Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-23
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Alfred
TO Chic
PAR
SIR:-T
Of the caro-
the 10th inst.
am astonished that
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paper should prblishy
~slanderous article. IT,.
when he was entitled to sd
alton as an efficient ofid
day has long since passeN
misrnle have shattered then
broken the delusion. There
3 more malicious and slanderd
published.
Mehan was \ public oficei
held the position for several
his Official acts were proper
mate subjects OF criticism.
meeting the charges In a man,
manner and refutlng them, III
ors TO break the force OF the O,
to his further continuance In d
mean, false and slanderous att
the private character OF a thir'
against whom he had a spite.
curry at the Office OF the INT
would have satisfied him that
gentleman, one prominent as a
Republican OF this city, was th'
sible party. The statement
had offered the same article
State Journal is equally false
editor OF the paper never saw
after IL was published aud
stated as he says to Jim Mehal
The fact Is Mehan has
position so long that he aud
mediate followers begin TO reg.
as q necessary-an indes\ nsS
ture in the administrative
city-and II he should be RI
whole community would
revert TO barbarism. While
to be q Democrat. he has no
and like the vicar OF Bray,
one principle, and that is TO I'D
no matter what party Is In
like the vicar would ct
politics and his religion
do their clothing, TO suit tho
The Infamous attack N
upon me is In keepiy
the hlgh-handed lewlessnY
which ho discharged the
his responsible Office. No
son, premises or character
IL there was any money 10 yleI
is no city In the Union In W
have been so many gambli1
crap traps and other dens OF
Parkersburg. Rev. Mr.. Quit
tinguished orator and reform
clared in his lectures here, az
ful Investigation. For years
courts have empaneled grand
Mehan has been before then
again, but he was as dnmd
and knew nothing Of any
ton OF the laws; but II any
fortunate creature, who had
ed TO the wall by hunger an
some little child happen to ov
line Of right living, immed
lynx.eyed Chief saw II anl
wretch was arrested, and
courageous achievement vi
chronicled In the city papql
The REGIsrEK is the req
ocratIc organ OF the part
IL no Democrat-has not
Democratic blood In his
best informed IL Is not
has voted the DemocI
years, and such was
many Influential memt
and consequently there WSs
revolution In the politics
Two years ago the Democra
for Mayor was three hundre
" every member OF Council
election the Republican m
about one hundred and
every Democrat was dofeate
could not carry such q heavy
OF the best and most Undue
Gratis refused 10 bow the k
any longer. while every
tough In the city supported
for the Jim Mehan factlof
Waterloo defeat. There we
able men on the Democratic
they were believed 20 be 81
the continuance OF Mehan
that settled It's fate.
II is not my intention
this man Mehan's priyatI
vulnerable as IL Is. III 40
could a tale unfold OF q n
gratitude and other derelIct
duty which would harrow
but / am not engaged In
business. His official acts
cient meat for comment
devoted q few OF the hours
Invading the rights OF OF
ing the works OF the hu|
Burns he would have Jed
portant truth.
"Oh, wad some power the II
To zee oursels ~ others .
IL wad fFas monie a blundS
And foolish notion.
Without any authority
soever be invaded my prem
ried OF several law books
me, together with Others
rowed aud was using 10 thi
Of q brief, and because |
demonstrated against his
outrageous conduct be as
the public street In a mos
ner. Ia every single insta
bers OF the bar from who
rowed these books repudia1
conduct aud gave me eKpri
their return. az will be
orders herewith sent yoI
spectloD 20 establish the
statement. Equally false
Is the statement that my v
dren have deserted me by
immoral conduct and bd
Three years ago we had N
fortune 70 lose our yonn
sweet little girl about eig
with diphtheria. and ou1
little boy Of eleven, who I
fering with the measles. v
his eyes. bad en- attack OF
rible scourge, and we wer1
he would lose his eyes
wIfe's mother and sister, I
Ing in Brooklyn, ". Y.
bring hin there whore b
the best OF medsll treat
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