The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-10-20

A stranger within our gates last
Saturday, had it been possible for
him to come without eognizance of
the significance of the occasion
which drew the mutitudes, and look,
ing upon the assemblage within the
sound of the voices which proclaim
ed the grand truths of the party of
the people, for the people and by the
people, would in all probability have
made the colloqnial statement Of
fact contained in the words:
Everything has gone Democratic.
AT Morgantown last Saturday was
Democratic day in extenso. Visions
and memories of grand rallies gone
by faded into insignifieance and
nothingness by comparison; remem
branees of occasions of influx of Wis.
iting hosts were banished by the
spectacle Of the thousands who had
come to do honor to the gallant chief
tain of the cause of the great politi
cal majority; times of former years
when enthusiasm for any cause, when
interest in any object had drawn no.
table numbers of people here were
not recalled to in anywise be measur.
ed by the legions who thronged the
streets Saturday. 1t was Democrat
ic day generally, it was Wilson day
particularly, and being so this capt
tai of the county of an overwhelming
Republican majority had within it the
biggest, most enthusiastic crowd ever
known in its history, and all had
come to lay their enthusiasm and ad
miration upon the altar of the cham
pion of the peoples cause for right,
prosperity and the pursuit Of happi-
ness-ail of these having been at
tempted to be wrested from them
by the iniquitous burdens and inc
qualities ola policy which makes a
few tariff barons and land full Of
paupers.
There was rain Friday night, and
it continued topour down Saturday
morning. There was general feeling
ofdisappointment that these showers
which would have been welcomed
at any other time should interpose
to the detriment of an occasion when
the bright smiles Of Providence were
hoped for as a grand ingredient to
the added furtherance of general
success in the annals of our political
rallies, but despite the doubtful atti-
tude of the elements the throngs be-
gan to come in early in the day, and
Just previous to the arrival OF the
north bound S:25 train the sun came
out bright, the gathered gloom in
the heavens was dispelled and the
least superstitious took this changed
condition as good omen.
The spirits of the people cleared
as had the skies. Downcast hopes
were raised again. Protzman's mil.
itary band headed lengthy process
cession made up Of the W. L. Wilson
club and marched to meet the dig
nitaries and visitors who were short
ly to arrive. The bright faces, the
high spirits, the genuine enthusiasm
of the members of this marching es-
cort reconstructed any who were pos
sibly downcast; they spread a gen
eral contagion of zeal in their short
preliminary parade, and the finish
ing touches were put to the decora-
tions of business houses and private
residences with quickened impulse
and awakened energy. And he it
known the decorative beauty and
gayety of color that adorned the
buildings here, there and eN erywhere
has rarely been excelled here To
| their credit there were those whose
political opinions are not in accord
with Wilson and his followers who
had in mind more the magnitude of
the occasion than their own differ
ence of belief and assisted in the dis
play of bunting which adorned al
most all Morgantown.
At the railroad station a citizens
reception committee of representa-
tives, consisting,of Dr. Myers, Prof
Wiley, DR.. Turner, Hon. Joseph More
land, Prof. Lorentz, Postmaster Whar-
ton, Messrs Reay, Fleming, Alexan-
der and Shisler were in waiting with
carriages. The Wilson club lined the
platform and the train came in amid
the cheers of all Wilson admirers as
sembled. Mr.. Wilson was in the first
coach, which was crowded with
his fellow citizens. There was not
the royal pomp nor regal splendor
obtaining to his travelling compart-
ment which characterized the Day
ton Elkins private car advent of a
few days previous, but there was sweet
significance of man of the people
whom the people trusted and are
proud to have represent them. Sew
eral additional cars crowded with
people were on this train.
This informal reception itself was
a love feast The distinguished re
cipient Of the ovation bowed his ac-
acknowledgement, shook hands literally
and was escorted TO the Wallace
House, where calls were made upon
him by numbers of his old friends
and political supporters.
The regular packet then arrived,
crowded with citizens Of the north
crn portion Of the county and Penn
sylyanians. The Lena Leota and
Isaac Mason. two big excursion
boats which had started out frou.
Brownsville, landed and added the