Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-01
COMMENTS OF THE WEST
VIRGINIA PRESS.
Excitement Among Oil-Dealers.

Excitement Among O1I-Dealers.
/ Parkersburg Sentinel
The pipe line bill'' which passed
the Legislature, and vas intended 10
particularly affect the transportation OF
| oil from Volcano and vicinity TO Park
ersburg, is causing more excitement
among oil dealers and those interested
| in the oil business, than was at first an
ticipated. The difference between the
producers and transporters has grown
| TO such proportions, that, We are IN
formed by one qualified TO know, ar =
engagements are about perfecting for the
laying OF a new line from Volcano to
Parkersburg.
Let's Save What is Left of the Democratic
Party.
Correspondence Phillippi Plaindealer.
To all observing minds it is very APP
parent that the politicians Tor some time
have acted as though the Democratic
party belonged them, and have also at
| tempted to run the party in their IN
terest, which no doubt, has tended to
open the ewes OF the frank and file OF
the party. The late crusade against the
REGISTER is but another evidence OF
what | have said above. For some
time it has not been who were tit
for offices, but who could get them, re-
gardless of the interest OF the DEM
Ocratic party and the people. That there
is a regular system OF slate making, Is
beyond doubt, and l am sorry that
more of our Democratic papers in the
State have not seen before this where
we were drifting In the good old days
of Democracy the question was, SIS he
honest; is he competent? Then the
office sought the man, and not the man
the office. How different is it now.
For some time we have had more
than one ring OF office seekers,
the watch word of which is, "yOu kiss
me and I'll kiss YOU" Ii the REGISTER
has been ring master (which we have
no reason to believed that paper has
done woman service for the Democratic
party; and as another evidence that OIL
flee seekers think the party belongs to
them, is the establishment OF the STAT
Democrat This, of course, was done by
Joint stock company OF political aspir-
ants, and can do nothing more than
widen the gap.
To save what is left of the Democratic
party the frank and file" do not propose
to follow the igHjs-tdtUus called, The
new departure and, ii they were to do
so, they would want a leader of more
ability than the Her ligh from the coun-
" OF Pocahontas. To succeed, the
Democratic party hereafter should
anchor more closely to the fundamental
principles of the party and let political
aspirants take care OF themselves. uni
ted we stand, divided we fall" More
anon. y DEMOCRAT.
Enemies to Education.
Buckhannon Banner.
BY the bowls that are going up from
certain papers and their correspondents,
we discover the lamentablc fact that the
University of our State has many and
bitter enemies. That the University Is
a blessing to our State none but the 10
nOrant will deny. Within the walls oI
our University the people Of West Nir-
ginia can educate their sons and prepare
them for the duties of life at far less
expense than they can when compelled
To send them to other States. We have
within our State persons who oppose
every measure that has for its object the
elevation OF intelligence and prosperity
persons who have more hatred than
sense, and who are at all times lifting
up their nOnSensical cries against things
concerning which they are as ignorant
as the heather Chinese. How long will
the educational interest of our State he
intruded upon by old fOgneS?