The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-11-10
IN A RURAL DISTRICT.
On the Morning Of November 5th, in
the Year A. ID. 1891

To the Editor OF the NEw DOMINION;
Before this can be read by your read.
ers, a most momentods Issue will have
/ been decided. Shall the people rule by
"a free ballot and fair count" and
their wishes be respected, or shall the
chains and slavery Of themoney power be
more firmly fastened upon us This is
one of the greatest questions we have
ever been called upon to answer.
For years the people have been de-
handing relief and have pettuoaed
through the ballot box in no uncertain
emphasis, but their demands have been
denied and ingenious inventions of S to
and the like have denied the right OF
the people to rule.
Everything that could be done TO pre-
vent the people enjoying the luxury Of
little change has been done, and when
the people two years ago, gave voice
with so much emphasis, that they want
ed relief we supposed they would re-
speet the right Of the majority Re rule,
but no; again everything that could be
done has been and is being done by our
opponents. Calamity is being brayed
by their mules. Falshood is invented
and repeated TO intimidate the nervous.
Money is exhibited before the ones that
have price, and last, but by no means
least, some not very creditable methods
are resorted to to prevent what the peo-
pie demanded. They seem to fear that
the people might get the desired relief
and no longer be willing to listen to
theirksyren ;song. "The foreigner pays
the tax and such inventions patented
by the tariff barons.
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Virginia, is known to the world because
of her intellectual representative, and
notice the methods now used TO FIJI
his place by an unknown quantity and
right here in old Monongalia-the moth
es OF many counties-th site OF our
University, in this age Of free schools
and progress, we must be howled at by
little ones who do not know that free
speech and equal rights were among the
features of our Independence, for which
men above reproach. above the influence
OF the methods OF to-day, pledged "their
lives, their fortunes, and their sacred
honor" and they had honor then. We
call attention to this subject partly be-
cause We fear that our Republican
friends in their zeal for party, as against
the people and their rights OF free speech
and the majority to rule, have never
considered to where their teachings
might lead. We have said before, and
we repeat it now, the Z. S \. is toe big
to be governed by one man or faction
and il the people can only be taught
that ultra partisans are not safe leaders,
that conservatism which gives to all the
right to be heard is our only hope Of sal
walton. Then we may survive, even
though buried for the present, but We
believe the greatest calamity that ear
befall US, is, that we cannot even taste
of the fruits Of our labor for which we
have striven for years, and which ou
adversaries seem determined we shall
not taste for fear it would be so palata
BILE that we might offer to others, ane
that once tasted could not be resisted
and the noxious dishes now given to us
as paupers Of the tariff barons, be al
once and forever spit out.
We are not yet entirely without hope
We may be compelled to swallow Day
ton, but when we think of it we think
may be the Dayt is ION awrong, and as
the preacher said he lis not ia it, fol
| the present, at least.
And now, kind reader, what do you
think of the situation2 What do you
think Of the people OF old Monongalis
with its University and its Post O.
Marion with its Normal and its
A couple or three years ago one @
our preachers said when going to confer
ence at Mt. Morrs-"W What does /
mean, rode fot days and never heard 4
word till ] came just the other side Of
+ Fairmont and there ! saw women oui
waving a rag and hallowing for Blaine p
Well what does it all mean? Mus
we submit to mob rule? Must we?