West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-24

Dawson and spend my vacations on
the camp grounds where yellow
legged chickens are plentiful and
the contributions small and the re.
turns large.
am receiving many letters from
Gov. Dawson descriptive of his
travels in foreign lands. His last
letter. dated Canada. tells of the
great honors which are being con
ferred upon him. a few passages
from the letter will interest the peo-
pie back in Preston who first started
him on the road to fame. | quote,
as the Rambler would say:
"At present l am sojourning
among the aristocracy and the
nobility of Canada. | am being
wined and dlned by them every
hour of the day and night. Those
after-dlnner speeches which you
wrote and handed me before my de
parture are making a great hit with
the Canadians. I feel proud of you
and in writing the after dinner
speeches you have proven to me to
be the greatest genius who has
trailed IN my foot steps. The Can
adams say that my after-dinner pop
the-battle speeches are superior to
Chauncey Depcw's Chaunc,y
had the reputation of being the
greatest speech maker on such oc-
casions. He was recognized as the
foremost up until he made his Equit-
able speech. After that speech
Chauncy lost his grip upon the policy
holders, and il all signs don't fail |
will be heralded as the new Rich
mond. This means that you must
write the speeches and | will deliver
them. Thus will the fame of both
of us grow.
"My own reputation for greatness
is growing rapidly every hour | re.
main on the Canadian soil. The
newspapers that have interviewed
me and heard me explain my tax
laws refer to me as the Greatest
living statesman; the man who
abolished taxation of the poor pee
pie and placed it upon the great
monopolies.' AS / walk the streets
| am pointed out as the Father of
American Taxation
al am preaching the gospel of
my new tax laws TO the Canadians
and it is setting them wild with en-
thusiasm. / have already been Of
fered a Lordship and many tell me
if | can get my theory of taxation to
take root in Canadian soil and -four
ish that in a few short years they
will renounce all allegiance to the
British King and make me King of
Canada. There is no telling what
my tax laws have in store for me
/ have always felt that if my tax
laws were properly introduced to the
world that | might have any Office
from Gar down to Constable.
al have the Canadians proposition
of Lordship and Kingship under
consideration and should | conclude
to accept | shall expect you to serve
my term ont as Governor and keep
the insurgents from stealing the tax
laws.
al have written Elliott Northcott
about my offer from the Canadians
and have said to him that in the
event Of my accepting that / will
have to withdraw my promise Of
electing him Governor in 1908. As
Lord or KING ! could not think
about returning to Charleston and
going down into the red light dis
tricts among the sons Of Ham and
capture the delegates for him as we
had TO do when was after the
pie"
The prospects Of being the real
Governor will probably compel me
to take out heavy insurance against
delirium tremens. I don't think my
constitution could stand another in
augural ball. have written my old
friend and Army Surgeon, DR.. rbos.
Fleming Lanham, who has the con
tract Of examining me jus, before /
make an application for an increase
in pension If DR.. Lanham thinks
can withstand the deliriun tremcns
! shall write and urge Gov. Dawson
90 accept the Lordship. As far as
his tax laws are concerned Bro.
Steve Elkins viii gladly ship them
TO him in Canada and pay all
charges. just now the Dawson tax
laws arc not recommended TO Bro.
Elkins as a tonic that will keep the
insurgents in harmony with his Sem
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