West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-24
Is Having all Kinds OF Trouble as
Temporary Governor.
GOVERNOR DAWSON Is
S0JOURNlEG In CANADA
And Has Been Offered a Lordship
With The Prospects Of a
Kingship.
The Dawson Tax Laws Creating
Great Enthusiasm IN
Canada.

TIE office Of Temporary Govern
or takes up my time to- such an ex-
tent that fad but very little time
to devote to writing TO my friends
blck in Preston. As the Temporary
Governor | am observing the strict
est court etiquette. No one can
reach me until he sends in his card
on silver tray and the son of Ham
returns with the answer. This sys-
ten was adopted by Gov Bill Daw-
son la order TO avoid meeting the
insurgents. Gov. Bill cannot meet
an insurgent without forgetting his
Sunday School lessons. No insur-
gent will be admitted into Gov.
DAwson's presence for fear they
would insult his dignity and cast re-
hections upon tine great ofic. which
he adorns by asking for another in
vestiglting committee
The strenuousity Of Temporary
Governor is telling on me and find
my health, which was seriously i'm.
paired while soldering with Com
rades Shaw, Orr, Menear, Messen-
ger and Hez Miller and the rest of
the boys, is getting in the same con
dltion in which Gov. ID awson's was
before he sought the camp meetings
and thence to Canada. He told me
he would have TO relinqush the
GoveTnorship and surrender his tax
laws to the insurgents unless he was
permitted TO spend few weeks with
the brethren and sisters on the old
camp ground, where he and Bro.
Harry Ravenscraft spent so many
happy hours together. There is an
inexpressible feeling that has alway s
seized the Governor and myself
when we have sat down under the
towering oaks and mingled with the
brethren aud sisters on the old camp
ground. from our early boyhood
days there has been some kind Of a
magnetic draw * card for us to he
the first on the ground when camp
meeting opens and the last to leave
when it closes.
Gov. Dawson has oft times told
me that the greatest political inspir-
alton has been aroused in his heart
while attending the glorious camp
meeting. He says it is the ore
place he has been able to make a
lasting impression on the parson,
the deacon and the deaconness that
has been permanent and the returns
entirely satisfactory the next morn
ing after the election. He AYERS
that he has always been greatly ben
Gifted both spiritually and political
ly after season spent in the tents
on the camp ground.
In examining the Governors
Political Diary find that his con
tributions at camp meetings range
from nickle to dime each time
the Deacon passed the contribution
box in remembrance Of the far off
heathen in China. The total would
not exceed s. a season.
The beauty about a spiritual con.
tribulion box IS that the Deacon
has too much pOliteness to stop and
examine the coin you drop in, and
an expert in shining up the large
two cent copper can always make a
favorable impression with the Parson
and the flock as the copper has a
striking resemblance to the s 20 gold
piece.
There is a vast difference between
the spiritual aud political contribu-
ton box. Every coin that is
dropped into the political conlribu-
tion box is carefully scrutnized by
the Boss, and If ITS denomination is
not up TO the standard the boss will
emphatically remind you that the
returns from the wards and the red
light districts will be correspond
ingly small. This reminder rs not
inclined to inspire the pieman with
any degree Of success and further
search in the jeans for the coin OF
the realm is the result.
The Governors diary states that
IL costs picman anywhere from
Sfoo to S., ,ooo, 900 when the poli,i.
cal contribution box IS passed
around by the boss. This is one
reason that il has always been my
ambition in life TO be boss. But
like many foot ball player, have