The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-06-27

IMAM ner WlOle CORRECTION OF 'narDS.
BeDord's Mdgazine for June
speaks words of high praise for Will
liam l.. Wilson and urges his pre-
eminent fitness for the next Speaker
ship. 1t says;
Mr.. Wilson is one of the best all
round men in the House. He was
elected to Congress in 1882, and his
ability was soon recognized in the
Forty ninth Congress by an assign
ment after one term of service to the
Committee on Appropriations. In
the next Congress he was placed on
the Ways and Means committee, and
first obtained generous and general
recognition from the country. He
soon proved himself one of the best
debaters in the House. Whether dis
GUESSING the merits of the Mills bill
itself or the schedules, be showed a
perfect familiarity with the question
under debate, and he did il with so
much tact and courtesy and with SO
much literary finish that his speech
es soon found circulation and read
ers everywhere. He showed on the
stump the possession of the same
qualities, and was in general demand
in all the close and doubtful States.
During the last Congress no man
more loathed the methods and ideas
of Reed than did this nervous little
college professor from West Virginia,
and no other was able more success
fully to pierce the rhinocerous hide
of the Maine upstart. But the darts
he used were wit. satire, irony and
ridicule, combined with arguments
of the most sober or most passionate
kind. Mr.. Wilson is not given to
much speaking, but every word TELLS,
every argument goes home, every
weak point of his opponent is ex-
posed.
1t is answered that the South gave
the country John G. Carlisle, the
greatest Speaker since the days OF
Henry Clay. But Mr.. Carlisle was a
Union man from border State 1t
is for this very reason that the House
of Representatives should seek out
another such man. 1t has only to
take him in the person of William
L. Wilson of West Virginia. Having
every claim, on the score of ability
experience, fitness and party service
that can be preferred on behalf Of
any aspirant, it is possible for the
Democrats of the House to give the
country Speaker equal to any that
ever occupied that important office
A cool, clear headed, scholarly man
modest to degree, having the con
fidenee of both North and South
though not belonging to either, there
is no other, however extended his ex
perience or brilliant his service, wht
will in any way be superior to Mr.
Wilson. His election will project Mt
unseemly contest, put no weapons il
the hands of the enemies of Demo
crazy, and will satisfy every possible
demand that the country, the party
or devotion to Democratic principles
can make.
1t is matter of pride for Yves
Virginia that her gifted son stand
in the front rank of national leader
ship and that he is urged as tittin!
successor to the great Carlisle in tn
third position in the governmental
this country. His brilliant caree
will not close until higher and great
er honors have been accorded him
And the Speakers chair is in tn
natural line of his advancement ant
elevation. We hope and believe tina
this honor is about to be conferred
and rest with all of bis other friend
in the assurance that he will if chos
en- be an incorruptible broad minde'
and statesman like presiding office
whose record will stand in brigh
and splendid contrast with bruta
tyrannies and usurpatiops whicl
will render the name of Tom Reet
infamous in the country's history
| The newspaper correspondent VIII,
reported to Tuesdays city paper
that great confusion and immens
loss bad been created in West Vii
ginia by failure to observe the ne,
Jury law Of the last legislature, wa
one Of those wild.eyed aud imagina
tive fellows. that pays little attention
to facts The law has been in fore
since May 2Sth only, and tria
with a jury, to which no exception
were taken, yet which may be illeg
ally impanelled, is nevertheless
good trial, The statement that sue
trials had been had, that they wer