The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-01
THE CITY GOVERNMENT,
lseV DIR. Gushing Tells some Things Abo
II md Wherein II Is Ind,

!, The ihterest In Rev. DR.. G. W. Cusb
lnes series OF sermons OH the bad cit
government OF Wheeling seems to b
Increasing with each successive sermon
The congregation last night was large
than on any preceding night when til,
subject was touched, and it include,
many who are not regular attendants n,
that church. The house was well filed
Hc took his text irom Ezekiel 33:ll-
"rhe city is smitten."
These words were spoken of the CITY
OF Jerusalem but it Is not tho only city
TO which they arc appropriately apple.
able. DR.. Parkhurst, one OF the brirh,
and Intellectual men OF New York civ,
said some time sincs that il preachers
would devote less attention to Solom
and Gormorah and other old cities whose
%ickedness is proverbial, and preach
about the conuption to be found in
modern cities, they would be doing n
better work and work that would
appeal more directly to the feelings OF
their congregations.
The fact that our city is smit.en ia
demonstrated in more ways than one,
The treat which Mr.. Sawyer gave for the
poor boys on Thanksgiving day, and the
things that transpired there, show that
the smal! boys are not tgoverned at home.
DECoYs lS THE FAITH.
Decoys OF all kinds are placed in the
paths OF the unwary. Boys and girls
are offered every inducement to leave
the paths OF virtue md right, and no ef-
tort is made by the authorities to re-.
move these temptations. Some state.
inehts recently made concerning the
liquor trailic, the Illegal Sunday selling
and the number and kind OF brothels in
this city, were questioned by the Off.
GERS. A re.ezamination OF the matter
shows that the statements were not ex.
aggerated. These statements have been
confirmed by newspaper reporters and
others in position to know, and q thor.
oueh investigation fails to show the fall
slty OF one Of them. Beside tho saloons
and brothels that sell under a Govern.
ment license, there are others, it is be.
lleved, where no liCenso is held.
Why is sellingo on Sunday not stopped :?
Why are the brothels not suppressed :?
Why are not the gambling dens closed +?
Does anyone doubt that this can be
done? Go to Boston, city with u large
foreign population. DR.. Edward Everett
Hale says that when they began the law
and order movement IN Boston they
found that sixteen nen controlled ma.
lority OF the votes in the city. This was
go because these sixteen men we're the
bondsmen OF nearly all the saloon keen.
ers in the city and controlled their in.
iluence, and they il turn controlled
enough OF their patrons to elect anyone
whom these men desired. Colonel
pudley says that when the movement
began, nearly every saloon was selling
beer to children. He went with three
detectives into the saloons and took evil
dence and succeeded in stopping it en-
tlrely. Now every saloon in Boston is
closed from II p. Ill. to q a. h. He also
SAID that thora is not sa!oonkecper in
Bosson who would venture into bis sa.
loon on Sunday even 10 wash the glasses.
THE CITY OF ToEoSTo's MORALITY.
Or. Gushing next referred to the city
OF Toronto, Canada. He said every
saloon in the city closes at Z .. n. OF
Saturday and remainsso till & G. Ia. Mon
day. Every gambling house in the city
is closed, according to Tho statements OF
Inspector Archibald made to DR.. Cush.
ing within ten days. Inspector Archi.
bald has held his poaition twenty-five
yearH, and is Methodist class leader.
In Toronto the police officers are chosen
by two Judges, who have 4 life tenure O.
office, and the Mayor. By this method
the police feel called upon to toady to
no one, and do not slight their duties.
Mr.. Archibald SAYS that VIXEN he began
upon the brothels there was q great out
cry. Ministers OF the gospel and bust.
nees men came to him and asked him
not to drive them out, fearing that
their wives and daughters would
not be safe on the strees. In
six weeks he had the proprietors ant,
inmates Of ak brothels in prison, and moi
q brothel in his jurisdiction and now,
not one IN the city. Why ia it not &C
here? because We have no city govern
ment except in name. 1t is amitter
with im6ecility from the Mayor down.
The head OF almost every department is
weak, hence OF necessity the whole
government is weak. Doubtless the
Mayor ia kind.hearted and oblising, but
that does not make an efficient Mayor
He has the reputation OF being =
drunkard, and worse, il possible, OF be-
ing found in houses OF bad repute. II,
does not even attempt to hide these
things, but reproaches his Office by un.
blushingly allowing thosa he is suppos
ed to govern witness bis indiscreiious
The city cannot afford to carry q Mryol
with such reputation.
THE BEER INTERESTS.
| The city is governed largely by beer
One brewer said recently, ut is of nc
use for you Law and Order men to spend
your money, Tor beer will rule as you
KNOW" WHO are the bondemen ol
these liquor dealers? One mans name
appears on twenty-thrce OF them, aud q
half dozen men are on majority O.
| them.
How about the cases recently brought
before the grand jury? The Jury 80
cured by lot is generally supposed 10 be
psovidential. 10 this case enough mer
in the liquor Interest were secured tc
control the jury ii they aaw fit. II il
was prorldential it must have been n,
the colored minister said Of the las
election, "The work OF q wise and un
scrupulous providence" In some cities
retail liquor dealers are not allowed 4
hold office or cit on jury. There arl
other mysterious things about this gran,
jury t-ial. Names OF witnesses were civcI
TO the Prosecuting Attorney on satur
day 30 the accused should not know
them, but somehow or other by Monda,
morning they were known and some o
the chief witnesses were paid for ioayin,
the State till the grand jury's sessio,
was over. One Of the most importgn
! witnesses could not be found, it wa
claimed, while another man in the san
house whom they wanted was found
! Witnesses were mixed and called 10
! ! cases concerning which they kne;
4 nothing, but were not called on th
cases. for which they were subpmnaed
| do not pretend to know how all thi
: came about, nor who is to blame.
5 Now what can be done? Doubtles
Q good men are In Council but on tn
g whole not such men as the city sh ou!