Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-05
PITTSBURG POLITICS.
Description Of a Great Political
City
Measures and Methods Of RIags
and Ringstsrs.
A Glance at the Pennsylvania BoSss
Chris. IMAGES.
And Iohn Kelly conparsd snd
C0ntrasted.

SSceil Qsrsyx-4ns Of ~ SssdGy Atstasr.
PIr1ssrRe, April 4-02e Of tAe most
interesting features about ,his city u itr
politics. Every man here i, politician.
No difference about age, colos or previous
CONDITION OF servituds, he u . politician. A
man will make as hard 6ght 10 be elected
assistant assenor in q ward as he will to get
the Office OF 2herif. Net himself merely,
but oil ofhis friends are engaged inthe effort
10 elevate the piymy. donot think that il is
tie desire to help him 50 much asto help
themselves. Tbs cohesive principle 10 the
thought Of succession. 70 PittsborH or
All,sheny county o man is eligible TO elec.
ton, 10 the Office oSSheriff or Mayor bus one
term. Other ofkc.s are sirsilarly condi.
toned. The salary ofthe Mayer Of Pittsbneh
is sc, ,oe0 per annum. plus gratsity of$l coo
from the county Of Allegheny on account Of
bis services ~ q committing magistrate.
The Mayosalty is therefore . pretty plum.
So is tse SheriGalty. The minor county
and city Offices are newly as gooepickings.
For years there was go'asyo1'pleAse-
scramble Tor them. Tls success cf an op-
posing candidate gangrescd the otters and
their friends. Republicans in regard to
city matters IRE in no sense Republicans.
os,Aiways Re,sblican.
Lyon and Lidell are both very ,ecent
Democratic liayors Fu.son the present
Mayor, is q ing Republican. He went
into politics when quite young man aud
has been an influential factor ever since.
Chris Magee, however. is tie real head Of
the Pittsburg ring He is also the large
link in the Srn,o' ShAin to day Magee is
u bright, hand,or,e. intelligert young man,
hot yet thir,y.fve He began political life in
= minor city ofee. At FIST be was
arrogan, aud unme.hodical in he measures.
The impossiblity 81 running politics BY
main strength and Awkwardness soon be.
came very apparensto the young man, and
before he was even shirty knew himself
fool" and re formed his rule" There 10.
almost unexceptionGny, nothing enetous in
ring rule in Pittsburgh Asa rule there IL
q curriculum in the school Of local politics.
From the primer lesson learned 10 . ward
sub precinct To the highest class in City Hsll
University, most politicians have CROPPED
their way The school room the saloons. the
engine houses, the police stations, The
Court House Offices. the City HnH Offices,
are the rendezvous for the politicians, and
nightly and daily some of them are found NJ
head dauarters, learning rot 30 ruch tho les.
sons Of civil government. or the rule OF the
common people" as those Of nomination
aud election, or that still more attractive eles
ment. addition, division aud silence" ]
4 ,,p1,y tIaf NUtsh aH nj
rings Pt,sburg is corrupt ls oniccs
Are Economically Gad Honestly
filled in nearly every instasce. The salaries
paid, as have indicated, are as rule. ado
quate and in proportion to.the services ren.
dsred. The politicians have little hope
Of any rewards or fees from cosruphoa
funds. The candidate sor one Of the
ple,horic offices, as n rule, eisbursss the mos,
Of his first years SALARY ar1oug tho owners
of the thirty six wards This is one source
Of revenue Another il the award 10 soma
Of the faithful OF portion o( the extra good
contracts in the gift Of the city. The hope
Of succession 10 some Of tho lucrative Offices
is also an incentive to most ambitious ward.
tters. The police force and FIRE department
employ not tar from six hsndred msn,
snd ! imagine these two departments are
fruitful sources Of inspiration 10 most Of ths
less ambitious and most isporant Of the
workers.
The law Of sucssssiss.
have said succession il one ot the cardb
bsl principles Of the ring. Audrew Fulton.
the present Mayor, is shaping things to step,
into the sheriff Office MaCsllin, who Just
IT the sheriff Office, has begun setting up
he pins TO succeed Fulton ss Mayor. Chris
Msgee is arranging 10 succeed Gsusral'
James s. Negley in Congress and thence
by an easy transition TO occupy Don Came
run's seat in the United States Senste.
Magee ia an able man. He has made
careful study not only Of polical methods.
tut politics as well. He Ia boss not at
nlI in the sense that Tweed was boss, or
iha, Mclaughlin is boas,but In the sense
that John Kelly is boss. Kelly Il . msa Of
education and refinement lmpsrturbsbls
under all circumstances. be never forgets
,ba, in an exhibition ct his manly qualities
rests bis hope Of succsss. The sense Of do.
feat oveTshelms not Kelly. neither does II
iastrate MAgee, . muah younger man. Both.
we're dc.es,ed at the National Conventions
of 1853. nj Chicago Magee had the magma
ninity and adYoiin, ,as 20 get over his. Tbs
blow aimed al ihs integrity Of Tsmmany
Hall Sy the anti-Tammanyi,es was too dsad.
ly 10 be cosdoned altogether BY the great
sacbem and be preserved neutrality. Ma,
gee had never U~ined with the Blaine ring
Of the Republican party. He fought his
nomination TINS and again and nothing bat
The popular oismor evoked by loss scrgpu-
loas politicians gave Blaine Pepnsylvsnia
al Chicago. Il vas the anti. MaSes iaAa.
spce in Psnnsylyania that placed y. Y.
Jones Q, the head Of the National Repsbi.
can Convea.ion, and gave the conduct o(
the campaign into the hands Of
Msdioerfty Instead Of IntslilGssss.
Mages and Qusy ere nos sisoggliag foe
supremacy in Pennsylvania. Csmseon aa4
bis cla3 are with Msgss. Quay is defsatsd
for tbs nomination for State Treasafss 81.
ready, although hs may not ALLOW ths uss Of
bis name, but u be dos be y soss
started out 10 give eonsesatissly . fev
ideaS on Piusburg poEties and political
methods. D;gressions and the intesisctioa
Of ideas s1exssted BY sous of ny psslimi.
nary points have ds1saisd that objees bot 10
another Ieser shAil w 70 do i noss cohss-
emily and more copescutiyely.
PittsbasG Reknfs.
The azuual meeting of he Western Nall
Association win b held ksss ssxt week
II il not unlikely that tie nsxt Rrssidsst
Will be one Of the Wheeling mansfaetnrsFa
PrttsSuIg u no nail manufacturing essiss
end - Mr.. Jooes, ths Prssidsst never IT.
tsnas any meetings u = thooEht h viii not
Be reelected II = sko hksly that ths
place for hosdisg Tie meetings vii b
changed 10 some noss co1vsnisat plscs.
Trade u aiA very dsIl ksss and manufsc.
turers claim that ths5 look for NOT nseh ia'
psovemsnt this ysaE
william wsi6s, President Of ths hasI.
esmsted Assoczaioa ssys ths dssesdoa o.
the sailen viii not s6set The istasrity q
the osgsDiaatioa.
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