The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-03
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To he EdlOr VI ne IRItgltgehceE
SIR:-Iu my communication OF yester.
day it was clearly shown that the Repub
liCan members Of Council, in securing The
organization Of Police and Fire Board
and in elECting fiVst-Class men as Commis,
sioners on that Board, instead OF seeking
the interests Of party, have, by the aid Of
q few intelligent and patriotic Democrats
secured that which will be a lasting bene,
1T to the city, and to every peape.loving
law.abidlng citizen.
But tllele bad Republicans refuse Il
confirm the appointment Of the new su
perintendent Of the Gas Works. Let uE
see II that was for partisan purposes. Mr.
Dillon was appointed by Board Of Gat
Trustees composed OF two Democrats and
one Republican, simply because he was
believed TO be the best man in tao city fol
the place. The city had just awakened,
BY somewhat painful experience, Ia
q knowledge OF the fact that three
Democratic Gas Trustees, with q
Democratic superintendent q DEM
oCratic Secretary and Democratic Col
lector had failed to give an altogether
perfect administration Of the gas trust.
Visions Of lost thoHtaDds, mutilated
records, false individual accounts, buried
books and Conilagrntlon Of Odd Fellows
Hall building still lloated before our men.
tai vision. Hence nobody complained
that Mr.. Dillon happened to affiliate With
the Republican party, nor was this thought
To detraCt from his fitness for the position.
Under the non. partisan and busihess,like
management which followed, continuing
down TO a very recent period, the works
have been enlarged and improved until
they are considered by experts 10 be the
model works OF the country. And what
city Is supplied with gas at 80 low price
as we2
But our Democratic Council is not salts
fed, although everybody else 10, with this
careful management Of the gas trust. All
the officials IRE not OF their political per.
stasion. They must DO made 80, And
presto, We have a Democratic Board. DR..
LoRatl's long experience, faithful attention
10 public duties, pure life and upright
character Gonnt Rs nothing when weighed
in The balance with the unauthorized
Democracy oil the chosen three. The
claims OF party arc higher than those Of
the public, and DR.. Logan IL retired TO
private lie. Secretary Hazlett, who has
Tor years discharged bis duties exception
ally well, Ia permitted TO retire, and a
gentleman takes place whom President
Seely has declared TO be incompetent fol
the duties Of the office to which he assist
ed In eleCting him,
No mutilated, burned or buried records
have thus lar been found as legacy from
ex Secretary HaSlett. All Is straight.
And now the best man Of the Demo.
cratic three resigns In disgust from the
new Board, for reasons we'll known to the
public, and DR.. Logan Is restored by force
Of public opinion. The two Democratic
members, not having the courage 10 re.
move man 30 acceptable 70 the public "a
they knew Supt. Dillon to be, without
some sort Of excuse, and fudiDg none,
invent miserable preteSt Of which any
business man should be ashamed, and
Mr.. Dillon i6fetifed. Council is asked u
confirm The appointment Of q man who,
while he may be q good blacksmith, ID
certainly not an experienced gas engineer
The Republicans In Council very properly
declined 10 endorse the retirement from
the gas works Of the honest, capable and
faithful man under whose efficient man
agement they have been brought 10 such
a state Of perfection. In taking this stand
they consulted not the interests 9th
party, but the good Of every gas consumer
iiln6.tehths Of whom would rejoice to-day
TO Gee Mt. Dillon restored. What hi
qualifications are they know Of the new
superintendent they only know that u
the management OF the gas works he Il
entirely Without experience, aud that he
10 q Democrat. Let the Democratic
majority Of the Gas Board bear the re-
sponsibllity Of educating him 10 bis new
duties.
After this impartial review Of recent GO
currences, lot no man charge the Repub
liOang In Council with pafilBanahip, The