West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-06-11


cry year.
Sometimes when election came
around hc dguNc To- the polls and vot.
cd, ana sometimes he didn't lie had
NO interest I'm politics. He belonged
to certain party because his father
and grandfather had. IL his party won
out all right; II It lost all right II
was nothing 20 the farmers gain either
way.
Take II all I'm all. John Noyes was
as content ns auy man in America. and
when he happened 10 think OF IL he
said To mis- wife:
Il guess it's purity good country
to live in"
And they went right along believing
that ana wondering why other folks
kicked until one fatal night when n
tin peddlcr was taken In az II guest
The pcddler was man OF cab out
side OF the CAB he had 10 use i'm his
business. He WAS also politician. or
thought he was. He likewise boastcd
that hc WAS n Socialist OF the deepest
dye, ana he carried with him aud
handed ont 20 whoever would take
them stock Of pamphlets entitled:
Are You II Slavcf' lis Freedom Il
MYTH Did Our Grnndsres Die I'm
VainI" WIN You Tamcly Submit To
the YokeY'
That evening the peddlcr told John
Noyes and his wife some things to
make them gasp, and he had the doc
uments to back mp what he said.
few rich men. nnd they were sworn
not to let tho poor man get fair llv-
ing.
All the Judges were bought ana sold.
The great burden OF taxation was
borne 10y the poor
The rich were entirely to blame FOR
the high cost OF living.
Let rich man steal 100000 and
the judge let him on with n mild rep.
rimand ana divided the plumber with
him.
Let poor man steal froStblttcn
potato for his starving children aud he
was sent to prison for thirty years.
There was much more of the stun
and when the farmer and his wife had
read md heard they were nghsst.
The farmer had been placid ana con.
tent for long years lie had had little
10 worry him. and no one could remcm-
ber when he had been seen To lose his
temper such man goes all TO pieces
when the change comes lie slept very
little that night and next morning ne
did not go to work lie snt down To
read those pamphlets through and
through. He got worked up ms he read
He exclaimed; he sworc: nc felt blood
thirsty; hc pounded with his fist
II wouldn't get all het up over IT,"
said the wife as he finally got up and
stamped around
"Bnt them burned rich men Mar.
thai"
II know. hut mcbbc they can't help
it."
And them blamed tyrants!"
''Thcy haven't tried 10 boss us any"
And them Judges"
But we don't have any lawsuits
II tell you. Martin. the people are
being driven 60 desperation. and the
cry for blood VIII soon be heard all
over the land"
We'll Wen stay home aud mind our
business"
Once started OF the wrongs OF the
people. John Nuyes was fanatic.
He could talk OF nothing else. He be
gan planning how To- right those
wrongs. He finally sent communi-
cntion to the county paper reclting the
wrongs Of the people and Offering him
self ns leader In the movement to
redress them. lie dchcd the powers
Of the United States and went so far
| as To dare the government 10 arrest
him. The spark needed to fire the
| country would bc struck when min
Ion OF the tyrant at Washington laid
hands on him.
After his defy John Noyes loaded his
shotgun and retired 10 n straw stack
10 wait for recruits and the army Of
the United states. Neither the re-
cruits nor the army came.
Better give IL up. John, and 20
back 70 the cornneld," advised bis
wife
Bat I'm here to help redress the
wrongs"
"But II looks ms II the people didn't
want them rcdressed. and that corn
needs hoeing mighty bad"
ht ihiiiifl Atiii biA TOT NIpiNf'E NiiN
and might have made II day and
half had not Deacon Travis. who lived
n mile AWAY, come over 90 say:
"Hey. John, I don't want this couu-
try all musscd up jest now"
"But the tyrants must bo wiped out"
was the reply.
IL know. but don't wipe 'ern Jest
now. Put it Of another year"
II don't see how / can"
John, you have bull calf you
wnntcd TO trade me for n hog. Tho
hog IS wuth two Of the calf. but n you
are mind 20 give this thing up ven
call II an even trade"
II might do IT," was the doubtful rc
ply.
"Of course you will" snld the wife
~ hate 10. deacon. but seeing it,
you. md seeing the people have not
rallied 10 throw on their chains. ana
since The United States dasnt attack
me. and since that dlPncd tin ped.
dlcr"-
And the trade was made and the re.
belliOn put down.