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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
A Pointed Salutat0ry.

The editor of new weekly paper
says by way of salutatory: "We
would as soon expect to win for
tune by betting against pat hand
as to suppose that we shall please
everybody. No doubt in the course
of human events we shall realize
those pleasant little editorial episodes
in which indignant readers find no
other soothing syrup for their feel
ings than by attempting to put a
head on the editor paint a mournful
expression over his eye; or without
consulting as to whether he wants to
be an angel and with the angels
stand. endeavor to send him to that
bourne on a dead head ticket from
whence no editor returns. We stand
six feet in our stockings in the win
ter time-6ve feet eleven inches and
a half, without socks, in the summer
season. Our principal amusement,
when a boy was to throw one hun
dred anvils over our head, hold
barrel of flour at arms length, and
practice other muscular develop
ments. Aided by our early education
in the manly art, we shall endeavor
to hoe our own row, paddle our own
canoe, and hold full hand in the
editorial game of bluff"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
When Will You Be Convinced

Time and again have you been de
ceived. and yet you allow yourselve.
to be trapped by INSCRIPTIONS deal
ers of whom you know little or moth
ing while you can so easily satisfy
yourself. The evidence is before
you. Every household needs and
buys stimulant. No medicine
known to the world serves so many
good purposes as pure rye whisky,
brandy or wine. The best physicians
recommend them. Max Klein, of
Allegheny, Pa, has so forcibly dem
onstrated that he deals fairly with
the public, and will even now, after
twenty five years existence in the
liquor business, give you the best OF
references. Try him for any of the
following: Silver Age Old Rye, at
81. so per full quart; Duquesne Rye,
$l.25 per quart; Finch, Guckenheim-
er, Overholt, Bear Creek and Gibson,
$l.O0 per quart, or six quarts for SIS.
All domestic wines from so cents up
wards. Send for catalogue and price
list of all kinds of liquors, to
MAX KLEIN,
80 Federal St., Allegheny, Pa
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
THE PLATFORM.
A Conservative Statement of Facts and
Observation-Disclosures De-
nOunced-The Chicago Plat
form andiNOminees are
Endorsed.

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, July ~
The following is the platform adopt
ed by the State Democratic Conven-
ton last Thursday:
The Democracy of the State of
West Virginia, in convention assem-
bled, extends it's congratulations to
the party and to the people of the
state in view of the magnificent ma
terial development of the vast resour-
ces Of the State under the influence
of Democratic principles which have
controlled its administration during
the last twenty years.
We approve and ratify the plat
form and principles promulgated by
the National Democratic Convention
at its meeting in Chicago and barti
ly endorse the nomination of Grover
Cleveland for President of the Unit
ed States,
We congratulate the people Of the
State of West Virginia upon iis rap
id growth, its increase of population
and material interests. Witn the
completion of railroads nov under
construction and those projected, we
may look forward TO the time when
there will be even more rapid devel-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
Sixty Million Bushels of Wheat-A
Bushel for Every Inhabitant Of the
United States. The Kansas Crop Of


