Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-03
THE SALYkTiONlSTS.
Stirring Up a Sensation in Portland, Maine.

surfing Up ScnSaton IN fortihnd, haine.
PORTLAND, January 2.-What to do with
the Salvation Army is problem the Mayor
is likely 10 find it hard to solve The trou-
bic is with the street parade. On the one
hand very considerable number Of people
feel that the army ought to be protected,
and on the other hand there is feeling
equally as Strorg that police protection
ought to be Withdrawn and especially that
Sunday perades ought to be at once dis
continued.
Mayor King today admitted the impcr-
lance OF the question ana the division Of
public sentiment in regard TO the matter
He said Il have been asked to suppress
the army and TO protect it. Doubtless it is
true that members Of the army are in per-
sOnal danger whenever a street parade is
attempted, but | cannot change that. When
the army first came here was applied to
by one Of their friends. found them in a
cold room and in trouble. They acknowl
edged that they could not run their meet
ings | told them they must understand
that Portland people are not used to
Sunday demonstrations and that it is
much easier to start riot than to quell it
after it is started. | asked them not to
parade on Sunday with their instruments,
and they promised not to. Last Sunday,
without notice, they paraded with music
and were insplted sll along the line. /
have taken legal advice, and for the present
shall not try to vent the Sunday parade.
We have allowed organizations to parade
on Sunday with music ana | cannot under
take TO say what the music shall be. Our
police force is small, and even the regular
meetings Of the army add greatly to their
!abors.
Il think these people are misguided, but
what am ! TO do? They would enjoy being
made martyrs Of, but | DO not propose TO
obgc them. Ii one Of them were to be
knocked down in the street and half killed it
would be godSend to them. ! shall do
my best 10 protect them and trust this ey-
element will blow over, wiser colnscls be
needed and troubled saved 1t is difficult
to preserve order now and no one can tell
what may happen at any time. y
Tie matter is evidently making Mayor
King feel anxious. One source Of trounle
is the fact that a, the meetings Ci the army
iniudcious remarks are frequently made
against the Catholic faith, not by Captain
Gray, however whO except in the matter OF
street rarades, seems TO De taking very
prudent and reasonable course. Npycr.he
oss. q remark dropped hy an outsider may
cad to trouble al any m0mcUr, and seri-
oIa disturbance would be almost certain to
oI,ow the Sunday parade. Nearly the same
car is entertained in regard to the parade
omorrow night The SalyatiOnists have
selected very badly arranged hall. The
~ rance is narrow, leading up two
flights Of stairs, and ifa fight or fire were
o hC started the result would be simply ter
rifle.
Tonight Cap@in Gray was ordered before
Tie city marshal tomorrow morning for ad
monition and rcrr7of rather than with any
purpose Of arrcsting lin. Captain Gray
said 81 did no, say TO Mayor King that
would keep my music oil the street. ! said
| would do il for Sunday Or two and !
did.
"Slall you raiaie next Sunday with mu-
SIC. mixed u Correspondent
i Con know | may be arrested; if S..
my lieutenant will lead the cparale If sh.
is arrascl ~ soldiers will Co. Back Of Us
th,rc are . million Of so,&i.rs. We can't be
vuD down.
10 make matters more complicated. the
nicnt has suddenly discovered that !, is a
mater Of r5l' gious necessity TO parade nest
Sunday with his baUl. lie proposes TO
give q sacred street concert, and a It'll more
sac-'G, - iiii,at II the salvation Army Is al