The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-13
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Demanded by PaEkeFsbnFg Republicans
An Inconsistent Democratic Organ.

Demanded by PREkeFsbRTg Republicans.
An Inconsistent Democratic Organ.
TO nc Editor Of he IHtsllIgaeG
sIR:-After hard struggle the Re-
puhLicans were enabled last week to
rout the hosts Of Tammany in our city
election. and not single member OF
the late triumphant Democracy was left
to disturb the progress OF our party in
the administration of our city Offices.
Our opponents have had iull sway dur
ing the past year, and more disgrace
lul and contemplate display oil partl-
sanshlp and incapACity was never pre-
sented to any community, and the con-
sequence was that almost every reSpec-
table Democrat in tho city became dis.
gusted and voted the Republican ticket
straight. When Cleveland and the
Democrats gained the day last Novem.
Der, the party organ, the SsRtIRel, began
a howl Tor reform and cried with
loud voice turn the rascals out" Day
after day that has been his evening
prayer prompted no doubt by his do.
sire for the position Of postmaster Of
this city.
According to the SentineI any Repub.
liCan, no matter how well qualified by
experience and ability, from the highest
to The lowest position in the govern
ment, was 10 be hurled from office IN
me1iHs res go as 10 make room for the
boards OF hungry steering Democratic
wolves, And hardly day passed that
the President was not upbralded for his
slothfulness in using the guillotine, but
as soon rs the tables were turned and
the Republicans gained the day in our
city election, the Sentinel man suddenly
changed his tune and began to whine
about the folly Of removing the grand
Democratic idol, Jim Mehan, the chief
Of police, and has endeavored to prove
that all the property, lives and in fact
everything that men hold sacred would
be sacrificed II 'the chief" was removed.
And strange to say, some weak-kneed
Republicans have been simple enough
to worship at the same absurd shrine.
II is an old saying that "there is just as
good fish in the sea, as ever came out
OF it, and when Jim Mehan is dead and
gone there will be just as good, true and
able men to look attor the good order
and peace OF societyin this city as there
are now, and in my humble opinion,
there will be not one.fourth as many
gambling dens and traps for young and
innocent boys and girls as have flourish
ed and grown fat under his administra-
ton.
Mehan is the same man who, while
holding the position rs chief OF police.
or city detective, by the grace OF Repub-
lican sycophancy, spent much OF his
time in assisting Senator Morris TO get
the seat OF Newton Ogden, who had been
honestly elected by the people Of this
district to the state senate, and whose
place became necessary in order to
carry out the outrageous gerrymander
OF redistricting this state, in order to
secure and perpetuate Democratic as
tendency. An act which will continue
10 generate an offensive stencil until
the present pretentions OF Democratic
reform shall become as rotten and pu-
trid as its past history is offensive and
detestable.
At the same time, Mr.. Editor, l do
not mean to BIO understood as init.
mating that Mehan was possessed OF the
skill and genius to conceive and origin
ate any scheme sufficient to accomplish
such results, but do say that he was
the willing tool, the instrument to do
and perform any work suggested by de-
signing leaders OF the Democratic party,
who were wicked enough to resort to
any base means to accomplish a parti-
san purpose and defraud Republicans.
There are at least fifteen thousand
people in this city, and can 1t be posi-.
BILE that the Republicans, who have a
largo majority, are willing to confess
that there is not one Republican in our
midst who has the intelligence skill
and ability to discharge the duties OF
chief OF police? That Is the issue,
plain and simple. And can 1t be posi-
BILE the members Of the great Republi.
can party of the city Of Parkersburg
will confess themselves to be such sim
pletons? The Republicans OF this city
are not content to bow down and wor-
ship the whitened sepulchre-the hol-
low, unscrupulous idol of the Demo-
cratic Sentinel. There are hundreds OF
good, honest, faithful men In the ranks
OF the Republican party Of this city,
who would accept the position and dis.
charge tho duties honestly and faith.
fully, to the credit Of themselves and
to the best interest Of this growing
city, and 1 hope it will be the pleasure
OF our newly elected city council to so
determine and give us new chief Of
police. OBSERVER.