The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04
Democratic Adnnfn5ss1aEson In
West TirCfufss.


in the management of the State gov
eminent, have not the honesty to tell
the people that the Democratic party
reduced TIE taxes in 1873. 1t will
be remembered that the Republican
party in 1868 or SO, levied tax of
5 cents on the 500 for the construc-
ton Of the hospital, which was con-
tinued until taken off by the Demo
Gratis in 1873. Since then the hos
pital has been completed, large adj
ditions have been made to the Uni
versity buildings at Morgantown, the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Romney,
and large amounts appropriated for
the capitol building at Charleston.
Had this tax been continued it would
have yielded over six hundred thous-
and dollars up to this time, which
would pay off the 1927, 900 deficiency
in the treasury and leave a surplus of
| 100000. This amount has been
saved to the taxpayers Of the State
by the economical management Of
the State government by the Demo
Gratis, but no Republican shrieker has
the honesty to tell you so."-Lincoln
Clipper.
The facts contained in the above
statement have been subject of fire.
quent reference BY the Democratic
press of the State.
They are well Understood by the
intelligent reading portion Of all par
ties. That taxation, extravaganza,
reassessment and extra sessions con
tinued to be made subjects of invid-
ious criticism by the Republican
press, is well understood to bc polit-
ical poppy cook directed to the igno-
rant and unin!ormcd voter.
With all the eagerness and uncon-
scionableness of the opposition to
criticise adversely the Democratic
administration of the State govern
ment, not one well founded fact has
been adduccd Of Encouragement or
NAL administration.
When in the history of the Demo
cratic administration in West Vir-
ginia, has there been job? When
has there been suspicion of corrnp-
ton in office? Where is there sin
gle instance of extravaganza in the
appropriations? In what State of the
Union are the taxes less? When
were they lower than now?
We have no debt; we have no jobs;
we have no corruption in office; we
have no rings or cliques that feed
upon 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 mines
are being opened; manufactures are
springing up; there is no state in the
Union where the political machine"
is less obtrusive; where the ballot is
freer; where the voter is so secure
from molestation; where the boss is
so obscure; where peace is so pro-
found, and where every citizen en-
joys such undisturbed and uniroken
security Of life, liberty and the pur-'
suit of happiness as under a Demo
cratic administration in the State OF.
West Virginia.
How would change Of admins
tration improve our condition? What
suggestion can or has been made in
this direction? The Republican can
didate for Governor went over the
State in 1880 crying .Bourbonism!
Bourbonismn' and with great elab-
Grafton of argument trying to con-
vince the people that change of
administration was necessary to
the prosperity and development of
the State. 4
But the people asked howp Would
You build railroads and system of
internal improvements at the expense
of the State? Would you increase
taxation so as to make annual appro-
priation out of the treasury for these
things? How could the State gov
eminent undertake works of internal
improvement except at the expense
of the State treasury to supply it
except by an increased rate of tax
alton? 3taiast@
When the people sifted this argu-
ment they found at the bottom of it
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
satisfaction with the situation as they
| found it. t7 eas
Recently Mr.. Mason has discover
ed the same kind of s'revolt among
the people against the policy of the
dominant party that Mr.. Sturgiss
prophecied prior to the last general
election. Mr.. Mason. found a fued
in the Democratic party of his dis
trict which he is disposed to construe
into "revolt'' against the policy OF
the. party in general. But it is
strange, if that view is correct, that
Mr.. Mason Gid not succeed in win
ming over some of the revolving Dem
ocrats to his ticket. He needed only
nine "revolting" Democrats to elect
him. But they didn't revolt in that
direction. The '.revolt" in the Sec
ond district was of no more profit to
the Republican candidate for Con-
gress in 1882 than the "revolt' in
The State was to the candidate for
| Governor in 1880. The same kind
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