The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10
A Democratic Distribution on
Democratic PRINCIPLES.

The friends of Mr.. R. E. Horner,
editor of the Parkersburg Sentinel,
will use all honorable means to have
him appointed postmaster in this city.
He has host of influential friends,
who say they will urge his claims on
the ground that he will make an eff
ficient officer, and that he has up
held his party in every emergency;
besides he has made the Sentinel one
of the most able and influential Dem
ocratic newspapers in the State
Cor. Writ Transcript.
Mr.. Hornor is certainly entitled to
reap some of the "usufruct" after so
many years of party toll. We should
not be sorry to see him nominated
as we would regard it as a tribute to
a profession poorly paid and over
worked. Publishing newspaper
under the illiberal laws of West Vir
ginia is about as profitable as running
store without advertising and on
borrowed capital. Mr.. Horror has
made the Sentinel power in Demo-
cratic circles and is certainly enti
tied to a generous reward. We have
received what we think very ungen-
erous and uncalled for malicious at
lacks in the Sentinel, but this does
not alter our opinion that Mr.. Horror
deserves we'll Of his party.-State
Journal.
We endorse every word Of the
above as sound, just and equitable.
1t is time that we were having some
recognition from the Democratic
party in West Virginia of the worth
and power of the Democratic press.
The leaders Of the party have here
tofore acted as though the press
must, as a matter of course, shoulder
the burdens and perform the work
necessary to perpetuate the party or
ganization and promote its princi-
Piles, for somebody else to enjoy the
rewards. The men who stand be-
hind these papers and bear the brunt
and burden of the fight, not only
through campaign, but year in and
year out, are pushed aside when it
comes to dividing the spoils;" and
even stale and stupid public docu-
ments have the preference over the
newspapers themselves when it comes
to applying the campaign funds "
to the work of distributing informa-
ton among the people. 1t might be
effective in opening the eyes Of some
of our political managers for the
press of the State to allow them to
try to run a campaign without the
aid of the newspapers.
But with the accession of the Dem
ocratic party TO power in the nation,
as we'll as in the State, we hope to
see more discerning and equitable
distribution of the honors and emol-
uments Of office. If, for example,
Mr.. Horner wants the position OF
postmaster at Parkersburg. the local
Democracy ought to be just enough
to recognize his claim and see that
he gets it. The position would ena-
BILE him to build up his paper and
thus, at the same time, build up the
Democratic party.
1t also behooves the Democratic
party of the State to see to it that
West Virginia is recognized by the
national administration. We ought
to be represented in the Cabinet II
is fairly conceded throughout the
country that ex- Senator Henry G..
Davis should be called to portfolio
by MI. Cleveland not only for the
strength it would bring to his admin
istration, but also because of his
geographical position. There is nc
other man of the Southern States
who would be more acceptable to