West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-09-29
FOUR-FIFTHS OF THE COUN-
TIES OF WEST VIRGINIA
ARE DEMOCRATIC.

h'ty- TOUR counties forty-two gave
Democratic majorities for Governor
JACKSON at the last State election.
aud forty four counties gave Dem
ocratic majorities for members of the
Legislature and some other officers.
Although there is more or less 20.
litical talk going on in the State at
this time, there will be no election
held in West Virginia until in Octo-
ber, 1884.
The radical party in this State is
split into two distinct factions, both
anxious to control tho party machine
In order that they may be enabled
to pick up the crumbs thet fall from
the table of the rich man in the
White House at Washington.
The Radicals have no hope OF car
rying a majority OF the votes of West
Virginia and thereby getting posses
sion OF the offices in the State; and
indeed, the incentive to do 80 is OF
great as the salaries to the State Of
hIers ae not as large as men Of fair
business ability and experience can
earn in pursuits more congepial to
the tastes of men of business. The
federal officers are largely paid by
fees and offer much better opportu-
mites for unscrupulous men to make
fortunes with but little works and
this is why the Radical party in this
State in it's insane greed for office is
riven into other factions. each scram.
bling with might and main for rec
ognition at Washington. 1t is this
scrambling which has given birth TO
a ring composed of the Federal Office
holders OF this State, which has It's
clutches upon the party machine; (;
and another, or twin ring, composed
of ambitious Republicans who would
Ike to have the Federal Offices which
fall to the faithful in West Virginia.
Next summer each party will put
State ticket IN the field. The Re-
publican ticket will doubtless be, as
has heretofore been the case, selected
by the Bosses-that is, the ring Of
Federal Office e-holders-and it will
be ratified as the ticket of the Re-
publican factions in The usual Ian
guid manner by the representatives
of the various Court House cliques
assembled in State Convention.
The Democratic State ticket will
be placed in the field by The 10000
sovereign Democrats who will con-
vene at convenient places ia their
own counties and near their own
homes, and there select from their
own numbers men OF ability, integri-
ty, and acquaintance with public
affairs, they have confidence TO rep
resent them in State Convention.
When these representatives com g to-
gether in State Convention, they will
look over the State and make the
best and Wisest selections they can
from the entire body Of 10000 Dem.
ocrats, for the few State officers re-
quired to manage the bfdirs Of the
Commonwealth.
Every man Of the 10000 will have
yoice--an equal voice in saying
who shall be Governor, Auditor,
Treasurer, Attorney General, Super.
intendent OF Schools and Supreme
Judge, for the four years next ensu-
ing.
There will be no unseemIy scram-
BILE for these positions; for the hold
ing Of any one Of them does not ex-
alt a man aboye bis fellow men in
honor, ror does it profit him beyond
that Of any other honest employment
Few men aspire to these positions;
and there are many men who could
not be induced to accept one Of them.
The Democratic party has been out
Of power in the Federal government
80 long that its members have ad-
justed their tastes and habits to the
farm, the trade, to business and pro-
fessionsl pursuits; while the posses
sion Of more than a hundred tbous- |
and Federal officers and contracts
amounting to many millions, has bred !
in the Republican party Il great hive |
Of professional Office seekers. There |