West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-03-02

man to make a martyr of himself TO
resign, for it would, in the language
of "Unus Popul." be setting ga
dangerous precedent" There is
none of the "Unus Populi" family
That will be guilty of such a crime.
There IS nothing that can recall
now that would stop a pieman from
running after the politicians but
sudden and unexpected death. But
should they meet in the world be-
yond they would take up the trail
and not lose the scent until Gabriel
blew his horn. Gov. Dawson is my
authority that the blowing of Cab
riePs horn will be the end of Pie
dom
We are having more trouble with
the insurgents than SPAN had with
hers before we took the job off her
hands. The insurgents positively
refuse to surrender and so far we
have been unable to lick them.
Gov. Dawson has issued several
proclamatlons against them but they
totally ignore his authority. Sena-
tors Montgomery and Marshall are
two of the leading insurgents. They
are very active against the admins
tration forces. In fact they are en-
tirely too active to be caught out of
ambush.
AT our last nightly conference it
was decided 70 appoint Gen. Lamar
{. Powell, who was sent here from
Marion county with a regiment OF
pie hunters to fight for Harry Shaw,
who was driven out of Marion by
Gen. Scott Lowe. in their famous
battle on Nov. Sth, 1904. Gen.
Powell is a modern Samson in
strength and when thoroughly arous-
ed can below louder than any short
horn bull have ever seen on exhi-
bitIon at country fair He is per
fectly fearless when excited and
urged on By Gov. Dawson, who is
making specially of urging on the
administration piemen, Gen. Pow
ell made one of the most brilliant
attacks on Senator Marshall the
other day when the insurgents stole
the Criminal Judgeship from Harry
Shaw. Powell was repulsed and
driven back to conference head
quarters with heavy loss Of vitu-
peration and epitAets. and it re.
CURED several epithems to reduce
the enraged swellon.
The next morning Senator Mont
gomery renewed the attack on Gen.
Powell, backed by the insurgent
army, and the battle ragged so fierce
ly that for the first time since my
arrival in Charleston I looked fond
ly towards the Preston county hills
for safety. ] thought of that beau.
tiful saying that distance lends en-
chantment to the view" had been
through the war of the rebellion.
and my patriotic soul kept march
ing on when was at a safe distance
from the enemy. Those of my
comrades who were too venturesome
and got too close the enemy never
returned home to receive the graft
tude of the Nation and be placed on
the pension roll of honor like my
self and Comrades Shaw, Orr, Scott,
Morris, Hayden, Messenger, and
scores of others.
1t was not made clear at the con-
ference what service Harry Shaw
had rendered the State that he
should be placed on the pension
roll, but Gen. Powell stated that the
people of Marion had rejected his
last application and that this had
aroused his ire and that he came to
Charleston with the full determine
ton that Harry Shaw should be
raised to the judgeship. The Gen
eral was frank to say that Harry's
stock on an election Office in Mar
ion was not quoted at par, but an
appointiye office under our benevo-
lent administration would teach the
people of Marion to recognize the
greatness Of Harry when they faced
his court of justice. This was his
sole aim and ambition TO thrust
greatness upon Harry, otherwise he
would remain in obscuuty until he
reached the age Of Mcthuselah be-
fore the people Of Marion would
discover it We all sympathized
with the General in his laudable am
bitioh and assured him there was
but one obstacle in the way and that
was the insurgents IF he could
over power them Harry would be
placed on the pedestal Of fame.
The last reports we had from Cen.
Powell he was Smelling The insurgents
with the old cartridges he has been
using in the columns Of the West