The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-27
HERE'S A STATE OF THINGS.
A Row in the Republican Camp.

he 1arkefsDurg Stute JoUFHdt
has fallen out with its brethren of
the g. o. p, and very entertaining
little row is stirring up the camp of
the ines-entertaining to the
Democratic party. The Journal
claims to have discovered score or
so of prominent Republican traitors,
and takes occasion to say so in
controversy with the Grafton Sehti-
mel In the last issue of the Journal
appears the following article 1t is
mighty interestin' readin' to every
body except Republicans, and in
certain way it may be interesting to
them.
The Grafton Sentinel wants us to
state upon what authority we make
the charge that 'some of the promi-
nent Republicans of the State-few
in number but great in their own
estimation-have been writing let
tiers and pulling strings for weeks
in the interest of Senator Camden"
1t is sufficient at this time to state
that we personally know the facts to
be true as stated and have ample
proof of all we charge. We happen
to know that the Republican party
in this State is divided and almost
hopelessly so. This division has
been brought about and nursed into
activity by relentless, cruel, sneer-
ing attack upon every Republican
of prominence in the State who will
not bow down at the Syndicate's
altar. That malignity has not
spared Maxwell, Golf, Atkinson,
Flick, Sterling, Mccormick and a
host of other good and true men.
The desire to crush these men out
politically is the sole and consuming
ambition of a portion of the Repub-
lican party. The State Journal is a
Republican newspaper that dares to
tell the truth. 1t is owned by no
clique or gang of politicians and has
no political axes to grind. 1t is
pledged to no man or men for U. 5.
Senator or any office. 1t is for a
straight, manly, Republican contest
with the bushwhackers and gue,rillas
showed to the rear. 1t has no pa
thence with that class of Republicans
who attempt to use the party for
their own personal glory and who
stab loyal Republicans in the rear.
There is a Republican-so-c called
conspiracy to defeat and hamper
Republican victory in the interests
of Senator Camden. Loyalty to
Johnny McGraw and cringing,faw
ing. sycophancy in doing his bid
ding is the first step in the game.
We know of Republicans who are
more anxious to see McGraw con-
firmed than they are to see a Repub
iican victory in the State, men who
have written scores of letters to
boom McGraw into good favor A
Republican correspondent in Wash
ington says more in McGraw's and
Camden's favor than he does.in ia
vor of his own party and the work is
persistently kept up. The next step
is to kill off all Republicans who dc
not bow down at Camden's shrine.
The State journal does not care
whether the Grafton Sentinel likes
it's way of presenting the facts or
not. The Sentinel even gives voice
to a threat:
"Let us not begin to fight each
other, and cry "wolf," when there is
no wolf, least those doing so may
prove to be the black sheep, and out
of the fold when the fray begins
We are not afraid of being ''out OF
the fold" and there is no one who
can put us out unless we are ready
to go. When we find that Republi-
canism in this State requires a man
to wear the livery of Democratic
Senators we shall Ego OUT on the
double quick. In the mean time we
propose to warn the party against all
Republican pirates and cut-throats
who organize under the leadership
of Johnny McGray."