The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-30

son College. Prof. Purinton is ma
tive born West Virginian, of whom
West Virginians are proud. Hi
ability, culture, and Astounding ener
gy and industry are sufficient to fiji
any field of school work. Denison'
choice was wisely made.-Register
There is more money paid out t.
laborcrs in the town of Davis CITY
each month than in any other tow
of its size in the State of West Vir
ginia. And why? Because mel
like H. G. Davis, j. N. Camden, ant
A. B. Fleming have interested them
selves in the development of the re
sources thereabouts. In Mononga
liza we have boundless undeveloped
wealth and if such men as the above
ever start operations in her limits
Morgantown will take the honors
now enjoyed by Davis City.
Everybody around here is more
than pleased with the slackwatel
improvements to this place. Mer
of all parties, the women and the
children all say it is a good, glo
rious thing for the place. 1t is; the
people are not mistaken. But dc
our friends, the Republicans, in the
exuberance of their joy ever reflect
upon the question of to whom the
credit of the improvement is due
Do those folks ever say to themsel
yes or to each other. "Wm. L. Will
son is a splendid Congressman and
is always on the alert to serve his
constituents; he is to be thanked fol
the steamers coming every dayY
They have never said so that We
could hear. By his strong fight fol
the appropriations for our river he
succeeded in having the government
build dam No s. He met with op
position on nearly every hand. HI
had more to do than to make simple
references to the bill: he had to work
and work hard for its passage. He
is our representative and he was
consulting our interests when be
fought the measure through and Sc
cured the money necessary to put
Morgantown in communication with
the outside world by water. His
mind was on this part Of his dis
trict and he did nobly for us.
The people, irrespective of party
should endorse fitting testimonial
to that gentleman's hearty concern
for our welfare. To Congressman
Wilson belongs the glory.
Hon. Roger @. Mills has recently
had long political talk with a prom
inent journalist He is elated ovel
the glorious prospects of Democra.
cy's future and is confident that his
famous tariff bill is being consider
ed by laboring people with more rea-
son and less prejudice than formerly
Mr.. Mills, as the Trainer of the bill
has naturally been close observer
of public sentiment in regard to the
measure he has so much at heart
and his position gives him specia
facilities for learning what the mass
es of the people think about it. His
daily mail consists largely, he says
of letters from all sorts and condi
tions of men asking for data on tar
if subjects. Everybody seems tt
want tariff literature. The working
people, especially those engaged in
protected industries, are fast be
coming ardent tariff reformers. The
farmers, the very class whose inter
est in reform is clearest, are a trifl,
lukewarm, but they are thinking
and by 1892 will be educated to
proper sense of their duty to them
selves. The drift of Democrat,
opinion is indicated, among othel
things, by the changed attitude O
public men whose position in respec
to protection" has been cquivocal
The Governor elect of Ohio, for ex
ample is now determined support
er of the Mills bill, after having vot
ed several times in Congress will
Mr.. Randall. He carried his cleo
ton on an out and-out tariff reform
platform. The Governor elect O
Iowa is likewise an outspoken ant
aggressive opponent of protection
''In New Jersey" says Mr. Mills
"the Democrats made their fight OIL
the tariff and won handsomely on it
as they did last year. Our success
in New York." he adds, "and tn
splendid showing we made in Massa
chusetts are due, in my Judgment, t.
our positlon on tnat questlon.
governor Hill OF New ork, thai
wnom tnere Is no shrewdef reader Q
tne signs OF the Tunes, mas taken MI
place, II is TO be observed, by tn
slae OF MI. cleveland on the tarli
question. Ihere is, IN TACT, no long
er any such thing known IN publ
lie as a protection Democrat, ex
cePtlng, OF course Mr.. Randall wh
nolas ms seat by tne grace OF IN