West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-04-06

ments would agree with him and
that he would decide to remain
here. He has been playing on
Marion county with his thirteen
iuch gun for the past thirty years,
and blast from the Virginian makes
the people take TO the tall timber.
Warrior Powell has his siege guns
leveled on Insurgents Marshall and
Montgomery, and the last reports
he sent Gov. Dawson stated that
he had them surrounded and would
annihilate them according to his
instructions from the Governor.
There is no disputing the fact any
longer that Gov. Dawson is the one
who holds the title of the "Man
with the Pole" He did not get
possession of the pole without a
fierce struggle, struggle in which
the enemy ran in The japanese jiu
jitsu strangle hold on him, which
the Governor was not familiar with.
Previous To 1904 he mad always
won his political battles with the
good old gouge as-gouge can hold,
which had been handed down to
him by his Revolutionary ancestors,
who had TO combat the red men of
the forest with these tactics when
the flint failed to strikehre. During
the forepart Of the 1904 campaign
the enemy had my distinguished and
honored friend Dawson up in the
persimmon tree shaking desperatel y
to get the persimmons off before the
enemy captured the tree. The
thought of losing the persimmon
tree caused Gov. Dawson and my
self many hours of Jealous and un-
ceasing praying. We are both
ardent believers in the efficacy Of
prayer. We spend many nights in
the soul stirring and heart-healing
prayer while the enemy is slumber.
ing. Without it we would not be
today enjoying the luxuries of pie
dom, which a kind Providence,
largely assisted, however, by our
colored friends, pat us in possession
of. There is no occasion for the
Governor to climb up in the per-
simmon tree today, for he can walk
out into the backyard of the Execu-
tive Mansion and, with his pole,
club the persimmons and feast on
them until he gets the regulated
pucker on his mouth. To my friends
back in Preston who may not under
stand the term regulated pucker, &"
will say in way of explanation that
at the last meeting of the Brother.
hood of Persimmon POLICEMAN that
Gov. Dawson was elected President,
and he must not violate the rules OF
the order, of which he is the illu-
minating star.
Speaking of the colored people,
who have done so much to elevate
the Governor and myself, and give
us prominence which we could not
otherwise attain, the Governor pro-
poses, with my concurrence, in reg
ognition of their unfalteriug loyalty
to the cause which is so dear to US,
to select one of their number and
appoint him janilor of the State
House. This will demonstrate to
the colored bretheTn that we appre-
ciate what they have done for US,
and we trust It will be the means of
solidifying them so we can march
them up in a solid column at the
next election and vote them straight,
like we have taught the white breth-
ern back in Preston to vote. New
tax laws and everything else pales
into insignihcance when compared
to voting her straight That IS the
only thing that counts in a pie con
test
We are already devoting a portion
Of each day to the Ways and Means
Committe, which we have organized,
to instruct the people Of all colors
and previous pie-hunting proclivi-
ties, that il will be 20 their interest
to retain Gov. Dawson and myself
as Overseers Of the persimmon tree
until we perfect the new tax laws,
which up 90 the present time, have
been such a blessing &C. the common
people. OF course the big corpora
tiOns and railroads have felt the
heavy hand Of the new tax laws,
which compels them to fork ont
dollars where they formerly forked
dimes, and as result our annual
passes have been recalled. aud the
defeat Of DR.. Lanham's two cent
bill makes IL optional with us whcth-
er we pay three cents or walk. We
have decided to walk for the next
tour years which is equivelant to a
free macs Eov nov.-... .- -