The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-16

Jnlng cOncluslvely, ana tnaJ II, tnaJ
as to both the law and the facts in
issue the Republicans, to man, be-
licve that Golf is entitled to the Of
flee, and the Democrats, to man,
believe that Fleming is entitled to
it. 1t will be so no matter what the
Supreme Court decides, and either
party will maintain that his candi-
date, if in possession, is entitled to
be there, and will defend him in
holding on.
So that the matter resolves itself
simply to question of possession.
Possession is not mine points" only,
but the whole pudding, bag and all
The wheeling Register On Coz
EducatiOt.
The Wheeling Register, in luke
warm editorial on the subject of co
education in the State University,
says: "The narrow vote by which
resolution authorizing the a1mis-
sion Of young women to the State
University, failed in the State Sen.
ate, is sufficient to justify careful
consideration by the friends of edu-
cation"
The Register then proceeds to try
to reach conclusion for itself on
this important subject, but so far
as we are able to discover, fails to
make the landing.
If the Register is still at sea on a
matter that has already been settled
in the minds of three fourths of the
people of this State we suggest a
home application of its own advice,
to give the subject "a careful con
sideration." If the Register is not
ready to give the measure q hearty
support, then it is not in accord with
the decided sentiment of the people
of this State.
If the Register means to oppose il
then it does not represent the Demo
cratic party ofthe State, which would
have adopted it by good majority
in two successive legislatures but
for side issues gotten up to deceive
members; nor does it represent the
Republican party, which, If it comes
into control, will adopt co-educatior
inside of twelve months; nor does il
represent the educational sentiment
of the State, as ninety nine out o.
every one hundred educators are un
qualifiedly in favor Of it; nor does il
represent the educational sentiment
of the age, which has already en-
dorsed the co-education of the sexes
by adopting that system in almost
every institution of the land and the
world.
In short, If the Register means te
oppose co-education it can only rep.
resent an effete mossbackism that
in this connection, is no longer re.
specied nor respectable.
The fact is that the Register, in
its recent deliverance, comes nearer
representative very small bubble
Ia very ancient chestnut-in sug-
costing grave difficulties and large
ly increased expenses in Inaugural
ting co-education at the University.
That is the worst pop-e-cock that
the opposition has ever invented
although strange to say, it has been
sufficient to defeat the measure in
two legislatures.
There are about two hundred stu
dents in the Normal School at Fair
mont, quite equally divided in num-
bers between the two sexes-and
that is about fifty students more
than are = the University. Will the
Register please tell US how much
more it costs the State by reason of
educating both sexes at the Fair
mont Normal School-or any other
Normal School-than it would cost
to educate the male sex alone?
How many costly buildings, and
how many additional teachers has it
required at the Normal Schools by
reason of the attendance of the la
dies?
But the Register is not even ac-
curate in its extreme conservatism.
1t AYERS that there are already many
private institutions in the State
which supply the needs Of our young
women completely"
This is not true. The young wo
men of West Virginia are being ed.
ucated out of the State, where theil
parents are able, and where other,
wise, they are being tied down to q
common school education. The
State has been discriminating against
the most dependent part of its youth
until the public sentiment is outrag
ed. There is latent feeling among
the masses on this subject that will
shortly burst forth in storm of in
dignation. 1t is one of the things
that is doing as much against th,
Democratic party as any that car
be named.
We are sorry TO sec the leading
Democratic journal Of the State 81
luke warm on vital question.
Let the Register endeavor to catcl
up with the procession.
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West Virginia seems TO have a
last brought to light the fact tina
she has some high falntin office seek
ers. Through their influence one o
the first official acts Of the Presiden
was to swoop down and call for tn,
resignation of n. :. District Attor
ney c. c. Watts. The little noun