The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-08
Q<he GntelligeneeT,
wHaGLlNo, W, VA, EEHRUAEN 8, 1873


Youus usmsorn,s ON tho Ola. Board.
AT the meeting Of the Young Mems
Democratic club, OF this city, last Friday
night, the following resolutions were
adopted
WHEREAS, At the last municipal election
II was deemed advisable by the people Of
Ibis city TO place the conduct Of their az
fairs III the hand Of the Democratic party
and
attack has been made by the minority
marty to thwart this decision, therefore
be It
ocratic Club denOunCe the ttaitorOnsaCt!on
Of those sO.Galled Democrats who aide
q the minority in their Efforts to deleat the
mainly txprsssud will Of the people by
surrendeiirg their trust into the handt
VI pursous Of said minority, and ny Vo'inG
with il against measures porpGsed ny inc
representatives Oi the people. -,
Resolved, That wa Rpprove OF ana W!l
sustain, by every honorable means IN our
mower. now amt hereafter, the action Of
the Gas Trustees in their efforts to control
the trust placed in their hands anu Ioi
which they are responsible to the people
Resolved, That lh+ resolutions above be
published in the Daily Register.
We regret that there was u desire to
Contne to the Register the publication q
this interesting matter, The proclamation
OF the Young Democrats deserves to BE-
carefully read by everybody who is con-
cerned for ths public welfare. 1t shove,
among other things, that thu President Of
the Gas Board, who is also President Of
the Young Mems Democratic Club is as
determined to carry the business Of the
Cts BosrI into his political club as he ia
to carry smallhscr politics into tbs bust
ness Of the Gas Board, The resolutions
are valuable also as being the only en-
dorsemsnt the partisan Gas Trustees have
received from anybody.
lh9 Young Democrats will permit US to
sly that they are committing themselves
to several errors They promise to use all
honorable means 10 sustain the two Gas
Trustees OF their party. We are quito
sure that they would use no other than
honorable means; yet 1t Is reflection on
their club that lis President got into the
Gas Board by means Of very different
character. lie made the most non.par.
tisan pledges to RapubllCanqi he crawled
before them for their votes, admitting,
what everybody knew to be true, that
without Republican votes he could not
get into the Gas Board, forthe "rlng," rs
lie called 1t, Of his own party had sharp
ened knives for him.
1t lisa mistake TO denounCe as traitors
those Democrats in Council who have not
always voted at the call Of the majority Of
their party. They arc good citisenp, have
done their party good service, and may
not like to DO read out Of their party he.
cause they voted as they thought right.
The gravest mistake OF all Is for young
men 10 permit themselves to be mislcd
with regard to tho business Of the city.
The Gas Works form part otsn important
public interest having no connection at
all with State or National politics, Tue
act incorporating the Gas Works provided
tia! they might on certain conditions be
purchased by the city, ITO be hereafter
held, used and enjoyed by the said city
for the benefit Of the inhabitants thoreol"
not for tho benefit Of the Republican
party or OF the Democratic party.
In thisspirlt local affairs oughtto bcCon.
Quoted, and young men, who have more
life before them than old men, ought to
throw the weight Of their energy and en-.
thusiasm on the side Of the public vel
fare. The young Democrats, when they
think It over, will agree with this view Of
their duty as citizens.