West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-08
Has Been Commissioned Temporary
Governor In The Absence Of
GOVERNOR DAWSON IN PRESTON
Looking After His Tax Laws His
Demijohn Not Equal to the
Demands Of His Friends
Who Insist That Re Give An
Inaugural Ball on the Brad.
ley Martin Style.

i have reached the zenith of my
political ambition. have attained
that which has been beyond my an.
ticipation or even hope. am the
Temporary Governor of West Vir.
ginia To say that | am the proud
est mortal that has ever been born
into the political world does not ex-
press my pride Those who have
never experienced the exalted great
ness of the position is totally incap-
able of giving lucid Interpretation
TO our tax laws. You must be a
Governor and get in touch with the
melody OF the tickling to tell wheth.
er our tax laws are going up or
coming down.
The people back in Preston will be
surprised and set to wondering how
| came to be appointed Temporary
Governor of my native State. 1t
was war measure that placed me
in the gubernatorial chair. The new
commanders, Conley and Montgom-
cry ,telegraphed Gov. Dawson to
come to Preston by the first Hot
Air route as a war had broken out
among our tax laws, which threaten
ed TO destroy the buckwheat crop
and leave Bro. Jim Lakin and the
four thousand Republicans to mourn
the loss of a Congressman on the
banks OF Cheat river. The new
commanders stated that there were
but two men who could stop the war
among our tax laws-Gov. Dawson
and myself This is a worthy honor
bestowed upon two great men. The
Governor concluded that he had
better 60 to Preston as he was better
prepared to get tail hold on our
tax laws and pull them a part with
out losing the tail, as they have a
weak tail since the battle of 1904.
i could file no objection TO this as /
believe with Bill Nye that "the tail
should 60 with the hide" There
was another reason why the Cover
nor preferred to 60, which he did
not make public until after he left
the city, and that was that he was
afraid / would not return to Char
lesion In this he was correct, for
with Tax war in Preston / would
have joined the army and done
everything / could to increase my
pension. 1t needs new evidence
since my old comrades have lost
their swearer.
Charley Swisher declared he
would resign the Secretaryship when
he learned that / had received my
commission asTemporary Governor.
This is the second declaration that
Charley has made that he would
resign. He likes to keep his name
before the public as a martyr who
would resign upon the least provi-
cation. Gov. Dawson and / have
figured when Charley will be Gov
ernor Of West Virginia and we End
he will be four years end seven
months older than Methuselah.
Under my personal direction
Charley is sending a personal letter
to each Republican in the old sec.
ond district to 'stand pat" for Bro.
Lakin and our new tax laws. Char.
ley is working the stenographers and
typewriters double shifts to reach
the people and advise them how TO
vote.
/ am just in receipt of letter
from Bro. Dawson in which he
states that il Charley does not stop
the stenographers and typewriters
that he cannot see any immediate
prospect Of stopping the war among
our tax laws. was the least bit
suspicious myself that Charley was
getting in too much prosperity and
full dinner pals to meet tae condi-
tons in Preston since they harmon
lied. can give no good reason
Why harmony should not have been
adopted back in Preston before our
tax laws went to war.
Here is a letter from Gov. Daw.
son which explains the necessity OF
writing It
TERRA Alta, May 28, 1905.
To HIS ExCELLENCY,
TIE RAMBLER,
TEMPORARY GOVERNOR,
Charleston, w. Va.
HoNORED AND RESPECTED SIR
! send you greetings from the top OF
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