West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-02-06
WHO HIT BILLY PATTERSON?
Is Not The Subject at Issue With Oar
Correspondent.
REAL CAUSE OF THE BLIZZARD
Hardly Right 10 Blame Dawson The
Liquor Question Our
Legislature.
REAL CAUSE OF THE BLIZZARD

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ktN0w"op. Feb. s. 1905.
Editor Arrus.
? The most important question TO hc CON
sidcr,d at this time is mot who struck
Billy Patterson, but what influences wen,
brought to bear ON the clements To- pro-
ducc the real old-tashioncd blizzard that
has had us in it, grip the past few days.
and bids fair to hold u- last until the
cause u removed. We haze only thrc,,
things in mind, Mr.. Editor. that might
have caused the effect. viz. COY. Daw-
sons called meeting sol the legislature.
the turning over Of the town government
al kingwood 10 the Democrats, and the
annual appearance OF the groundhog.
any OF which IN our judgment was suili-
cicnt TO produce not only general up
heaNal IN the weather, bat i'm the political
and business world as we'll.
Let MS inquire OF the great liquor com.
hinc, were you gentlemen ever more has
uly stirred up than You were over the
proposed change in the constitution. al
lowing the people to pass ON the propricty
oi closing your magnificent industries, az
you may term them, but which YOU are
afraid 20 alldw the people tn pass ON (as
are the politicians that are i'm power i'm
tins statcl, fearing that they would call il
a business for the production of vast rev
emcs tothe vendors only, while the masses
are subjected to all the shame. humiIin-
ton, and distress that could Toe inflicted
by the most poisonous reptile While a
snak" may be tanned and made harmless
the awful liquor demon will take advant
agc of every middle ground that may be
Offered, and AZ last resort the masses of
thcpcople of this state bcsought their
representatives at Charleston bymmcnse
petitions To give them the right To vote
the demon out of existence i'm this grand
Mountain state, where pure, healthy
Adams ale flows in abundance from he
meath the pebbles ON om hillsidcs and in
our valleys.
OF course the legislature, as usual
showed signs of being friendly to the pco-
Pies cause, but this WAS only forblccding
the whisky men. We notice that Pres
toms young representative, A. Bliss Me
Crum, moved an adjournment when il
looked a. though the house was going Ia
pass the amendment, without il even
being referred 30 commsttcc. lfthis
meant anything it meant 10 give GOV.
Dawson and the liquor interests time To
strengthen their position. We say Coy.
Dawson Tor the reason that lac refused to
embody local option in his call, az lac had
promised Ia do; and il lac was not for
local option of course hc was not for the
measure in n more radical form as intro
duced
What has been said, MIR. Editor, NJ re-
CARDS the action Of the legislature, can
with propriety be brought right down 10
the town government of Kingwood While
our officials ~ "a rule have been men who
occupy front pews in the churches, they
must have known for years that the rev
enue laws have been violated all the time
right under their nose.
The fact that certain pct job hunters
have been clad in gorgeous attire and
placed on the streets as extras at the OK
pcnsc OF the taxpayers and certain indi-