The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-13
AN AppEAL TO ISLANDERS
To select the Best Msn as Republican
Nominees for Council.
Toth. Rep,t5lfaaH HO,eys oItAe hiand:

To Select the Best Msn As Republican
Nominees for Council.
Ton< R.u.t5liara Hses Of he Ltsnd:
As you are aware, the primary cleo.
ton Of candidates for city council is to
be held on Saturday next. As a rule,
the person, selected on that day may be
considered as our actual representatives
in the municipal legislature of 's5 and
go 1t behooyes Us. therefore, TO study
well the qualifications OF the several APP
plieants for city honors.
Do not mistake a display Of zeal for
especial fayors 10 Island residents, for
sound business ability. I do not be-
lieye there Is a gentleman suggested
who would knowingly betray the inter-
est OF the Island tax payer or involve
the residents OF the Island in greater
difficulties than have beset them the
past few months. Nay, l say 1t without
fear OF successful contradiction, not one
OF them, but would advocate and vote
for any measure looking to o successful
termination in favor Of the Island resi-
dents in the matter pending between
US and the bridge companies, provided
the method suggested was not an in
reference with the constitutionally
guaranteed rights OF other citizens.
Therefore, l say. We must send business
men to council, men who can draw to
them the support OF the councilmen Of
other wards, men who know the rights
belonging 10 us as Island citizens. and
who will not antagonize other portions
OF the city by presenting measures OBJ
noxious to all good citizens or make de-
mands not sanctioned by good sense
or sound business methods.
The Islaud 10 peculialy situated and
requires peculiar legislation. The L.
land councilman must be in touch with
the great majority OF his constituents,
who have made their homes on the IL.
land, because it is, or has been, q quiet,
pleasant place to live. They for years
submitted to an especial tax levy made
by corporation in which they had no
pecuniary interest, aud only when that
corporation and another one oil more
recent organization sought TO treble
their burden OF special taxation were
steps taken to antagonizs these corpor.
atoms. L hazard the saying that
the people OF the Island would have
gone on for years. satisfied to pay the
special tax, had the corporations max
ing it been satisfied with the amount
being paid.
This is a question that will be taken
up sooner or later by the city council.
It IL not a matter OF so little moment
that 1t can be passed over; neither
should 1t be trusted in the hands Of in.
experienced legislators, nor In the mind
of extreme antagonism to the corpora
tions alluded TO. the bridge companies.
but to men capable of judging all the
merits and dement's OF the situation
from q strictly fair business standpoint.
Let the matter OF the distribution Of
the petty offices at the disposal Of the
city council be set aside, and let us
look to this now important matter in
choosing our council candidates.
hope no Republican will be absent
from the primaries Saturday. Ger
tainly none interested in the welfare
and well being OF the Seventh ward
will be. AN ISLANDER.