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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

and in the Stock Exchange several
Republicans are at work forming a
Cleveland club.
Nor is this stampede of business
men confined to the exchange. The
downtown merchants of the west
side q the city met last week, re-
CARELESS of party, and organized a
Cleveland and Hendricks club. The
promoters of the organization arc, in
good part, Republicans. Mr.. H. X.
Thurber is one of the officers of the
club. He has heretofore been Re
publican. 1t is proposed TO secure
permanent headquarters, and enter
at once upon a vigorous campaign
for the Democratic nominees. AS
things are going, Mr.. Jay Gould will
feel solitary in his position that Mr..
Blaine's success is essential to bust
ness prosperity. The business men
do not think so. They seem to think
clean and honest administration is
above all else, thing to be desired,
and those who have carefully can
vassed the business circles of New
| York express the opinion that fully
| 70 per cent. of the business men will
| this year vote the Democratic ticket
The stronghold of the Republicans
| in past years has been the Stock Ex-
change, and even that promises to
fall in line with the Produce and
Maritime Exchanges.
The action of the business men
was all that was needed to make
New York sure Democratic State
The Republicans are divided and
harassed beyond all precedent. The
Germans are leaving them in a body
and scarcely township is without 3
body of independents. Never were
there more division and detection in
the Repub lican ranks. The party is
fairly broken into pieces. St. Johns
vote will reach, it is thought $1,000
on account Of Blaine's lodging the
prohibition amendment in the Maine
election. St. John recently stated
that he would get more votes in some
towns of western New York thar
either Cleveland or Blaine, and there
is reason to believe he knew what he
was talking about. There is really
no chance of Democratic defeat il
the great State from the present out
look. New York's thirty-siN elec
toral votes should be counted fol
Cleveland and Hendricks in the sam,
way that West Virginia's six are
the one lot not being surer than tn,
other Register.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Mr.. Hendricks rightly gave reye-
nue. reform the first place in his ex-
cellent speech at Indianapolis, for
there can be no reforms of admins
tration while we have four hundred
millions of surplus in the Treasury
and persist in taxing the people
to increase that surplus at the
rate of about hundred millions q
year.
The first step towards administra-
tive reform must be the reduction of
taxes-the reduction recommended
by Republican President and
promised by Republican Congress,
but shrewdly and persistently evad-
ed y'the Congress that promised it..
1t is one OF the boasts Of Republi-
can campaign orators that 1--WE have
four hundred millions in the Treas
ury." That is simply Boosting of
robbery. The right to tax the peo-
pie for all the money needed is not
questioned. Taxation beyond that
limit, taxation to pile up huge sur
plus to beget extravaganza, fraud and
corruption, is without any warrant,
and is cruel plundering of the
people.
Every poor man who has wife
and six children has paid $50 Of the
$500, 100000 now boarded in the
public vaults. On every street in
every city, town or village, in every
rural hamlet, and throughout all the
farming communities, there are poor
families, families pinched with pow
erty to whom the money that has
been needlessly wrung from them to
pile up in the Treasury would bring
incalculable relief
If the taxes now gathered in the
shape OF duties and excise were at
tempted to be raised by more direct
means, We should have a rebellion
and an overthrow of Government.
Patriotic as they are, ready as they
are to do all that is needed to sup
port the Governmental mechanism,
yet the people are too intelligent
and too just to permit, if they
could. help it, unlawful taxation
for no purpose but the accumula-
ton Of dangerous and corrupting
surplus.
Is it any more honest to go into
the pockets Of the people and get
their money out by such devices as
tariff and excise, than it would be to
attempt forcing them to pay it di-
rectlv?-W Washington Post.
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sham Republican sympathy
for Work. m Smen.

