The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-06
THE people a II.
Universal Enthusiasm in Favor of Grea
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Universal Enthusiasm In Favor of u Grenl
Big Day.
1t needed only the suggestion in the
INTELLlaENcER Of Wednesday and time
for tho leaven to work to show that the
people are all for o big celebration OF
Independence Day in this Columbian
year. People want to see a jubilee that
will DO remembered all his life by the
youngest child that witnessed it, and
tho way to secure this is for everybody
to lend O hand and help keep the ball
rolling till it rolls up the grandest simi-
lar affair ever witnessed in Wheeling.
Other cities are continually organic
ing such celebrations, to attract people,
while Wheeling too often sits supinely
and let's the other cities take her peo-
pie. Now 1t is proposed to keep the
people at home, and bring those from
the nearby towns and from the sur
rounding country into the city also.
II those who have declared in favor OF
the celebration will all do what they
can, tho day will prove memorable in
the history OF Wheeling.
Following are some additional ex-
pressions heard by lNTELLlGENcER re-
porters in the past two days:
John T. Cowl said: at is a good
scheme, and I hope it will go through.
There is too little attention paid to the
Fourth Of July nowadays. When 1
was a boy it was always a big day and n
great educator in patriotism. We need
it worse now. There arc a good many
foreigners bringing up families in this
country, and il they are not educated
in American ideas, in twenty years the
American nation will have largely for
Cotton the significance OF Independence
Day. Let's have an old-fashioned,
rousing celebration once more"
Mr.. William Marsh-It will DO too
hot to parade. Let's just have a big
jubilee.
George Hook-I think it is a good
thing. People ought to be stirred up
to take some interest in the day, espc-
cially this year.
City Clerk Thoner thought we ought
to have a great big time.
Assistant Clerk Fee said it was q
good scheme, but it would be no good
unless there was a battery up on tho
hill to FIRE salutes.
Eugene Hanke-The Columbian cele.
bration was q success though it was
started late. Why shouldn't this be
with so much more time to start?
DR.. j. II. Pipes-lt isa good idea. l
would like to see the Fourth celebrat-
cd in the old fashioned way.
james Flanagan, tho popular South
Side barber, was enthusiastic for q IT.
ting celebration this year,
Mr.. II. T. Behrens, OF South Market
street, considered tho INrELLIdESCER's
suggestions in the line OF n big celebra.
ton all right, and said he would like to
sec the scheme 90 through. Ito thought
Wheeling people would take advantage
OF tho celebration and stay Mt home,
and a big crowd OF strangers could be
expected.
Mr.. J. Q. Beck-An immense idea; l
ain for It.
Mr.. Henry spoyer-That is n good
thing. We ought to have it, and I'll
do anything l can and give money to
help 1t.
X. U. ONoill-Count mo in. It's q
good thing for the town, and can DO
made to 90.
j.. 9. Crosby-of course Wheeling
ought to have a part in tho Columbian
year, and the 1SrELLidEEcER suggests q
good way to do II.
Mr.. William Glossner-Wu should
have II by all means. 1t will DO a pny.
ing venture. Beside,, thisis n patriotic
occasion, md Wheeling should show
hcr patriotism. Everybody should do
his part
A reporter called at tho RegiSer Office
last evening 10 got from Mr. James b.
fancy an expression regarding tho
proposed celebration. Tho colonel was
not In at the time, and Mr.. Charles X.
fancy was %interrogatod. llo said no
had been 80 busy lately that no had not
noticed anything about a celebration
on tho Fourth, and consequently could
not express an intelligent opinion. lilo
thought, however, that Wheeling could
stand but ono celebration this year, and
that, In his opinion, should DO held on
tho opening day Of tho WOst Virginia
state fair In September.
Mr. II. o. Ogden, editor OF the Mctgs,
whom asked his opinion OF tho project,
said he thought II was n good thing for
business as we'll as In many other ways,
aud no was clad TO SEQ tho l~NrgLLiarN.
cEn pushing II with n vim which indl.
Gated success. Ito would do ANYTHING
no could to assist In making II 90, per.
sonally and In his paper.
Peter i. FarrOll-lt has boon q long
time since Wheeling had anything like