Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-03-22
4 SOUND DEMOCRAT
Is Joseph II. BedH, Candidate for Al
dermdn IN the Fourth Sketch
Of HIS Life.
From he yontgs N. " Herald.

From me Yonkas n. ~ Herald.
Mr.. Joseph H. Beall, Democratic nominee
for Alderman from the Fourth Ward, was
born in Jefferson county, West Virginia.
He is of Scotch Irish ancestry, and came of
family of journalists His father, who
died shortly after Mr. J. II. Beall was born,
was the editor of several papers in his State,
and one of his uncles is now editor of the
Baltimore Sun.
The dire consequences of the recOnstruc-
ton policy were making themselves felt in
the South during Mr.. Bealls boyhOOd, and
his family suffered in common with the rest
of the community. The struggle for an ed
ncation was hard one and he followed the
example of two elder brothers in taking of
every third month from his school duties in
order to earn tuition for the succeeding two.
At the age of Is years he left home and
came to New York, taking a position as
shorthand amanuensis, for which he had,
without a teacher, fitted himself by night
study. Within two years he had advanced
to the responsible position Of adjuster in
one of the largest marine insurance broker
age and adjusting offices in New York. In
1855 he was rendered and accepted the po-
sition of official stenographer Of the New
York Produce Exchange, which he still oc-
cupies, aided by corps of assistants. He
has resided for several years at Armour
Villa Park, in the Fourth Ward, and is
identified with the real estate interests
there.
He is a good Democrat and was a hard
worker in the last National Compaign, dur
ing which he made many speeches in Long
Island, New York City and the Fourth
Ward, showing himself to be keen reason
er aud an eloquent speaker. His greatest
success was in a joint debate before the
Republican Club of Bayside, l.. l., where
he verbally bearded the lion in his den.-
He was member of the Committee on Re-
ceptiOn and Entertainment of the National
Association Of Democratic clubs, ut the
convention held in New York in October,
aud delegate to the convention. He was
largely instrumental in organizing the
Fourth Ward of Yonkers Democratic Club,
and was its Second Vice President. He is
an officer in the Young Mems Democratic
Club of the Empire State, member of the
Association of Southern Democrats of the
city of New York, of the Franklin Literary
Society Of Brooklyn, and of the New York
Southern Society.
He did not fail to remember his own
hard struggle in coming to New York, and
has been the means, together with his broth
er, Mr.. T. A. Beall, of bringing not less
than % Young men from his home county
and establishing them in lucrative positions
here He then organized these young men
into society for social intercourse to pre-
serve the memories of the old home and to
aid in securing places for such other young
men as might wish to widen the field of
their activities. This society is called the
Shenandoah Society aud he is its president.
Of his candidacy he said in recent ad.
dress
Having received in caucus and at the
primaries the regular Democratic nomina-
ton for alderman, it would seem fitting and
right that those who are enrolled under the
banner now triumphant in national affairs
should lend me their support. However
expedient and profitable it might be to dis
regard party lines in my candidacy, | should
be false to myself and unworthy of the
trust reposed in me did truckle to the sen
timent of a pretended independence and
fail to ask, as a Democrat, your support for
the entire ticket.
yet it is largely true that in municipal
affairs the questions which present them
selves for determination by your common
council should rise clear of party lines and
be determined with the sole view of secur-
ing for our city those Improvements which
it needs, at the smallest possible expense.
1T is my purpose either to enter office
untrammelled by pledges which can never
be fulfilled, or not to enter ct all. Those
things which are possible of attainment and
which are right, in promotion of the inter-
ests Of the people of this ward, l heartily
pledge myself to- That which cannot be
done refuse to promise, and that which Is
wrong shall uuhesitatingly condemn.
while believing in economy 10 the pub
lie service that the burden of taxation may
not rest with undue weight upon the shout
ders of those who must bear 1t, | still be-
lieve that we should meet in no narrow,
paltrv spirit the problems which follow in
the train of the rapid growth and enlarged
development TO which our city Is destined.
ITO see that the Fourth Ward Of our city
receives those improvements and adyanta-
ges to which it is Justly entitled through
its contribution to the public treasury and
its increasing importance as a growing por-,
ton of the CITY will be my effort, should |
be so fortunate as to receive your support.
Mr.. Beall is busy man and has taken
the nomination at considerable personal in
convenience. and the interests OF the Fourth
Ward would be promoted by his election.
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