West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-03
Why II WhInes.

AS usual the Journal begs the question.
The Journal has abused THE ARoUs 80
long that it is an immune TO its infantile
attacks.
The ARGUS was criticising the Journal
Tor the abuse IL has heaped upon the Re
pubhcans who refuse to allow the county
ring and Journal 30 dictate 10 them i'm
political matters. Having exhausted itself
along this line it opened its columns 10
the irresponsible and ignorant TO person
ally abuse and villiiy Republicans who
have, and are, attending strictly to their
own business. AS the editor cannot give
a valid excuse for thus slandering inno-
cent people he indulges in one of his
periodic and spasmodic attacks on TmE
ARGUS.
IHE ARGUS must ask that the public
bear with il while it relates the conditions
under which the editor of the Journal be-
came famous in the political world! He
was discovered by Bill Dawson while yet
a raw and unsophisticated youth whose
knowledge of politics and public questions
was on par with the wild and untamed
Zulu. Thus in his crude and primitive
state he was put in charge Of the Journal
az editor-in-chief! Youmust imagine the
rest, gentle reader, for language cannot
convey it,
As the new Richmond at the head of
the party organ he Immediately began TO
apply the lash to every Republican who
did not on Blended knees acknowledge the
county ring his lord and master. The anti
ring Republicans at the time having no
newspaper to defend them, THE Argus
willingly stepped into the breach by ex-
posing the Journal editor and his ring as
sociates. Thus driven TO bay he would
draft one editor after another to plead
his cause through the editorial smut mill.
Although the new editors were experienced
writers and possessed of the necessary
gray matter, they found they could not
defend an unrighteous cause. And this
is the extent of THE ARGUS offending
against the ring and the Journal.
But we are not through. We have an
other picture which we desire to exhibit
to the Republicans OF Preston county-at
least those who do not recognize the ring
and Journal as their keepers.
The editor of the Journal is a public
servant by virtue OF the stipend which Inc
receives from the government. Where is
there person employing servants who
would allow them to dictate to him? Nc
where. The people are the government,
leastwise they were until the political ring
and machine superseded them.
Now, let us analyze Postmaster-ed
Whetsell in a thoughtful and impartial
manner. AS a public servant his duty is
plain. He has no right to find fault and
criticise his employer (the public) and try
to dictate 10 him. If he is dissatisfied
with his position he has the privilege ~oi
resigning. We are told, however, that
his present position is not distasteful 10
him and already he is tuning his fiddle
for tour years more of ''the pigs are in
the clover"
Now, the question which we would have
our Republican friends consider is this
| Aspostmaster has Horatio Seymour Whet
sell right TO dictate assisted by the
ring) who shall be appointed postmaster
in the various towns throughout the coun
ty? Well, this is what the ring (Whetsel
is part of IT'D is trying to do, totally ignor.
ing the wishes of the people. This is why
THE ARGUS has taken up the fight for tn,
militant Republicans in the cause of right
and justice, and it proposes to plead theil
cause until justice is done them. TIL
ARGUS warfare on the Preston county
Republican ring is political, not personal.
As the ring is the instrument Of injustice
it cannot hope to escape just criticism.
The ARGUS believes, and we have evil
dence OF it on every hand, that the death
knell OF tYrannical ring rule lin Preston
has been sounded by the people, and it is
within the bounds of reason to think that
the Journal hears the death bell tolling
and that's the cause of its whining and
making wry faces at THE ARGUS.