West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-10-12
RscisYss a Cahlssram Prom PrsSl-
dent Palma OF Cuba Who is In
Great Danger Of Losing
His Pies.
PALHA HAS CALLED
COY. DAWSON TO CUBA
TO Gene At Once with His Famous Tax
Laws and Save HIS Pies-aov. Dawson
Is now in Cuba Expounding
His Tax Laws.

American pies in Cuba is producing
good results. Gov. Dawson and
myself have always felt that the
freeing of Cuba from Spanish inter
ference in the distribution OF the
pies among the natives would have
been failure, like SO many connu-
bal bliss knots, had not the last
primary election which the Cubans
held been carried out in accordance
with the instructions which we issue
to our pie men in conducting a
Kanawha county primary. The re-
ports which l am receiving daily
indicates that the Cubans have
learned their lesson we'll from their
preceptors. would just add that
in the absence of the real Governor
am in close touch with the piemen
of the world. am looked upon as
one of the Piemen's Union.
II il may be little ancient history
now, but l cannot help referring to
it that it was the Piemen's Union
which persuaded Uncle Sam to take
an active part in the pie war be-
tween Spain and Cuba. The Gu
bans could not have captured the
pies from Spain had it not been for
the friendly encouragement of the
piemen of America. They would
have given up in despair. But we
pointed with pride to our Machine
and urged the Cubans that as long
as there was pie ON the Island of
Cuba to not relax their sprinting
hut to keep after il.
i After the Cubans captured the
pies from the Spaniards they or
ganized the Piemen's Union and
elected G. n. Palma h Presi-
dent of the organization. The first
few years of feasting has been very
satisfactory TO President Palma and
his piemen. They have cultivated
taste for the pies equal TO Gov.
Dawson and his faithful piemen.
The fact is that President Palma
and Gov. Dawson have become
warm friends. President Palma
sent the Governor a cablegram of
congratulations when he heard of
his victory as pieman and tax re-
former in the State of West Virginia,
and urged the Governor to send
him a copy af his Declaration of
I.Qendence on Tax Reform,
49, NE Governor did by return
., ~ ION receipt of it the Gu
p.,L ent wrote the Governor
.,,;.a he was delighted with
-, r.. y form theory and that he
~, 81, his next race for the pies
na,h You'd have to adopt the
NJ. declaration on Tax Reform.
80. y. Ised the Governor wonder
,..,,' he replied thanking Presi-
49,. Palma and he assured him
,h., ! Is Tax Reform was the only
th;,. that saved the West Virginia
farmers from going into the hands
OF receives as their farms were
sProuting more 6rjsrs each year and
decreasing in value under the old
tax laws to such an extent thst IL
was a duty he owed the farmers,
who furnished the apples, berries,
pumpkins and cream for his Pisry,
to make some kind Of a declaration
on Tax Reform so they would for
get, their misfortune. The Gov.
ernor insisted that in the event that
President Palma did not understand
his tax laws that he had only to
command him and he would 20 to
Cuba and explain to the Cubans the
untold blessings the Dawson tax
laws would bring them. He en-
phssized his anxiety to spread his
tax laws among the people Of all
civilized nations on the face Of the
globe.
A cablegram Just received from
President Palma informs me that
Gen. Gomez has organized an army
OF anti -piemen and that the war is
on. He says he has cabled Gov.
Dawson to come to Cuba at once
and take charge OF the Palma army
and let his tax reform loose on the
Island Of cuba.
Since the receip, Of the Palms
cablegram / bave received the FOL.
lowing from the Governor
~ fancy that you will be greatly
surprised on the receipt Of this ca
blegrsm to lesrn that have arrived