the two
lumber companies. He gave ten
thousand dollars bond with the
Citizens Trust and Guaranty Com.
pany of this city as surety.
The timber property which is in.
volved in this deal is worth almost
a half amillion of dollars and the
suit is one of great importance.
No further action in the matter will
likely be taken until the next term
of court. George w. Johnson of
this city is one of the attorneys for
the companies in the case.
Nobody in Morgontown seems to
know any of the inside facts except
that Franklin was one of the stock.
holders in the old A. c. Oliver
Company and was to have sra, 900.
worth of the shares of The Deckers
Creek Company but the same has
not been issued to him and for this
reason the suit was instituted.
The company is in splendid fnan
cial condition and the trouble will
be but temporary.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
UNDULY EXCITED.

We fear that our sprightlY and
esteemed contemporary, The Les
er, grew unduly excited over the
few remarks we made relative to the
Tunuelton News and the Leader.
Our language was plain and there
can be no misinterpretation of it.
We said nothing that could in any
manner have been construed to re-
fleet upon the financial standing of
the Leader, ana we quite agree with
Bro. Shaw, that as far as THE AR.
GUS is concerned, that the men who
are alleged to be backing the Leader,
that there IS more money behind the
Leader than THE ARGUS. Neither
was there anything said that init
mated that the Leader was to follow
the Tunnelton News to the Gland
from whence no traveller returns. ."
1t is our humble opinion that the
Leader has come TO stay, and if
there is anything that THE ARGUS
can do to prolong its life it has only
TO command us. THE ARGUS con.
cedes that Editor Shaw has a perfect
right to run the Leader to suit his
notions. There will be no squibbl.
ing on that point We trust Bro.
Shaw and his associated editors
after mature consideration will
change their mind as to TIE ARGUS
being "discouricous."
But we cannot part with Bro.
Shaw and The Leader without first
calling their attention to a few stub
born facts. 10 was the Leade- that
asserted that editor Brown, ofTHE
ARGUS, shows his hand as an expon-
emit Of trusts when he jumps on the
Tunnclton News man for daring to
become a competitor Of his" in
as mild language as we could
command we pointed out % Bro.
Shaw that he was mistaken that
TIE ARGUS had no fear of the com
petition Of The News, the Leader. or
any other newspaper When THE
ARGUS cannot compete with IFS con.
temporaries on i.s merits 90 viii
close up. ifs 60 De hoped that the
Leader understands TuF ARGus's
position now and that hereafter it
will not grow excited and t.unt Tup
ARGUS on account Of i,s financial
standing. The Leader must rcmcm
Der that even finance cannot pro-
duce a HrzgsfafCJ without brains and
the creative power back Of d.
esr.
school Irrlr ri aid U..H. 40 CO.,.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
PILIYG on

Charley Caldwell is still adding to
the payroll al Charleston, and the
worst Of it is his colleagues do not
seem TO be able OF care 10 head him
of. Wheeling lntelligencer
Senator Chas r. Caldwell is not
the only one who is totally indiner.
cnt as 20 how much IS added to the
pay roll, so long as the people have
90 foot The BILL Charlcys CONVEX
sion from one political party to
another qualities him TO lead a lot
Of politicians, who, in the guise Of
members, arc bent on depicting the
State treasury
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
VINO is REsPONsIBIHl


The best evidence that there Is a
collision between the gas and oil
people and some one who has con
troll of legislation down at Charles
is the fact that the Maxwell bill has
been killed. The lawmakers are
supposed to enact laws that will
benefit the greatest number Of peo-
pie. In the defeat of the gas and
oil bill the corporations are the ones
who have been benefited by the de-
feat of the bill. Not only a great
wrong has been done the common
people, but the State. At the pres
ent time our State is rich IN the pro-
duction of gas and oil, but il is
transported out Of the State and
sent into other states TO build up
large industries. This is making
our State poor and enriching the
other states. II this gas and oil
could be kept in the State Of West
Virginia it would be the means of
building up industries that would
give employment TO thousands Of
our workingmen. Not only this,
but it would afford a good market
for the productions of the farm at a
good price. Nor is that all. 1t
would add largely to the assessable
property which would mean less tax
alton for the poor man and the far
mer. Have our workingmen and
farmers ever stopped to consider
this If they have not they should
stop and reflect over the manner in
which our State is being robbed by
the corporations.
With the Republican party today
the Trusts and the corporations are
the favored class. They are per-
mitted to carry off the mineral pro-
auctions of our State without let or
hinderance. Compared with the
common class of the people they
are almost exempt from taxation.
The politicians who are at the head
of the Republican party today care
nothing for the welfare of the State.
All they ask is that they money pow
er supply them with corrupt cam
paign funds and they can dictate the
legislation that is most favorable to
the corporations. They care not
who makes the laws so long as they
are permitted to enjoy the spells of
Office. They are growing bolder
every day in their political corrup-
ton. They have arrived at the
point where they defy the peoples
They throw sop here and there
to district bosses whose business 1t
is to go among the rank and file of
their party and assure them that
they can "trust the old party" Well
they have trusted to that point where
they are about TO "bust =" A few
more Republican administrations in
West Virginia they will be mortgag-
ing the farm along with old speck.
If they have any doubts on this point
they have only to lay aside their
political prejudice and read the pro-
ceedings of the present Legislature.
If it does not convince them that
the old party caHHof be trusted they
are indeed welded to their idols.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

