West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-07-20
THE RAMBLER
And Governor Enjoying Leader ShaW's
Leader Surprised that the PeO-
pie Are Ignorant As To
WHICH ONE OF THE MARCUK
MEN is GAME AND FISH WARDEN.
Receives an Appreciative Letter
From His Old Friend JEFF Buck
ner Who Wants to Run
the Machine for Them.

The Governor and myself have
just finished reading the Preston
County Leader, which is edited by
Comrade Leader Shaw so artistically
and facinaungly, which is most
pleasing and interesting to the Gov
crnor and myself. We were sur
prised to see a correspondent writ
Ing the Leader inquiring which one
of the Marcums it was that the Gov
ernor and | appointed Game and
Fish Warden. This shows the
necessity of the people taking THE
ARGUS. At the time of the appoint
ment fully explained that it was
the former Democratic State Sena-
tor jim Marcum. Up until the time
we got control OF the State pie Jim
Marcum had been feasting on Dem.
ocra.ic pie and imagined it was the
phi1 hihu Oh NbC mdIhCls w uCn
the Governor and myself took Jim
into our confidence and proved to
hun that our Republican pie was
superior to the Democratic pie we
had no trouble in getting Jim to &C
cept piece. As / explained in my
letter at the time JIM wanted to be
the General at the head of our army
As we had already appointed a
brave and fearless soldier who is a
credit to us on the dress parade
days we could not let Jim have it.
We trust that this will satisfy the
Leader correspondent as to the
identity of Marcum
Among the many letters which
am receiving from my old friends
back in Preston there are none
which | have appreciated more than
the one | received from my old and
esteemed Democratic friend Jeffer-
son Buckner. There is bui one
Jeff Buckner and he lives in Row
lesbuTg. Bro. Buckner was named
after the Father of Democracy,
Thomas Jefferson, and he points
with pride to the fact that it was old
Tom Jefferson who wrote the Declar-
alton of Independence and made it
possible for us TO explode hrecrack-
ers on the 4th day of July and quar-
rel over pie the rest OF the year.
For the untold blessings which the
pie h as brought to us we all admire
and feel proud of Tommy Jefferson.
As long as the supply Of pie is not
equal to the demand there rs no
question but what we will remem-
ber Jefferson and Jackson. 1t was
Andrew Jackson you recollect who
said that TO the victors belong the
pie. That's the sentiment of Gov
ernor Dawson and myself today.
That's the reason we eliminated
Charley Teter and his boys who got
licked.
But 1 must quote some parts of
Bro. Buckner's letter which is very
interesting. 1t reads as follows
"Your letters to THE ARGUS is a
source Of great comfort and Joy to
me. Without them life would not
be- worth living. We could not keep
house without them any more than
we could survive without our sassa
fras root tea in the spring time to
thin our blood which becomes thick
and cIogged from being housed up
all winter singing gospel hymns I
must say, however, that could do
without the sassafras tea and the
gospel hymns much better than
could your letters.
cit is a great pity that your vision
is so defective that you cannot see
the shining light Of Democracy, and
that you still insist on clinging on
to your idol of Republican PIC for
, tax laws only, which was shattered
on June 9th. IL may surprise you.
| am really praying every moment
can spare from my daily toll that
light may be given you to see Dem.
ocracy as / have gazed upon il
since Tom Jefferson gave it to a free
and happy people. My friends and
neighbors tell me that they can see
wonderful change has come over
me within the last year The earn.
est supplications which have beer
offering mp for your conversion i,
the cause Of my ministerial look
and appearance.
81 want to tell you that Col. Boi
Hollis is not the only citizen on IN,
banks Of Cheat river who had a "a.
pid advancement IN his real estate.