The Republicans are protesting
great love just now for workingmen.
Let us examine into the record Of
these same Blaine men ON the Eight
Hour law.
In 1868 Congress passed. law
making eight hours day work for
all Government employees. La all the
departments the clerks and other
well-paid officials have never been
asked to work even the eight hours
required by that statute. But not
until the exigencies of the present
Presidential campaign arose did all
the poor laborers get the benefit of
that eight hour law. the Republican
department heads have in nearly all
instances, until this year, evaded the
act by employing help for ten hours,
and calling that days work, instead
of the eight hours fixed by statute.
Last Spring bill was introduced
to pay the Government employees for
the extra two hours they had been
required to work in disregerd of law
for so many years. The proposition
was an emineutly fair one. 1t was
admitted that eight hours constituted
legal days work, and that the men
were obliged to work more or-lose
their places These men had thus
worked overtime and were entitled
to pay.
But Mr.. Hiscock of New York, a
blatant Blaine Republican, opposed
the bill. He called it demagogical
proposition, and said that it proposed
to elevate labor in the Government
employ by paying it twenty-five per
cent, or upward more than it was
worth. The bill did not pass because
of the time occupied in debating it.
But had the Republican officials
obeyed the law, and not Disseminated
against the laboringman, such bill
would not have been necessary
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Daniel Manning, chairman Of the
New York Democratic State Commit
tee, speaking of the political outlook
the other day, said: people may
say what they please but Grover
Cleveland is going to be our next
President Perhaps ought not to
say so much, but ] have most relia-
BILE information from all over the
country, which assures me of what /
say. You ask me how it is that
things are going on so quietly? The
fact is we are doing more silent work
in this campaign than in any other
that l can remember. We are going
to win"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

An infamous attempt was made to
induce . gentleman, who is on the
list of Democratic candidates, to trade
his vote for q number Of Republican
votes. or course his honor forbade
him for a moment considering any
such dishonorable proposition. And
his indignant manner caused the
shameless republican traders to turn
their faces away in shame.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Democrats! don't stay away from
the polls on Tuesday the 14th of Oc-
tober, believing that your votes will
not be needed in this election. Every
Democratic vote ought to be cast on
that day. Give one day to the State
and your country.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

A correspondent of the New York
Herald, who has visited more than
half of the "a counties in West Vir-
ginia, predicts that the Democrats
will carry the State in October by at
least 1000 majority.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

If you vote for John I. Fleming
for Sheriff on next Tuesday you will
vote for a man who has been tried
and found not wanting. He is faith
full and efficient. He is honest and
capable. Can this be said of his
opponent?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Monongalia county is one OF the
oldest educational counties in the
State: Her private schools, seminaries
and academies, forty years ago, were
the finest in this portion of the coun-
try. She has the University, the
highest educational institution in the
State. She is proud, and justly has
a right to be proud of her educational
history. The next State Superin-
tendent will come from MonoDgalia
county, and we feel sure that the
voters Of Monongalia will not forget
her history when they cast their bal
lots for this important Office.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

On next Tuesday let each Demo
crat in Monongalia county go to the
polls and cast his vote early so that
twill surely be given. Let it be for
the whole ticket. No trading.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Under a Republican administra-
ton in this State, extending from the
foundation Of the State to the year
1870, not one foot of rail road was
built. Under Democratic admins
tration, from 1870 to the present time,
severed hundred miles have been built
and more are being built. The pop
ulation has increased about one hall
and the wealth of the State in pro
portion, but the cost of administering
the State government has not in
creased, but is much less than under
republican misrule.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

The republicans howl about demo.
cratic extravaganza in the State gov
eminent. The State levy is less than
one-third the county levy in some OF
our republican counties. In our
neighboring county of Preston, espe-
cially is this true as any taxpayer of
that county can testify.
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To Farmers.

