The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-27
WHAT WHEELING needs.
According to the Judgment Of
Rev, Or, c. W. Cushing.
A sCATHlNG ARRAlGNMENT
or Some OF WhcclinG's Municipal
Authorities"An Independent Pa
per Wantcd-Rcuson why Mu.
nicipal government Is bad.

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n There was a fairly good sized audien
Is at tho Fourth Street NJ. L. Church ID
9 evening to hear DR.. @. w. Cushil
!. deliver the sermon on "Some thin
, needed in Wheeling" which was pos
poned lew weeks ago on account
, very inclement weather preventing h
! having an audience worthy OF the Sc
) mon.
DR.. Gushing took his text from th
eixth verse Of tho fifteenth chapter
Proverbs: "In the house OF tho rgh
eous Is much treasure; but in the rsyt
nues OF the wicked Is trouble"
He said that In tho great cities OF Tn
country the evil influences get thei
greatest opportunity, and Wheeling
, being tho metropolis OF the State, 1t i
natural that the greatest force OF thi
evil influence should b., felt. The cit,
! Is in some respects ono OF the worst ii
the country, but in others there ar
many smaller cities that cxcell il 10
evil. The liquor traffic is tho mos
fruitful source for the greater part O
tho trouble and it must be SO in al
cities whore its sale Is encouraged b,
tbs granting OF licenses. - - =
! He said that The city Of Wheeling +
now ruled by beer and Romsnism. No
that the Catholic church has made an,
direct effort to gain control OF the rein,
Of government in Wheeling, but becaus,
the party now directly in power is com
posed Of men who ae ruled by beer aue
Romauism. This being true, he said ".
cannot expect good government. L
Cannot come from such a source. ! viii
not say whether the men who contro
the aes!iaies OF the city are dishonest OF
incompetent. ! caanot say, but it is sure
that tue government. OF Wheeling is in
efficient. An inefficient goyernmeu,
imperils the lives of the people, bscaus.
the laws which are ior the preservation
Of tho public peace are not enforced. An
inefficient government imperils tn.
health OF the population, because tht
things which are obnoxious to the health
VI the community are not removed and
the attention Of those who should look
after such matters Is not turned
in that direction. AM Inefficient
government impeslls tho property o,
tho community because an incom petenl
tnan will not administer the laws proo.
cry and With due regard to the expense
III such administration aud the couse
queuce is ennanCed taxation aud conse
qpent diminution oi the value of prop
-rty. The inefficient govern :rGnt iu
peri s the morals OF the people, Ii m,
morals are not good here it IL hecau,t
taat fruitful source OF immortality, tht
saloon, is licensed by the city govern.
ment. 1t is not coergeable wholly {,
any one man or department. No on4
man or department is to blame, nor arr
all the men in charge OF the clty's ailai:,
inefficient. The head is bad aud in
efficient and that inetticiency run,
through it oil. The Mayor is ine Meieu
and no government with such hesc
can be perfect. There are many officer,
and clerks in charge of dcparilr ent.
who are wholly competent and who dc
their duty as well ~ it is possible undel
such leadershipas as thie city has. r. e
The question now comes: Why havf
we such q government? Simply because
the people wantit, or rather because the,
donot wauta batter zone. Thegovernmen
is ordinarily what the people make it
II the people are alive, alert and earnest
mean the good people, they can have
an efficient government. The govern
ment OF this city is doiag Just abou
what it was elected to do. A part,
elects man to rule under the rules laid
down by the party rather than by the
laws. 5 Z
The men who control the great par
ties do not want pnro government:
do not mean maj ority OF the people in
them, but the men who control them
Suppose the police were to do their duty
as you und l know they should. Sup.
pose thcy would arreat the saloon keep
ers as fast as they violate the law. Could
a mayor elected on party ticket do his
duty with them It would break the
power Of tho party and ruin MI hopes oi
continued power. The police are doing
! just about what they are hired to do.
Men OF evil do not stick to their par.
ties except as it is to their personal in.
teres. 10 do 80. The two great parties
are completely hindered from nominat
ing a man for city flee who is pledged
to do bis duty according to law, because
the good people would stick to theil
parties and the ones interested in the
non.enforcement Of the laws would cen
tre against the man who is pledged tc
do justice according to law.
do not know whether either OF the
morning papers in Wheeling would sup
port such candidate. l do not know
that they could either OF them advocate
man pledged to do his duty and en-
force the laws. You ask: are not the
men in charge Of those papers Christian
and moral men who love right and have
the best interests Of the community a,
heart? Yes, certainly yes, they are al
good men aud would like to do the besl
thing for tho city, but they can not dc
that which the people do not want, then
to do. Their constituency does not de
mand them To do it and besides they are
pledged to do the work ofa one or the
other OF the great parties and the sue
cess OF those parties demand the oppo
site Of what would make the best gov
eminent. .tg 2a. .sG -
What is wanted in municipal affairs il
an independent: ticket which tho pooc
people Of both parties can support With
out giving their allegiance to any part,
or organization which has any object il
view besides Obtaining the best loca
government. \ Republican could yot,
such ticket without in ANY way pivinI
support to the Democracy, and q Demo
crat could vote it without fear of doin,
his party an injury. Tho man on th.
ticket must be above the suspicion tha
he would, If elected, give preference in
appointments or In the administration
OF bis office to any, except, for the good
OF the whole mass. This is the only
method by which tho large citisa can b,
decently controlled. .
Itis necessary in every city TO have q
peoples paper. Imean q paper entirely
independent Of al! political influences
A paper that has iu view only the bes,
things for the people without regard Il
party or othe conditions, read botl
the morning papers here and they arc
as honest as any paper in their position
could BE-. They are advocating ,b.
CAUSES Of good men In prtfer.nce n Rad