West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-03
II IS TO LAUGH
fractional Fight 10 Republican Ranks
Amusing.
POLICY OF PASS AROUND The PIE
Scherr IL ungrateful-St Striking TX.
ample Set bv Elklns, Dawson,
and white
POLICY OF PASS AROUND The Phi
TUNNELroN, Sept. 1

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Editor Argus
The scrap between the factions Of
the Republican party is interesting
and "amoosin'." is very amusing
to note the determined efior, of a
few self constituted rulers of the
party to drive the rank aud file of
the insurgents into line 10y threats cf
reading them out OF the party. wher,
IT they could read out OF the party
all who have become dissatisfied
with the abuses tina, have sprung up
in the party. there would not be
enough Republicans left in some of
the counties To- elect a constable. AT
the same time the Scherr leaders are
pouring grape aud canister into the
Sw'sher breastworks, aud the people
are learning from the ordinations
and determinations INDUCED in be.
tween them that the men heretofore
recognized as the leaders of the Re.
publican part, in the state are lust
as corrupt, as unprlncipled. and as
dod gasted "onery" as The ARGUS
has ALWAYS contended they were.
The latest charge against Arnold
Scherr is that he has been ,n office
continuously Tor years, and that II
is the basest villainy for him now To
ask anything further at the hands Of
his party.
OF course i, isl Is not the pc cy
Of the Rrpnb ic,n party a policy f
pass around he pir1"
II might be es eem,d an honor.
mark Of personal fitness, aud a pow.
etini argument why lac should lie
supported, from the fact that. elected
years ago by the people of his unity
I" the humble office &c sheilff, he
has by his integrity ard ability
proved himself so efficient public
servant that he has been again and
again elevated To Offices of public
trust. wer. it no; for the fact that
the Republican party recognizes the
purpose of public office not To lie
for the carrying on OF the functions
of government and the doing of the
work of the people in the most eff
Gent way by the most able and ca
psble men available and with the
least pc sslble burden to the people,
but il is to provide for the hungry
army Of piemen, Of whose trials and
fluctuations the Rambler speaks so
often and so feelingly, TO glut them
selves at the public crib.
OF course Scherr IS ungratefull
Haven't Eikins and Dawson and
White set noble examples of self.
effacemeDt for the benefit of the
fellow who has been standing guard
in the cold while they surrounded
the festal board1 Who suggested,
anyhow, that they had shown sin
gular Indlspositlon to yield their
place at the head Of the line while a
morsel of pie remained to be dis
tributed by their party2
But Sam Montgomery says that
Arnoli is ambitious, and "surely
Sam is an honorable mani" Did YOU
ever have the other fellow get you
down and spit in your eyes and rub
dirt in your mouth and put gravel IN
your ears and then make you get up
and brush off the dirt you had got
on him 10 the fight and lick the
bruises Oh the hand that swatted
you and polish the shoes that had
been planted on your squirmiLg vi
tails and make faces at the friends
who had cheered you IN the fight
and ihen"giye you the core of his
spple7 II you have not, then ask
Sam how 1t goes. REPUBLICAN,.