The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-31
.s1,,oed Meeting TO.Nish.

rbs friends Of the Wheehpg T" NA
ri. nIlroad held a meeting in this city
- D,r rae.d,y night, at which sundFy gen
,,.msn y. were present as speakers from
s.,a These who are opposed TO Saa'
",,a deb, Of seven hundred thousand
l' ,.,,',, on ,bi, community, without first
.oIen,apdips the conditions upon which
Nh to be voted and the localities IN
hitch Ms 10 be expended, and the meF'
mot the project generally propose "
MID a meeting in front of the Court
uor,,e this evening, at which the citizens
d wheeling, without distinction 0fopin'
ion are earnestly invited to be present.
It's not proposed to import Co"'a'
r,es.ure from distant points In order 10
supply any apprehended la'k Of home
support, but to call solely upon the people
,ho0reto beso directly and seriously, and
ro,bsps 80 irremedlably effected BY the
vo,e tomorrow, to turn out tonight and
,oke counsel together as 10 what Is best
IN bo done in such on emergency
There Is an evident purpose to rush this
subscription through tho ballot box TO-
morrow with,a hurrah and clamor, and
10 take advantage Of the well understood
dIsposition that exists in our midst to en-
courage railroad enterprises of a sound
and well protected character
Let US pause, fellow citizens, before we
nke any rash steps in matter that in:
wolves a debt of threc.quarters ofa million
ofdollars. We cannot afford to repeat
the loolishncss o. former days. Reflect
how long we struggled with tho conse-
Ouences Of reckless expenditure twenty
years ago, We are not even yet entirely
relieved Of the dragging weight that was
uutailed upon our prosperity bya rash use
Of our public credit at that time. Let US
not repeat that mistake. A#
Remember that our resources are lin.
tied. We can only stand about 80 much
taxation. II we exceed that limit we
begin to drive away from us the sources
Ofpr@perity. We can do without new
railroad better than We can do without
manufactures. Let us so husband our
resources that we can wisely secure and
extend both. And TO this end let us
counsel together tonight upon the eve OF
our decision upon this mOmentOus ques.
tiOH at the ballot box.
We know not why the friends Of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie project have call.
ed another meeting tonight, so soon after
their former meeting, unless it be either
tOforestaIl public opinion upon the oppo.
site side of the question, or else because
their former effort did not meet their ex.
pectations. We notice that they are re.
sorting to the tactics Of u political cam.
psign in order to make capital for their
project. They are out with a printed
sheet in German, and arc strewing the
streets with Captandum appeals TO the
POpulace, such as we have seen in the
Wheeling Register and Sunday Necs for
some time past. This sort of mis-.
chief is good deal easier perpetrated
than repaired. We warn the public
against it Do not be misled by partisan
appeals to your prejudice without at least
hearing the other side OF the question.
Come 10 the meeting tonight. You will
be addressed by your own citizens; by
those who will stand or fall with you on
this question bythosc who will bear with
you The consequences Of the vote to.mor.
row, and not by capitalists and contrac.
tors from abroad who have schemes to
suOserve that for all any OF US know are
carefully concealed in the back ground.
Come and take counsel together.