Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-17

republic BY lnStructng the ffench Clergy
as 70 their duty 70 support 1t and aoandon
their monarchical intrigues This has been
Of the greatest service TO the republic IN
/ its present period OF peril, ana II II wealth
ers the storm it will IN a measure be owing
10 the good Offices exerted by Leo from the
Vatican, where, if he is prisoner, be is
one with a good deal of outside influence on
the affairs Of men.
The CITY ELECTION NEXT WEER.
The city election occurs week from
Thursday. Although 1t is highly i'm
portant election practically nothing has
been done in the way of campaigning.
This may be due to the surfeit OF poll
tics we had up TO the close of last year,
which not only overshadOwed local pol
itios, but tired the people out. How
ever, our local affairs are Of more direct
Importance to US than the Presidency
/ or Congress, and it is every good citi-
zen's duty to give them due attention.
Next Thursday week the people OF
Wheeling will be called upon to choose
between the candidates OF the two par
ties In this city. They will do this
with their eyes open, for both parties
have made their separate records in the
government Of the city and practically
the same men are up on both sides.
We are drawing to the close Of four
years Of Democratic rule in Wheeling,
I'm which the Democrats have controlled
every branch OF the government. Dur
ing this time we have had better, wiser
and more economical management Of
our affairs and have seen the
start and finish Of greater and
grander improvements than we
had had in a generation before
that time. -Four years ago the people
turned the Republicans out of the
power they held absolutely, because Of
incompetency, neglect, extravaganza
and gross partisanship. They were
turned out body and breaches in the
face Of an Infamous gerrymander which
they fondly hoped would secure their
safety in Office, despite the wishes OF
the majority.
The city government was turned over
completely to the Democrats. And well
Rave they fulfilled the trust reposed in
them. One Of their first acts Of i'm
uortance after getting the departments
in good shape again, was TO complete
the new reservoir which the Republi-
cans left in a terrible botch. They have
/ laid brick pavements throughout the
city as rapidly as possible; they have
enlarged and made more efficient the
Fire and Police departments. They
have doubly crowned all this with two
Of the randestimprovements ever made
in any city. The magnificent stone
arch that spans the creek at Main street
is one and the lighting of the city by
the finest electric light in the world,
supplied by the largest and most COM
plete municipal electric lighting plant
in the world, is the other. And all
these unprecedented Improvements
| have been made at comparative
! " very small cost to the
taxpayers, and from beginning to end
without the faintest hint of jObbery
! "a record which probably no other
/ city 10 the country can bOsst.
The Democrats who have served the
people Of Wheeling so well and faith
fully are now asking an endorsement of
their work and continuance of their
services.
The Repubicaus-the same men who
were thrown out Of power for faithless-
ness, extravaganza and incOmpetency-
are asking the people to turn out a good
administration and put them back again
in control.
VIII the people listen to the latter
appeal? Not according to the REGIS
rER's knowledge of their conservatism,
intelligence and good sense, and their
I uGtISlQu IN Stnllhl NNubOolo III tAAt FeASe.
The Democratic administration has
mapped out highly important improve
ments for the future-not the least of
which is the proposed new and enlarged
water-workS-and it would be the
height of folly to place the carrying out
Of these plans in the hands Of those who
have shown themselves incompetent to
the task, or to place them in any hands
other than those Of the projectors who
have been tried and found capable and
honest
The Democratic tickets for Council
in every ward are made up of tried and
able men and they and the Democratic
candidates for city offices should be
elected by rousing majoritieS.
NOBLE CHARITIES.
1t is q noble charity which the Gin
cinnati Enquirer has engaged in-sup-
plying coal at cost 10 the poor during