Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-19
\ Famous victory.
10 IRE EIillt. 0f The RariSlar.

/ TO The EIi!Or Or me Rfg'S!'T:
SIR: The passage Of the Police and Fire
Department Board Ordinance is claimed
by The lrteligeGcer rs famous Republi.
can victory" In many ways It i5. 1t ia
famous as an exhibition of sneakipg un.
dcrhand scheming or the part OF the faith
| or Of the ordinance and mis- Republican
allies. 4 meeting Of Council was called
to r, duce the license on walking matches
TO encourage the exhibition row going
on at the Caapline street rink This was
/ plainly stated in the call sent
each member. Every Republican
member of Council WAS civ
en- the lip that otter business would be
transacted, and they were all present but
one Alter the business for which the
meeting Was called had been transacted,
! the father Of the ordinance, contrary 10 all
parliamentary usages, moved 10 take up the
ORD and put it on its passage, know
ing when he did 80 be WAS Dakug an unfair
advantage OF members opposed to tho or.
dinaucc, who were compelled 10 be absent
by pressing business engagements.
Tue ordinance itself Is famous for two
or three things
One 10 that Its Own father will not dare
TO giyeit as his opinion as an attorney, that
the provision in the first section that Two OF
the officers composing the Board shall be
OF opposite politics tom the other two
IS worth the paper it is printed on. The
city charter prescribes that al oilicers OF
thu city chosen under i;s ordinances shall
be selected from the citlzel 5 entitled toyOte
for Meyor and mem bcrH Of Council. This
is ali This ordinance passed by RepuOli
cans lays down an additional requirement
that Democrats shall vote for Republicans
because Democrats have majority III
Council Ii q citizen is qualified to vote
for Mayor and members OF Council his il
eligible TO membership in this Board and
no ordinance can prevent member
Of Council voting for four Democrats or
tour Republicans if he chooses to do So
and they cannot he prevented serving on
on Tho Board il elected.
Ano' her famous, or rather Infamous
thing in this ordnance is the slap it gives
our German ctrileus The fourteenth sec
ton torp,ds any person being appointed a
Deputy Sergeant who caunot read and
write English or who is interested or eu-
gagged, directly or indirectly, in the keep
ing d "a saloon or other place where iGtoX
icating liquor is sold. No German, no
matter how well educated he is in his own
language, or hon we'll he can speak Eng
li.h, need Apply to this Board for Deputy
Sergsanlcy unless he can read and write
English. And no son, brother, or any
member of C. liquor dealers family need
Apply ether These G TmaEs may be quail.
fed to hold Office uLderi The charter, nut theY
cannot under this ordinance. The liquor
business being blmost entirely in the
hands OF the Germans, they ore the citi
zens Disseminated against The following
ia the list Of the Republicans who cast this
sllr at them:
First Branch--Dobbins, Donaldson,
Haller, List McGregor, Schul2e, A D.,
Schulz, J. ", Hoffman.
Second Branch-Buus, Caldwell. g. B
Ciator, Gilleaud, Jones Hi!dretb, Jaeger,
Mccoy Peterson, Trace, STANLEY and
NatcrhOUac
third iamous hing about this oriin.
ance Is that rU provision is made for any
member Of re Prohibition party being |
elected to the Board 1t Only provides
Tor momo - oi Two parties.
No liquor dealer Or his connec'io or
the Police sid no Prohibition men on the ,
Board may be the ProDer way TO relieve
the city Of al her present tronbics with the
police and fITe Department, bat this is
not the ONLY matter accomplished by this
o-Girnnga Tho LaDrll;r,-g c-a haDrr