The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-05
Numerous Notes and Observations.

| GEoRGEToWN, NOV. 3O-Ihe election
is over and Thanksgiving is over The
result OF the first has been given but oil
the latter we have no definite returns,
but this we do know that a goodly num-
Der of turkeys were bought and shipped,
and if other places furnished in proper
ton there was no scarcity in the supply
furnished The custom of Thanksgiv-
ing dinners is not general in country
districts, not so gem raj perhaps as they
ought to be.
ton as it is a time when there is less do
ing than almost any other time of the
year, as all are expecting winter to be-
gin any day in the week.
| The church at this place was reroofed
last week and some other repairs made.
| Major Stewart and wife spent part of
the week visiting her brother and sister
at Fairmont.
Carson Stewart and wife OF Doddridge
county are with relatives here.
James p, Arnett who has been sick at
Warrington for over menth past, was
brought to his home at Arnettsville
Thursday of last week and is reported to
be improving slowly.
! Rumor has it that new store will be
put in Arnettsville Dec. |, by j. B. Ex-
line of Barbour county, who has rented
the Michall store room for that purpose.
| And now, Mr.. Editor, want to say a
little on politics. We have heard
good deal about the good times, restor
ed confidence, renewed prosperity more
wagons were on the road, people walk
ed faster, prices we're better, &C., but
still all our people are not happy-very
few are passing their gold around and
some are wondering if G. Cleveland,
the fisherman, really knows that it is a
condition and not theory that now
confronts US, or if William L. Wilson
is aware that tariff for revenue with
West Virginia coal and wool included
would not be as good for the party and
the people as gold standard and bond
issues can be made. 1t was apparent
that they must rule or ruin-and now
where is any to do them reverence?
Some of the wonderful lights are begin
ming to see reflection. l see a letter
was read from d. R. Francis secretary
of the interior, at banquet in honor
of the Republican triumph in which he
said while | agree with the advo-
Gates of gold standard in the fight re-
ceAaly made, there are many principles
advocated by some of those who have
been advocates of that cause to which /
cannot subscribe.
IF some legislation is not enacted to
check the growing influence of wealth
and circumscribe the powers OF the
trusts and monopolies, there will be an
uprising of the people before the CEN
fury closes which will endanger our in
situations" Let US suppose such an
archistic ideas come from the silver
craze. Some of our departments at
Washington are practicing economy
especially il the people in the country
want postoffice, and we remember
what became of the one hundred mil
lions surplus that was turned over to
the good Benjamin Harrison admins
tration. But the surplus now ia too linn
tied to go half way round.
Still We can rejoice in the good times.
Nails and many other articles way up.
Flour costs the consumer more than
double the advance of his wages-more
than it did. But how much more is Mr..
farmer getting for his wheat ten or Is
cents per bushel; our women sell their
butter at IL to Is cents, while in recent
years they got rs cents at this time of
the year.
But we see some of our newspapers,
70 called, with columns of news OF in
dustries reviyed-and all the people
must say amen. At Wheeling it was
said many thousands had been given
employment, but they did not tell us
how many were deprived of the means
OF supporting their families prior to the
election for the purpose of controlling
their votes by promises for the future,
and yet we are told we live in a land
where all men enjoy equal rights. That
may have been at one time, but now it
looks like it was some other way. And
yet in the face Of all this, we have those
who advocate all manner OF extrava-
gance in the expenditure of the public
money, and would reverse all the ideas
that prevailed in the building up Of this
once prosperous and happy land, which
is now just to be again started on the
road to progress and prosperity. Let US
wait and seel A VICTIM.