The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-31
WITHIN OUR PARTY.


country is concentrated in the Dem
ocratic party. Not by any means.
We believe that our party, in com
mon with the whole people Of all
classes, has been detrimentally af-
fected by the Generalization always
consequent upon war, especially civil
war, so-ca!led. But because this is
so, we don't propose to desert our
party, and jump out of the frying-pan
into the fire. We never could be
persuaded, bullied or forced to leave
the Democratic party, like the Irish
man left his country, for our party's
good. But like the ante bellum
and indomitable Governor of Vir-
ginia, Henry A. Wise, who wanted
the secessionists to fight in the Union,
we propose to fight in the party, fight
for the right, and keep on fighting
till the right prevails or we are com
PEELED to bite the dust.
Holding these views,it is with plea
sure that we copy with our approval
the subjoined remarks from. the Noun
tain Herald, a stalwart Democratic
paper, published at Hinton, Summers
county, this state, and edited by c. L.
Thompson, brother-in-law of Prof.
Harvey Of the University:
This paper processes to be Dem
cratic; it has faith in the time hon
ored principles of the party, and it
believes if those principles are car
ried out fully, and to their legitimate
consequences and results, the people
will, in the end, be profted. But
certain practices have sprung up with
lin Late years, which give rise to much
trouble, and form the chief cause of
third parties, and lead, in our opin-
ion, to disintegration.
every member of q great party
cannot procure lucrative office
hence sore-heads-for every active
member thinks he ought to be re-
warded for party service, by an of
fee; some must be disappointed; but
is that good reason why q man
should desert his principles, and turn
his back upon his party friends?
We think not.
"Of late years an evil practice has
been growing up in the Democratic
party of this State that must be
squelched, at all hazards. 1t is cor
rupting in its tendency, demorali-
zing in its effects, and prevents full
and fair expression of the popular
wish. To illustrate: A candidate
for the U. S. Senate, or for Congress,
visits in person, and by his bench
men and strikers, each neighborhood
in each county, and by 1attery, and
the corrupt use of money, he induces
certain persons to attend the county
convention IN his interest. Certain
delegates are appointed to State or
Congressional convention; the ques-
ton then arises, how are these dele
gates (most Of whom are impecu-
NOUS to get to this convention? OF
course the candidate for Congression-
al or Senatorial honors, furnishes the
wherewithal; he must pay railroad
fare, hotel bills, liquor and cigar bills,
and throw in a little loose change
for pocket money, besides. The dele
gate is bought before he leaves home,
the candidate has him firm, his hand
in his collar; he represents the views
and wishes of his people with VEN
geance. He (the delegate) is pur-
chased for price before he leaves
home, and thus it is, that unworthy,
incompetent men. bold and reckless,
are elected to fill the most important
offices within the gift of the people
For when nominated, it is easy to
convince the people that the candi-
date was fairly nominated, and ed
itors and orators will freely and elo-
quently espouse the cause of the nom
inee.
"This paper is Democratic, and
processes to be independent, and is
anxious that the party should return
to its ancient usages. Before the wal
and before the Pennsylvania system
of politics was imported into this
State, it was an unheard of thing fol
candidate for Congress { before his
nomination. to visit "snake rum" Oh
"possum hollow" to look after the
appointment of delegates, and to
write up resolutions lauding himself
and instrueting the county conven
tion to cast the vote of the county
solid for him. 1t was an unheard o.
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