For many years your votes have
kept the Republican party in
power.
The policy Of that party has en-
riched and protected the monopo-
lies of the country, but has it i'm
proved your condition?
While the Goulds, Blaines, Dor
seys, Elkins, Millers, Bradys,
Cornells and the other monopo-
lists have become millionaries by
the use they have of your votes,
have you, too, been growing rich3
While your votes have brought
princely incomes of hundreds and
thousands of dollars day to them,
how has your daily income in
creased?
-Four years ago you were ap-
pealed to, by these monopolists
who have captured the Republican
party, on the tariff scare, and you
were told that ruin and devasta-
ton would follow Democratic sue
cess, and that prosperity and plenty
would result from Republican vic
tory.
You voted for the policy of the
sharks who run the Republican
party and how have you been ben
Gifted?
Gould and Blaine and Elkins
and Warner Miller and the mo-
nopolists in your own vicinity have
grown rich, but how is it with
you?
Is your farm worth more to-day
than it was then ?
Is it easier to meet your pay
ments and your interest to-day than
it was then?
Do you get more for your butter,
cheese, grain, pork and other pro-
duce than then?
Do you get your clothing, gro
ceries, tools and what you have to
buy cheaper than then?
Have your taxes been reduced
and expenses lightened?
Does you daily toll do much
more than barely support you and
you family7
Are the times good with you?
If not, is it not time for you
to think Of your own interests and
vote for your own benefit rather
than that of Mr.. Gould and Mr..
Elkins and Millionaire Blaine2
Your own experience ought to
prove to you that something is
wrong at Washington. The policy
Of the past is at fault. Extrava-
gance and profigacy and careless
methods have too long prevailed.
The rich thrive and the poor barely
live. A halt is necessary.
The farmers of New York know
Grover Cleveland and they know he
is the man to bring back the gov
eminent at Washington to simpler
methods.
A poor man himself, his sympa-
thies and his belief lead to enforce
strict economy in public admins
tration.
With him every dollar of taxa
ton is weighed as SO much from
the proceeds of the toll Of the
people.
The farmers Of New York know
that when its third city was suffer
ing from the results of extravaganza
in its affairs, Grover Cleveland was
called by his fellow-citizens, ire
spective of party, to correct the
abuse. They knowthat SO marked
was his fidelity to that charge that
the people Of the State at the next
election made him its executive by
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Gets Picked up in Some offifs
False m Episode of the
Parker~burg Meeting.
To The Editor Of the RegisteI
Mr. W Hubbard spoke at

Dir. W. p. Hubbard spoke at Park
ersburgh on Saturday night. Dur
ing the course OF his speech Mr..
Hubbard read falsified and garbled
extracts of the financial condition of
the State He closed by reading
falsified statement of the condition
of the finances on October |, 1888.
Taking up a table in the handwriting
of Auditor Miller he proceeded, by
classifying the statements in that ia
BILE, to show that there was def
cheney in the State Treasury OF 800
600 on October l, 1883. After tin-
ishing his remarks he laid the table
he had pretended To read on the re-
porters stand. A Democratic re
porter present raised the table. and
having caught Mr.. Hubbard's eye in
the usual manner in which reporters
gain the attention of speakers, pro-
ceeded to examine it. The reporter
saw at a glance that Mr.. Hubbard
had not read the table correctly as it
showed ON its face A short time
afterwards it apparently occurred
to Mr.. Hubbard that he had been
caught in his own trap, and he made
a personal attack on the reporter.
He was rewarded by having the de-
ception he had played on his hearers
promptly exposed, and the table was
produced by the reporter showing
that instead of a deficiency of about
100000. as Mr.. Hubbard had said,
the table from which he had pretend
ed to read showed there was a bal
ance in the treasury of 1902, 305. So.
Mr. Hubbard could not deny that
he had not read the table correctly,
and refused To say that he had. The
crowd would not allow the reporter
to say more. and Mr.. Hubbard quick
" Quilted the subject and closed
without reading any more figures.
The following table, over the sigma
ture of the Auditor, shows that the
reporter was right when he said there
was balance on hand of over 5000.
600 on October /, 1888, aud there
fore that Mr.. Hubbard falsitied the
table when he said there was a def.
cheney at that time. The table here
given contains the same figures as
the table given Mr.. Hubbard by the
Auditor:
AUDITORS OFFICE,
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
WHEELING SEPTEMBER 20, 1884
| AUDITOR TREASURY OFFICE, OCTOBER /, 1883
Receipts from balance Sept. 80, 1889 3oI,2s22s
| Receipts from collections during year
ending September 90, Iss3.......,...... 77S,76so.
Total receipts 81 oso. oIo 2.
DISBURSEMENTS during year ending Sep
balance in Treasury October 1873 49,. ao2, 3o5s.
Jos. 9. MILLER,
| Auditor.
Figures of the kind just stated arc
unanswerable, and Mr.. Hubbard
could not, did not, and cannot explain
his conduct in misleading the above
table. He can only do as he did ON
Saturday, refuse to answer and
4. l. l.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Democrats should be careful to
examine their tickets closely before
casting their ballots at the approach
ing State election.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

