The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-09
MUNICTrAL PnLIrIrs.

Views About Town On the SHbIect'
Now that the State and National cleo
lions are over, and the Issues therein in
yolved disposed Of, attention Is being ut
tracsed to the city elections OF next Jnnu
ary, which must soon begin to assume i'm
poyiance in our local affairs. The election
for municipal oflicers Is held on the third
Thursday oil January, aud the officials to
be chosen by the voters at that time are
Mayor, City Sergeant, Superintendent Of
Water Works, Street Commissioner, City
Clerk and Wharfmsster.
A disposition has heretofore been shown
to make the choice Of these officials de-
pend upon their own peculiar fitness OF
qualifications for the Offices. But it Seems
that different plan Is 10 be adopted al
the coming election. An ISTELLlaEScEH
representative took occasion in his pereg'
rinations yesterday TO obtain tue opinions
Of some interested aud dIsinterested per
sons Of prominence. He was told, and it
seems TO be the general impression that
this Information is correct, that the meet
ings held by the "Young Mems Demo
cratic Club" since the election have been
for the cole object OF maintaining the or.
ganization Of that body with view to ex.
erting all influence in favor oil
the Democratic candidates al The
coming city election. The Register
few days ago contained paragraph
saying that it was demonstrated BY the
results OF the recent election that the De.
moCraCy could monopoliZe the city Offices,
and they ought to do ito use the Regis
ter's expression, that "the rack belonged
to the Democracy and they ought 10 take
the fodder" As to the correctness Of this
premise there may be two opinions, while
regarding the conclusion every body to
whom we have talked seemed 70 Bgree
that IL wss eminentLy characteristic OF the
Register. Several gentlemen also express.
cd The belief that this was but an echo oil
the expressions heard by the Registers
young man in tho star chamber eeSSlOns
Of the Young Mems Club.
We asked prominent professional man
Yesterday il he did not frankly think. thai
This was nonsense no" said he, at is
not nonsense; it is worse. Il 10 every
mans duty in au election OF this kind TO
sink party feeling beneath higher consid'
era,ious. 1t is well for the respective par.
ties to make nominations, but thee should
not in any case be considered binding
upon the pnrty voters. Each one owes it
to the city, rs well Rs to himself, to cast
his vote for the best man for the respec'
tive positions to be filled" This gentle
man was Democrat.
Another to whom We talked Republic
can, thought that II the Democrats insist
ed upon making a partisan fight the Re.
publicans should meet them hail way. II
believe" said he, THAT II the best Repub'
liCans 90 to the primaries and see that men
who can command the confidence OF the
public are put in nomination, we can cap
tuIe every office. II they want to make u
party victory for the sake OF the political
patronage, they will be under the neces'
Sity OF nominating men whom the party
can use II elected. much mistake the
temper Of the people il they Will by their
ballots choose such men 10 administer our
local interests for such purpose, in prefer
ence to men OF integrity and business
capacity, put forward merely because OF
their fitness for the places, and not with a
view to any Interior party profit"