West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-02-11
OLD RENO
Good citizenship aud Prospects of Great
District

buitor Argus;
As you are comparatively stranger 10
many of the good citizens and statesmen
of grand old Reno district. we take il
that yourself and the many readers of
TnE ARGUS might appreciate few jot-
tings from the great district lying south
west OF the B. q o. railroad
While your humble scribe is not an
expert in dishing out news we will say
that we are quite familiar with the pco-
pie and the interests in the Republican
stronghold of the banner county. IL is a
familiar saying that ~ Reno goes 40
goes the county" but since machine rule
fastened her poison fangs into the body
polite Reno has assumed rather an indie
pendent attitude and has been taking an
active part in slate smashing recently,
which accounts for the i'll temper mani
tested recently by the Preston County
Journal, the machine mouthpiece.
But, excuse the DEPRESSION. We are
merging on politics, which above every
thing else we want TO ignore i'm this ar
ticle.
The Gufiey interests are again being
forged 10 the front, and if Roosevelt and
congress would stop airing their charges
and countercharges long enough to revise
the tariff we could reasonably expect the
railroad built from RowIcsburg to Big
Sandy creek, npoDing up the quincy coal
ield-the most extensive field in Preston
county.
Reno has not only vast and undevel-
oped coal and timber interests. but she
mas an honest, progressive citizenship
the Sinclairs, the Bakers, the Meanses.
the Hofmans, and many other pioneers
that we could name. some Of whom have
crossed over the river and are resting
under the shade Of the trees. There are
others of the younger generation merging
to the front who will make their mark
II hustle and energy mean anything.
AT times we are at loss TO make a
choice when it comes tO comforting re-
wards. Think OF deciding between Judge
Zinn and the Hon. j. @. Reed for county
commissioner! No wonder il became
necessary 30 throw heads and tails 10 de.
eide the contest and / want 10 say we arc
up against the same proposition right
now. We would be more than pleased il
we could tell Sheriff Spindler who We
would like him TO deputize as our sheriff.
but when it becomes necessary 20 decide
between Milford Iinn, j. n. Baker. y.
g. Ri1nnnnF anI
have an elephant on our hands. II has
been suggested that we compromise on
Tom Stone and thereby afford the Jour
nal another opportunity 10 charge IL
rusty guns with grape and canister.
But here we are again bordering ON
politics. We noticed from the newspapers
that majority Of our present legislature
arc lawyers. II this be true, what rush
Of clients those fellows will have. a. il il
most natural for the people to think that
the fellows who make the laws know
what they mean, whether the other fellow
does or not. Twenty-Five lawyers i'm the
Legislature surely must be- encouraging 10
the farmers aud business men Of the
state. Aud then there are the Hqnor
people who have the fight Of their life 10
make NO wonder the farmers and busi-
ness men, who are supposed to he un-
friendly to this gigantic monster, hold
down 20 few seats in the present leQis.
laturc.
All that VIC are particularly interested
in j. straight primary law under the
laws Of the state embracing nominations
from senator 10 constable. We cmphati
cally refuse b. longer train under the laws
Of the jim committee, which have proven
to be- as dominant and interchangeable a.
that Of the Medcs and Pcrsians Give
Reno au honest primary law, a -ubmis-
sion Of state wide prohibition, and the
jim Crow law, and We will do the cOun-
try and the Republican party great good
IN the future Turn us down in these
requests and we will proceed 10 knock
out everybody and everything that bears
the machine brand Sincerely yours.
YOUNC ANEnICA.