Marshal Charles ID. Elliot; in his
testimony before the investigating
committee, according to the news
paper reports, states that he wrote
John Worthington because he
thought che would be interested in
legislation" and in the next breath
he says he could not say that 'Mr.
Worthington was interested in legis-
lation." Another case OF "didn't
know the gun was loaded" Poor
innocent Charley
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
THE OLD VETERAN.

1.-THE young poet, Willie Hunt, of
Tunnelton, who has evidently been
reading about the pulling of Leader
Shaw's whiskers until his sympa-
thetic soul has been moved, sends
the following poem to The Rambler,
who happens to be sojourning in
Charleston enjoying the sights and
Teasing at the expense of his friends.
In the absence of The Rambler we
take the liberty of publishing viii.
he's poem as it is worthy produc-
tion.-ED.1
On the streets Of Kingwood one
Saturday night
There walked an old Veteran
Somewhat gray but polite.
With an arm full of letters
And other mail matter
He was going TO the Leader
Office 10 peruse the latter.
Under the Soldiers Monument
He met Jim Flynn
Afoaming and saying he
Was going to lick him
The old Veteran was more
Than equally surprised
When he looked up and saw
Jim's glsring eyes
"Apologize and retract,"
Says Flynn, "and never more
Will you write about
Myself and Major Orr |"
"Now look here young man."
The old Veteran cries,
"You cent bulldoze me
Though you're larger size !"
"All | ask is time to lay
My literature on the ground
And I'll show you
Trick in one round"
Just then Flynn grabbed
The whiskers on his face
And pulled more than one
Out of its place.
Many battle this Hero
Has been through
While fighting for freedom
And the red, white and blue
And if ever Jim tackles
Him again
He will meet his Waterloo
In the eyes of all good men
WILLIE HUNT.
Tunneltoh, Feb. II.
General Feed Store Hay a speciality
Prices reasonable. GENERALLY located near
the posloffce, on Gibson street in Tunneltor
w. Va, GEORGE b. WILLIAMS,
Proprietor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

A Republican farmer over in Val
ley district writes to inform the
Leades that his farm has been as
sessed four times higher than under
the old law. Valley should not
complain. II voted that way in or
der to trust the old party. Ithas
no right to rise up and protest
against the increased wealth Of the
farm. The old party will right it,
when the Standard OilSCompany
gets what it wants.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
MATTER FOR THE PEOPLE no
CONSIDER.

CONSIDER.
The action of the Republican ma
joritY in the House of Delegates in
Charleston, Saturday afternoon, in
blindly following the dictates Of the
administration or State machine, re-
quires more than a passing notice.
II single delegate on the floor Of
the House knew that he was voting
to increase the license tax on resi-.
dent corporations and decrease the
license tax on non resident corpora
tions he failed to make his position
understood. The only explanation
given was that of DR.. Lanham,
mouth piece of the administration
on the floor of the House, that the
proposed change was at the dicta-
ton and behest of those who under
stood it, j e, by the Republican
State bosses at the head of whom
stands the Hon. VIM. NJ. O. Daw-
son, governor elect. Nobody
seemed 10 be able TO deduct any
other conclusion from DR.. Lanham's
speech. Every Democrat on the
floor of the House voted against the
passage of the measure and every
Republican voted for it; though none
seemed to understand it, and some
at least seemed extremely nervous
over the passage oft. Some of the
majority got so nervous after the
bill was passed that at least one was
heard TO say that he would move for
reconsideration of it if he thought
it would do any good He express
ed the belief that the bill was uncon-
stitutional. Wetzel and Carlin,
leaders on the Democratic side,
made very able speeches against the
passage of the bill and it was evil
dent that the majority were very UNI
comfortable. The Democratic
leaders accused them Of passing a
measure they did not understand
because their bosses told them 90 do
1t, or at least that was the gist of
the argument. Eleven foreign cor
porations, taken as an average,
showed that the new bill which is
House Bill 34I, reduced the taxes
on these eleven alone SI,47o. This
is the first year and of this amount
the promoters of the bill are suppos-
ed. to get one half or $685. whilst the
foreign corporations save the other
half.
1t has been charged through the
public press that a contract has
been entered into with foreign cor
porations Oy certain legal lights in
this State who give Governor.el elect
Dawson as reference, TO have this
bill passed by the Legislature and
for this service said counsel are to
receive one half the license tax saw
ed each corporation for the first
year. which is graft of no little
moment when we come TO consider
the number of foreign corporations
doing business here. At least one
attorney whose name is mentioned
in connection with this matter is a
small bore Democrat, so that when
the matter becomes generally un-
derstood he may be used to try to
shift some of the responsibility on
the Democratic party. We believe
had the Republican majority gener-
ally understood that they were be-
ing made the tools Of this scheme it
never would have passed, but their
fault was blind confidence in a lot
of INSCRIPTIONS leaders. A vast
majority of the members of the
Legislature are thoroughly unsus-
pecting and honest and their mis-
takes in theory as we'll as in prac-
tice are due to bad counsellors.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

