Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-31
- DEMoOKArIO 30 TIOKEr.

TIE DEmOOhAElO VIII AAShAA'
The Democratic city ticket noml.
mated Saturday is composed Of most sx-
eellsnt material, and if the coming cleo
ton be decided, as il should be, solely
upon the merits Of the candidates now
before the people, thsre need be no
doubt whatever OF the election OF
the highly respected and extremely
popular Judge Boyd who is fitted to
grace any position IN the gift OF the
people. Likewise II fitness and ca
paclty govern the choice there need
be no question of the reelection Of
City Clerk Thoner, whose long term
of service has proven him a thoroughly
capable officer careful Of the interests
of the city and fully worthy of the con-
fdence reposed IN him; nor would there
be any question Of the re-elec-
ton Of Chief Of Polica- Nc
Niehoi on ths same ground, for he
has made one OF the best aud most con-
sclentlous officers the city has ever had
and under his management the police
force has never been better organized,
more thoroughly disciplined and drilled
in It's duty, or composed Of better ma
terial. This is tribute which we be-
llevs those best able 70 Judge will IN
hesitatingly agree in paying to Chief
McNichol. The nomination Of Mr.,
Fred Huseman for Wharfmaster, also
Is an excellent one.
Yet the Republican bosses are loudly
claiming that these men and officials of
superior fitness and capacity will be de-
feated AID turned out, not because the
Republicans have put up men Of better,
or even equal, capacity, or that a
change is demanded for any reason, for
it is not. but-mark the reason-wholly
and solely because the city voted Re-
publican 10 the national election on
national issues last November! These
spells hunters base their claims
on their belief that the people of Wheel
ing will close their eyes to all consider
atlons Of business, good municipal gov
eminent and the advlsability Of select
ing the most capable men TO conduct
she city's affairs and blindly vote the
Republican ticket, because they voted
that way for Congressman last Novem-
Der! Astounding and absurd as the
proposition is, that, nevertheless, is the
SUN and substance Of the Republican
claim that they will carry the coming
city election. II they make any other
we hsvSyet to hear Of it,
The Democratic Council tickets nom
mated are all excellent above the aver
age, and in some instances the nomina-
tions are Of such exceptionally high or
der that they ought to command the
unanimous support Of the citizens re-
gardless Of party. There is no reason
why the Democratic ticket should not
win in every ward il the voters 60 to
the polls unbiased aud with the inten-
ton TO select the best men for Council,
a. the true interests Of the city and the
taxpayers demand. The Republican
bosses. who are itching to get at the
spells OF the city departments, claim that
the voters will not so act, but will
vote the Republican ticket straight
and blind. simply because they voted
that paTty's ticket in the November
Congressional election, though that had
no more 70 do with our city affairs than
the last election in France had. In
palmer language the eOaddent Republic
can claim OF victory can ouly be based
on a 6rm belief in the existence OF the
densest Ignorance and imOecility among