The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-10-07


gance, incompctency and dishonesty.
Its legislation was of the most vi
cious and iniquitous character I'm
der it monopolies fonrished untaxed,
the expenses of government were in
creased, the revenues went to rotten
boards and defaulting officials, the
judiciary was corrupted, and one
third of the voters of the State were
| DISTINGUISHED that it might re tain it's
hold and continue to Cypress the PEG.
pie of West Virginia But the day
of reckoning came. The freemen of
our Mountain State arose, and in
their might, swept the miscreants
from power and redeemed their State
from dishonor. This same Repub-
lican party has for more than twenty
years controlled our national Govern
ment. The same characteristics Of
extravaganza, incompetence and dis
honesty distinguish it as national
organization. Its legislation has
been, and is still, only more grossly
iniquitous and vicious. Under it
were born aud have grown all of the
monster monopolies and corporations
that now fatten and thrive off of the
earnings and labor of the people. Its
course has ever been in the interest
Of the aristocratic moneyed few,
against the Industrious, toiling mas
ses. Jobbery and corruption are
synonymous with Republican rifle.
1t was this party that demonetized
silver and ordered the destruction of
the entire Greenback circulation.
When a Democratic Congress came
into power it quickly restored silver
as legal tender, gave us the "dollar
of our daddies,' and peremptorily
put stop to the further destruction
of Greenbacks.
/ To-day the Republican party of
West Virginia is parading itself be-
fore the public, clamoring for that
power from which it was years ago
hurled by an indignant and outraged
people. 1t talks blatantly of Demo
cratic extravaganza and corruption,
and asks the aid and cooperation of
all political parties in its onslaught
upon the Democracy. 1t speaks of
retrenchment and reform in the adj
ministration of State affairs, but it
is unable to tell where these are to
begin or to end 1t has no clearly
outlined policy, nor does it pretend
to show what are the remedies need
ed to correct the mistakes and reform
the evils of which it is said the
Democratic party has been guilty.
But is it true that the people Of
West Virginia desire change in the
management Of their State affairs
Do they believe that the Democratic
party has been extravagant and rec
reant to the trust reposed. IN its
keeping? They know it has levied
less taxes, spent less money for
State purposes, and appropriated
more funds for building up and i'm
proving the common school system
than the Republican party did while
controlling the State affairs. Then
why the necessity for a change, and
such change? In reality and in
truth there is none. But supposins
for arguments sake that the Demo
cratic party has not done everything
that it should have done since its
induction into power, to whom shall
the reins of government be given in
order to secure that reform, economy
and purity about which the Repub-
licans pirate? Certainly not the
Republican party, if we are to judge
the future by the past. Registration
test oaths, extravaganza, corruption
and dishonesty of which the people
learned and felt so much under Rad
ical rule, are too fresh in their mem
DRY for them to consent to it's suprem-
acy. What other political organi
cation is there within our borders ii
which the people have confidence
The answer must be, there is none
The Greenback party, which was
created and bern because of the
= 6ri1gaA and iniquities wrought by
the Republican party, is no longer
true as party to the teachings anG
principles of the Greenback faith
Many Of the rank and file are sincere
in their allegiance to the Greenbaclx
principles, but many, very many o
their leaders to whom they Away.
looked for counsel and guidance
nave, alas! dropped from grace ane