West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-07-13
And the Governor Celebrates the 4th
OF July In Honor Of Geo, Wash
instOl Who Refused the
Third Piece Of Pie,
RECEIVES LONG TELEGRAM
FROM LEADER SHAW
From Camp Glory and Replies to
It in Fitting Terms-Advises
Pieholders to Save Their
Pennies for Next Cam
paign Assessment.

paign Assessment.
The Governor and myself have
been resting quite comfortable since
our tax leases were released from
prison. Ii was terrible strain on
our nervous system. We are trying
as far as possible to forget the late
unpleas antness in the Second Dis.
trict, and would do so were II not
for our friends who are sending in
their daily groans by mail and wire.
We are very much annoyed by
Bro. John Wallace, of the Wheeling
lntelligenoer and Pittsburg Dispatch.
Bro. Wallace is working his Bureau
of Information overtime, which the
Union will take notice of sooner or
later. We issued a Bulletin to the
public calling their attention to the
fact that the Insurgents had surren-
dered TO Gen. Lamar c. Powell, the
most courageous general in our
army. The last report we had from
Gen. Powell he stated that the In
surgent army had laid down their
arms and were begging for pie.
This was all the Governor and
could ask for. But Bro. Wallace
who runs Bureau Of Information
sends tidIngs TO the Piitsburg Dis
patch taat he has discovered a new
army of insurgents right in the heart
of the city of Parkersburg within
hearing distance of the News and
the State Journal. Their first at.
tack, according to Bro. Wallace's
information, will be on Fort Elkins.
He states that Fort Elkins is in EN-.
inent danger of being bombarded.
The Governor has telegraphed Mai.
Elliott and Father Morris TO hold
their quills in readiness to puncture
the first insurgent that fires on Fort
Elkins. We consider Mai. Elliott
and Father Morris the star punctur-
lists Of the State. Mai. Elliott won
his laurels in Charleston last winter
lodging the Standard Oil Company
in the valley and Bros. Byrne and
Smith on the mountains. Father
Morris is credited with being the
one who destroyed the grasshoppers
when they invaded Richie county
in the year 1907.
On July 4, at the hour OF four
O'Clock in the afternoon, while was
celebrating in a manner becoming
every patriotic citizen who is in
possession Of naturalization papers,
whether they were loaned TO him
for voting purposes or to help sup.
port our new tax laws, messenger
boy handed me the subjoined tele-
gram from Comrade Leader Shaw;
"CAMP GLORY, DAY or THE
AMERICAN EAGLE, 1905.
THE RAMBLER,
Charleston, w. Va.
/ arrived IN Terra Alta yesterday
accompanied by Comrades Capt.
Murdock and Judge Ed Messenger.
We were met at the depot by a brass
band OF forty-fve pieces and escort
ed to Camp Glory amid horns blow
ing, drums beating and the Ameri
can flags waving. The streets we're
thronged by the shouting and hur-
rahing multitude. Every house in
town was gorgeonsly decorated with
hundreds of old glories. The wo
men and children We'd with the male
population in doing us honor. am
so full of glory and enthusiasm that
/ can scarcely write. Like you, my
| beloved ComTade, when you were
elevated to the high honor Of Tenn
| pOrary Governor. / had never hop
ed, much less expected, to live to
see the day that would have been
crowned the Hero and have all
Terra Alta worshiping at my shrine
OF Greatness But here / am the
Hero Of the hour and day.
GAS you are aware by posters and
letters sent you the Grand Army
Boys, OF which you are shining
light have met here in Terra Alta
for their annual chewing match.
In the memory of the past we will
/. fight the war over in words that will
carry to the four corners OF Camp
Glory. Instead Of hard tack and
beans we will feast on the choicest
yellow legged chicken, pound cake,
ice cream, nuts and fruit In time
Of peace we prepared for this
sumptious repast which will be a
surprise and a revelation to many Of
the comrades stomaches.
81 am the star hero OF Camp
Glory and all eyes are rivited on
me for fear that may explode
bomb in the camp Some Of the
Comrades thought il would he nee.
essary to buck-and gag me, bat
assured them that with four hundred
miles separating Gov. Dawson and
myself they could hll their glasses
90 overlooking and drink to the
American Eagle.
"Ihis is the Day Of the American
Eagle and you can bet we are letting
it scream. We are making history
today, and II nothing happens TO
mar the program we will make a few
/ pie runners. We have with US 20
day many young, handsome. ambi
tlous and aspiring statesmen. We