West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-22
Recent Republican Reverses.

There is no halt IN the victorious
progress of the Democratic party in
the spring elections New York
set the pace two months ago in her
township and city elections; Rhode
Island followed by choosing Dem
ocratic Legislature, and the record
has b en- maintained everywhere
a few weeks ago indianapolis so
far forgot its former citizen who
now resides in the White House, that
it went Democratic in q municipal
election. along with many town
ships of Indiana. Now other cities
of Pres dent Iarrison's State have
fallen into line. Elections were
held on Tuesday and the Democra-
cY prevailed generally. In all the
large cities the democrats made
gains, and in several instances cleo
ted their candidates for Mayor for
the first time in their history. All
this was in the face of the fact that
Secretary Halford was in the State
looking after Harrison's fences. In
st. Paul, also there was an election
and the result was the same, the
Democratic Mayor and other officials
being chosen by large majorities.
As strong n Republican state as
Massachusetts, has become debatable
territory, and Senator Van Wyck
Of Nebraska has renowned his
party allegiance and taken the field
against Repubiicanism.
No one can mistake these signs of
the times. The weakness Of the
present administration has Disguised
the people. The Revolutionary
sentiments and acts of the Republi-
can leaders have excited grave APP
prehens:ons of disaster to the coun-
try. The few newspapers that, ac-
cording to Clarkson, are still left to
the Republican party have loudly
denounced The .Sta1' for its expos
IRE of the Republican march toward
absolutsm. The charges have
abundant foundation in fact. The
people know them to be true, and
as these elections indicate, are
aroused to full sense of the enor-
nifty of political crimes now being
devised and the necessity of protest
ing against them. Such are the
answers that are made to Harrison,
Reed, Sherman, Quay. Mckinley
McComas and Clarkson.
The uprising against Republican
misrule is on in full force. When
ever the voters 90 to the polls the
expression of their opinion is en-
phatic and unmistakable. There is
no wavcring in the line. Republic
canism is put to flight everywhere
when it encounters the Indignation
of "the plain people. ~. \. STIR.
The superintendent of the gov
eminent coast survey recently sent
an invitation to the students of the
different engineering schools Of the
country to go into competitive ex-
animation in drawing, for positions
to be filed on the survey. There
were so pupils from different sec
tions Of the country who sent in
drawings. 1t is gratifying to note
that out Of the seven applicants Sc
lected by the superintendent Of that
number two of them, Mr.. T.G Ross
and James Beverly, were pupils Of
our own Prof. r.. NJ. Jackson. OF
the w. Va. University. This is
quite q compliment TO Prof. Jack
son and speaks well for the depart
ment in which he was engaged.
Mr.. Ross is also Harrison county
man. - Clarks5uyg Ners.
A letter to The Baltimore SIM
from Kingwood says, everybody is
making money in that country cx-
cept the farmers. That is pretty
generally the case oil over the coun-
try And yet there is no people
SO easily fooled, and none so ready
to trade of their votes for sham
aud deception as the farmers. I'm
der the seductive guise Of protection,
the farmers have been induced TO
vote to burden themselves with
onerous taxes, to swell the tariff
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