The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-19
Startling Disclosure.
New York Voice, prohibition. }

ScOGndrellSm ever maze IN JnlS cOun-
try is revealed in full on our first
page. We ask our readers of all par
ties to read, without passion or pre-.
judice, that record. Read those con
fessions of our dishonest employees
who stole and sold cur mailing list
and other property to the National
Republican Committee for SO much
cash and the promise of offlce-sold
it after revealing to them that the
property was stolen.
We have often said, and we say it
again, that the rank and file of the
Republican party are true. No par
ty ever possessed truer men. But
the machinery ofthat party is in the
hands of as corrupt gang of politi-
clans as ever manipulated party to
its destruction. Bribery, the buy
ing and selling Of votes, deception,
lying, treachery, stealing are resort
ed to in the most unblnshing man
ner.
Think of it, We clergymen and 9th
err moral self respecting men who
still love that "grand old party" for
its magnificent history-the party of
Lincoln and Sumner and Seward and
Greeley-all this scoundrelism was
done in your name by your agents
done by the managers of the better
of the t,co old parties! Heaven save
the Republic!
No wonder that even political lead
ers in that party after the election
feel constrained to cry out as does
The Mail and Express, the most in
fuential Republican evening daily in
New York, and as does the Republi-
can Speaker Cole of the New York
Legislature in his New Years ad-
dress. Hear Speaker Cole:
s.Never before in the history of our
politics since our patriot fathers es-
tablished the Union and consecrated
it to freedom, has money played so
important, unblushing, and corrupt
a part in the election Of Government
officials"
So awful and apparent was this
corruption before election that men
like DR.. Talmage were even then
forced to utter such a cry of disgust
and horror as this:
"American politics have sunk un-
til there is no lower depth. l will
he glad when the farce or tragedy
1.-THE Presidential election is ended.
1t is a complete generalization of
the public mind"
The crime that we have hunted
down and exposed so completely that
denial is useless, illustrates the
wide spread and depth of this ras-
cality. The men guilty of this crime
have the great Republican machine
behind them. They are intrenched
behind the party's immense wealth.
Were they common Bowery "fence"
men, receivers of stolen property,
these leaders of the great party OF
moral ideas" would go to the peni-
tertiary for this crime! But they
stand for their party, and that party,
and the administration they put in
power, would not have the courage
to see them punished. We well
know how unrelentingly we will be
pursued for this exposure; how
more than ever the vast power OF
that political machine which these
men control will be brought to bear
to crush us.
Republican readers, think Of that
contemplate treachery-the sending
to our subscribers, by the use OF a
stolen mailing list, copies of Demo
cratic documents wrapped in copies
of the Voice, to make our readers
believe than we were in alliance with
the Democratic party! And what
mean dishonesty to encourage, by
willingness to buy stolen goods, our
EN- ployees to take advantage of the
confidence that must exist between
employees and employers to rob us,
and then to urge at least one OF
these employees to stay in our en-
ployment to carry out still further
this dishonesty! This done, oh
shame! by the men who are at the
head of the Republican party, its
Chairman and its Vice Chairman!
WHY this dishonest, infamous per-
secuLion OF MS? 1t has this for its
reason. and none other. we stand
politically for what we believe to be
right. Before God and honest men
we believe we are right, and come
what may we will stand by the right
AS we see it. For our protection We
appeal to that sense of common hon
esty. of common decency, of fail
play, which have always character
lied the American people.
No. the name of the next United
States Senator from West Virginia
will not be Nathan Golf. The Dem
ocrats do not propose to act foolish
ly and permit this prize to slip be
tween their fingers. 1t is quite true
that the vote of every Senator and
Delegate on the Democratic side is
needed, but they will be Forthcoming
at the proper time. The situation
is too serious just now to admit Of
the indulgence of any little spites
and jealousies, and there is not sin
ole member but realizes this fact
Charleston Star.
That is a pretty revelation of Re
publican methods of campaigning
er;van in another column in reference