The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-25
What They IRE Trying to do

At no time since they lost their
supremacy in the State has the Re-
publican party been so desperately in
earnest to recover that supremacy
than it seems to be now. Next year
all the State officers and Legisla-
ture is to he elected. The fight is
then to be made. But they are try
ing to lay the foundation for success
now, and with even more unfairness
and greater malignity than usually
characterizes the conduct Of their
leaders, and it has never been truth
fully affirmed of these same leaders
that they were not men OF capability
in these directions. Their object
and aim seems now to be to under
mine the confidence OF the people in
the management of the State institu-
tions and in this way to strike a fatal
blow at the dominant party. The
University, as at present conducted,
has been held up to the ridicule of
the people and its usefulness has been
sought to be prevented by every in
genious method that Republican edi-
tors could devise. This attack is
now being seconded by an equally
dastardly one on the Asylum at Yves
ton. This sort of war will be made
to include we dare say the other in
situations of the State before the cam
paign commences. The changes have
been rung and will continue to be
rung upon the re-assessment. Money
will be sent into this State to help
them along and nothing will be omit
ted, we have been led to believe that
will assist, in the smallest way, their
chances Of success in this State. Still,
we do not think they will succeed.
They will not reach the turn in the
lane next year. But the task of the
Democratic party will be somewhat
heavier than it has been. Heretofore
the Republicans have been overcome
and routed in this State at the cost
of but little effort. More Of our
strength will have to be put forth this
time. We have got too far away from
certain questions that used to help
us, and prejudices that were not with
out their advantages to us, to derive
any aid from them now. The people
are more disposed to pay heed to live
issues than they have been in pre-.
vious years. If the party, however,
is only true to itself, we shall win in
the future as we have in the past.
The State is making most gratifying
progress in material development; the
people are lightly taxed by the State;
immigrants are coming in; factories
and furnaces are going up; railroads
are being built; the humblest citizen
is as fully protected in all of his rights
as the haughtiest and the proudest;
and peace, happiness and prosperity
reign throughout our borders. In
this State there is no pretension made
by any class that God Almighty sent
them into the world booted and spur
red ready to ride, and the Common
herd" the masses, saddled ready to
be ridden; there is no claim set up
here by anybody entitled to respect
or consideration, that everything that
is nice and pleasant must come their
way and everything that is nasty and
disagreeable must go yours. What
| ever eccentricities there may be in
the way of distinctions between hon
| est, intelligent, virtuous people, are
confined to social circles where they
belong, if they belong anywhere, and
everybody is accorded equal rights
and privileges and left to make the
most of his opportunities without let
or hindrance. In word, this is a
Democratic State, in the true Demo
cratic sense. May its shadow never
! grow less '-Kasawha Gazette.