The radical Ring Masters as usual
are cracking the party lash about the
ears Of independent voters. 1t re,
mains to be seen how far they will
succeed in compelling the more can
did and honest Republicans to lay
aside their convictions and vote for
weak and inefficient men and agains st
men well qualified for county offices.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Hon. E. Willis Wilson, our gallant
Standard bearer, is young man full
of progress and energy, and one of
the most highly gifted young men
in our little mountain State. He has
come up from the people, and is pre-
eminently man of the people. The
people have tried him in various high
and responsible positions, and in
every case he has proved himself
capable, trustworthy and honest.
There is not one blot on his whole
political record. Not one word of
truth has ever been said or can be
said against it. He is thoroughly a
West Virginian. and in harmony
with, and in sympathy with West
Virginia's progress and advancement.
Young, full of energy, courage and
hope, of pure private and political
character, progressive and anti-bour-
bon, he will make one of the best
Governors West Virginia ever had
Democrats of Monongalia, let us see
to it, that he gets the largest Demo
cratic vote ever polled in Monongalia
county.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

J. N. Kendall, Republican Green
back candidate for State Superin-
tendent of Schools made us pleas
ant visit on Tuesday. Mr.. Kendall
met his Democratic opponent Mr..
Morgan, in discussion at Cassville
Monongalia county, last Saturday,
and it is said by those who heard it
that Morgan was completely van
pushed by him.-Grafton Eagle.
The chief statement in the above
is simply an absurd falsehood. We
are 10th to believe that Mr.. Kendall
would give to the Eagle or any pa
per a statement which he must have
known at the time was false. intoto,
but that is the only way to account
for it unless it was manufactured out
of the fertile brain of the Eagles ed
itor. The republican meeting refer
red to above was addressed by Mes
srs. Kendall, Hart and Hubbard and
by them only. Prof B. S. Morgan
was not at the meeting at all. There
was no joint discussion Of any kind,
but if there had been there would
have been no such result as that
mentioned by the Eagle. Mi. Nor
gan has made no political speeches
whatever, thinking that the office OF
State Supt. is entirely political.
In this respect there is quite con
trast between him and his opponent,
Mr.. Kendall. Wholesale falsifvino
like the above cannot possibly do the
fusion candidate any good.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Upon the faithful discharge Of
official duties very largely depends
the happiness and well being of our
community. 1t is the duty of all
good citizens to do their part by vot-
ing for the men who serve them
especially in such important stations
as Public Prosecutor and Sheriff.
for men of unquestioned integrity
and ability for the positions. In
Mr.. Brown you have lawyer of ripe
experience and man of the keenest
sense of right; man faithful to all
trusts from the greatest to the small
est. Vote for him for Prosecuting
Attorney. In Mr.. Fleming you have
ripe manhood, and rare qualifications
for the office of Sheriff. He would
discharge it's duties with honor to
himself and to the fullest satisfaction
of his. constituents.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11
To Arms! To Arus!!
Come, lads, times up.


