West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-04-13
THH TRUTH HURTS.

IL has al last penetrated the rhinoc
eros hide Of the sanctimonious gen
tleman who imagines he is editing
the Journal; an editor, who, when
applied to the Journal man is mis-
homer pure and simple. Some one
has evidently called his attention to
the fact that the people of Preston
county are awakening to the realza-
ton that the brand OF "tax reform"
which the Journal has been so Justly
calling upon them To support, is one
which increases their burden while
il lessons the burden of the money
power When the people of Preston
county began to think for them.
selves the Journal man finds himself
in the position of Othello-his occu-
patton gone.
For years the Journal has been
making passionate and partisan az.
peals to the Republicans of Preston
county to support the party wholly
and solely on Political prtJHdice.
Under the present editorship it has
not given a sane or intelligent rea-
son why the party should receive
their suffrage. When it attempts
to discuss the political issues with
its contemporaries it cannot raise
above the dignity of a scullion. Its
refutations consists in "you are
liar" "You old hypocrite " "You
lie, and you know it I" Such argu-
ment should appeal strongly to the
reason and common sense of the
people, and they should appreciate
the sacrifice the editor of ne Jour.
nal has to make to evolve from his
brain pan such elegant and choice
phrases They are both argumen-
tive and stimulative TO the readers
of the Journal, and should not be
lost to posterity. lest the fame of the
editor of the Journal should suffer
at the hand of the future historian.
THE ARGUS could, If it chose. ex-
eel the Journal in any weapon 1t
might select in a controversy. 1t
has nothing but pity for its senility
and infantile epithets and wtupera-
ton. THE ARGUS prefers to deal
in cold facts, and eschew personali-
ties, which the public is not con-
ceTned in.
THE ARGUS will submit few facts
which 1t invites the Journal TO con-
trovert, and leave the decision TO
the public.
For the past eight years the Re.
publican party has had full control
of the state government. The last
session of the Legislature was over
whelmingly Republican in both
branches. Never in the history of
the State was there such wholesale
charges of corruption and bribery;
charges which were preferred by
RepH6hffGHS against Republicans.
Investigating committee after inves
tlgating committee was appointed,
but those in charge of the political
machinery throttled the committees.
Many of the Republican Senators
refused to vote to sustain the report
of the majority which was presented
by Chairman l.. J. Forman, thus
tactily admitting that the report was
not true.
According to the journals asser-
tons the Republicans were pledged
to Tax Reform The Democrats
were powerless to prevent the Re-
publicans from carrying out their
program of "tax REFORM" still the
Republicans refused to pass one bill
which resembled tax reform as pro-
mulgated by the Journal, except the
Montgomery bill. This bill was
opposed by what the Journal is
pleased to call the Dawson Repub-
Leans" They refused to even con.
slider bill which made lobbying
punishable by fine and imprison.
ment. The common people can
readily understand that no farmer
or laboringman goes to Charleston
to lobby bills through the Legisla-
ture, hence the refusal of Republi-
can Legislature to consider the bill
must have been in the interest of
the money power who have an army
Of lobbyists present at each session
of the Legislature to prevent, as far
as they can, the passage Of any leg
islatiOn which is detrimental 70 their
interests. Hence the yelp Of the
Journal relative to the b. & O.
smacks Of the rankest hypocrisy.
They consumed the forty-hve days
allotted by Jaw in washing their dirty
linen which bad been soiled in their
fractional nights. Gov. White vas
compelled TO call an extraordinary
session in order to have the appro.
priation bills passed They voted
salary grab for the extra session