The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-02-14
"DEMOCRATIC POLICY"

minsiration, and have on all occa-
sions and under all circumstances;
with our pen and by word of mouth,
done what we could to promote the
interests of the University. ewant
it distinctly understood that we al
ways have been and always expect
to be University man, and will
greatly regret it, if by act or word we
place anything in the way of the ad-
vancement of that Institution. But
our fealty to our party and our duty
as the editor of Democratic paper
compells us to enter our protest
against the manner in which the
University was used last week by the
editors of the Post, to conceal and
cover up the true purpose ofthe meet
ing of Sturgiss, Walker, Mason,
Moore, Flick, Thompson d Co., that
recently occurred at Washington
City. A very adroit article appeared
in the Post last week prepared by
one of its editors, perhaps from the
pen of "our fellow citizen" headed
democratic Policy" in which the
aforesaid fellow citizen endeavors to
show that the University has been
deprived of the services of regular
Army Officer through a lack of inter
est in the matter by our Representa-
tives in Congress, or through the
Vaccinations Of Major Snider's
friends las that gentleman filed the
place for one year, or that Of Col.
Jno. A. Robinson, at present mem
Der of the Board of Regents. A
glance at this detail business for a
moment will serve to SHOW the mean
, ness and baseness of this insinu&tion
By law of Congress thirty regular
army officers are detailed to give in
struction in military scienc in Col
leges and similar Institutions. These
officers are apportioned to the States
according to population. Maryland
and West Virginia being entitled t.
one between them. From the pas
sage of that law until two years ag
: West Virginia has enjoyed the bene
fit of that detail, Col. Weaver bein!
the first officer sent here. Afterwar'
] Capt. Pierce; who remained some 81,
p years, who in turn was succeeded b
n Lieutenants Richmond and ingalls,
q During all this time Maryland ha
been clamerous for her rights unde
this arrangement and two years ag
- she succeeded in securing a deta
: which resulted in our loss Of one, an
notwithstanding the repeated effort
39g Rep nss to o. oen
/ troll have secured the services {
e these officers, as stated in the afort
e mentioned article, in some States i
: excess of their quota is easily un
!. derstood when we mention that thes
details are made by the President G
the United States and the Secretar
. of War and that they always pursu
the uniform policy of the Republican
in their administration Of the Govern
ment, 10 place men and none
where they will do the most good
for their party. West Virginia bein,
Democratic State was left out il
the cold while the adjoining RepubIi
can State Of Pennsylvania has tn
: superabundance of five Let us lool
! at Major Snider and his Influential
0 friends. The writer misstates tn,
: facts when he styles Major -Snyde
r an ex-Confederate Officer. He wa
V never connected with the army ant
0 no one is more fully appraised Of tha
D fact than the man who wrote to thu
contrary. We have been credibl,
informed that Major Snyder is in
debted for election to a professorshir
in the University to President Thomp
son and Henry S. Walker, two of the
Washington crowd. Why these in
faential friends placed him there
is doubtless well known to said in
fuential friends, to whom we refer
that writer, our fellow citizen, for ex-
PLANTATION. 1t has also been intimat
ed to us that President Thompson
can shed some light on the appoint
ment Of the present professor who is
a nephew to Regent Jno. A. Robin
son. If President Thompson is loath
to furnish the desired information.
we doubt not Col. Robinson will. in
his own way and at bis own time.
1t was further intimated that 4 GER
tain gentleman happened in Wash
in9ton at particular time and we
infer, gave his undivided attention tn