West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-11-04

LIE wheeling ffe9tsteT well Gays
that "sll the esgerness and uncon-
scionableness OF the opposition to
criticise adversely the Democratic
administration Of the State govern
ment, not one we'll founded tact has
been adduced Of Encouragement or
NAL administration.
When,in the history Of the Demo-
cratic administration in West Vlr-
ginia, has there been "a Job When
has there been suspicion of corrup.
ton IN office 2 Where is there single
instance OF extravaganza in the ap-
propristions2 In what State OF the
Union are the taxes less When
were they lower thsn now2
We have no debt we have no Jobs /;
we have no corruption in office; we
have no rings or cliques that feed pom
the public treasury; we have no
complaint Of excessive taxation
among Taxpayers our people are
prosperous and contented our State
Is growing in population and wealth ;
railroads are being built our min s
are being opened manufactures are
spriuglng up there is no State in
the Union where the political ma
chine" is less obtrusive where The
ballot Ia freer where the voter is 80
secure from moiestation ; VIII ere the
boss Is so obscure; where peace is 30
profound, and where every citizen
enjoys such undisturbed and unbro-
ken security OF life, liberty and the
pursuit ofhsppiness as under a Dem.
ocratic administration in the State
OF West Virginia.
How would change of ad minis.
tratlon improve our condition ? What
suggestions can or h 4s been made in
this direction The Republican can.
didate Tor Governor went over the
State in 1880 crying "Bourbonism !
bourbonism p and with great elab-
Grafton of argument tying to con-
vince the people that change of
administration was necessary to the
prosperity and development of the
State.
But the people asked how ? Would
you build railroads and system of
internal Improvements at the expense
OF he State? Would you increase
taxation so as to make annual ap-
preparations out OF the treasury for
these things ? How coull the State
government undertake works of in.
ternal Improvement except at the
expense Of the State treasury. and
how ls the State treasury to supply
1T except by an increased rate OF tax
alton
When the people sifted this argu-
ment they found at the bottom Of if
nothing more or less than the old plea
OF the outs for chance TO get in,
and their response at the polls Was
an emphatic expression of their sat-
is!action with the situation as they
found it.
Recently Mr.. MASON has discov-
cred the same kind of"revolt' among
the people against the policy of the
dominant party that Mr.. STURaIss
ProTAec:ec Prior to tine last general
election. Mr.. MASON found feud
IN the Democratic PARTY of his dis
trict which be is disposed to construe
INTO "revo!t" against the policy OF
the party in general. But it is
strange, II that view is correct, that
Mr.. MASON did not succeed in win
nlng over some ofthe revolving Dem
ooTats to his ticket. He needed only
nine revolving" Democrats to elect
him. The "revolt" in the Second
district was Of no more profit to the
Republican candidate for Congress il
1882 than TIE revolt" in the State
was to the candidate for Governor ia
1880. The same kind of revolt"
will, doubtless, show up in 1884.
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