The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-25
BENwooD POLITICS,

Some Facts nb0ut Liquor Licenses and
/. y q .ial Candidates. &
To Nc Editor ofme Inteilfgtnxr
sln:-1nyo issue of this date VIC no.
tice a card signed, "Joseph Manhood,
mayor Of citySof Bcnwood." purporting
to be n reply to late article Of tho un-
dorsigned, but nowhere in this card do,
we find any reply to tho question, why
is it that tho proprietor OF saloon is
charged license fec so much below tho
figure allowed by law, while all other
citizens arc taxed to tho utmost amount
within the power OF the city Council
to levy" The license fec may at pres.
ent DO 500, as claimed, but we wish to
again assert that among those who arc
now candidates for Offices thoro arc
those who were parties to the collection
OF an eighty dollar license, aud tho
present candidate for the Office OF
mayor Is ono OF those persons.
Tile fact that the reduction Of tho IL
cense foo was made in 1886, in mo wise
sorves US on excuse for tho injustice
dono by the present administration, rs
ample time has elapsed for the most
complete reformation, ii disposition
to do fair and even handed justice to
our taxpayers existed among our pres
cnt city officials.
Tho increase OF the license fee from
$50 to 500 is so inconsiderable that it
indicates nothing, while it still! leaves
the fee less than one-third that permit
ted by law, but the city levy is still kept
to the highest figure that can be levied
hence the question, why this discrimi-,
nation in favor OF tho saloonkeeper2
Come now, Mr.. Mayor, and give us an
explanation that does explain, and not
q weak childish attempt to shirk
responsibility by tho plea that in
doing gross injustice your administra-
ton was only, following bad example
set BY q predecessor.
The assertion that the county tax is
one-third higher than heretofore, while
in no wise IN answer to tho question
asked by the undersigned, is so ridicu-
lousy false that it would require no no.
tico were it not that We wish to call at
tention to such lamentable ignorance Of
local affairs as being another argument
in favor ola change in our city officials,
for the man or men who would make
such n misstatcment as quoted fabove is
surely not the person needed to fill an
Office in our city. To the charge that
"Fair Play" is one Of the supporters Of
| the proposed Citizens ticket, We wish
to plead guilty here and now, and to say
that we are the supporter OF any ticket
or any set Of men who will administer
the affairs OF our city for the benefit of
every taxpayer, without regard to what
line of business he may be engaged in.
We arc weary of discrimination and
| favoritism, and would welcome q little
justice and impartiality in the affairs of
our city. For tho kind invitation to
meet his honor at the city hall VIC wish
to express our most grateful thanks;
also to say that We rejoice in having dis
covered tho, reason for taking $1,000 OF
the money Of the taxpayers OF Benwood
and expending it on city hall. 1t GER
tainly is q very convenient arrange
ment to have our citizens furnish hall
in which city officials can air their elo-
quence in attempts to explain ques-
| tionablo' official acts. FAIR Play.
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