West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-03

Says the Kingwood Argus:

Says the kingwood Argus:
II the State Journal can formulate
a plausible excuse for its inaccurate
prophecy on the late election we should
be glad TO receive it.
The State Journal does not prophesy
IL is not foreteller of the future. Ii
made some claims in regard to the late
election and they are largely justified by
the result. 1t said Tom Hodges would
be defeated for Congress and that Judge
Moss would be elected in this District.
1t was the Argus and its Democratic
confederates in political crime. that missed
things badly. The late election was Just
the right kind of reproof, that Wilson
ism deserves in the country, that Chiffon
ism deserves in West Virginia.
Guessing again, we are of the opinion
that both Of these political evils will be
wiped out of existence in l9l6.-State
Journal.
AS hedger the State Journal has no
equal. 1t inaugurated the campaign by
claiming the earth for the Republicans
1t stated that Judge Moss would have
four thousand majority over Hamilton.
Some one must have suggested that the
claim was too extravagant. Then it
dropped to three thousand, then TO two
thousand majority. Having inhaled the
elixir OF claimalty il declared that Moss
would poll more votes than both Hamil-
ton and Elliott, which proved false, Moss
having nosed out by 52l plurality, which
has an entirely different definition to
| majority. The State Journal character
lies 1t as glorious victory for Moss"
which the State Journal claims that il is
largely responsible for. We shall not
stop to argue that phase OF it, as drop
| from 1000 to 52l should establish the in
fiuence OF the State Journal with the
voters beyond peradventure. But what
we shall insist on is that the State Jour
nal is false claimant and should not be
tolerated in civilized community. How
many foolish partisans, believing the
State Journal to be an inspired oracle,
bet their corn-beef coin that Mess would
be elected by four to two thousand ma
Jority! Thus depriving that family OF
the corn-beef which justly belonged to
them before the State Journal lured the
victims to betting on its false claims.
What redress have the victims? Bet
| again in 1916 on the guess of the State
Journal? 1t must admit that it deceived
its readers with its false claims. III In
normal condition when it made the
| claim 1t must concede that il knew Judge
Moss could not be elected by the majority
1t was claiming.
1t had better stick to its hydrophobic-
condemnation of wisconsin and Chiffon
ism. One would suppose, however, that
having swallowed Elkinsism, Scottish,
Dawsonism, Whiteism, Glasscockism.
and Hatfeldism for the past twenty odd
years that its stomach would be ostrichized
| by this time and capable of digesting
anything offered it.
Yes, guess some more. II its guessing
Tor 1916 is based on its 1914 hallucina.
ton the state house machine might as
well prepare to move out and the State
Journal contract for the crepe to hang
on the editorial door.
we are perfectly willing to take the
state Journals claims and guesses in
| 1916 If they are as inaccurate as they
were in 1914. We are satisfied that age
will not clearly its vision, but on the
contrary, multiply the delusions of the
champion of a political machine.
Now, turn loose your vocal organs,
Bro. Presley w. Morris, as the nights
are long and we must have something
| to read.