Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-01
STIRRING EN- UP.
REV @ ". CUSHING AGAIN Talks on TIL
SINS OF WHEELING.
Rev. M. Fullerton, Of the Island, breaches Sermon
o. Labor and Manhood Mr.. Ash
Disclursss on Some Tall Things.

There was fair sized congregation
at the Fourth street Methods: Church
last evening TO hear Rev. c. w. Cush-
Ing in his serial sermon on the iniQui-
ties of Wheeling. The scripture pas
SageS read in the preliminary exercises
were chosen with reference to the sub
ject in hand, and his text, from one of
the prophets, consisted of four words:
The city is smitten.'
The pastor started out by saying ii
would be well for the world il Jerusa-
lem was the only city. But as an emf
nent preacher in New York once re-
marked. If preachers will say less about
SOdom and Gomorrah, and more about
the cities in which they live, much more
good would be accomplished. Our own
city Of Wheeling is Smitten. Those
who were present at the recent Thanks
giving feast in EvangeliStic hall must
have realized that the city is smitten
with a great number of uncomfortable
bOys-not yiciouS-but uncomfortable.
| have seen such youngsters in the
Five Point district of New York, and in
various other notorious places, but
never have | seen boys more undisci-
plined than right here in Wheeling.
Another evidence of the fact that the
city is Smitten are the Snares and de-
coyS that are so conspicuous in the city.
The figures ! gave in a recent sermon on
the number of places OF sin were some
what criticised, but | learn upon furth-
or investigation that they were not
above, and if anything, below the truth.
| have cOnverSed with reporters here,
land if anybody knows the city in all
is parts, il is the newspaper reporter
aud they assured me that the figures
gave are practically correct. Now, in
addition to the licensed saloons about
town. the houses of prostitution all deal
out the damning fluid, and | am told
there are some of these houses here in
Wheeling selling without license. |
haven't been To these houses here my
self 10 see, but should not consider it Il
visit of reprOach, on an errand OF Chris
tian duty. Have been in several OF these
places in Boston, and with prominent
Christian women, TO inquire into the
best method Of retrieving these fallen
inmates. He spoke of how he had Wis
tied one of these houses in another east
ern city one night on the occasion of the
death of one OF the inmates, and how he
found the girls. some poorly and others
gaily attired, and how he got them all
TO Join in singing "Rcck of Ages" and
afterward had them all kneel while he
prayed to them.
Another reason why our city is smit-
ten is because it INDUCES in Sunday
liquor selling. All the saloon keepers
sell on that day-all out one, and he is
honest and don't sell drop on the Sab
bath. respect such man. The fact
that liquor is sold on Sunday is vastly
worse than on any other day, from the
fact that the great masses OF people are
freer and more susceptible to tempta-
tionS
Mr.. Cushing, after referring to the
fact that Boston saloons close at II
o'clock and don't open till the next
morning, went on 10 say that in Boston
a SalOOn-keeper wouldn't even dare to
20 into his saloon on Sunday to wash his
glasses. The saloons in Toronto close
al on Saturday evening and the same
hour on days before elections. There
is not brothel within the city limits
Of Toronto. The police force there are
appointed by Police Commissioner,
and not elected directly by the people.
a. in Wheeling. The Chief of Police
of this city knows full well that If he
was 10 execute the laws on the statute
books it would be impossible for him to
be elected.
Why is it that Sunday liquor selling
is not prohibited in Wheeling? Why is
il that the brothelS and gambling houses
have full sway? The reason is, we
have no city government-Onlyi in name.
Our city government is Smitten with
imbecility from the Mayor down. Both
the Mayor and the Chief of Police of
this city are liable to impeachment for
nOn-performance Of their duties. As |
have said before the city is largely
governed by liquor. One of the princi-
pal brewers said TO me recently. why,
its no use TO spend your money for Law
and Order societies. Beer rules this
city" Why. one wholesale liquor dealer
on Main street is on twenty-three bonds,
and hardly more than a half dozen men,
all identified with liquor interests, con-
troll the votes of Wheeling.
How about those Law and Order
liquor cases before the Supreme Court
recently? There was something mys-
tcriouS about those cases The jury,
aS You know, is chosen by lot, the man
designated by law drawing out the
names ut random. Now, there
was on that jury that tried the
Law aud Order eases wholesale
liquor dealer. one agent of Il bre VERY,
and two other liquor men, and enough
Others to easily influence the whole
body and swing the verdict either way.
If Providence drew this Law and Order
jury IL must have been such PrOvi-
dcnce rs was said by an enthusiast to
have had a hand in Il big political vic
tory, "a wise and INSCRIPTIONS PrOvi
dence."
The names of the witnesses in these
cases given TO the Prosecuting Attorney
on Saturday before the trial. in some
way became known 20 the interested
parties. and they were paid to go out OF
the State. can give their
lNifNs Out WY luiINA AIuN hibItSS
could not be found. Another
singular circumstance with the cases
was the fact that ten men who plead
guilty in the preliminary hearing went
free. The whole thing is Il strange af-
fair. and men who know incomparably
more about law than do were shocked
at some Of the conclusions of that MEM
orable day Ii wouldn't be strange il
we found that some of the officials con-
uived with these SchemcrS.
No doubt there are many good men
in our City Council. but on the whole
they are not such men as city like
Wheeling ought to have. They are
totally unfit for legislation. They were
elected only because they could be
elected The rum vote would elect
them. The City Council, understand,
has not touched these matters | have
mentioned. What then can be done?
Nothing.
The pastor advocated an honest, I'M
sectarian. municipal ticket as the best
remedy for the existing evils, and said
ticket like this would not hurt either
party. Put 4 good man AT the head of
the ticket and Wheeling will be reno
waited in six months. SOdOm and Co
moran were bad enough, but doubt If
these dire places ever had more To be
ashamed Of than Wheeling