The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-04-24
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lican National Campaign Committee
have hit upon novel plan for capt
uring West Virginia from the Demo
Gratis between this and the next
Presidential election. While it may
not, and probably will not, succeed
according to expectation, it is never
theless calculated to afford Ohio a
great deal of much needed relief.
At Macarthur Junction 1 fell in
with mysterious Republican mis-
sionary, who came over from Wash
ington on the Cincinnati, Washing
ton and Baltimore, and who gave
me an inside view of the truly origi-
nal scheme. can only account for
his communicativenes on the theory
that he was misled by my good looks.
Speaking of the political condition
of things, he said:
"The trouble with us in West Vir-
ginia has all along been the lack Of
brains on the Republican press of
the State
what kind of Republican editors
have you hadY' / enquired.
Odd fools; mountain oysters,
with ideas no bigger than a quaiPs
eye"
"Wby don't you raise better spe-
cies2'
1--WE can't raise 'em over there, SO
we are going to import them from
Ohio"
"You don't tell me! You aren't
coming over to Ohio to gather up
brainy Republican editors, are your
"We are for fact"
"Then the hidden and unknown
resources of Ohio are something as
tonishing," l said. what success
are you meeting with, and what in
ducements do you offer?"
"I'll tell you about that. You see,
we have raised fund with which we
intend to purchase every Republican
paper in the State. AS soon as we
secure one, or some other gentle
man come over to Ohio and find an
able Republican editor. Having
found him, we give him the paper for
nothing and set him to work making
Republicans
"Have you hauled any of our great
editors hence" l inquired, with i'll
concealed apprehension.
Eyes; we've got one already"
"Who is he2n
"Hon. +. S. Purcell, formerly post
master at Logan, and editor of the
Republican, Gazette. We bought the
State Tribune, at Charleston, and
gave it to him, and he is going to
make it hotter than a tar-kiln for
the Democrats in the State Capt.
tai"
"Over here after another editor,
are your
'Four of 'em, begad, sir; four of
'emr'
you don't tell mel"
Fact, begad, sir We've bought
out four more papers, and I'm look
ing for the pilots. Could you tell
me where I'd be likely to find
them?"
Having no grievance against the
people Of West Virginia, / begged
him to excuse me from making any
suggestions. If 1 owed them
grudge, however, and wanted to pay
it off with compound interest, and the
missionary would take my advice, 1
could select quartet that would
make life a burden to the hardy
mountaineers.
l mention this conversation as
pointer to the able Republican edi-
tors in Ohio who are signing their
souls away for new worlds to con-
quer. If they will address sealed
proposals to the Campaign Commit
tee, they will be able to get a news
paper for nothing. If this work of
transmigration is thoroughly execu-
ted, we may expect some wonderful
results within the next two years.
The Democratic majority will be run
up to twenty five Thousand in West
Virginia, and there will be such
surcease Of slush in the Republican
press of Ohio that life will be cloth
ed with new attractions.