Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-25
,DEuoUEAr' ANSWERS HErUBLICaN
The Latter Get4 1t Right Square Between
His Two Eyes.

70 ifc ENgrgt The r. islfr.
"Rspnblican' in Saturdays lnteI6ger.
Ger is endorsed by tue editor, az having
shown that the ira by ira ordinance Is
legal. 1t must be in his quoting the State
Constitutions requirement that all State
and county officers shall be chosen IRON
among the qualified roiers gt HE HtH's,
and his mention OF the Commissioners oil
Election Law. Does either the State Con
s,itution or this law heir his case?
The Constitution presctioe9 the qualll'
cations Of citizens entitled TO vote Tor mem
bers of the General Assembly, and II Is
from among such persons residing in our
city, Council is required TO fill our city
offices. Nowhere in our State Con.
s,itutou are the requirements that
d voter must "rcud Uid wrIte EhgiiSh,
a. snail nvi BE- cHyoged directly or i'dt.
recHgIa the SITE Of HqU"r.
The Commissioners Of Election law IS
Al act OF the Legislature; the body which,
Dy another act, created Council and grant
ed 10 il the power 10 do certain things Tor
the benefit Of the citizers O.! Wheeling, and
forbade its doing ANYTHING for which AL.
thority was not giyenit 10 do IN tins act aud
the amendments thereto. Nowhere in the
Charter is the authority given TO Council
10 compel Democrats to vote for Rspubh.
cans Tor vice yersa) for public officers, and
no other qualifications are required IN 1t
for candidates for office than being citizens
qualified to vote for members Of the State
Legislature.
In "Republicans" eyes this is Demo,
cratic demagoguery. Al efforts on the
part OF the Democracy TO protect the rights
of the masses are demagoguery liz his
party 8 opinion. Prescribing O portion Of
our foreign.born citizens and those OF our
citizens no are engaged in business
heavily taxed for the support of the city
government is patriotism in Republican es
lmatioa. This is the kind OF patriotism
now being exhibited by the Lieutenant
Governor Of OHIO in hi5 efforts TO unseat
Democratic Senators who have been de-
clArca by the Supreme CoLrt OF that State
. to have been legally elected.
Tuesdays meeting OF Council Will show
whether the men selected by the Demo
crncg Of this city 10 protect the interest:
If all of our citizens will be true to the
| trust raposed IN them, AMI will carry out
10 the letter the requirements Of the char
ter, which each one has taken Il sOleml
oath TO see executed 10 the b7st OF his skill
aud ability The enforcement Of some Of
the provisions Of this ordinance will be The
commencement al u wrong on one
class OF cur people, which the next Courcl
MAJ repeat IN some ,lhCr class. Ia
our safe rule is 10 reti3t this ard everl
other wrong in the beginning. Beior'
putting the ordinance IL operation og elect
lng the Board, srihe out the HCconsttu
,ioGqi provisions. No Democrat shoul'
consent to less than this aud no homes
Republican would ask anything else.
1t the extra qualifications for officers ar
necessary for the efficiency OF our polio
iurcs. lry and ob;ain the authority from th
next Legislature before attempting 10 d
mora than the State Constitution author
i2-s ever the Legislature 10 10 If eve
the uttcmp, is made 10 obtain thu
authority, the prompluess Of the rejection
If he petition will Gstoulsh the applicants
DEMOCRAT.
PLAID Assabrt FaunuIs reduced iron
SOC 10 2Jc. Ut Harrington y C3.s, Ill
/ Main street.