The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-01
fHR PoLIcR FOBeR INCREASE.
II Is Stated that the Measure VIII g
Through iCsuneil,

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Through Council.
twas generally reported about town
Saturday, that the proposed increase Of
eight in the police force, which measure
has been hanging Gre in Council for
some time pending the approval and
authorization OF thRt august body, isnow
an assured fact, and that the next meet
ing Of Council will sect II put through
in the shape the Democratic ward poll
ticians who are at present running the
affairs Of this municipality, have
been planning 10 have II done ever since
they got their grip on, Thepnderstapd-
ing Is that they have whipped In enough
Of the Democratic members Of the First
Branch 10 make the increase q sure 60,
The measure will require another major.
ity vote before II can gofrom the Second
10 the First Branch, and that It Is sure
to get at the next meeting Of Council,
Heretofore there has been formidable
opposition to the increase In the
force, in the First Branch, Some OF
the members have been opposed 10 the
measure for the reason that they be-
lieyed, like Mr.. HarrelI, Mr.. Young and
other prominent Democratic members
Of the Second Branch, that there was
no necessity for the increase, and others
have opposed 1t for the very strong rea,
son that they are not in favor OF increas-
ing the power Of a political machine Of
O dangerous construction. Many Citi,
gems who believe with this last named
class favor an increase and would
like TO see Wheeling have a force
OF forty or fifty men, but they
do not want to see any increase at all
until Wheeling has been provided with
q modern charter, something such as 9
live, progressive city should have, in
place OF the Rntequated village instru'
ment that now serves this city as a char,
ter and which, with one Of the worst
mixed up lot Of ordinances that ever 4
city was cursed with, allows things tc
run in o free and easy kind OF a way
that Is anything but business-like.
With q new charter the thinking, con,
sentative citizens want the police ant
FIRE departments placed as they are In
other cities OF prominencein the coun.
try-Where they cannot be manipulated
for political purposes; where officers
shall be appointed 10 be such till they re
sign or are remoyed for cause or by death
until they have reached q certain age
In other words, what Is wanted Is the
metropolitan police system on a small
scale, An officer so appointed can dis
charge his duties without fear or favor
But to return TO the present situation
the strikers are reported to have beer
successful in whipping in those Of theil
party who have been. acting the part o
prudent business men, legislating foI
the City's best interests, and forced then
to agree to vote for places to be filled
with disappointed workers who hay'
been sulkIng, The Democratic or
gan .has :had the lash cracked owe
It's head and has fallen II
line with loaded stuF-alleged argu
ments, to help along the cause Of Re
form under which much misused banne.
the present Council gained It's victory
II Is a matter OF supreme indifference Il
these Reformers that the city has nj
money to be used for a police increase
this year-the places must be had ant
the increase according to the presen.
programme, will be made,