Never in the history of Kansas has
that state had such bountiful crops as
this year. The farmers cannot get
enough hands to harvest the great
crop, and the Santa Fee Railroad has
made special rates from Kansas City
and other Missouri River towns, Ia
induce harvest hands to go into the
state. The wheat crop of the state
will be from sixty to sixty-fiye million
bushels, and the quality is high.
The grass crop is made, and is a very
large one; the early potatoes, rye,
barley and oats crops are made, and
are all large. The weather has been
propitious for corn, and ii is the
cleanest, best looking corn to be found
in the country today. Cheap rates
will be made from Chicago, st.
Louis and all points on the Santa Fe
east Of the Missouri River, to all Kan
sas points, on August 30 and Septem-
Der 81, and these excursions will give
a chance for eastern farmers TO see
what the great Sunflower State can do.
A good map of Kansas will be mailed
free upon application to Jno. J. Byrne,
1913 Monadnock Block, Chicago, ILL.,,
together with reliable statistics and
information about Kansas land.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
COOLEY BANDITS.
The Gangs Last Exploit was to Rob
Farmer Smith near Fairchance.
GAGGED AND TIED HIN TO THE BED.
Secured from 81 900 to 81, 800 After
Ransacking the House, Clicked
Women to Silence.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, July 3l.-William
Smith, staid old farmer of Georges
township, near Fairchance, is the
latest victim to suffer at the hands
Of the Cooley gang. Saturday night
five masked men effected an entrance
to his dwelling, gagged him, pinion-
ed him to his bed and ransacked the
house thoroughly. He was relieved
of between 81 900 and 81, 500.
The gang informed Mr.. Smith they
were the Cooleys, and if he raised
any outcry he would meet instant
death. They further asserted that
they were now on the warpath since
the violent death of Jack Cooley, one
Of their number, and would not rest
until bis death had been avenged.
The ladies of the household raised
an cutlery, but were promptly qui-
eted by severe choking at the hands
of the midnight marauders.
This morning the house presented
deplorable spectacle, as everything
was topsy-turvy. Feather ticks had
been cut open and the feathers scat
tered all over the house. Drawers
we're ransacked and their contents
strewn here and there, and every
thing denoted that the house had
been thoroughly searched
The band was readily .tracked
across cornfield to a grove nearby,
and the citizens raised a posse and
started in search of them, but no
word has been received here yet as
to what success they met.
As result Of the rough treatment
received, Mr.. Smith, as well as the
ladies, is in a precarious condi-
ton. Great excitement prevails. and
if the gang is apprehended, they will
be summarily dealt with
The gang made two visits to the
vicinity of Connellsville ON Thurs
day and Friday nights. On Thurs
day they spent the whole day at AID.
elaide and Dunbar. At the latter
place they made inquiries concerning
the amount of money generally on
hand at the First National Bank of
Dunbar. They also inquired of some
Baltimore and Ohio railroad men
whether any freight trains left there
at night and at that time. 1t is not
thought that they will make any at
tempt to rob the bank. There were
| five men in the gang, all heavily
armed. They walked the streets Of
Dunbar wearing high boots and large
sombrero hats and apparently not
fearing arrest. Several officers of
the law, from safe distance, watch
ed them ride out of town but made
no attempt at arrest.
Daniel Swanev. a relative of the
Cooleys, was in Uniontown yester-
day with an offer from the gang to
surrender if they were promised
light sentences. This offer is simi-
lar TO one made about a year ago,
and will be rejected.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
The Republican state COnyen.
ton.

The Republican state convention
meets at Huntington to-day to put
up straw men to be knocked down by
the November cyclone. The dele
CATION from this county was on the
ground early in order to get in some
good work for their candidate for
Attorney General. We hope Mr..
Cox will not be 80 unfortunate as to
receive the nomination as we would
hate to see him slaughtered. Among
the names prominently mentioned
for governor at this time are Golf,
Clifford, Davis, Morris, Atkinson
and McLain. Some of whom don't
want the nomination, others the
bosses don't want, and still others
the mass of the party doesn't want,
so it's pretty hard to tell who the
nominee will be. There has been NO
very lively hustling done for any
place on the ticket, Elkins' declina
tion dampened the ardor of several
who once aspired to minor places on
the ticket. Whatever names may
finally adorn the ticket it will be
beaten tout ofsight" in November.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

Wheeling was selected for she
next place of meeting by the state
convention of the Christian Endeav-
or Society.
Bentley 4 Gerwig' s large dry house
atParkersbarg was partially destroy
ed by fire Saturday morning. Dam
ages $4,000, folly insured
A young man by the name OF
Broomield was run over and killed
BY an Ohio River railroad engine
near Parkersburg Sunday morning.
Thomas Daily, an old and respect
ed citizen of Parkersburg, committed
suicide last Wednesday evening.
No cause can be assigned for the
deplorable act.
While Jacob Wycoff and son John
were guarding their peach orchard
near Littleton they were assaulted
by four men with stones and fire
arms and Jacob received probably
fatal shot. Their assailants escaped
Two young men, Albert Grammar
and Clyde Baker, quarreled at Fet-
terman Sunday evening, Baker
struck Grammar with a stone inflict-
ing probably fatal wound. Baker
fled to the woods.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
scarce Money and the RENE ed,

Money is scarce in the pockets OF
those who earn it by their labor, but
it is not scarce in the country. There
are more than 81, 600,OOO,000 in the
United States outside the treasury
but it is concentrated by law instead
of being distributed by labor. The
scarcity of money in the pockets OF
those who earn it is to be attributed
to unjust and excessive taxation, and
to that alone, and if $l.600,0O0,00C
were distrib uted to day the existing
system and rates of taxation would
soon concentrate it, as it has done
the existing amount, in the Golfers OF
a few. The amount Of money in the
United States is much greater to-day
in proportion to population than it
was at any time from 1850 to 1850.
The average circulation per head for
the eleven years ending with 1860
was $15.86. This was the most pros
porous decade that the country has
ever known. Now we have 1924 per
head, with great industrial depres
sion. The cause of the first was low
taxation, and the cause of the second
is high taxation. In the first period
labor was left to create and keep
wealth among those who earned it.
In the second period taxation for pri-
vate purposes is taking from labor
that which it earns and giving it to
the few who do not earn it.
The remedy, and the only remedy
for the evil, is, remove the present
system of taxation and supply it by
one whose object is to collect revenue
sufficient to support an economical
administration of the government,
and SO lay the burden that each per-
son will be required to contribute
government support according to his
ability and the interest he has to be
protected by the government. When
this is done there will be no more
complaint of scarce money, and the
subtreasury will pass into history as
a bubble that was exploded before it
was blown up, and before it had scat
tered desolation and ruin over the
fairest land on the surface of the
globe.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
Army OF the Cumberland Re Union at
Chickamauga September 1899.

