West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-23
NGWOOD PRESTON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. @

fact that we have been able to foo
all the people all the time. Blu
with our secrets exposed we will no
be able to fool any of the people.
l have telegraphed Boss Flynr
and Elder Whetsell to make term.
with "Only a Farmer" on any term,
he may dictate. He holds the key
to our success in the future. If ht
still refuses to give up the key
would suggest to Boss Flynn that hc
follow the example OF Boss Cox. ui
Ohio, and resign. Let HIM unbuckls
his suspenders, envelope himself in
a pair of paiamas and lie down and
slumber. This will be more plea.
san. than trying TO convince the
people that the Ring is working
for the good of the Grand Old Par
ty," after our secrets have been ex.
posed.
am afraid that Elder Whetsell,
of the Old Family Journal, has been
seized with moral jimjams and fan,
tastic capers from the doleful iere.
maids and frantic protests he is
making against Deacon Brown and
Leader Shaw. | would caution the
Elder to go slow else he may rup.
ture his brain pan. The strain is
too great for such an inexperienced
editoralist. Because he is an i'm.
mune from the sod is no reason that
he should imagine that he cannot
initiate his brain cells until they ex-
plode. The Elder should heed my
words of warning for he owes his
success as a piepan to my untiring
efforts in his behalf.
One of the pleasant ,tprises to
me from Preston was to learn that
Farmer Reed, of the Preston Repub-
lican, had inaugurated an endless
chain of newspapers for Preston
county. / know of no man who is
better equipped for the circulation
of hot air than Farmer Reed. He
has so far given the best exhibition
of working both ends of the Dawson
tax laws against the middle that has
been sent to the Executive Mansion.
| hope for his continued success.
Bro, Gus Bolden, of the Grafton
Sentinel, writes me that Benjamin
Franklin Sayre has Charley Elliott
and Virgil Highland fleeing from
the United States Msrshalship.
Ever since the clerical gentlemen
Endorsed Ben Frank Sayre | have
had periodical dreams that Charley
and Virgil were being cut loose from
the moorings of the marshalship. II
Ben Frank should draw the marshal
uniform / am fearful shat Charley
and Virgil will join those who are
exposing the secrets of the Machine.
They are in possession of too many
secrets Of the Machine to be let
loose on the public without a muzzle.
have written lengthy letter to
my old army surgeon, DR.. Thomas
Fleming LaDham, asking if he can
not inoculate Ben Frank Sayre with
the virus Of anti marshalship. II
he can accomplish this his salary
grab Sunday school picnics shall
not suffer for want Of funds as long
as occupy the Executive chair.
On receipt of this letter hope
you can spare the time to write and
let me know what the people back
in Preston think of my Thanksgiv.
ing proclamation. have letters
from ElderWhetsell and Boss Flynn
who tell me it is too funeral to SUIT
them. But they forget that had
Just recieyed the news from Ohio,
New York, Pennsylvania and other
States which had put the Machines
out Of business indefinitely, and /
was in mournful condition when
was called upon to issue my Thanks
giving proclamation At that time
| could see nothing that political
Machines had any reason to be
thankful for II the Insurgents ex-
plode the dynamite under our Ma.
chine as successfully as they have
in the other States we piemen will
be thankful il we can escape to
Cuba with our lives.
The RAMBLER.
The Kingwood Argus has passed
its thirty-fourlh anniversary and has
entered its thirty ffhyesr as first