The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-24
THE ELECTION TODAY.

It iA 10 be hoped our citizens are not
wholly Indifferent 10 tho result Of to'dAyis
eleaiinl for a new city government. There
Is M regularly nominated ticket in oIPosi.
tim to that nominated At the Court
EIuse, though tho announcements in our
advertising columns Httf5a abundant indie
pendent and irregular opposition. II alt
this opposition could have been brought
together the Court House ticket might
have bccn beaten throughout ByCoDcert
ofnction to-day, and by moderate eHart7
a good part Of II may yet bc beaten. We
want to scc II l'eAten, not because all the
candidates on il arr wholly objectionable,
Int because as Z whole the effect OG It's
triumph would he unfOrtunate-bccauS''
II would restore u domination In the city
the element which ran riot here during
lsGs, and mule the city unsafe and I'M
comfortable for decent people. 50 far ns
the election or Mayor and Sergeant
were concerned, tic Citizens tick
ct elected year ago was sue
cess, and the orderly condition of
The city during the past year under
their administration affords the best hint
Of what ought lnhc done for the year To
come Mayor Mcclellan aud Sergeant
CGnIN llayc lGclI brought forward for re'
cit%,l6n. Mayor Mcclellan has SERVED
ncccptahly and crcditably, lie may be no
better mlH personally, for the place than
Str. J,,Esr> or thAC,Wo do not pretend
u speak; bGl he represents u different clr.
Iucnt in this election, and the influence Of
his administration would be cast in diff
Ccrcnt direction and wOulh be more
favorable 10 good order and good morals.
For this reason We pplPr linn. Capt,
Conant has made complete rctnr-
nation in the police department.
The policeman Of today isa very different
style oCn.An from tho policeman of year
ago; and the general efficiency Of the
cnrs Is nvCsted by the quiet anil security
which all realize in pleasant contrast with
tic nightly burgIaries Of 1868. Mr.
Fnris might make Us good II Sergeant, nnd
hc mi1ht have us 80 VI Il corps 0r deputies,
as Sergeant Connnt; hut there is good
rclsom to Upprehcnl the contrary; and
| there is no need Of running the risk
Sergeant COuant has been tried; anil We
have hal tliH best evidence nrhls fitness
lbr tho position, and the best possible rem
son why he should be retained init
These are the only opposition candidates
for Mayor md Sergeant and We hope
every one will vote for them who wishes
to overthrow the COur, House nomin
atiOns.
The election Of good Council is still
mon important. Itis the Council thai
lays the taxes. spends the revenues and
confirms the appointments of the police
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