West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-14
II THE FIGHT CONTINUES
THERE Is CRAVE DANGER
That the New Tax Laws and the
Pies Will Be Lost--Is Pleased
at Manner in Which New
Laws Have Increased
The Wealth Of
the Farmers.

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Russia and Japan have shook hands
across the bloody chasm. Too
much credit cannot be bestowed
upon President Roosevelt for the
manner in which he used the big
stick in bringing them to peace
terms.
Now that am the real Governor
of this great commonwealth feel
that / should do something to bring
the Machine and the Insurgents to
gether in a peace conference. Since
Governor Dawson has resolved to
remain in Canada and be king
and wear a crown, l think it would
be right n d proper fo- me
to stop this cruel war between
the Machine and the Insurgents.
If it continues there is grave danger
that both armies will be exterminat.
ed. This would mean death to our
tax laws also. Our pies would be
simply wiped off the face of the
earth. When this state of affairs is
laid before the Machine and Insur-
gents it looks to me as though both
armies will agree to peace terms.
Bro. Steve Elkins is very anxious
to compromise with the Insurge nts
and divide the pies. This is the
first time since 1900 that Elklns has
worried about tn e pies. About
every six years Bro. Steve "gets
busy" as the Old Family Journal
would remark. Just at the present
time he is more than busy. He is
doing few stunts in pacing with
the insurgents close on to his trail.
If they capture him l will be compell-
ed to call out the Militia. He is not
worrying about our tax laws, for the
loss of pie would mean more TO him
than the increase or decrease in his
tax receipt. A pie that you can
chew on for six years when in dan
ger will make you a radical "tax
veformer" or a violent anti.tax re-
former. 1t depends upon which
side of the fence it falls on. Just
at the present time Bro. Elkins is
not positive whether he is radical or
violent on the tax question.
Ihave written Gov. Dawson to
get his views on calling peace con-
ference. His vast experience in
calling conferences to deal with the
insurgents and the Bowery and the
red light districts has always won
my admiration and respect.
There is one thing l must insist
on, however, and that is that the
Insurgents must acknowledge Gov.
Dawson the Great American Tax
Reformer and agree to wait for six
years before we trust them with
slice of pie. If they do this there
will be no trouble in taking them
back into full membership in the
Machine. In all political paradox
they must follow the brass band
and carry the banners.
The reports which l am receiving
from Preston would not indicate
that the Ring is having a harmon.
ious time with the 1000 Republi-
cans which Orator Hughes told US
IN the Keyser Convention we're back
in Preston standing on the hilltops
shouting while the mothers were
teaching their infants the first les.
son in Kingdom and Christian
science. There must be a cause
for it and / have written to the
Ring and the good Old Family Jour
nal to explain. / hope to hear Of a
good old fashioned revival when
they learn Of the good fortune which
has overtaksn Gov Dawson in
Canada. The name Of Dawson"
has always been respected and rev
erenced back in Preston by the faith.
fol. We all remember how valiant
ly and heroically he fought the war
Of the Rebellion in the Old Family
Journal from 1865 to 1880. It
would have faded from our memory
had il not been for his untiring ef
forts in pointing out to us the
necessity Of keeping up the war in
order to retain control OF the pies.
The Governor has been constant
ple-cater from the close OF the war
up until the present time In fact
he has often related to me that with
out pie he could not exist. Some
people are born pie hungry and
medical science can 10 nothing 20
oppose il. ] am Of the opinion
that Gov. Dawson was the first to
land in Amedsa. I am quite sure
he was the first TO take up his resi-
dence back in Preston. The soil in
Preston was fertile for pies and he
ihriyed.
From papers received from Pres.
ton / find that our new tax laws are