The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-07
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res thAs hisoR stupIaitySa s The cause
The eanse Of the d~iectpr's hostility was
that Dad, IA Obedience 70 aProtest signed
by neatly Al the citizens livingon SIX
'teenth md Mceolloch streets, and by
many residents in the county who had %
travel on the National Road in going to
and from their homes TO this city, opPoS-
ed the use OF locomotive engines on the
Elm Grove Railroad, and lima speech, made
in the Senate, when the bill granting the
use OF steam on the road was under con-
Sideration, Is said 10 haVebeea Extensively
plain In his remarks about the company.
Having announced that little Dad had 10
be slaughtered for the above offences, the
majority, IS above constituted, to.wit-
the Sheriff and Director, set out TO ind
candidate, and after being irehuted by
every one whom they approached, they
finally secured n candidate 10 suit them in
Mr.. Joseph Woods To Mr.. Woods, as .
private citizen, no possible objection can
Be made; but to Mr.. Woods, a candidate
for the State Senate, plcdgedby acceptance
OF nomination made under the above cir
cumstanees TO carry out the selfish ends o.
ule SneIll Alu AuG e1Im b4VNS 4G1ASA
Company, several objections may be made
The collection OF the school funds by the
Sheriff will cost the taxpayert two or thret
times Is much Is II now does The abot
ition OF the Municipal Court will render
the collection OF claims by legal process
much more tedious and expensive thar
lnoIJ The introduction o l0comotives on
the Elm Grove Road viii drive travel Of
! Sixteenth and McColloeh streets and thu
| National Road, thereby causing IN almos
total loss Of the thousands OF dollars spent
BY the city and county in making an out
tlet for our citizens on the East Side TO the
several cemeteries and to the country
And this, too, for the sole benefit OF a cor
poration which has shown its greed FOL
i9ain and disregard Of the wants OF the
mass Of our people BY it~s.exorbitant nate
of fare. To carry out their schemes, Mr
| Woods Is pledged, and it is for the voter.
of this city andcounty tosay whetherthe!!
approve Of them by their support OF Mr.
Woods on Tuesday next
Are the friends OF education prepared Il
add another item to the heavy load OF tax
alton our people are carrying TO provide
schools for their children?
Are the business men willing to add Z
their vexation and delay in collecting thei
claims TO put money inthe Shenf's peck
Are the friends Of the City Sergeant will
ing to see him depleted TO enrich tn
Are the citizens, living on Sixteenth ant
| NcCoIloch streets, willing to put the live
OF their children in peril BY having steam
cars running By their doors every few min
utes inthe day?
Are the farmers who travel back ant
forth on the National road willing to risl
the danger OF steam cars on that thorough
fare?
Are our citizens willing to incur tn
danger Of atending funerals at the City
Greenwood or Nj. Calvary Cemeteries, j
locomotives are permitted to be run OF
the Elm Grove Road?
Those Of You who are opposed to any o
all OF these things, raj express your dis
appreciation in but one effective way, ant
that Is at the polls y.