West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-08-23
some HARD JOLTS
For HOratiO aud The BuslnesSllke
and Economical State Admins.
tratiOD.

| NN'N''N NAAN hNAulnk 4 can 40 Will
comfort Horauo, the Pretender TO
the throne OF Dawson. never
gaze upon his mournful but idiotic
physiognomy, but what It makes me
sad to think that he is permitted
to roam at large without guardian.
My sympathy always goes out to
the blind and afflicted, and never
with such a volume OF sincerity as
to the blind and afflicted partisan
in politics, who has no more con-
ceptlon of why he is Republican
than he can recollect when he came
into the world bowling to annoy
peaceful citizens.
ltis not my nature to dip my
pen in vittol and puncture the
rhlnoceros hide of one who Is so
powerless to defend himself as Hor-
auo. | admire political oppon-
ent who can lick me in fair fight
and | will dof my hat TO him in
recognition of his superior strength
and political acumen.
My Republican brethren in Pres.
ton, who have fought me politically
for the past IS years will do me
the justice TO say that ! was never
known to be seized with the belly
ache and set up howl when they
trimmed me according TO their taste.
And they know that there is scarcely
a living Democrat in Preston today
who has been walloped oftener and
more artistically by the Republican
brethren than myself Still they
cannot make up their minds that
they are tired OF licking me, and
when appear in the political arena
Tor another trouncing they shake
hands all around and become thor
oughly intoxicated in their Joyful
ness. /, means fun for them and
death TO me, for the time being.
There is but one lone Republican
who sheds tears when this comes to
pass, and that is my good friend
Horatio
Now IT is well known that the
parrot can be taught to say, "Polly
vents cracker" II is related by
those who profess to know that in
his transformation from Democrat
to Republican that my good friend
was taught to whisper, "IIoratio
wants a postofficep And there
being faulty of material for
postmasters in Preston that would
measure up TO the standard of ma
chine politics the whisper was heard
and the favor granted.
AT present, through the medium Of
the Journal which is guaranteed to
enlighten those who do not think
for themselves, the beauties Of the
Dawson tax laws is being pro-
pounded, explained and elucidated
by master mind. lie has set him.
self up as the special champ 30 OF
Gov. Dawson and tic B,Ly goat to
butt Democracy. As / am held up
to the public light as the defender
OF Democracy will give Horatio
comparison Of Democracy and
Dawsonism. | trust that my Re.
publican friends IN Preston, and /
have many such, whom / respect
and esteem very highly, will care.
fully analyze the figures which
shall submit, figures which are taken
from the official records, and then
! shall leave it TO your judgement
whether Dawsonlsm is preferable TO
Democracy.
In consulting the public records
find that the last four years that the
Democrats we're in power in Yves,
Virginia that they appropriated for
the four years the sum Of s2,6o4,-
$50. This is the sum OF money the
taxpayers Of West Virginia had to
pay for supporting a Democratic
administration four years. For such
an appropriation the Journal con-
demned the Democratic party and
asked that they be turned ont Of
Office The people, acting upon
the advice Of TIE Journal, no doubt,
| did so
When Dawson was making his
primary campaign for Governor he
told ,be people that il they would
nominate and elect bm Governor
that he would give them "a bust
nesslike aud economical administra.
tion" Dawson was elected, and
/ by what methods and means Hor.
alto and myself viii decide later
We have So far had two years oil
the Dawson "busincsslikc and eco
nomical administration And what
do you suppose, Republicans oil
/ Preston county, it has cost The tax
| payers lyon accept the rawlings
! Of the Journal for facts the sum