Those OF the crops that are not in
are doing as we'll as could be expected
under Republican Administration.
The Summer holidays are over 1t
is September. The cattle that stood
in the pools are moving uneasily up
on the ridges. The frogs have ceased
to dream in the marshes 1t is time
that men should bestir themselves.
1t is time for Democrats to remember
that this is a Presidential year and
that presently we shall have the OPP
portunity to elect Democratic Pres
ident.
The chances before us are in every
way encouraging. Both parties are
short Of funds; but, if we put our
selves to it and set up an enterpris-
ing and active organization,
we ought to be able to raise
money enough at least to take care
Of Indiana. This should be done by
counties, and we urge the Chairman
of the various County Committees
throughout the State to set the ball
in motion. When they have done
their work, its results can be reported
to the National Committee.
The returns which come to us from
every quarter are full of hope and
cheer. OF course the fight is a hard
one. The Republicans have resources
with which we can only compete by
the most incessant vigilance and ac-
tivity. But with all their resources,
we have won ''first blood in Yer
mept, where, though they "spread
themselves" we reduced their ma
jority.
If they carry Ohio and we carry
West Virginia it will be "a dog fall"
But if zoe carry Ohio, "Good- after
noon Mr.. Blaine" On the other
hand, if they carry both States, it will
be our turn to fight as we never fought
before.
Let US go>to work. Let us go to
work in dead earnest. Let us 90 to
work cheerily and with will. We
are incapable of so much as wish,
indeed we could not be induced, to
mislead Democrats with false hopes.
In our opinion Cleveland can be
elected, and will be elected. The
Blaine boom has had good deal of
the life knocked out of it. In one
respect it resembles the wasp-it was
the biggest when it was Matched.
The effort to force in lot of irrele-
want matters is failure. The cam
paign will be fought out on the main
questions laid down in the two plat
forms, supplemented by the all-im-
i portant question touching the per-
sonal fitness of Mr. Blaine to conduct
and direct the administration OF
public affairs. On these issnes we
believe we can win.
So, to your duty, Democrats! Rally
to it! Stand by it! Times up!-
Courier journal.
New York No Longer 1DOubtfu l.
If any man harbors doubts about
New York, he should read up on the
action of the business men in New
York city. There is a stampede to
Cleveland and Hendricks among the
1ov<ro hrs Iocc r tha N, NJ ~, !, nj; O
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

LARGE stock of Napkins, Table
Linens and Towels at Chadwick's at
the most reasonable prices.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Hon. Carl Sclurz was asked in
Cincinnati if he had seen the state
ment that he is receiving $3.50 a
speech from the Democratic manag-
ers. "Yes." was his reply, II have
noticed that such story is being
circulated. The facts are that / am
not receiving one cent from any
source for my speeches in the con-
test, and that | am paying all my
own travelling expenses. am simply
doing what / consider my impera-
tive warning the people against
turning over the administration oil
the National Government to self.
convicted corrupt man. ! connot
think they will do it,"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

RAILROAD coming and Chadwick Il
Co. have just received a case Of
Standard Prints that they are sell
ling at the low price Of l6 yds. for
dollar.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

GALL and see the fine stock of
Dry Goods, Flannels, Jeans, Yarns,
Boots and Shoes. Hats and Caps,
Rubber Goods, &c., g., at Hitch
ems Store, corner of Main and Wal
nut streets. Also full line Of
Groceries. All goods sold at the
lowest prices.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

Voters of Monongalia, word with
you. Election day is almost here
and you are to speak at the polls.
Have you carefully examined the
record of every candidate who asks
your support next Tuesday? Whom
are you going to elect for Prosecuting
Attorney? If you think the affairs
of the county that properly come un-
der that head have been faithfully
attended to during the last four
years; if every criminal throughout
the town and county has been
brought TO trial and punishment; if
the dignity Of the law has been up
held; if there has been no dallying
with crime and with criminals: if
the proper indictments have been
brought; if the present incumbent
has been in every way faithful
officer, re-elect him. Buff the streets
of the town and the public roads of
the county are full of drunken men
in violation of the law; if men
throughout the county can commit
all manner of crime and go unpun-
ished and even unarrested; if almost
every community has it's criminals
unwhipped Of justice; If policy has
had higher seat than honesty in
that Office during the last four years,
then in the name Of all that is Amer
lean see to it that right prevails and
that change is made.
The Hon. John j. Brown is full OF
legal experience and of devotion to
law and justice. Elect him and it
can no longer be said that we have
no Prosecuting Attorney. Elect him
and he will see to it that law and
justice are lifted out of the dirt and
filth and once more made respectable
in old Monongalia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11

The finest and largest stock of
Dress Goods, Muslins, &C.. in
the county, can be found at
Chadwick's.