The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-04-10

CANA county Is c0nsluefeu one OF the
bulwarks of Radicalism; it has been
in the hands of the Radical party
ever since the war; they have had
everything their own way, and yet
we have not seen, so far as improve
ments are concerned, that they have
done anything towards developing
its resources. 1t is with the citizens
of this county to say whether they
will have railroad or not. Several
companies have expressed a desire
TO build railroad to our town, if
we would only lend helping hand.
But what has been the resultp Has
ever the great Radical majority in
this county indicated in any way
that they are willing to be taxed for
that purpose? No! Never!! Nor
will they do so. A few districts have
subscribed something, but not enough
to build a first class culvcrt. And
yet the Radical organ here prates
and bowls and raves around like
mad bull, after us poor Democratic
sinners, because few young men
are leaving their homes to seek their
fortunes elsewhere. The editors of
that detestable sheet must be either
fools or knaves, to make such asser-
tions as they made in a recent issue
of their paper. Have they not sense
enough to know that people will
change-go from one locality to an
other. Do they think their readers
have no more sense than they have?
Does a person never leave home be
cause there are railroads near them?
No person but knaves or fools will
contend that the reason we have no
improvements here, is because the
State is Democratic. Does the State
Government prohibit us from putting
our hands in our pockets and getting
out our money and subscribing for
Railroads, or does it keep us from
voting to fix a levy for the same pur-
pose. Look at the stronghold of
Democracy in West Virginia-the
Third District-and see what inn
provements they have made. The
Democrats of that district have voted
to be taxed for their benefit, and the
result is, that in connection with out
side capitalists, they have built one
one of the finest Railroads in the
United States. And all of this was
accomplished under a Democratic
State Government The Radical
party had possession of this State
once for q number Of years, when
money was plenty. What have they
done to develop the resources of the
State? All their aim was, when in
power, to perpetuate their hold upon
the public cribs by their prescrip-
tive laws have driven thousands of
our best citizens from the State.
Monongalia, Preston and Taylor,
three Radical counties, had it in
their power to have narrow gauge
road built through their territory
some time since, have they shown
any inclination to build that road by
taxation? If capitalists will invest
money in building railroads, they
care very little about the political
status of the people in the country
which they go through. This is
abunaantly proven by the fact that
thousands of miles of railroads have
been built through the Southern
States during the last fifteen years.
McGrew and Hagans, our Radical
representatives in the last Legisla-
ture, together with some other would
be statesmen, by their speeches and
votes, have done more to dampen the
ardor of foreign capitals to invest
their money in building railroads in
West Virginia, than thousand years
of Democratic rule. Nobody but
such narrow minded persons as the
editors of the Radical organ Of Mon
ongala county, would try to make
political capital out Of the fact that
persons are leaving the State now.
They had everything their own way
for such long time that they must
have come to the conclusion that
whatever they say in their paper,
however mean and dastardly, must
90 uncontradicted. But as for my
self I will not permit that my party
should be kicked by those rotten
carcasses without kicking back.
MoNoNGAIIA DEMOCRAT.
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