Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-02
SOME POLITICS IN CHICAGO.

The citizens Of Chicago will to-day end
a struggle which seems TO be Iacking the
city from center to circumference. Il is
municipal fight, and it is interesting to
note some Of the frerzied appeals that
are msde in behalf Of the candidates.
Mr.. ROCHE, the present Mayor, is the Re-
publican candidate for reelection, and
Mr.. DEWITT G. CREGIER is his Demo
cratic opponent. The fight is not on strict
party lines, for the Er9ing Journal, an
extreme Republican organ, and the Ne'1s,
Independent, both support CREGIER. The
ISSUES in the contest are Is numerous as
the Chicago voters, and they are on both
sides. Reading from the party organs, 1t
ia hard 10 tell exactly where either man
stands. The saloons and the hswdy
houses are getting large share Of atten-
tiop. but no one has been able TO decide he
yond dispute whether CREGIER or ROCHE
or both were the candidates Of the slum
element. Il is plain that some one Is for
organs on both sides agree to that but
thew can't agree on locating their man.
Then there il a religious issue. The
Democratic Herald charges tbs; Mr.. ROCHE
ia = member OF secret oath bound Catho-
lie hating organization. He wss born a
Catholic. bat renowned his faith, changed
the spelling Of his name from ROACH to
ROCHE. and becamea fanaiical know-noth-
ing. On the other hand, We are informed
shat Mr.. CREGIEE is a creature Of the pa
pal hierarchy" and the motto of his ad-
ministration will be mo Protestant need
spply."
points, screamers, illustrative cuts and
"sich." The Nars charges that ROCHE Is
a creature of the telephone monopoly, the
gas trust. and worst Of sll is YERKEs'
msn. OfYERREs, who is putting up his
good doodle for ROCHE, the Democratic
Herald says
Fidelity to Chicsgo is hostility to
Yerkes. Credit 90 Lincoln Is luminosity 10
Ysrkes. Gratitude to Salmon T. Chase is
resentment against Ysrkss. Admrauon
for Seward is deep-seated shame OF HeFkes'
As if this were rot enough, the
Herald declares there has never been
such a carnival Of crime in Chicago a.
under RocHE's administration. The
SMELL murder and the MITCHELL murder
are laid at RocHE's door. The crime OF
the Haymarket," the Herald screams,
was as nothing compared with the con
duct Of ROCHE. Women killers, assassins
and burglars thrive under his protection"
The Erening Journal declares that
ROCHE wss q partner to the telephone or
iinance steal. He not only cOnnived at
this betrayal Of the public, 80 it says, "but
endorsed it aud ratified it,"
In the Inter Oceqn we ind pathetic ap-
peal for ROCHE on the ground that he
Looks s0er The education Of the young
'Msyor Roche has specisl fitness by his
ife-woik tor toe Improvements now being
made In our water works snd far greater
lnes in contemplation for Kidding the CITY
Of lbs sewerage, but he has not neglected
he higher want. OF cur juvenile popuis-
ion.
The Time, declares that ROCHE stands
ur morality as against the thugs, for eff
,ient drainage; a pure water supply; prop
,r police protection; rapid transit free from
II road iob6ery; Justice to tbs holders Of
existing giants; a city physically and NOR
lily clean; no protection to gamblers, bun
20 steersrs, concert dives, rum holes, hell
roles. or DEVILS headquarters Of any kind;
rue Americanism; personal and religious
liberty; no BoNFIELD with club as
enseless az himself; more bridges and via
iucts At little cost; more electric lighting;
we'll paved streets; an efficiently equipped
,ity hall from flagstaff to foundation stone;
good board of education; law and order
DO anarchy, no nonsense; and business
mans administration.
All in all, they are having very hot
time Of il among themselves, but it will
soon be over. This is o1e consolation, for
Il a bitter Sar like tine present strife in
Chicago were kept up for any length Of
time, somebody wouli be tempted to lie.