The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-06-05

ninn 10 GLOSS BHOTus VIII inc pfcs-
mt sturdy and able inessmbent-
In our own District there are sew
erak Democratic lions mapping in
their lairs and spelling for chance
to contest for the possession of the
juicy congressional carcass that has
been booted by the other side for the
past two terms. The Democrats OF
the First District do not propose
again to let the enemy carry off the
prize that legitimately belongs to
them. They do not propose, how
ever, to make long wearisome can
vass-short, sharp and decisive will
be their plan To the dominant
partyit is always the most satisfac-
tory, and produces the best results.
1t should be the same way with the
Legislative ticket in this county.
The Executive Committee should
hold off until the last moment for =
call for Convention. A four or six
weeks vigorous campaign will be
sufficient. The Republicans being
in the minority will very likely want
a long canvass to work up their case
and will probably issue call for an
early convention. This applies par
ticularly to the First District where
they have elected Congressman by
the aid of the most uns'rupulous
methods. In the other districts Of
the State they make feint Of a
Congressional canvass, but little
more, as their hopes of success, since
the loss of federal patronage, are
next to- nothing.
On the whole the outlook for the
West Virginia Democracy this fall
is very bright and we would not be
surprised if the Democratic MAORI
ties in many counties in the State
were much greater than in the Pres
idential year. Everything tends
that way. The petty jealousies and
disappointment unavoidably result
ing from the dispensation of federal
patronage has nearly all vanished,
and the main thought will be upon
the best way to give the enemy such
a. addressing as they have not had for
quite while. There will be great
unanimity in this Thought 1t is
Undertaking. rapidly. Nor was
there ever better opportunity.
The plumbers of the politicians of
the Republican party the past fifteen
years in their system of legislation,
which has wrough, such chaos in all
? our industrial, agricultural and com
mercial interests; which has given
away nearly all the public lands to
great corporations; which has en-
abled to an unprecedented degree
the concentration of vast fortunes in
the hands of the few to the impoyer-
ishment of the many by the contin-
uation and representation of war legis-
ton, TINS keeping In force the high
tariff and internal taxation, that
saps the life blood from the working
classes and puts a prodigious cor
ruptiOn fund in the United States
! Treasury for the temptation of plum
dering and unprinciplcd politicians
and pension agents, all these we say
are such, in short, that the condi
tions are favorable for walloping tn,
enemy so completely and quickly
that they won't know what hurt
them.
Wages Now and I'm the lsnst.
In any attempt to forecast the re
suit of the movement for an advanc,
!, of wages it is necessary at the ont
;, set to learn the reason of the move
ment That is not the same in al
= cases. In case of common labor i
e is said that the wages paid until re
Gently were not enough to live on
In case of skilled labor it is said tina
the workman was not receiving hi
: full share of the value of the pro
:, duct. He does not offer as hi
q reason for urging the advance tn
argument that his pay is not stuff
cient to keep him. He is ste
:, ahead Of the common iaborer in thi
matter ~
n The highest wages to common la
4 Dor in the flush times was ~ day
1t sunk with other things during tn
l. long depression to $l.25, and in Gel
! tain instances to less, but now it
back to $3.50 or more, on the average
The common labor employed b
d plumbers costs 81 day, and no
- carriers get the same. If the deman
!, for nine hours at this rate of pay
: granted, Contractors estimate this
- the average pay to hod carriers wi
be $40 a day.
When common labor received 4
o a day food and clothing were fift
- per cent. higher than now. Flor
ar which may be had now for $3.50
50 barrel then cost $3.50 and 80. 9th,
70 necessaries of food were in propo
"a ton. Dry goods do not cost ov,
h. half what they did then. Even {
a. late as 1878, when the glut precedin
os the panic was greatest, certain kline
a. of sheetings were thought cheap ,
IN IL cents yard, but now just as GOO
in an article may be had for 6 cent
40 The reduction in the price of ord
nary clothing and boots and sho
n of the coarser kind is equally not
90 BILE. A careful estimate of all tt
h elements of the case will prove tn