The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-12
But the National Guard of
the State Desires to
Have a Say.
SENATOR FROM SOUTH
End of State is What Some
Are Seeking to Have
in the Future.
(By Charles Brooks smith.l }

(By Charles Brooks smitllJ
CHARLESTON, Jan. i2-Gcneral
Noises Burlew, head OF West Virgin
las standing army, and commander
and military tacticlan whose skill and
prowess no man can truthfully gain
say, least of all yours truly whose
military knowledge is limited to
the privilege of dropping dimes
into the tambourine Of the angelic
Salvation Army lassie who works
my crossroads tavern General Noises
stonewall Burlew, of title. Adjutant
General Of the State, and the hefti-
est. readiest little army general that
ever generated herolca!Iy and sue
cssfully without the help Of as many
medals as decorated the heaving
breastworks expanse of General APP
pleton- General Burlew. / reiterate.
would continue as the. commanding
head of the slid soldiery phalanxes
which protect@our boundary lines
from invasion right down successful
ly in all cases made and provided
except in the case of all the ohioans
who come over here and gobble up
all the offices and no adiutant gener-
ais strategy has been able, to tri-
umphantly cope with that menace
General Burlew, We beg pardon for
repeating again-would like to be
re-appointed. There you have it.
brief and direct. Just as short as II
Is possible to make a statement Of the
important weight, depth and breadth
of this one. But there is an obstacle
sought to he placed in the way of the
doughty general, and by the army. at
that. It seems that there is mutin-
Gus spirit brewed and brewing there.
That Drigadiers. just generals. few
coIonels and cotcrlc of plain cap
tains, recently met and decided to
present new military bill to this
legislature for passage, one OF the
provisions which is that the adjutant
general must be appointed from tho
National Guard. IT is the old story
of the rivalry between the line and
the stafr. General Burlew Is OF the
staff. Should II pass with that pro-
vision in it, 1t would be impossible
for General Burlcw to succeed him
self. That would deprive the state
Of mighty good mans services, for /
have war corrcsponded with Cen
eral Burlew in his office over his good
cigars. and II there Is any candI-
date who can up-to-snuff him l have
never sample his perfectos. He's
there. neighbors.
Assistant Adjutant General c. c.
Pierce Is also candidate sor the
commandership Pierce is of the
line. He's a pretty good sort Of u
military fellow, but according to the
story as it was told to me. l think he
is deficient as to tactics. / take this
incident as a basis for the thought.
Pierce had the original draft of the
military bin In his possession. and
before the line officers met IN Park
ersburg to consider ard approve II. he
blundered by showing 1t to Com
mandcr General Burlew When the
latter saw the little innocent looking
paragraphs that meant the shelf and
the hook for. the Bur!ew general
wei. ladies and gentlemen. war is
hell" and general OF the army
must have temper or he would
make mighty poor sort OF general.
General Burlew is mighty hcfty lit
tie old general. l want YOU 20 knox.
When he bucks the line officers IN
the legislature on that bill. want TO
be near-a-bouts. am not strong for
scenes of carnage. Very likely GEN
eral Pierce learned something Of a
supriors temper But. say. General
Burlew does stack uD well in uni-
form. He has the most military
looking moustache in the army. It's
fierce. say 1t in admiration.
When those hasheesh eater took my
tip Of a friendly alliance between
Senator Scott and Mann. the coal
bank sharon 81 Princeton. and added
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