By the time the next campaign
rolls around the Republican SPELL
binder may learn that the Secretary
of States corporation fees were elm
mated from the new tax laws.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

DR.. Lanham's advocacy of the
compulsory vaccination law cannot
be wiped out by the refusal of
thousand railroad passes. 1t is an
infamous law.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

1t is funny that the newspapers
and men who are advocating the
payment of the Virginia bonds"
are all Republicans. The men who
bought up this worthless paper for
a mere song are allied with the Re-
publican party. When will the
people awaken to the fact that they
must get rid of those grafters and
'freebooters Are they going to
permit them to continue to plumber
them in this manner ?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

1t would appear from the pro-
ceedings that the West Virginia
Legislature was called to settle the
supremacy of the Dawson or Teter
faction.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

Wonder if the Journal correspon.
dent at Charleston still hugs the de.
fusion that the Virginia bonds
CRATE has been killed =?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

1t has not been recorded what
Charley Elliott told Elkins, Scott
and Dayton when his last letter
compelled HIM to make flying trip
to Washington.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

1t keeps White and Dawson busy
pleading with the Republican mem
bers to put hobbies on the new tax
laws to keep them from running
away with the Republican party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

Why should not Maj. Chas. ID.
Elliott be proud of his letter. He
was describing things as they ac-
tually existed in Charleston.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

The reason the Republicans re-
fused to pass the bill making lobby
ing punishable by fine and imprison-
ment, it would throw too many of
the managers upon the charity of
the world
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

What Jake Fisher says to Jake
Snyder at intervals during the ses-
sion of the Legislature is what
spread the fame of the Governors
of the Carolians.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

Strange that the Journal staff
writer is about the only man in
Preston that defends the vicious
fee system.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

If there is anything that the pre-
sent Legislature will be noted for il
is the numerous new Offices it has
created and the grating bills which
have been introduced for coughing
up purposes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

United States Marshal Elliott is
the star attraction in the West Vir-
ginia Legislature.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

Another specimen of idiotic law
which the Republican Legislature is
trying to enact is a compulsory vac
cination law, compelling the people
to be poisoned by vaccination.
This is an internal outrage upon the
people. This vaccination business
is a humbug to start with, but it is
only another case of graft for which
this Legislature is both famous and
infamous for. Still we are told we
can Crust the party"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

twas Hon George Byrne, who
did such excellent campaign work
ia Preston during the recent cam
paIgn that gave the world the
Elliott Worhing,ou letter Mr..
Byrne IS one Of thc bright newsps.
per man Of the State, and r. any
one can ferret out the rascaIi,y 20
Ing on 10 Charleston among The leg
is.auyc grafiers be can.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

The object Of Senate Bill No. 45
is to prevent the veri6cauon Of The
Democratic claim on the stump last
fall, that taxes would be increased
under the new tax laws. This bin.
among other things says: No
county court shall 10 the year zoos
assess or levy taxes which shall OK.
coed By more than five per cent the
aggregate Of taxes levied byitin
the year 1904: nor in the year 1906
assess or ley taxes which shall be
more than seven per cent Of taxes
Of 1904 nor in The year 1907 levy
or assess tax which shall exceed
more than . per cent the taxes levi.
cd by tin the year 1904 Now is
not that corker2 Where is your
tax reduction even ia this What
has all this tax reform noise been
about anyway
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

Marshal Charley Elliott threaten
ed to squeal if the Republican
Bosses crowded him on his letter to
Worthington. That is. characteris-
TIC of the pig when it is being lead
. the slaughter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16

There is general and genuine
howl going up from the Republicans
IN Preston on the new assessment.
They fined that h "true n d
actual value" is extracting tears
from those who were willing to
"trust the old party" The Demo
Gratis are enjoying the lamentations
of metropolitan brethren, FOR they
cautioned them during the cam
paign that when the elephant began
to snort that he was likely to crush
some of them.