The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
rs 70 GEO nc Van e.
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n AS 10 GEO ReE RYRkE.
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This is a coars ellow WHO hangs
out at, the State Capital Charleston
Heels coarse IN manner and coarse n
appearance. We do not know who're
heSt came from originally; but he
probably landed in Charleston -cn
foot. At most times he doesn't look.
unlike tramp. He is said 70 be re-.
lated 10 the Hancock State Senator,
Oliver Marshall. Wo suppose this Is
true, as they look aliie-tilat is th4y
are both decidedly grotes'lue Mar
shall never cuts his hair. while DyrEet
Las none to cut. We presume, he
:yas born hairless. His heal looks
like a pealed onion and he aas an .lsiy
and repulslye mug. He e,lits the
Charleston Gazette, n Democratic la:
per, but which has no influence in its
own party. The. Republicans through.
ont the Great Kanawha valley like it,.
however, as II serves t'cn. good
purpose In political campaigns.
Byrne talks about white man's
government" and Him Grow" cars
a great deal and his every utterance
is sent to the mining regions where
the colored voters abound, and with.
MT any further attention The latter
line up as one man on election days
hh1 vote the Republican ticket. Thus
the only thing that Byrne is fl :or,
50 far as anybody can see. Is 10 solid.
lily the Republican vote. Tile DcIao.
cratic leaders realize this ami would
! !iket to get Shut of him, hi; the Ga.
lZcttc is so poorly supported that 10
gentleman Of journalistic experience
would edit Its columns for the insig.
nifcant stipend Byrne gladly acGcp' $.
!. The Gazette has always had 10 sirug,
| ale for an existence AMI It's future
with Byrne upon 1t is considered very
uncertain among CEarlcs,oniars
Pnpilshed as II is at ile state Cuni;al
u ought 10 De paper Of wide clrcr'
3 sation, Dtit nobody wants 1t whcn nc
/, ehce gets a look at lis editor, whose
race, we should have earlier TO-
marked, would not only insult COW
hui sour milk. For some good .pa
sou. no dotlDt' Col IL seems. lid not
ihtehd that ne should look like any
, oilier human being.
Ills editorial style was cultivated
Town III leSas. he was tl.cre for a
, tlnie-a thihG he likes people to lina%
why lie lcit TeXas We tic not kn W
nor 40 we Know that he would lie
10 leil. II was not Tor stealing hoists
) %Viden'iy, as they never permit mon
OF mat KIND 10 escape. They always
Sa'ch nm ana shoot hih. Ire prob
aD1iliity is mat, not likins the i2okS o.
! !'ls mug. ihey Told him to 20 and hi
eot. ms seems reasonable at al!
I taale' 5llt he was IN Texas and as ev
iaehce OF that TACT he tries 10 b
! somewhat OF a buffer and bl,stetr
(. iEat goes III Charleston, where they
: i'how MN, but neither he nor ii would
he tolerated long in any other com
s muhity IN the State. WhG9 !; is sait
! tila' lie is dirty. Ionl.moushcd black
Sliard he Is hlIy described.
! II was Byrne who sent out iron
Charleston the lying and sensational
Etult about Marshall and the man
: aging editor OF this paper. tic cOI,lt
have easily ascertained tie facts i
the matter, but lie suited Kim mucl
better than the truth. lIn preferred
J to !tsh 1t up IN style that would i,
/ most pleasing to Ran Stalnakcr'
e dog Fidos in the Stale Senate. The
we're reasons why decency and cuarl
esr should have prompted rim 4
IL, Co.