The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-12
THE cry ELECTION.
4 Timely Suggestion to Party Voter.
10 the Editor Of the Intelligcncer.

4 Timely Suggestion to Party Voters.
10 the Editor Of the Inteligcncer.
SlR--An item in your issue OF Saturday
says that Rev. Mr.. Clark, OF Boston, in his
Thanksgiving sermon made rather fire.
quent allusion to certain persons who ne.
glect their political duties" BY this nm
reminded OF the fact that VIC have likewise
in Wheeling many soodspeoplc who arc ut
times guilty OF the same oiiense. 4 city
election will soon be held. The present
City Council, to state the case mildly, has
not given entire satisfaction to the people.
The manifest remedy it, to be more careful
in the selection OF candidates for the next
Council. .rn.
How were the members OF the present
Council selected? At the primaries" Of
the respective political parties. Who voted
at those primaries? A very limited num-
Der Of the voters Of each party, and those
principally the candidates and Others who
had some personal end to accomplish.
Here We should except the best men il,
Council, who consented to serve the city
from a sense Of duty, and against their
own inclinations.
Who remained away from the primaries?
At least three-fourths Of tho voters, and
many of those the best men in the parties;
and in SO doing they neglected grave DO.
ltical duty. Why did those persons re-
main away from the primaries? Three facts
occnr to me that possibly exercised some
influence:
First-The primaries are held in very
uninviting places; for example, in II dirty,
dingy room over the Second ward market
House, and in the Court House cellar,
otherwise called the Police Court Room, :
Second-Certain fastidious persons NAV
imagine that our primaries are conducted
chiefly by roughs and bummers, with
whom they have no special desire ia
affiliate.
Third-A feeling prevails that at all pri.
maries there is "set up job" and that The
individual independent vote does moi
count Tor much. a,1
The first reason has some force, and
respectfully call upon our City Committees
to give lis q chanceto vote without climbing
up to garrets or diving into cellars. i
room should be chosen in convenien,
location in each ward, with a window
opening on the street, at which every citi.
zen may deposit his ballot and 70 about
his business without delay As 10 the
second reason suggested above, the writer,
who sometimes attends the primaries, may
assure the fastidious that he has always
found them orderly places; and although
he has seen there. persons, often the most
busy whom he would not care Ia
make his constant companions, yet the
truly good" need fear no contamination,
at least, II they only remain long enough
to cast their ballots. tFS | ~
As to the point, really the most vital, in.
stcad Of calmly submitting when "a Job
is being "set up" by persons often mol
largely interested in the city's properly
how would il do for those who'are largely
interested, viz: tho propertySowners of Thu
city, and the sober, intelligent, frugal
workingmcn who are rapidly becoming
property owners, to "set up job" on tue
little ward politicians, in other words tc
quietly select a ticket Of good men and
quietly resolve to discharge their duty BY
attending tho primaries ind putting it in
nomination?
But who shall DO placed upon sucl
tickets To get down 10 bottom facts IL
many cases Indifferent men arc nut If
nomination and elected 10 Council because
those who arc entirely qualified to serve
the city we'll cannot DO persuaded 10 accepI
q seat there Should such things be ? ,Tht
city has now; exceeded her constitutions
limit Of Indebtedness. She is paying Q pei
cent interest on q floating debt Of 5000
and This burden is daily increasing. Sew
eral railroads, E'hese entrance 10 tho cit,
would 10 Of ipcalculahle advantage TO us
arc knocking Tor admission. Wise, crou
omiral, cool.hcadel action is del,audcl
FROM our Councils IN the near future. Ii
view'of these facts, has not Tho time com,
for the business men Of thecity to step Il
the front, and, at some sacrifice Of time ant
comfort, may be, but with IN earnest dc
airo 70 further their own and tho city's ma
terial ipteres,u, 10 lend 4 hand in tho man
|aSepent Of The affairs Of tho city I qg.
ATSiee From lho Press.
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