A number of Brigade and Regi-
mental Associations will attend this
Reunion. The Queen n Crescent
Route has made half rate fare for
this occasion from Cincinnati and
Louisville. Wilder's and Hooker
Brigades have arranged to take
special train over Queen Crescent
Route to Chattanooga for this occa-
sion. For rates or other information
address ID. G. Edwards, G. p. A.,
@. Il c. Route, Cincinnati Ohio.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
The New York Herald has annou

The New York Herald has announ
ced a novel plan for the present pres
idential campaign. To the person
who most nearly predicts the popu-
lar plurality of either Cleveland or
Harrison, it will give free trip
around the world, paying all expen-
SEES; to the person making the second
best prediction it will provide trip
to London, Paris and return, and the
third best prediction will be reward
ed by trip to London and return.
Competition is open to residents of
all parts of the United States, the
only conditions being that the pre-
diction must be made on ballot
which is printed in the Herald every
morning. Any one can make as many
predictions as he has ballots.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

1t is lamentable state of affairs
and it must be very humiliating to
to the people of the great populous
county of Fayette to think that the
authorities are unable to suppress
the handful of cut-throats known
as the "Cooley gang" Almost daily
they commit some depreciation in
the southern section of the county
and 60 scot Free In another column
is Uniontown dispatch giving an
account of robbery and other das-
tardly outragcs committed BY them
on Saturday night. Were such a
gang located in West Virginia the
Pittsburg papers would daily teen
with columns of rot about West Vir-
ginia outlawry and no doubt would
be cheered by their Uniontown
neighbors. If that gang were in
West Virginia they would be exter-
minated in less than a week. If the
authorities over there cant do any
thing the citizens should turn out
en- masse and rid the country of
those murderous bandits.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

A prominent western organ of the
republican party calls it the "Dead
Force Bill" Will the party leaders
do the same? Will not powerful eff
forts be made TO bring it to life again
If the party should be successful at
the polls.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

ORTHE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE EOR
GOVERNOR.
He Began a Poor Boy and is now the
Choice Of the People for
Governor.

This biographical sketch of Col
VIM. A. MacCorkle. our nominee for
Governor, is from the Kanawha Ga
zette.
William A. MacCorkle was horn
near Lexington, Rockbridge county,
Va, on the 7th of May, 1858. He
is the oldest son of the late VIM.
MacCorkle, also a native of Rock
bridge county, Va. He comes from
long line of Scotch Presbyterian
ministers and elders. When Will
liam was only four years old his
father died, having removed with his
family to Missouri. Previous to the
war the elder MacCorklc was in ex-
cellent circumstances, but near the
close OF the war he was utterly bro
ken up by the invasion of the Federal
armies into Virginia. William and
his mother therefore had a struggle
in life, but the Toy was remarkable
for his energy and perseverance, and
worked hard to support his mother.
Mrs. MacCorkle and her three chill
dren returned to Virginia and Will
liam entered the Washington and
Lee University at Lexington, from
which he subsequently graduated
(from the law course of that institu-
ton then only twenty years of age.
He was remarkably hard student.
His mother states that she never saw
him asleep at any time while attend
ing school except when she saw him
lying across a table with his head
buried in book. Hard labor has
been the foundation of his success.
Soon after graduating from Wash
ington and Lee University he came
to Charleston to seek his fortune.
He arrived here in the year 1879 al
most penniless, and taught one term
of private school. By this means
he was enabled to support himself
and at the same time render some
assistance to his widowed mother,
till he was enabled to gain some
practice in the profession of law.
He succeeded in building up lucra-
tive practice, and since his residence
in Charleston has been very success
full at the bar. The only civil office
he ever held or sought was that OF
City Solicitor of Charleston, which
he held for three consecutive terms
At present he is largely interested
financially in various business inter
ests of Charleston and of the State,
He has given great deal of thought
and labor to the material develop
ment of West Virginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

Now that the nominations have
been made let everybody, whether
his particular candidate was success
full or not, go to work in earnest TO,
the state ticket and roll up such q
majority as will for years to come
discount Republican claims for car
rying the state.
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Low RATES TO DENVER.
Knights Templar TrienniaI Conclaye

