West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31

the State Journal. We were given TO
understand that nothing could possibly
rufiie the equilibrium and plsciditv OF
the joyous soul who prcsides over the
destinies OF the most loyal organ OF ring
rule and machine politics within the
| state. He belongs to that class which,
happily, is rapidly passing away, who
would vote for the devil il he were on
my ticket" or "if 1t sunk the nationl"
A person whose vote is controlled by the
| emblem IL nothing more than politi.
cal serf.
For months the editor OF the State
Journal has devoted columns in denounc-
ing Democrats. His defamation and de-
nunciation OF Democrats and Democratic
legislation have no parallel, except the
Wheeling lntelligencer, Psrkersburg dis
patch News, Fairmont West virginian
and Clarksburg Telegram, within the
annals Of West Virginia journalism.
Without rhymth, reason OF cause he has
DETAINED and denounced. forsooth, be-
| cause il is the memorable rule OF the state
house machine TO defame and denounc-
those who fail to grovel and pay tribute
| to il.
Listen to sample OF the State Jour-
nails reasoning:
Wilson was rebuked by the reduction
OF the Democratic majority in congress-"
| Wilson was rebuked by the increase
in the Democratic majority in the United
Senatei"
II denounced President Wilson because
he would not involve Mexico and il con-
demned him because he did.
Woodrow Wilson is the first president
in fifty years who has been able to retain
n majority In congress after the passag,.
of tariff bill. which, according to TIN.
State Journals reason and logic. is y
rebuke &c Wilson!
| Ex-President William Howard Taft
having loet congress after the passage OF
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill was, from,
the State Journal reasoning, an endorse.
ment of TAFT
What silly and puerile twaddle One
IL almost led to believe that Bro. Presley
Wilhelm Morris imagines he is in vaudp.
vile at the Camden theatre entertaining
the people with his eccentrici;ies and
oddities. What a pity that such splendid
talents should be wasted thus. But a..
the loyal organ of the state house ma.
chine we guess it has become force OF
habit with him.
viii the editor of the State Journal
answer the following questions:
Do you believe the Republican nomi.
nation for president was stolen from Col.
theodore Roosevelt in 1912? BY their
votes the majority OF the West Virginia
Republicans said it was.
Is 1t your opinion, as a lawyer, that
the Virginia debt suit was handled pror
erly before Gen. A. A. Lilly and Judge
John II. Holt took charge of il? Aboul
5000, 900 was paid in lawyers fees up T.
that time. Among the eminent lawyer,
employed, besides Carlisle and Spooner,
was your beloved Bill Dawson.
What was your position in the Dawson
Teter contest over the Republican nomi.
nation for governor? Did you share H.
the belief. as alleged by the Teter mans.
gers in the Wheeling convention, thai
Charles Fawcett Teter's defeat was du,
to fraud?
Do you think it is possible TO get 75C
majority ont OF voting precinct where
the total number OF votes was 1877, which
the Teter managers declared in tin.
Wheeling convention was given Bill
Dawson sint he Simpson Stable voting
prerinetY DO you recall that they sub
nitted affidavits from negroes VIII,
claimed they voted as many as twent,
times aud they got one dollar each tim,
they voted?
Which way did the wind blow through
your whiskers in the Scherr-Swisher
euhernatorial contest? Did you agre
with the Scherr people that Uncle ARNOLD
was cheated out OF the nomination by
the Republican state house machine?
Were you too busy denouncing Democ
racY to learn that the late Senator s b
Elkins selected your gubernatorial can.
iidate in 1908? Did you protest or ras.
your voice against this one-man power?
Did you ever hear that Nathan Ba,
Scott was held up for Sl40,O0 by tn.
Republican machine the last time he wa.
elected to the United States Senate?
| Were you ever taken into the conf
dence OF the Republican state machin.
and made acquainted with the procedur.
Of RELOCATING your idol, Gen. Nathan Goff
t. the uncut timber while the Elkinses
the SCOTS and the Dawsons appropriate,
everything but the few crumbs that wer.
handed the faithful henchnen?
What - the political complexion of In
legislators who were convicted for accept
ing brides and who are now serving time?
These unfortunates we're the creatures Of
circumstances and are deserving OF pity
II We had space we could give you =
few chapters Of how your party has beer,
land IL today ruled and dominated by
corrupt machine.
We care nothing for your billingsgate,
braggadocio. ribaldry and indecent adj
jectiyes. We are going 10 pin You right
down 70 brass tacks and make you shoot
or give up the gun. Your frivolous and
baDtering talk will not pass currenc,
with us. II you have any defense 10
make Of the corrupt Republican politics
OF this state shoot your wad.
NeooUcAL's GRIEF