West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24
The Revolution in the West.


Unless tho shrcwdeSt and most care.
iul observers completely mnsconstrue
the signs oil the times, the gfpalnst
political revolution ot tho present yea,
VIII take place In tic West. Ohio. In.
dlana Michigan, Wisconsin. Iowa.
Kansas and Illinois, besides some
smaller Western States, arc IN apparent
readiness to ropudiate tho Republican
party, To which thcy have adhered in
every Presidential year sinoo 1860 with
The exception of Indiana in 1876. and
to enlist under tho banner of Change
and Reform.
Republican intolerance. bal faith
greed and corruption have gradually
prepared the way for great rcvoln-
uon. The "insa|once of powern shown
by tho Republican party for nearly a
quarter of "A century; It's ruthless tGNn-
ZION OF the people for the burmese q,
amasslng a hugo surplus In the National
treasury, which Il controls: its a.
gressions on tho personal RIGHTS and
Liberties oi the people; its undue favor
ilism OF monopolics and corporations.
rs open. defiant corruptions. hayo bv
degrees kindled tho Indignation which
Is now prepared 90 break out into a
consuming hrr
The French Revolution was secmjng-
" Tho work of n night Tho nprising
OF July ~. 1852. took PaH, hy .ur,
prise. Yet it noed not have doho an
The infamles of the Regency. tho
weakness al tho King. tho insolcnt
usurpaiiOns and outragcs Of the MOBILES
The wrongs of hard-toilinp peoplo
pinched by hunger aud driven II ,es-
pair, had for year. given sufficient i'm
dications OF tho gathering of tho Ter
tho Nation.
Tho pending political revolution i'm
',.. 1no west has had ample provocation.
Inc republican, have ground down
agricultural labor, while driving raj.
,oads over It's neck and pampcrlng
ia'oted interests. They have given
away hundreds Of millions of the pub
hc lands To wealthy and grasping COS
poraiions, putting the bona Gdc settler
"nucr tho power of monOpOlies. In
nli Their policy they have abused the
Western section Of tho country in a
greater degree, probably, than any
other. Tho Germans. who have Hooked
To lhe West, have found themselves.
under profcsscdly froe Government.
wv ,fI''t w A'i'tA VflHuuAl privileges
AMI amusements and placed in strait
"aistcoat of other peoples into,erant
not ous and pro ,udiccs.
lt IS desirable that the wave of no
htical revolution should come from the
young and vigorous West. II will be
the more irresistible because IL Will bear
on ~ crest the rugged honesty Of tho
broad prairic-. II will be q victory all
tho greater aud more significant n won
by states which are marching on like
an army ~ giants and which have re-
NAMED faithful to the Republican par
~ a. long a. it was faithful 10 it.clf II
viii be- victory that will stay. that will
know mo- rcNerscs. that will grow with
the growth Of the West and be
strengthened by the wisdom and patri-
otism with which g. will be- used.
New York is pledged 10 the Demo.
cratic cause. SO are New Jersey, Con
ncciicut and other Eastern States. But
we shall all gladly hail the West as n
loader in the great revolution and shall
feel that our common triumph will be
made doubly glorious II IL Is 10 be- the
signal of thc emancipation of the West
ern States from Republican thraldom.
~ A. Word