The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-27
The Inter,iseneer ON city Affairs.

The city election is over at last,
though at present writing we know
nothing of the result. There are, how
ever, two or three points in NE Intel
Ggencers article Of yesterday morning
which demand some notice at our
hands, Notwithstanding what we may
say now can have no influence upon
the voting that was done yesterday. In
fact the IntslHgeneer seems to have
purposely delayed making the st.se-
ments contained in yesterday morning 8
issue, in order that no reply might be
possible before the election. Feeling
secure from denial, it put forth asser-
tons which the editor knew to be un-
true, but which he hoped would &C
complish the end he had In view before
their falsity could be exposed.
The Intslhgsncr speaks OF the
REGISTERS eulogy of Mr.. JEFFERs "and
depreciation Of his opponent as an
excuse for assaihng Mr.. j. Now every
reader of the REGISTER knows that We
have not deprecated Mr.. JOHN II.
HALL the Intelligencers candidate for
the Mayoralty. On the contrary, in
the very article to which the Intsl1gen-
Ger alludes, we expressly declared that
we had mot one word to say in dispar-
agement OF Mr.. HALL" Further, in
the same article, we alluded to the fact,
known to all eur citizens, that the two
tickets publicly nominated by conven-
tons contained the name Of Mr.. JET
FERs for Mayor; while the two tickets
privately arranged by some self constl-
tuted authority contained the name Of
Mr.. HALL. This was a simple state
ment Of fact and was not made in de
probation Of Mr.. HALL, because there
is no evidence whatever that he had
anything to do with the arrangement Of
the ticket or that his name was placed
upon it with his previously obtained
consent. In fact, we don't believe he
either wanted the place or was consult
cd in reference to it before the self con-
stituted guardians Of the city fixed up
the ticket and procured its publication.
Another point: The Intslligencer
paints dismal picture OF the condition
Of the city finances groans terribly
in contemplating chow low the city
has been brought by the management
of the dominant faction OF the party
which has controlled the council for
several years past" and talks mysteri-
ously about that ring or clique by
whom this mischief has been done"
But so inveterate has the Inteiisencers
habit of grunbling about city affairs
become, that it forgets that for at least
two years the government Of the city
has been in those very hands in which
the MtsHgencer aided to place it. We
remember tolerably well that, under the
influence of this cry of reform which
the ItelHgencer still harps upon, "citl-
zens' ticket" such as it tried to elect YES
terday, was chosen two years ago. We
also remember that the same kind Of
ticket, supported by the Intslligencer as
before, was elected last year. Our
neighbor has had matters pretty much
"a he wished them IN the election OF
city officers during two years past, and
now comes this fearful whine about a
depleted treasury, the Encouragement
and abuse of the city credit, and the ring
or clique by whom this mischiefha BEEN
done" Call you this backing your
friends? If the citizens movement
which has been cbampioned by the
Intslliqencer during the past two years
can do no better than this, the city
would better return to strictly Demo
cratic control.
The truth is, and the editor Of the
IntslHgsncer knows it, that the city OF
Wheeling has not been in better finan-
cial condition during the past twenty
wears than now. We have been pay
ing of our debts, and the current reve-
nue. is ample to meet all the floating
obligations we have incurred. The
government of the city has been eco
nomically and honestly managed, and
there is no ring or clique" that has done
any mischief here. Ifthere is, we know
nothing of it, and the public would be
much gratified by the publication Of the
names OF some Of the members Of such
"ring or clique" if the Intsligsncsr has
them at hand. Can that paper men
ton the name of single man who IS a
member of that ring or clique" which
according to its showing has done 80
much mischief here2 Whoever they
are, the Inteligencsr helped all it could
to elect them and should not hesitate
now to publish their names.
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Removal Of Disabilities.
The following is the vote in the
House of Delegates on the joint resolu-