Knights Templar Triennial Conclaye.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific Railway will sell round trip
tickets at bali rates East of Mis-
souri, River to Knights Templar and
their friends to Denver, August 3rd
to 7th; and West of Missouri River,
July 25th to Aug. 10th, return limit,
October 10th.
Ask your nearest ticket agent for
full particulars, or address
JNo. SEBASTIAN,
G. L. Il p. A., Chicago, Ill.
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West virgfnia's Favorite Son

We are glad to see that VIM. l..
Wilson has been unanimously renom-
mated in his congressional district of
West Virginia. Mr.. Wilson is one of
the ablest and most courageous men
in congress, and the fact of an unan-
imOus denomination for a sixth term
in the national house of representa-
tives attests the strong hold he has
upon the staunch Democracy of his
district. In his speech of acceptance
Mr.. Wilson predicted a national
Democratic victory on the issues of
tariff reform and free elections in the
States.-Pittsburg Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

The republicans will have head
quarters at Chicago under the direc-
ton of W. j. Campbell, the late ma
tional chairman, and the Democrats
will make grave mistake if they do
not also open western headquarters.
The northwest will be too important
a factor this time to be neglected.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

Republicans are on the down grade
In this state, Elkins and Mason have
both declined to make the race for
governor and man will have to be
put up TO whom the bare nomination
will be an honor. High water mark
has been reached by the Republicans
OF this state and the tide is fast eb
bling.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06


The most direct but by NO means
the only important effect u Force
Bill, would be on the industrial pro-
gress Of the South. How rapid that
progress now is--rapid beyond the
realization even Of the men that are
bringing it about-is set forth in a
compact article in the August number
of The Forum, by Mr.. Richard Ii.
Edmonds, late editor of the Manu-
facturers' Record of Baltimore, whose
life's. study has been given to the
subject. Among the most significant
facts set forth by Mr.. Edmonds are
these:
Since 1881, the corn crop of the
South has increased 10 per cent, as
against II per cent, increase in the
rest Of the country; the cotton crop
has. increased from five and a half
million to nine million bales-an in
crease in value, even with the pres
ent low price, of two hundred mil
lions of dollars; in 1891, there were
nearly $4,000 miles of railroad in the
South, against less than $4,000 in
16S1-a gain of 81 per cent as against
gain of Sc per cent. in the rest of
the country. The passenger traffic
Of the Southern roads increased dur
ing the same period 369 per cent as
against an increase in the rest of the
country of only 1913 per cent. In pig
iron manufacture the South's output
jumped from 45l, 900 tons in 1881 to
l ,914, 900 in 1891-a gain of 1923 per
cent as against gain for the rest Of
the country of 70 per cent; mother
words in 1881, the North and West
made more than nine times as much
iron as the South, in 1891 they made
less than four times as much. The
increase in the number of mill oper-
atives in the South was 1876 per cent,
as against an increase in New Eng
land of II per cent. And so in every
line of productive activity the mar
vellous rapidity of increase is ex-
planned, showing that in assessed
valuations the property of the South
has in this period very nearly doub-
led, and increased from $1S7 per cap
tia to $271-a record that is prob
ably without parallel in the whole
history of substantial industrial
growth. And in spite of the temper
airy depression caused by an over
production of cotton, the increase
goes on.
Would it continue if a Force Bill
were to go into operation2
This question is answered in the
same number OF The Forum by Mr..
Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, Ga. The
negro is the laborer of the South. He
has made the cotton; he has built the
railroads. Everything depends on
the quiet and industry of the negro.
And the negro has done his work with
effect, precisely in proportion to the
absence of friction between the races.
He made little or no progress, and the
country made little or no progress,
during the days of Reconstruction.
A Force Bill would bring back sub
stantially the same state of affairs as
existed during the Reconstruction
days; and Southern industrial de-
velopment would be checked and
thrown back. So Mr.. Smith, himself
a conservative and energetic repre-
sentative of the younger generation
of successful Southern men, argues
with point and force.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

Two years ago republicans claimed
that high tariff would raise wages,
since the trouble began at Home
stead they say the tariff does not eff
feet wages. They are coming to the
point of acknowledging that wages
are lowered by a protective tariff.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

This is the day of the cartoon in
politics. Scarcely paper but has
one or more of them, illustrating in
an epigrammatic way some political
truth or blunder. They are no lon
ger confined to the regular illustra.
ted paper.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

The Cleveland boom, which re-
ceived such an impetus at the recent
notification meeting in New York,
will keep rolling ON gathering
strength as it goes till the Sth of No
vember when it will sweep everything
before it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06

Major Mckinley has practically
declined to publicly discuss the tariff
with Col. A. X. Mcclure saying that
such discussions are usually with
out profit and turning the matter
over to the managers of the republi-
can campaign to decide.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-08-06
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