West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-10-10
Finds Its Way to Desk Of Promi-
nent PrtStoDian.
ASKS ARGUS TO PUBLISH LETTER
Discard Among the "23"- Situation Is
Peeuliar-No Driver fer the
Band Wagon.

members of the Gag" Dawson. White
boomers in Preston county, having
been lost by the zone twenty-third, "
found its way TO my desk, and | de-
liver same TO THE ARGUS TO be print
ed that the people may see the
"hesrt-beat" OF the demagogy of the
ring. or the "a5"
THE MANUSCRIPT.
Never have | so keenly felt the
responsibility of citizenship and my
duty to my state as today, and so it
is with scores and scores of Preston
ian Republicans. Eek chairman, ex-
secretary of state, and soon TO be
eN Gov. Dawson, who has been doing
our thinking, now puzzles us. He
says ",he situation is peculiar" and
tor once In our experience we are
aorft like unto ship without a rud
der, but the truth is, it is "band
wagon" without "driver."
a few of the 'loyal" say that our
dear governor no longer holds the
whip hand in West Virginia, aud not
even in what he pleases to call "my
county"-our dear old Preston.
Why1 We have evidence sufficient.
Didn't he oppose Swisher1 Yes.
Didn't he attempt TO force White on
to the people for governor to sue
coed himself, and didn't he get "2 Z"
in Preston county to endorse his
man, who promised to deliver Pres
toms full delegation for White2 Yes.
But the voters of the state, Preston
county as well, SO openly and strong
ly resented the governors EEK
change" that the boom just hzzled
out.
Then Dawson tried another, and
yet another, about whom he hoped
the people would rally, but they all
"petered out" more forcefully ex.
pressed in the word so often applied
TO waning politicians and Office
seekers-fzzled. The people say,
"where Dawson's sleeve is, there is
a knife also"
It's bread and meat, loyalty and
craftsmanship, equality and justice
we want-not especially Dawson
White governor, Dawson U. s. SEN
ator, or Dawson anything.
But | am getting away from my
subject. Dawson told us-me, you,
and the Journal-,o( go for White
for governor, and we went. Now
he comes back with hang dog look
and says, Ego for Swisher," and we
are "wenting." Now, | am not a
politician and can't understand the
face abouts, but my neigbbors say
"Dawson's at the Sting emo of the
whip" and that Swisher has it by the
butt and is doing the "ring master"
stunt and doing Dawson's thinking
tor him, and as much as dislike 10
acknowledge that our Big Chief has
been ENDORSED, / am compelled to
say that his star does seem TO be in
the "desceudency."
Now, | don't want to detract any
OF the glory OF poin; outline pitfalls
OF our vanquished Chief, but we
8 25"-and was one OF them-have
no driver f)r our band wagon, unless
we take Swisher, and all these sudden
face. abouts and round-ab)uts have
caused us 10 mediate, just a little,
on our own account And this is
what has Caused me and the Others
so keenly to feel the responsibility
Of our citizenship. We hesitated
just little, to inform our "vo,er.
straight to boiler for Swisher for
fear Of another face-about.
Fact is, we we're told nearly -four
years ago that the Hon. William T..
Glascock, Of Morgantown, was to
be the next governor, and we are ex.
pecting every day to hear his boom
launched. II you will go and loob
on the slate you will fGd his name
written there; therefore we hesitatec
because we wanted to he consistent
We always are.
OF course we admit al leader,
have to 60, and such may be tht
case with our Chief, but we will re
main faithful 10 the last. The onl,
thing is, as sub Chief Lenhart says
eve must not let our voters straigh
on TO the situation or we can't con
troll the primary" "Pdmaryl" Tha
is the word that sends a chill to tn,
heart Of every one Of our "2z.'
What will be the result Of the PR
mary and will we go down with on
Chief Can we deliver Preston, o
will the opposition be able to s,ea
her from us for Scherr7 Never
Never
True, there is some little discor,
in Preston county, or that is, anon
us "25." We have three who wan